Donors are not upset about moving maritime museum

I’ve talked to several people who attend the meeting that the University of West Florida held for the donors to the Maritime Museum. I think…

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Homeless

For three years, we have pushed the City to clean up the Community Maritime Park site and consider making it available to the public. We…

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Oops, naysayers are wrong…again

For the past three months, we have seen letters to the editor and viewpoints from C. C. Elebash and his boys telling us that City…

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More on Funding Maritime Museum

Here is the agenda for the Friday meeting of the CMPA Board: Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda 8-21-09 More on the tax credits: CTA CDE…

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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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