Tag: Ashton Hayward
Mayor Hayward dodges question regarding recycling
The Pensacola News Journal tried to get Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward to say if he believes the city should have notified the public that it…
Council should hit ‘pause’ button on Bayview Center
Everyone agrees the Bayview Community Center should be replaced. However, we at Inweekly believe that more input from the public and the Pensacola City Council…
Poll: Less than half of city voters support expensive Bayview Center
Yesterday, Inweekly/Political Matrix surveyed 450 likely voters of the City of Pensacola and found the city is divided on whether to spend $9.6 million on…
Olson cuts a half million off Bayview Center cost, still 60 percent over budget
Yesterday, City Administrator Eric Olson sent the Pensacola City Council a new budget for the proposed Bayview Community Center that reduced the total budget from…
Timeline for Bayview Center very different from Sanders Beach Center
Before this year, the Sanders Beach Corrine Jones Community Center was the most expensive center built in the city of Pensacola, with a price tag…
Buzz: Is Hayward changing his mind about a third term
Members of the Pensacola police union think Ashton Hayward will announce next month that he will seek a third term. His excuses will be that…
Hatchery Headache: It does not comply with city code or comp plan
The City of Pensacola and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission may have bigger issues with their fish hatchery than the standing of the citizens…
Hayward wins hatchery dispute, lawsuit dismissed
Late yesterday afternoon, Judge Joel Boles dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit by Dan Lindemann and Jerry Holzworth regarding the validity of a lease between the…
Hayward announces he will not seek third term
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward today announced that he would not seek a third term as mayor in 2018 and released the following statement: “Serving as…
‘Transparent Pensacola’ R.I.P.
The City of Pensacola no longer has its Transparent Pensacola page, which was created in July 2015 to demonstrate his “commitment to making city government…
Burgess Road sidewalks sacrificed because paving program over budget
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t like to explain or defend his decisions in face-to-face situations, town hall meetings, or anywhere he might have to answer…
Grover Robinson raises $67K for mayoral race
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson had another strong fundraising month in January. He raised $3,700, bringing his total to $67,680 in the race to be…
Studers have no plans to bid on Bruce Beach
Two weeks ago, Inweekly dispelled the rumor that an African-American heritage museum was going to be built at Bruce Beach as part of the fish…
News Service of Florida article demonstrates value of ‘State of…’ addresses
Gov. Rick Scott and nearly every strong mayor in the state of Florida give annual speeches about the status of their governments. Pensacola Mayor Ashton…
Anti-panhandling ordinance cost city of Pensacola $10K
The homeless and panhandling have been problems for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward since he took office. Several times, he attempted ordinances to deal with them….
City Planning: Different rules, different maps for different folks
The recent debate over the validity of the city’s online maps and whether developers and the public can rely on them isn’t a new problem…
Mayor Hayward gives Florida Politics viewpoint on Airbnb (and gets a response)
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward defended his video touting Airbnb in a viewpoint given to FloridaPolitics.com. The opinion piece came after he refused last week to…
Mayor’s poll shows citizens pleased, how about town halls in 2018?
According to the latest UWF Haas Center poll conducted for Mayor Ashton Hayward, City of Pensacola residents are generally  pleased with city services. Based on…
Mayor Hayward limits response re:Airbnb videos to a press release
Apparently PNJ reporter Jim Little wanted to ask Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward about his Airbnb commercial and his conflicting message in an interview in another…
Mayor Hayward-Airbnb video challenged
Last week, we reported that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward appeared in video paid for Airbnb Citizen that was being used to lobby state lawmakers in…
