From Councilwoman Sherri Myers: I am hosting a Town Hall meeting to provide City Council District 2 residents and businesses with an opportunity to have input on how the city and the…
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Time to get serious about city and county budgets…and local option taxes
Yesterday’s county budget workshop brought to light the financial challenges for Escambia County in the aftermath of the April flooding and the jail explosion. County staff and a couple of the county…
City of Pensacola/DIB crack down on outside signage
From the Downtown Improvement Board A few months ago the City held a workshop regarding outdoor signage, including the proper permits, licenses, sizes, and placement for those signs. As of July 21st,…
City Survey questions focus on rating city services
City Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain called to further explain the city’s survey that will be conducted by the HAAS Center for Mayor Ashton Hayward. The questions will focus on city services and…
Hayward announces own Quality of Life survey
Since 2007, Mason-Dixon Polling has conducted a survey to measure the attitudes of voters in the city of Pensacola and Escambia County on Quality of Life issues. Quint Studer formed the non-profit…
Wells sends out his first memo as council executive
MEMORANDUM TO: City Council President Jewel Cannada-Wynn and Members of the Pensacola City Council FROM: William D. (Rusty) Wells VIA: Office of the City Clerk RE: Council Executive Position DATE: June 23,…
Mayor Hayward issues statement on departure of airport director
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that Greg Donovan, Director of the City-owned Pensacola International Airport (PNS), will leave to take a position as the Executive Director of the Melbourne Airport Authority…
Bare offers his proposed charter revisions
Proposed Charter Revisions for Workshop Prepared by Charles Bare Issue 1: Powers and Duties Summary: The text referring to powers and duties for the Mayor and the Council should be…
Pensacola area named Top 10 Destination list
Pensacola has made it onto ConventionSouth magazine’s 2014 Top 10 list of the “South’s Five-Star Destinations for Military & Public Service Groups.†The cities on the list were chosen for their all-American…
Hayward: We will rebuild
From Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward: Dear Neighbors: I know many of you have suffered because of this week’s severe weather. Many of you experienced flooding or other damage to your homes, businesses,…
CFO Jeff Atwater Extends Insurance Helpline Hours to Assist Panhandle Storm Victims
CFO Jeff Atwater Extends Insurance Helpline Hours to Assist Panhandle Storm Victims Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is urging Florida panhandle residents whose homes and property were damaged by recent storms…
Today we assess the damage
Some in the media are declaring that Pensacola received more rainfall in a 24-hour period than any Florida city ever, 15-24 inches. The impact has been devastating to our region and today…
Hayward’s new television plan would not be allowed under county public access tv policy
On Monday, former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren Deweese accused Mayor Ashton Hayward of using city dollars to promote his re-election campaign via a weekly television program that would be paid with city…
Weekend Buzz: Forum on Crime and Education, First Digital Town Hall meeting
Commissioner May wants to discuss crime, neighborhoods and education Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, District 3, will hold a town hall meeting on Tuesday, April 22, at 6 p.m., at the Brownsville…
Hayward sends out newsletter defending the charter
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward defends the 2010 city charter via his newsletter “Upwords:” Five years ago, I stood with citizens across our community to push for leadership, accountability, and vision. Voters approved…
Context Florida: Here we go again, another Pensacola ‘what-if?’
Shannon Nickinson has written a viewpoint on the Bruce Beach lease for a fish hatchery. City officials are finalizing a lease agreement to build a fish hatchery and research facility on city-owned…
Pensacola City Council will review rules for food truck pilot program
Here are the draft regulations for the trucks: Food truck must be licensed. They cannot be parked within 20 feet of any intersection or traffic signs and signals. The truck will not…
Weekend Buzz: North Hill, New County Administrator, More Food trucks Coming
Food trucks coming in May Sherry Morris, the city of Pensacola’s Planning Services Administrator, has sent to the city council a draft document outlining the City’s upcoming Food Truck Pilot Program, which…
Notes on Airport Concessions hearing yesterday
Judge Gary Bergosh heard arguments for nearly five hours on a temporary injunction request by Robert de Varona, the airport’s food concessionaire, to prevent the city from removing and storing his restaurant…
Viewpoint: Pensacola the Bully
by Mark Taylor There is not much I despise more than a bully. We’ve all been around them, in school, at the playground, and maybe even in our adult lives at work…