The CMPA Board of Trustees is once again making demands of the Blue Wahoos. Scott Remington, attorney for the baseball team, says the team has followed the agreement approved by the CMPA…
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Status of Maritime Park, Post-Studers
What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? Several questions need to be answered before the city puts the parcels back on the market. 1. Who markets the remaining eight parcels at the…
Studer Leases: Negotiation strategy fails, CMPA chair embarrassed
Council President Andy Terhaar stopped by the Inweekly offices. He said he saw yesterday’s press release by the mayor’s office as part of the negotiations. He had hoped that the Studers would…
Podcast: Studer tired of endless meetings and delays
After the Pensacola City Council’s special meeting, Quint Studer called into “Pensacola Speaks.” He is hopeful that the leases can be finalized soon, but he can only wait to see what instructions…
CMPA shoots shot across the mayor’s bow, approves Studer leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees did in less than 48 hours what Mayor Ashton Hayward and his COO Tamara Fountain failed to accomplish in four weeks. The CMPA Board…
Once again, Mayor’s office changes the lease approval process for Maritime Park
On June 18, the Pensacola City Council held a workshop on two development proposals. CBRE and MCM-BAP presented on a proposed hotel, mixed housing and public-private funded parking garage. The Studers presented…
Missing pieces to MCM-BAP MOU puzzle
A few more odd points concerning the MCM-BAP MOU: 1) The cover letter is on MCM-BAP letterhead but addressed to Willy A. Bermello of Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. and Eric Valderrama…
Council to discuss removal of CMPA board members
The Pensacola City Council has a long day next Monday. They will hold a Community Redevelopment Agency meeting, Agenda Review and a workshop on the report that was given to them over…
Mayor says separation of CMPA executive director a mutual decision
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward appeared this morning on the “Morning Show” on News Talk 1370 WCOA. Jim Sanborn, co-host of the show, asked the mayor if Ed Spears, the CMPA executive director…
Mayor Hayward further clarifies CBRE position, cuts fee by $1M
We received this email from the mayor’s office. Rather than hold a press conference, Mayor Hayward prefers communicating through press releases. Once again, he vouched for CBRE. I’m not sure where the…
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PS Podcast: CMPA wins appeals case against former master developer
While the Pensacola City Council and Mayor Ashton Hayward debate with to do with its listing agent for the Community Maritime Park, the CMPA won a victory in appeals court in the…
PS Podcast: Spencer wants to reduce size of CMPA board
On Pensacola Speaks, Councilman Brian Spencer talks about the issues with the CMPA board and suggests it may be time to reduce its size to seven or eight members. Pensacola Speaks airs…
Catching the CMP javelin, Part 8: ‘An opportunity to discuss an opportunity’
Tamara Fountain, the city’s chief operations officer, sent out a email late yesterday afternoon in response to the daily newspaper’s report on the CBRE new fee structure at the Maritime Park: “CBRE…
Catching CMP javelin, Part 7: Executive director replaced with two persons
The daily newspaper is reporting today that former CMPA Executive Director Ed Spears has been replaced with two persons - Mandy Bills and Erick Wortendyke. Bills will handle administrative duties, Wortendyke maintenance. It’s unclear…
Catching the CMP javelin, Part 6: Reeves on CBRE
The chairman of the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees told Inweekly that the board did not have any knowledge of the new fee structure for its real estate broker until…
Catching the CMP javelin, Part 5: Spears separates
The fallout of the CBRE Bait & Switch appears to be Ed Spears, the executive director of the Community Maritime Park, leaving the city of Pensacola. The PNJ reports that City COO…
Catching the CMP javelin, Part 4: CMPA was made aware of new CBRE fee structure last November
Let’s add one more wrinkle to this convoluted mess. The CMPA board knew about the new fee structure for CBRE that was set forth in the RFP as early as November 2014,…
CBRE: CMPA did not want to keep catching the javelin
Jim Reeves, chairman of the CMPA Board of Trustees, emailed Inweekly after reading the “CBRE Bait & Switch” post. He reminded me that it was the mayor who insisted CBRE be hired….
CBRE Bait and Switch
Yesterday, CBRE presented its draft of the Memorandum of Understanding that would make Miami-developer MCM-BAP the master developer of the remaining parcels of the Community Maritime Park. CBRE has changed its commission…
