Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill took to Facebook on Saturday morning to announce his disapproval of the March for Our Lives teens. He wrote, “Good morning to all you marchers. You are…
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Underhill cleared of ethics violation claim
County Press Release: District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill appeared in front of the State of Florida Commission on Ethics today, March 9, in Tallahassee where they issued a finding of no probable…
Valentino withdraws lawsuit against Underhill
Yesterday, Circuit Judge W. Joel Boles accepted a Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice from former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino in his defamation lawsuit against Commissioner Doug Underhill. Judge Boles had accepted a similar…
Underhill sends out updates on infrastructure work
Commissioner Doug Underhill sent out the following information on the infrastructure work being done in District 2: Infrastructure Projects in District 2 There are two primary functions of the Escambia County Board…
Robertson files ethics complaint against Underhill
Note: We’ve been notified that the complainant is not prohibited from disclosing the complaint so we reposted the earlier post. Former Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson today has filed an ethics complaint…
Underhill strives to separate his legal defense fund from office and campaign
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill shared this email with the media that he sent his administrative assistants this morning at 7:02 a.m.: Jonathan/Susanna, Although I have not yet gotten the last arrangements…
Underhill: ‘Vagina hat’ comment creates a stir
Escambia Commission chairman Doug Underhill created a social media controversy when he asked one of his critics whether she was “one of those people walking around wearing a vagina hat and screaming…
Keep Confederate monument side winning petition battle
Change.org has two petitions concerning the City of Pensacola’s “Our Confederate Dead” monument that Mayor Ashton Hayward has said he wants to remove. The petition that asks City of Pensacola to keep…
Other regional planning councils losing members
Yesterday, Escambia Commissioner Doug Underhill asked staff to look into what it would take for the county to withdraw from the West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC). His request isn’t an outlier….
Underhill questions ties with West Florida Regional Planning Council
Escambia County Commission chairman Doug Underhill early this morning sent an email to County Administrator Jack Brown questioning past dealings with the West Florida Regional Planning Council and what would happen if…
After months of debate, BCC approves moving forward with land swap with U.S. Navy
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY In a special county commission meeting Monday, the board voted 5-0 to move forward with the multimillion-dollar OLF-X land exchange between Escambia County and the U.S. Navy. Congressman…
Underhill no worried about BRAC [podcast]
A Base Realignment and Closure process is coming. Escambia County Commission chairman Doug Underhill isn’t worried after meeting with the Florida Defense Alliance. “We’re not even talking about BRAC,” said the commissioner…
County Commissioner questions Pensacola Tanyard soil test
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has questions about the soil sample tested at the Government Street stormwater site in the Tanyard neighborhood. Mayor Ashton Hayward has insisted that the soil at the…
Commission chair wants BCC emails available online [podcast]
On Monday, Escambia County Commission chair Doug Underhill was my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Commissioner Underhill wants to see the Board of County Commissioners become even more transparent….
Pensacola Speaks: Doug Underhill at 5:10 pm
Escambia County Commission chair Doug Underhill will be my guest today at 5:10 p.m. on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.”
Escambia County discusses how to regulate reefer madness
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioner discussed this morning its positions on how the Florida Legislature should implement medical marijuana. The Committee of the Whole had recommended: the state license dispensaries…
Underhill explains concerns about helipad
Commissioner Doug Underhill sent out an email to his constituents over the weekend regarding the safety stand down of the helipad atop the Perdido Key Fire Station that the Board of County…
Commissioner asks for a safety stand down at the Perdido Key helicopter pad
“Aviation is one of the most dangerous businesses in the world,†said Escambia County Commissioner Underhill at this morning’s agenda review. “However, good business practices in aviation have made modern aviation as…
Underhill: What is a fiscal conservative [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” on Monday, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill talked about budgeting and his definition of a fiscal conservative. We touched on the local option gas tax and his frustration that…
Escambia County Commissioners reject counter proposal on gas tax
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners did not approve the revised interlocal agreement on the local option gas tax that the Pensacola City Council approved last week. The BCC last week approved…
