Industry Working Group on Tourism, Construction, Real Estate, Recreation, Retail and Transportation Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the members of the Re-Open Task Force Industry Working Group on Tourism,…
Tag: Collier Merrill
Locals named to Florida’s Influence 100 list
The Saint Peters Blog published today its first-ever Influence 100, a list for the most powerful, non-politicians in the state of Florida. Pensacola has three on the list: Lewis Bear, Collier Merrill…
The Fish House Lawsuit Documents
We also have a copy of the lawsuit of Merrill Land and Great Southern Restaurant Group against the city of Pensacola. The two companies are also seek a declaratory judgment from the…
City Manager memo shows City knew that there was no assignment of Pitt Slip lease to The Fish House
It took some digging through the City of Pensacola archives on Fortis but we found a memorandum by City Manager Tom Bonfield to the city council, dated Dec. 15, 2000, that informs…
And poof, Mayor Hayward rescinds his notification of default against The Fish House
Mayor Ashton Hayward has rescinded his notice that The Fish House and Atlas Oyster House owed the city five percent of their gross sales retroactively to April 2000. The mayor claimed in…
Weekend Buzz: Wilson, new TDC head, Fish House lawsuit and laughing at Hayward
Touart Decision Aftermath Commissioner Wilson Robertson wasn’t too happy about the 3-2 vote to remove George Touart from the list of candidates to be considered for the county administrator’s job. He openly…
Merrill and Russenberger reject default notification
Mayor Ashton Hayward hired attorney Nix Daniel to send a notification of default to Ray Russenberger, whose company, Seville Harbour, Inc., has the master lease for the marina on Pitt Slip, the…
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 did suggest making some changes. Primarily, they…
Studer Negotiations
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to hammer out a lease for a parcel…
Busy Week for CMPA
The Community Maritime Park Association has an active week ahead. CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill will meet with city officials and Quint Studer on Tuesday regarding a proposed park development project, and the…
Studer, Hayward and the Negotiation Blues
Quint Studer is hoping to construct a $12 million dollar office complex on a parcel at the Community Maritime Park. And while officials with the city of Pensacola seem to desire the…
Crist visits Pensacola
Lewis Bear, Jr. and Collier Merrill, III –the 2009 and 2008 IN Power list winners– hosted a fundraiser for Gov. Charlie Crist tonight at The Fish House. State Sen. Don Gaetz introduced…
Round 2: Economic Development Polka
Two weeks ago, Mort O’Sullivan and the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce delivered to the Escambia County Commission and the Pensacola City Council their proposal for revamping economic development. Tomorrow the…
Power Party
Last night we held a party for those on the 2008 Most Influential and Powerful list. I presented Fred Levin, last year’s #1, and Collier Merrill, this year’s #1, with trophies made…
Fish House: GOP HQ
If you’re a GOP presidential candidate and you need to be where the GOP’s wine, dine and plot their next coup…and you need $$$, you must hold a rally at The Fish…