Tag: Ashton Hayward
Another observation from Monday Council Marathon
The height of dysfunction is to hold a council workshop on a film commission, have city staff make a presentation, and not have any council…
Mayor’s office sneaks in bad news updates at end of five-hour meeting marathon
The Pensacola City Council met for nearly five hours yesterday: agenda review, CRA meeting and council workshop. At the very end of the last meeting,…
Hayward fails to put Studer leases on July agenda
Mayor Ashton Hayward isn’t starting off the second half of 2015 much better than the first half. The most talked about new projects for downtown…
Food on the Mayor’s agenda this week
Mayor Ashton Hayward has two food events on this schedule for the week of July 6. Tomorrow, he will celebrate the grand opening and ribbon-cutting…
VT MAE funding still unsecured, but project within timeline
Late Friday night, the mayor’s office sent out its latest “Upwords.” Mayor Ashton Hayward said that Governor Scott’s veto of $3 million for Pensacola International…
Missing pieces to MCM-BAP MOU puzzle
A few more odd points concerning the MCM-BAP MOU: 1) The cover letter is on MCM-BAP letterhead but addressed to Willy A. Bermello of Bermello…
A few more points on MCM-BAP offer
I spoke with Jim Reeves, chairman of the CMPA Board of Directors, last night. He agrees the June 8 offer by MCM-BAP is very different…
Fish hatchery delayed 2-3 years
The $18-million fish hatchery that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pushed through the Pensacola City Council two years ago may not be completed until early 2018,…
City PIO tells PNJ Hayward not running for Congress
The PNJ asked City of Pensacola Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart if the mayor was considering a run for Congress next year. Stewart said the…
Telephone polling for Hayward
Last night, I received a couple calls that someone was polling about the U.S. Congressional race —if Rep. Jeff Miller choses to run for U.S….
D.C. Buzz: Gaetz vs. Hayward for Congress
The talk from Washington, D.C. is Rep. Jeff Miller will run U.S. Senate. I was told it’s a 85 percentage chance he will jump in…
Mayor Hayward takes flood retrospective tour
It was on the evening of April 29, 2014 that the area experienced nearly continuous rain that dumped over 20 inches of rainfall. To mark…