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CMPA attorney comments on Bell ruling
Ed Fleming, who represented the Community Maritime Park Associates, has issued this statement on Judge Frank Bell’s ruled in favor of the CMPA: Judge Bell did precisely what a judge’s oath requires…
CMPA wins Sunshine lawsuit
Circuit Judge Frank Bell has ruled in favor of the Community Maritime Park Associates in the lawsuit filed by LeRoy Boyd and Byron Keesler that claimed the board had violated Florida Sunshine…
Lack of strong mayor hurts CMP negotiations
The representatives of Scott Davidson have sent out emails stating that Davidson and his company have answered all the information requests of the City and its consultants. The problem is not entirely…
Mack continues pushing on CMP
Council member Diane Mack plans to make a motion on the CMPA developer negotiations today at the Committee of the Whole: In a letter to me dated February 19 Judge Lacey Collier,…
Judge Collier responds to Mack on CMP
Dear Diane: Please let me apologize for the delay in responding to your e-mail of last Sunday, but I just learned of it Tuesday afternoon from a news reporter. Monday, as you…
What are the open items on developer agreement?
CMPA consultant Owen Beitsch sent an email to the CMPA board listing these open items on the master developer agreement with Maritime Park Development Partners (MPDP): • Development fees: These are generally…
Mack pushes for action on CMP
Pensacola City Council member Diane Mack has sent out this email: Lacey Collier, Chairman Community Maritime Park Association Board Dear Lacey, The progress of negotiations with Maritime Park Development Partners (MPDP), as…
Moby lacks facts to back o’pine
Today, PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien posted his analysis on the consulting fees that are being incurred to develop the master developer agreement. He makes a statement that has no basis in fact:…
Elebash bashes Maren DeWeese
The long-time critic of the Community Maritime Park, C.C. Elebash, is trying to quiet one of the strongest voices for getting the park built, Council member Maren DeWeese. He is claiming on…
DeWeese questions Barker’s analysis
Pensacola City Council member Maren DeWeese is questioning the CMP financing analysis done by city finance director Dick Barker. She has four bullet points: * The change in growth rate of CRA…
City staff obligated to finance CMP
People and the news media are starting to question the proposal that Dick Barker, city’s finance director, quickly presented to the Pensacola City Council at its workshop meeting last week. As I…