The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department, Community Maritime Park Associates, and Blues Angel Music have announced the lineup for the 2016 Blues Angel Music Blues on the Bay Summer Concert…
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CMPA to unveil statue of late Pensacola Mayor Emeritus Vince J. Whibbs Sr.
Press release: The family of Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. and the Community Maritime Park Associates invite the community to attend an unveiling ceremony for a life-size statue of the former Pensacola mayor…
CMPA votes to build a ‘permanent solution’ to rickety fence
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees voted to replace the left field that is being held up by 2×4’s with a permanent fence. The cost to build the new fence,…
Muddy, Murky Mess of Maritime Leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Directors on Wednesday passed leases for parcels 3, 6 and 9 that contained the 24 changes that Mayor Ashton Hayward’s attorney – John Daniel of…
Actually there was memo on how the CMP sublease process should work
Two years ago, City Attorney Jim Messer wrote a memo to the Pensacola City Council on the legal relationship between the city of Pensacola and Community Maritime Park Associates, Inc. and on…
Blues Angel Music Blues on the Bay Concert Series 2015 Lineup
The Community Maritime Park Associates, Blues Angel Music, and the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department are excited to announce the 2015 Blues Angel Music Blues on the Bay Summer Concert…
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…
Apply for 2015 Wahoo Season Volunteer Parking Program
The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department and the Community Maritime Park Associates would like to invite non-profit organizations to participate in the 2nd year of the Community Maritime Park Volunteer…
Taylor files to run for City Council District 6 seat
Press Release: Small businessman Mark Taylor filed today to run for the District 6 seat on the Pensacola City Council. Taylor, 33, is the owner of Mark Taylor Construction and co-founder and…
Approving Beck and Eating B.S.
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees voted today to forward a proposed lease agreement with Justin and Greg Beck for the park’s parcel one on to the Pensacola City Council….
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…
Beck’s CMP Negotiation Tomorrow
Parcel one will be on the table tomorrow morning during a Community Maritime Park Associates negotiation meeting. The meeting will consist of representatives from the city and the CMPA sitting down with…
Council’s CMPA Divide
By Jeremy Morrison… Pensacola City Attorney Jim Messer seemed unclear on exactly what City Councilman Brian Spencer was wanting of him during last night’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “They’re are certain…
Does Size Matter?
While some members expressed concerns about cutting two seats from the Pensacola City Council, most were inclined to follow Councilman Larry B. Johnson’s lead. “Our council is too big, we need to…
Johnson Guns for Gunther, At-large Seats
By Jeremy Morrison It looks like Pensacola City Councilman Larry B. Johnson will be throwing a couple of suggestions on the table this afternoon during council’s Committee of the Whole meeting. In…
Batter Up at Maritime Park
There’s another prospect standing in the batter’s box at the Community Maritime Park. Realtor Justin Beck made a pitch to the Community Maritime Park Associates’ Audit and Operations Committee today to build…
Wrestling with the CMPA & Selling the City
Toward the tail end of Monday’s two-plus hours of discussion regarding the leasing process for properties at the Community Maritime Park, City Attorney Jim Messer boiled it down to one sentence. “This…
Studer Deal Hinges on Parking, CMPA Deficit
With other details hammered out, the lease deal between Quint Studer, the Community Maritime Park Associates and the city of Pensacola apparently hinges on parking and bettering the park’s budgetary numbers. How…
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…