Buzz: Construction could begin on Maritime Museum

Source are telling me that the CMPA board will be presented with a funding opportunity on Friday that could fully fund the Maritime Museum and…

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MPDP has update for CMPA board

Maritime Park Development Partners will present a progress report to the Community Maritime Park Associates Board. The big news is that construction is set to…

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MPDP Davison responds to criticism

Scott Davison, the vice president of development for Maritime Park Development Partners, has sent at letter to the CMPA. Davison writes that he did have…

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CMP Buzz

The Pensacola City Council approved the Conditions Precedent that are in the Master Lease and Master Development Agreement, which set the lease commencement date as…

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CMP developer responds

Scott Davison of Maritime Park Developers called in response to Judge Lacey Collier comments yesterday at the Pensacola City Council committee meeting and my subsequent…

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Collier says CMP developer may be playing the Council

Today, the Pensacola City Council debated the agreements of the Community Maritime Park. CMP developer, Scott Davidson, has been working the council members individually over…

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Another CMPA option: Build American Bonds

John Peacock called to suggest the City look into the federal bond program – Build American Bonds – for the Community Maritime Park. It does…

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CMP developer agreement finished

The final master developer agreement as been negotiated and agreed to by all parties. It and a cover memo from City Manager Al Coby are…

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Boone Report: Rush to nothing

IN reporter Sean Boone attended yesterday Council meeting. This is his report. Another day, another Community Maritime Park meeting. On Monday, Pensacola City Council spent…

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CMP developer agreement still not complete

Pensacola City Manager Al Coby has issued a memo to the city council that the developer agreement between CMPA and the Maritime Park Development Partners…

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Covenant with the Community amendments approved

The CMPA board approved ian amendment that set priorities for the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) program – the final document will be approved on Thursday:…

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IN CMP Finance Proposal

City Finance Director Dick Barker is proposing a finance plan for the Community Maritime Park that will cost $92.6 million and have level annual payments…

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CRA can reduce annual payments to ECUA

Under Section 4.5 of the Interlocal Agreement, CRA can reduce the annual payments to the ECUA if the Florida Constitution is amended or the state…

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City contract with ECUA allows for reduction

According to Article 5 Financing and Performance of the Interlocal agreement between the CRA/City and ECUA that was approved by City Council April 2007: “…if…

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Buzz:Does ECUA need money from the City?

The recession has caused bids for many projects to come in much lower than expected. The New York Times (Companies Pretty Up Prices to Win…

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Elebash misstates facts in viewpoint

C.C. Elebash misstates the facts in his March 28 PNJ viewpoint, “Start slow with park infrastructure “: “The CRA would now have negative cash flow…

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Elebash wants CMP, not stadium

Surprise, surprise. In his viewpoint in the PNJ today, C.C. Elebash wants the park infrastructure- roads, utilities, grading and environmental work-done, but nothing else on…

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Anti-CMP experiment shows why P’cola moves slow

I thank my regular blog readers for indulging me in my week-long experiment with the anti-CMP cult. Since 2005, we have had a small group…

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Mythbusted: Independent Baseball Thrives

Mythbusted: Independent Baseball Thrives Posted on March 24, 2009 The anti-CMP cult like to scoff at the Pensacola Pelicans because they aren’t affiliated with a…

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Anti-CMP 0-3

The anti-Community Maritime Park are 0-3 on proving their wild allegations – really they’re lies, but I’m trying to be nice. Federal Judge Lacey Collier…

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