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 UWF officials thought that there would be…
Tag: COMMUNITY MARITIME PARK
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 were told that the land had environmental…
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 of Pensacola would never get any financing…
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 info packet for CMPA w reservation agreement…
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 let construction begin almost immediately. The funding…
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 start Sept. 18, 2009. There will be…
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 discussion with City Council members regarding the…
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 May 29, 2009. Before the Master Development…
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 blog post. He categorically denied asking that…
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 the weekend trying to convince them that…
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 look feasible on the surface. We save…
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 posted on City website. CMPA Board will…