Tag: keith wilkins
Mayor’s letter to employees re: Wilkin’s retirement
As I posted this morning, Mayor Grover Robinson announced City Administrator Keith Wilkins’ Â retirement, effective Dec. 12. “This is something that we knew was going…
Presser notes: New bench @City Hall
With Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson away from city hall Monday, and Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar busy with a dental appointment, City Administrator Chris…
Bruce Beach amenities part of another grant application
Last week, we discovered that the DEP construction plans for the fish hatchery at Bruce Beach did not have many of the amenities that Mayor…
City removes Corinne Jackson marker from Corinne Jones Park
The Corinne Jackson marker has been removed from Pensacola’s Corinne Jones Park. The marker, which misidentified African-American icon Corinne Jones, the first director of the…
Commissioner wants town hall meeting on future use of the Blount school property
On Jan. 12, the Pensacola City Council unanimously declared surplus the former Blount Middle School site located at 113 North “C†Street and authorized Mayor…
Mayor’s office blocks council executive from gas tax meeting
A series of emails given to Inweekly show that when Mayor’s leadership team met with county staff to resolve the issue over the distribution of…
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…
Pensacola fire chiefs investigation apparently headless, final report a secret
On Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m., the City of Pensacola issued a statement that Mayor Ashton Hayward had received the Beggs & Lane report…
Pensacola City Council told Fire Chief and Deputy Chief focus of the investigation
Assistant City Attorney Rusty Wells has been briefing the city council privately on the investigation that prompted City Administrator Eric Olson to place Fire Chief…
Read memo given to Pensacola fire chief and deputy fire chief
Former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese posted on her blog yesterday the memo that Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins handed to Pensacola Fire Chief Matt…
Exclusive: Pensacola deputy fire chief speaks out
Yesterday, Pensacola Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover, a 27-year veteran of the Pensacola Fire Department, was placed on administrative leave without any explanation. Glover said…
Wilkins may have inside track for assistant city administrator post
Keith Wilkins, Escambia County’s Community & Environment director, may have the inside track to being the next assistant city administrator. Wilkins could bring much need…
Three candidates for two assistant city administrator jobs
The mayor’s office has narrowed down to 67 applicants for the two assistant city administrator positions created this past August. Five finalists were shortlisted, but…
Problem on Alabama side of Key
Spoke last night with Commissioner Gene Valentino who drove late yesterday an ATV on the beach from Perdido Pass to Eden Condominiums. He said that…
Notes on May 3 EOC meeting
First has anyone seen Escambia County Commissioners Marie Young and Wilson Robertson. Neither has shown for the briefings for this unprecedented environmental disaster. Maybe BP…
