Pensacola 311 blew Tanyard calls

The triggers for Inweekly and Emerald Coastkeepers’ investigation of the Government Stormwater Project in the Tanyards neighborhood were two phone calls made by resident Dr….

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City of Pensacola Gas tax appeal in limbo

The City of Pensacola’s appeal of the local option gas tax allocation has stalled. According to County Attorney Alison Rogers, the appeal is in the…

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Pensacola mayor discusses Tanyards project

On NewsTalk 1620 this morning, host Andrew McKay asked Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward about Government Street Stormwater Project. Specifically, McKay brought up the site’s appearance,…

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Mayor proposes selling Blount School property and other land in west Pensacola

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has placed on the council agenda for next week a request that the City Council declare as surplus the property located…

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Pensacola Tanyards after the storm

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy visited the Pensacola Tanyards and Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Project yesterday. The streets had been swept, but the mud…

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Former deputy fire chief files federal lawsuit against Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward

On Dec. 22, former Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover filed a lawsuit against the City of Pensacola. Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief…

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New survey shows District 7 has different views of City of Pensacola

Early last month, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced the results of the third annual City of Pensacola Community Survey that was conducted by the University…

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City of Pensacola changes its position on Tanyards construction

City Administrator Eric Olson has changed his position on the public safety concerns at city’s Government Street Stormwater Project, two blocks from City Hall. Two…

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Haas Center did not commit to cover all districts equally in Pensacola survey

WUWF asked Amy Newburn, who handled the Pensacola Community Survey for the UWF Haas Center, about our criticism that West Pensacola was under-represented in the…

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Government St. Stormwater Project new completion date: Summer 2017

The residents of Pensacola’s Tanyard neighborhood may have to endure the Government Street Stormwater construction another six months, according to the City of Pensacola website….

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Pensacola Dysfunction Junction: Tanyard Day Six

Sorry to report, no change at in Tanyard neighborhood near the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Project, which is being construction only two blocks…

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Inweekly called

Yesterday, Inweekly surveyed the voters in City of Pensacola Districts 5, 6 and 7, using the same questions that were in the UWF Haas Center…

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Pensacola mayor has not responded to Tanyard violations [podcast]

On “Pensacola Speaks,” Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy said that last week she sent Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward a list of code violations at the Government…

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Pensacola City Administrator approved Tanyard equipment working through the night

Yesterday, we had a call on “Pensacola Speaks” from a Tanyard resident near the City of Pensacola’s Government Street stormwater project. Despite complaints from residents…

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Commissioner May listens to Pensacola Tanyard residents, Mayor Hayward skips tour

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May toured the enormous Government Street stormwater pond and listened to local residents’ and business owners’ fears of soil contamination and…

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Pensacola plumbers fight to be heard by mayor over ‘terrible and corrupt’ utility practices

Larry Downs Jr. claims that city-owned Pensacola Energy and its director Don Suarez are trying to put private local plumbers out of business, but he…

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City Administrator outlines proposed Pensacola Workforce Housing program

Marcie Whitaker, City of Pensacola Housing Administrator, outlined Mayor Ashton Hayward’s workforce housing program during the agenda review on Dec. 5. Introducing Whitaker’s presentation, City…

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County Commissioner questions Pensacola Tanyard soil test

Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has questions about the soil sample tested at the Government Street stormwater site in the Tanyard neighborhood. Mayor Ashton Hayward…

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How to destroy a Pensacola neighborhood or ‘You oughta see all the rats’

Community activist Dr. Gloria Horning summed her feelings about what is happening in the Tanyards neighborhood only two blocks from Pensacola City Hall in four…

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Pasco County to drop lobbyist, Pensacola mayor wants the amplification

The Pasco County Commission last week voted to not renew the contract of its lobbyist when it expires next year. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told…

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