Barker adds another wrinkle to gas tax agreement

The Pensacola City Council approved the gas tax allocation plan passed by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners with one significant change. The BCC approved…

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City Budget by years

In his annual Budget-In-Brief that he releases to the public at the same time he presents his budget proposal to the Pensacola City Council, Mayor…

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City budget climbs during Hayward’s second term

When Mayor Ashton Hayward campaigned for re-election two years ago, he was able to show that he had reduced the size of government and cut…

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Hayward cut street work and increased dependency on gas tax

The City of Pensacola has always depended on its share of the Local Option Gas Tax to cover the majority of its expenditures on streets…

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Mayor Hayward releases proposed FY 2017

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward released his $216,472,900 proposed budget late yesterday afternoon. The proposed General Fund budget is $51,238,600. The Pensacola City Council will hold…

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Underhill does not see City getting more gas tax [podcast]

Commissioner Doug Underhill said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he does not see the county continuing to give the City of Pensacola greater than its…

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Mayor Hayward keeps millage at 2016 level

This week, Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to approve the property tax millage for FY 2017 be set at 4.2895, the…

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Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training

Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the…

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Pensacola City Council shows sympathy for the devil

The Pensacola City Council made no move to change its invocation process at last night’s special meeting. Among the five members that showed up -Charles…

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City Attorney sends out weird letter on Invocation issue

Pensacola City Council Executive Don Kraher asked City Attorney Lysia Bowling for her opinion on the invocations at the council meetings. Her reply is gobbledygook…

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Sherri Myers to be honored

Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers will be honored at the Center for Independent Living’s 2016 Annual Awards & Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. Myers will be presented with…

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City vs. Satanic Temple: What is Town of Greece vs. Galloway case

The legal case that has been referred to in the discussion regarding The Satanic Temple of West Florida and the invocation at Pensacola City Council…

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City wastes no time issuing demolition permit

The developer have the permit to demolish the John Sunday House at 302 West Romana Street. They had it before the close of business on…

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Pensacola Wrap Up: week ended July 2, 2016

This past week had several major storylines. Bay Bridge Battle Local officials are looking for specifics from FDOT about the design of the new $600M…

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Studer: City boards need basic standard operating procedures [podcast]

Quint Studer, local developer and founder of the Studer Group, discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” how the City of Pensacola can improve its boards and advisory…

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Council president releases emails re: Satanic Temple request

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare released yesterday afternoon his emails that give a timeline on the decision to have The Satanic Temple of West…

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Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer on ARB and other city boards

Quint Studer will be my guest on the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks” on News Talk 1370 WCOA. The Studers have had several dealings with…

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City of Pensacola Architectural Review Board under scrutiny

The City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board has been under scrutiny for the past two months. The City is being sued by developers because the…

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City Attorney fails to offer affirmative defense in John Sunday House case

On Thursday, June 23, the Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling filed the City of Pensacola’s response to the Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief…

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Pensacola Wrap Up: week ending June 25, 2016

The qualifying period is over. For Jeff Miller’s Congressional seat, we have eight GOP candidates and only one Democrat: Bydlak, Rebekah Johansen (REP) Dosev, Cris…

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