by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward came out swinging Thursday night, as City Councilman Charles Bare led an effort to wrest some of the power away from the strong-mayor. He couldn’t…
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Bare gives his reasons for the No-Confidence vote
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare passed out at last night’s meeting his reasons why he has no confidence in Eric Olson serving as the city administrator: Why No Confidence? Definitions: Integrity: Adherence…
CRA to seek more public input on Hawkshaw parcel
For the second time in two months, Councilman Charles Bare made the motion to turn down all the proposals for the Hawkshaw property on south Ninth Avenue. The CRA passed the motion…
Citizens will be heard on City Administrator Eric Olson
Mayor Ashton Hayward wanted to move forward. He wanted the discussion on his city administrator’s phone call to the bosses of North Hill Preservation Association president to end. After all, he solely…
Emails, Phone Calls and Sunshine
Last Monday, Mayor Ashton Hayward announced through a press release that his Chief Operations Officer had resigned. He said Eric Olson, his City Administrator, would assume her duties, which included supervision of…
And the walls come tumbling down
The PNJ is reporting that Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare will call for a vote of no confidence in city administrator Eric Olson to be taken at next week’s city council meeting….
PBR: Olson has his own cover-up
While his co-leader, COO Tamara Fountain, is battling to keep her job, City Administrator Eric Olson has some explaining to do about the Planning Department and the Planning Board–both of which fall…
Councilman Bare wants Pensacola City Council to conduct an inquiry into conduct of Planning Board member
Councilman Charles Bare wants the City Council to conduct an inquiry into the conduct of Planning Board member Scott Sallis in his recent vote on a matter involving a client of his…
Podcast: Bare facts on food trucks and city ethics
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare talked about the latest developments with the proposed food truck ordinance. He also talked about his discussion with City Administrator Eric Olson on…
Paper trail on Food Truck debate
Most issues at city hall are tied to communications problems. The recommendation that City Council approved, per video from the meeting, on March 26 was: “The City Council refer the issue of…
Food truck triangle: Council-Planning Board-7th Floor
The daily newspaper reported this weekend on the difficulties the city of Pensacola has had getting an ordinance drafted regulating food trucks – Food trucks could face delay. Two years ago, Inweekly…
Podcasts: Roundabouts, Opening up Government Street, Planning Board and Food trucks…hmmmm
The Greater Pensacola Chamber’s public policy executive director, Todd Thomson, gives his update on local government meetings. Is there a roundabout in the future for Government Street? What is the role of…