The Neighborhoods committee approved the reallocation of LOST funds from youth soccer fields to bathrooms for the new clay courts at Roger Scott Tennis Center. City staff argued that the fields aren’t…
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OMG: City Council spends 20 minutes discussing schools
For the past 20 minutes, the Pensacola City Council has spent time convincing each other that the Escambia County School Board should give the city land – for low income housing, business…
Kids Soccer lose LOST funds
In the Neighborhood Service agenda is a recommendation to take $200,000 of the Penny for Progress funds (Local Option Sales Tax) that had been planned for soccer fields and use it to…
Big day for City Council
What will the Pensacola City Council do about pensions? City Manager Al Coby has recommended a study of wages and benefits. Price tag $25K. Will it accomplish anything except maintain status quo?…
Another city study for $25K
Pensacola City Manager Al Coby is recommending to the city council a $25,000 comparative study of the city’s compensation, benefits and pension plans. The city employees and unions have endorsed the proposal….
Joint county-city meeting date set
The next joint meeting of the Escambia County Commission and Pensacola City Council has been set for May 19 at 4 p.m. No agenda has been posted, but we have heard Commissioner…
Bruno’s closing
The sign is up on the Gulf Breeze store. Publix know rules the local grocery market. The Food World locations in Pensacola will remain open.
Pastor Monk is back
The Neighborhood Services Committee agenda has an item about Pastor Nathan Monk “Recently, the Saint Faustina Old Catholic Church of Pensacola, under the leadership of Pastor Nathan Monk, began meeting at Plaza…
Murzin scorecard
As we reported in our Swimsuit issue, Murzin proposed several bills this session. He didn’t do too well with them. All four bills were withdrawn: HB 493: Licensure of Nursing Homes and…
Economic Development Update
Here is Charles Wood’s Economic Development Update he released on Friday. Wood is the senior vp for Economic Development for the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. # DATCOM – Our armed…
Hall lags behind new council members
Sam Hall is the first Pensacola City Council member to have blog. He is lagging behind the new council members with his posts. Hall lasted CMP on April 24. Diane Mack is…
Buzz: Economic Development
Last Week’s IN cover story, Reindeer Games, has spurred some movement on that front. We are hearing the BOCC chairman Marie Young will move discussion of the Blue Ribbon Task Force to…
College tuition idea catches fire
Council member Maren DeWeese’s idea of starting a fund to pay for the college tuition for local high school students was the talk of the weekend. Parents are excited about the concept…
Crawfish Festival is booming
Just got back from the Fiesta Crawfish Festival. The IN staff took a break and walked done to Bartram Park. The crawfish are excellent!
“Why we are firefighters”
This comment was posted elsewhere on the blog. I think it deserves more attention: After the pension workshop I had a few thoughts I felt compelled to write down… you; however, are…
Gun Shots
Pensacola shop owner sent me this photo: “I enjoyed reading your article about the shootings in Pensacola. On a recent Saturrday I got to work to discover a bullet hole in one…
Buzz: Florida Senate passes consolidation
Just got a text message the local bill to form a consolidation commission passed the Florida Senate, YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Bruno/Food World has a buyer
The Mobile Press Register reports that C&S Wholesale Grocers of Keene, N.H., the wholesaler that supplies Bruno’s and Food World, is the bidder most likely to seek a large number of stores…
Council moms tackle parks
Council member Megan Pratt is in the PNJ for pushing her idea of creating a natural playground near the new Tryon Branch library. Read more. Council member Maren DeWeese led on Saturday…
Tallahassee Charter Review only took three months
The Pensacola Charter Review Commission is in its 16th or 17th month of deliberation. It took five months to appoint the committee after John Peacock first approached the Pensacola City Council in…