Mayor asks ECUA for right of first refusal on Main Street plant site

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has informed the Pensacola City Council that he has sent a letter to Steve Sorrell, the executive director of the Emerald…

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Staff proposes using General Funds for ECUA debt

There are three big items up for discussion during today’s committee meetings of the Pensacola City Council: billing non-profits for parades, compensation and benefit study,…

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302 Million Dollar Questions

How much of the $302 million for ECUA project to relocate the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant will go to local contractors? Will out-of-town companies…

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Please be consistent, Mark

In his column today, Mark O’Brien praises the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant. Call me crazy, but I feel optimistic about Greater…

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Main St. Plant relocation should be ok, too

While the PNJ mentions that the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant may be in jeopardy because of the Florida Supreme Court Ruling…

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County confirms

My sources inside Escambia County confirmed that Main St. Plant is a done deal. Kevin White will still vote against it, but ECUA director Steve…

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Main St. Plant is done deal

ECUA board and its citizens advisory committee approved in principle the financing plan for the relocation of the Main St. Sewage Treatment Plant. They will…

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ECUA still silent on Main St plan

County has reduced its request on landfill contract to 10 years with CPI adjustments annually. ECUA is still holding out. Not sure whether stumbling block…

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Talking Points 1/3/07

Driving Miss Holly District 3 Polka County Loses Again IN Your Head Radio CLICK HERE TO VIEW

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IN YOUR FACE TV – ECUA PLANT PART 2

Second part of my interview with Jeff DeWeese on the financing plan for the relocation of the Main St. Sewage Treatment Plant. Taped on Jan….

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IN YOUR FACE TV – ECUA PLANT PART 1

My interview with Jeff DeWeese on the financing plan for the relocation of the Main St. Sewage Treatment Plant. Taped on Jan. 3, 2007. CLICK…

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Is the Main St. Plant vote by Co. Commission legal?

There is some question whether the Escambia Co. Commission has the right to force ECUA to enter into a 20 year contract with the county’s…

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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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County Commission approves ECUA relocation financing, 4-1

Escambia County Commissioners stepped up big today and approved the ECUA financing plan, 4-1, with Kevin White in opposition. Actually the Commissioners went even further…

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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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City Council tells staff to draft interlocal agreement on plant

The Pensacola City Council voted unanimously to have staff draft interlocal agreements for the CRA & City with the ECUA on the financing of the…

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City Council discusses ECUA plan today!!!

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP HAGLER MASON CONFERENCE ROOM SECOND FLOOR, MEZZANINE LEVEL, CITY HALL 3 p.m.

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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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