Yesterday, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson didn’t meet with the residents of the Tanyard neighborhood, but he did meet with City Councilwoman Sherri Myers. Myers said that Olson brought up the Tanyards…
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Pensacola City Administrator approved Tanyard equipment working through the night
Yesterday, we had a call on “Pensacola Speaks” from a Tanyard resident near the City of Pensacola’s Government Street stormwater project. Despite complaints from residents about the equipment running on weekends and…
Commissioner May listens to Pensacola Tanyard residents, Mayor Hayward skips tour
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May toured the enormous Government Street stormwater pond and listened to local residents’ and business owners’ fears of soil contamination and complaints about round-the-clock work at the project…
Tanyard and rest of District 7 cut out of City of Pensacola survey
Since 2014, Mayor Ashton Hayward has hired the University of West Florida Haas Center to survey city residents about their satisfaction with services his administration offers. In his press release today, Mayor…
City survey show overall satisfaction about the same
The City of Pensacola released the results of its community survey. The overall mean satisfaction is slightly up over last year- from 3.68 to 3.71. Mean Satisfaction 2014 2015 2016 Fire 4.27…
City Administrator outlines proposed Pensacola Workforce Housing program
Marcie Whitaker, City of Pensacola Housing Administrator, outlined Mayor Ashton Hayward’s workforce housing program during the agenda review on Dec. 5. Introducing Whitaker’s presentation, City Administrator Eric Olson said, “This is an…
Pensacola photos used for commentaries on poverty and struggling neighborhoods
The Chicago Tribune today published commentary by Peter R. Orszag of Bloomberg View – “What’s killing low-income Americans.” A Pensacola photo – by Spencer Platt, Getty Images – was used to illustrate…
Test sample shows Government Street soil relatively free of Lindane
The plume from the old Escambia County Mosquito Facility is contaminated with Lindane, which was in the pesticides used at the facility. A test of one sample on the soil taken in…
How close is Pensacola stormwater project to homes (photos)
The earlier photos we posted don’t give a perspective as to how close the Government Street stormwater construction is to the residences. Dr. Gloria Horning provided these photos:
Pick which projects are west or east of Pensacola City Hall
“I’m very concerned, Rick, that I don’t normally see construction sites this sloppily at the Pensacola Beach area, or in the downtown of Pensacola,†Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy told Inweekly. “I was…
Coastkeepers opens investigation into Pensacola stormwater project [podcast]
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy yesterday visited the City of Pensacola’s Government Street stormwater project. She talked about her initial findings on “Pensacola Speaks.†“I’m very concerned, Rick, that I don’t normally see…
Transparent Pensacola addresses Tanyard problems
The following post has popped up on the City of Pensacola’s Transparent Pensacola The emphasis is theirs. Government Street Stormwater pond contamination concerns City of Pensacola officials are aware of the misinformation…