A review of the minutes of the City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board revealed the board tabled 72 agenda items from January 2012 through December 2015, proving the point made by the…
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City of Pensacola must deal with ARB challenge to Bowling opinion
When the City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board met yesterday, the members felt it was important to make clear their position on how it treats projects on its agenda. For years, the…
Hayward: City of Pensacola following the process on John Sunday House
On his weekly segment on 1620, Mayor Ashton Hayward discussed the demolition permit issued for the John Sunday House. Hayward said that he and City Attorney Lysia Bowling began looking at the…
It is official: John Sunday demolition stayed, ARB seeks assistance from Pensacola City Attorney
Elizabeth Schrey received late yesterday a copy of the letter sent by Bill Weeks, who heads the City’s Inspection Services, to contractor Greg English. The letter officially suspended the demolition of the…
City Attorney opines Council resolutions are not necessarily binding
Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling has issued her legal opinion on whether resolutions adopted by the Pensacola City Council are binding if the mayor does not veto them. The council passed on…
Inweekly prepares Public Records lawsuit against City Attorney
Apparently City Attorney Lysia Bowling’s public record training didn’t take. Since March 29, Inweekly has attempted to get public records concerning the city’s random drug testing program. Our attorney, Eric Stevenson, has…
Pensacola City Attorney opines council resolution on city hall access not binding
City Attorney Lysia Bowling has rendered an opinion that the resolution passed by the Pensacola City Council granting them access to city hall without an escort as non-binding on the mayor’s office….
Council access to city staff for inquiries determined in 2012 court case
In 2012, Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan ruled that individual Pensacola City Council members have the power to make good faith, bona fide inquiries of city staff without going through the mayor’s…
City produces missing documents before council meeting
City Administrator Eric Olson delivered to the city council a slew of documents regarding the Long Hollow Radio Tower just hours before its meeting yesterday. Several of the records had not been…
Hawkshaw RFP reconsideration disappears from CRA agenda
Last week, Inweekly asked Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling for an opinion on Councilman Larry Johnson’s recommendation for the Community Redevelopment Agency to reconsider its August action that rejected all RFPs submitted…
Planning board members say they relied on city staff
Planning Board member Scott Sallis read a written statement into the record at the Aug. 11 board meeting. He said that he voted on the his client’s item in July because of…
PBR: Olson has his own cover-up
While his co-leader, COO Tamara Fountain, is battling to keep her job, City Administrator Eric Olson has some explaining to do about the Planning Department and the Planning Board–both of which fall…