The Pensacola City Council’s Finance Committee meeting will hear from Finance Director Dick Barker an update on the financing of the Community Maritime Park. The meeting is at 3:15 p.m. today, in…
Tag: COMMUNITY MARITIME PARK
Oops, C.J. is wrong on CRA
In an earlier post on this blog, C.J. Lewis posted: “My only other concern with the Community Maritime Park remains uncertainty about what is going to happen if/when the Community Redevelopment Agency…
Crazies come out as CMP vote nears
We are caught in a real life version of the movie “Groundhog’s Day” as we have to repeatedly deal with those opposed to the Community Maritime Park and repute the same old…
Put up the money
I love how so many of those against the Community Maritime Park now say that the Maritime Museum should be priority. To date, Quint and Rishy Studer are the single largest contributors…
Collier says Studer didn’t appoint him to CMPA
In a phone interview with Judge Lacey Collier, chairman of the Community Maritime Park Board of Trustees, the judge said that he was appointed to fill the seat of Vince Whibbs, Sr….
Studer says O’Brien insinuations are out of line
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien continued his passive aggressive attacks on Pensacola Pelican owner and Studer Group CEO Quint Studer. O’Brien insinuates that Studer and his wife made a sizeable donation to Snoezelen/…
Judge and CMPA Board aren’t the problem
Today PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien writes: “Judge Lacey Collier may do fine in the court of law, but he lacks the patience and temperament to run an inexperienced, nonprofit group of volunteers…
Two big meetings today
This morning at the Extension offices, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is meeting to discuss the 2009-10 budget. The BOCC who failed to get Sheriff Ronnie McNesby to make any…
Pension buying CMPA bonds may work
The idea (Read Outtakes) is gaining momentum. Pensacola City Council member Maren DeWeese has asked Dick Barker to bring to the council his recommendations for financing the City’s $40 million commitment on…
You read it first here
Today’s News Journal is like reading last week’s blog. Front page tells you that there is a signed developer agreement on the CMPA. It doesn’t look like City Manager Al Coby is…
Beitsch reviews signed agreement
How does the developer agreement between the City and the Maritime Park Developers answer the concerns that City Manager Al Coby expressed to the Pensacola City Council? Should MPDP assume [all roles]…
Buzz: CMPA has signed developer agreement
Last night, CMPA/City of Pensacola reached agreement with the proposed master developer, Maritime Park Development Partners. The agreement needs approval by the CMPA board and the Pensacola City Council.