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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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