City legal expenses topped $7.7 million over past four years

During his second term, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s administration spent over $5.4 million on 40 different law firms, according to the latest quarterly report for FY…

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Buzz: Hayward hired by Andrews Institute

Inweekly has heard that former Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will go to work for Dr. Jim Andrews  and the Andrews Institute. He will help market…

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City Survey: Satisfaction scores drop in 11 of 14 categories

On the last day of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s administration, the mayor’s office released the 2018 Community Survey conducted by the UWF Haas Center. In announcing…

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With election two weeks away, Hayward endorse Spencer for mayor

Press Release: Mayor Ashton Hayward Announces Support for Brian Spencer to Succeed Him as Pensacola’s Next Mayor PENSACOLA, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2018) – Mayoral candidate…

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No Port vision plan on council agenda

According to the timetable presented to the citizens in June, the Final Vision Plan and Reinvestment Strategy for the Port of Pensacola was to be…

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Hayward wants to give other employees 10.5 percent raise over three years

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is proposing the Pensacola City Council give the union that represents the general employees, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal…

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Hayward asks county for $12M today for Project Titan

Yesterday, I wrote about the Project Titan–a $275.5-million project to expand aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at the Pensacola International Airport and create the…

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Mayor asks City Council for $8M for second hangar

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward next week will ask the Pensacola City Council to allocate $8 million of Local Option Sales Tax towards a second maintenance…

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Hayward named 5G Wireless Champion

CTIA, the wireless industry association, presented Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward with its 5G Wireless Champion Award. The award honored Mayor Hayward’s leadership in encouraging 5G…

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Mayor knew about Incoa proposal five months ago- update

According to the invoices of Penzone Enterprises, Mayor Ashton Hayward and his staff knew about Incoa wanting to lease warehouse space at the Port of…

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Hayward wants to spend another $21M of LOST before he leaves

Mayor Ashton Hayward is proposing $21,244,400 of Local Option Sales Tax spending  for FY 2019. Council Chambers Renovations          375,000 Fire Equipment, Vehicles (3)         …

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Hayward proposes largest budget in city history

Mayor Ashton Hayward has posted on the city’s website his proposed operating budget for FY 2019. It is the largest budget in the city’s history,…

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City Interactive Financial Transparency Platform never updated

In February 2017, the City of Pensacola launched the Interactive Financial Transparency Platform module of its OpenGov software. It would revolutionize how taxpayers could track city revenue…

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Woodland Heights Center: Commitments not fufilled

By Sammi Sontag Inweekly… The Woodland Heights Resource Center is tucked away off Fairfield Drive near Pensacola Village. The center was built in 2013 to…

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Mayor Hayward announces tentative agreements with Fraternal Order of Police, gives no details

This afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced he had reached tentative agreements with the Police Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant bargaining units represented by the Fraternal…

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Buzz: Hayward offers Pensacola Police Union at 10-percent raise

We have been told the city of Pensacola announced today at Pensacola City Hall that Mayor Ashton Hayward has negotiated a 10-percent raise for the…

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Ballsy Plan for Mayor Hayward

On Monday, City CFO Dick Barker told the Pensacola City Council that the city has the funds to pay for the construction of a $10-million…

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The $737K default letter

The mayor is asking the Pensacola City Council to approve the sale of the Pitts Slip Marina and a ground lease for city-owned land on…

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Mayor wants to settle Pitts Slip legal fees with land swap

On the council’s agenda for next week is a proposal by Mayor Ashton Hayward to settle the legal fees the city owes Seville Harbor in…

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Hayward will spend a third of LOST funds before November election

  The collections of the Series IV Local Sales Tax Fund began on Jan. 1, 2018.  The total anticipated collections through Dec. 31, 2028 are…

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