Property appraiser loses Beach tax appeal

The Florida Supreme Court has denied a request by Escambia County Property Appraiser, Chris Jones, that the Court review two recent lower court decisions in…

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Attorney says Hill is supplying homestead documentation

Ed Fleming, State Rep. Mike Hill’s attorney, has told Inweekly that he has sent Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones the documentation to support the…

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Hill’s attorney threatens legal action, Property Appraiser doesn’t budge

State Rep. Mike Hill’s attorney, Ed Fleming, hand delivered a letter to Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones responding to a certified letter from Jones’…

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Mike Hill: When is a house a home?

At a Santa Rosa GOP Women’s Club luncheon yesterday, State Rep. Mike Hill said that Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has ruled that his…

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All EDATE renewals in City of Pensacola and Escambia County are in ‘jeopardy’

Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has notified the businesses receiving Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions (EDATEs) tied to Enterprise Zones that their properties…

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Property appraiser expects assessments to be up (updated)

Next week, Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones will send out his projections on the property assessments to the city of Pensacola and Escambia County….

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Chris Jones: Assisted living facility owned by councilmen not eligible for EDATE

Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has rejected the EDATE application for an assisted living facility under construction at the site of the former Pensacola…

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Parcel One and the Taxman

While members of the Community Maritime Park Associate’s Audit and Operations Committee forwarded a proposed lease with Beck Property Company to the main board, they…

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What Charlie Fairchild said about Maritime Park in 2005

The year was 2005. Pensacola had finished a series of town hall meetings on a proposed community maritime park. Charlie Fairchild, C.C. Elebash and Marty…

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What’s happening with other officers

Ernie Lee Magaha, Clerk of Courts, $4,676,281 (up 1.67%) but needs $2,111,446 from County general fund (up 15.9%) because his revenues are projected to be…

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