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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Underhill does not see City getting more gas tax [podcast]

Commissioner Doug Underhill said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he does not see the county continuing to give the City of Pensacola greater than its…

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Mayor Hayward puts pressure on BCC re:Local Option Gas Tax

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to pass a resolution authorizing bonds up to $15 million to finance street work. The…

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Underhill has questions re: Bay Bridge

Commissioner Doug Underhill has also been trying get answers from the Florida Department of Transportation regarding the plans for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. In…

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Timeline shows Hayward administration created stormwater pond crisis

Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward didn’t get the $316,600 that he requested from the Escambia Board of County Commissioners for the clean up of…

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Commissioner still looks for answers on mosquito facility remediation

In preparation for tomorrow’s Escambia County Commission meeting, PNJ reporter Will Isern presented the City of Pensacola’s case for the county to pay for the…

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Perdido Key Master Plan Debate

Doug Underhill promises to seek more public input on the Perdido Key Master Plan between now and the Escambia County commission’s final vote sometime this…

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Full slate for ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today

On News Talk 1370 WCOA, we open the show with Pensacola Sports Executive Director Ray Palmer. Today, Pensacola Sports presented to the Escambia County Committee…

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Brownsville Community Center full of possibilities

The Brownsville Community Center could become a focal point in the ongoing renaissance of the poorest area in Pensacola that once upon a time was…

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