CRA Considers Hixardt

A few hours before the Blue Wahoos season opener at the Community Maritime Park, the Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency Board will meet across the street…

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Pitching the Plan

When Brian Hooper dove into the downtown redevelopment think tank last year, he was awaiting the arrival of his first child. That baby sat and…

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City Council, CRA Meetings

The Pensacola City Council will be meeting tomorrow for a second rules-and-procedures workshop, then again on Thursday when they convene as the Community Redevelopment Agency…

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Spencer Gets Round 2 as CRA Head

The Community Redevelopment Agency, made up of the Pensacola City Council, selected new leaders this week. Councilman Brian Spencer was reelected as CRA chairman, while…

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What Charlie Fairchild said about Maritime Park in 2005

The year was 2005. Pensacola had finished a series of town hall meetings on a proposed community maritime park. Charlie Fairchild, C.C. Elebash and Marty…

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CRA budget – the rest of the story

The 2008-09 budget of the Pensacola’s Community Redevelopment Agency was rolled back to 2006-07 levels because of the economic downturn. The PNJ made a big…

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