Blog views – 3/13/07

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Lessons from failed Whitehead purchase

Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha proved the value of having an independent accounting department. Had Touart & Whitehead been successful in creating their own…

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Theme Song for this week’s ECUA/County/City negotiations

BARENAKED LADIES -ONE WEEK Click Here to View   Remember the closing line: “It’s still one week before we say we’re sorry.”

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Touart calls surprise meeting on ECUA plan

Touart has hastily called a “Calendar” meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the county commissioners to discuss their upcoming meeting schedule…..The Buzz around the county…

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Escambia County was dealt a big financial blow when Circuit Judge Jere Tolton ruled on Dec. 27 that convicted, former county commissioner W.D. Childers won’t…

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Touart wants to move plant

County Administrator George Touart called last night. He believes he’s being made the scapegoat on this issue and is being treated unfairly. “There’s nobody more…

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Complete Spreadsheet on Plant Relocation

This shows the City and County’s portions of the CRA, plus what they can contribute from their LOST funds – less than 3% of their…

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ECUA has plan to move plant

Thanks to public record requests – I obtained the powerpoint presentation that O’Sullivan Creel has used in its latest presentations to ECUA board members on…

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Blog Buzz: Benson, Touart, ECUA, Valentino

Now these are some of the rumors that I’ve heard over the past few days: State Rep. Holly Benson has fallen out of favor with…

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County government built on greed

After reading the PNJ’s feature news article on property assessments (Property-tax increases leave businesses reeling ), one yould believe that the problem with people being…

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County pays for computer

We’ve got the mediation agreement between the County Commission/Co. Administrator George Touart and Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha. Magaha will pay the outstanding bill…

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Touart blinks, Escambia County settles with Magaha

Buzz: We’re hearing that Escambia County Commissioners and County Administrator George Touart have reached an agreement with Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha. Magaha is…

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Tax & Spend County wants to raise taxes for fire

The PNJ reports Escambia County was to form advisory committees that will review and ultimately support raising the fees (taxes) paid for fire protection. (…

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Touart told county has problems

County Administrator George Touart met with the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce this week. The word we’ve gotten is that Touart was told that his employees…

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Touart has gone hunting again

This time with the county’s biggest road contractors – Anderson-Columbia & Roads, Inc. Hmmmmmmmmmm, I’m sure Touart paid his way and they didn’t talk business…

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Mice infest new County complex

While Touart and Magaha battle, we getting reports the new Escambia County Office Complex on Palafox Place is infested with mice. We just thought there…

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Court orders County to quit being babies

The judge ruled this morning that County Adminstrator George Touart and the County Commission were being retaliatory towards the Clerk Ernie Lee Magaha by not…

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Magaha-Touart battle wages on

Friday, the two Escambia County powerhouses – County Administrator George Touart and Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha faced off in court. Magaha filed a…

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