Tag: City of Pensacola
Roger Scott Tennis uproar
Donna Suskind, publisher of the local tennis publication First Serve Magazine, is challenging the City of Pensacola’s management of its Roger Scott Tennis Center (Roger…
Pensacola Promise is before City Council today – 3:15
Councilwoman Maren DeWeese will present her committee’s proposal for making it possible for City of Pensacola high school graduate to attend college. She is on…
UWF drops out of Maritime Park…for now
TO: Mayor and City Council FROM:Alvin G. Coby DATE: 3/12/10 SUBJECT:Alternate Option for the UWF Maritime Museum The University of West Florida (UWF) and Capital…
Improving use of minority vendors
The Pensacola City Council’s Finance Commitee will discuss today the recommendations made by the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Ad Hoc Committee on MGT of America…
Who will be general contractor of CMP?
CMPA chair Judge Lacey Collier has sent the following memo to Maritime Park Development Partners: MEMORANDUM To: Jeff Galt, President, Maritime Park Development Partners, LLC…
PNJ has it backwards
BACKWARDS PROCESS Consolidation battle has not become about the details of the plan. Instead, the fight has been over whether the public should vote on…
Mack prefiles for mayor
Pensacola City Councilwoman Diane Mack prefiled this morning to run for mayor in the November election.The inside buzz is that she wanted to file prior…
What’s the problem with consolidation?
The bill that passed by the Florida Legislature gives the Escambia County Consolidation Commission this charge: To study and develop a proposed consolidation plan for…
CRA has population and real estate issues
The 2010 plan for the CRA that will be represented to the Pensacola City Council has an assessment of the population and real estate trends…
United Way shows how to handle funds
United Way of Escambia County is very transparent in how it handles the $125,500 that it gets from the City of Pensacola ($30K) and Escambia…
City workers considering union?
As I reported earlier on this blog, the City of Pensacola workers are exploring joining a union. Here is a notice we received today: Representatives…
Are text messages public records?
I’ve noticed that during the Pensacola City Council and Escambia County Commission meetings several of the elected officials appear to be getting text messages on…
Bait and Switch: City fire fees
The first of a series of attempts by local government to switch from property taxes to a flat fees is about to occur if the…
Why did Pensacola give pay raises?
Ghosts from the past: City of Pensacola automatic pay raises. The City wouldn’t be having such a hard time cutting its budget if it hadn’t…
City hires big name
The City of Pensacola has landed Thaddeus Cohen as its next Community Development Director. Cohen had been the head of the State’s Department Of Community…
