Hayward on ECUA Land Deal

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said this afternoon that he’s optimistic about the possible sale of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s downtown property to Texas-based HT…

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City Council Workshops the Budget

The Pensacola City Council dives into the city’s 2014 budget this week. As proposed, the budget totals $192,198,700. Mayor Ashton Hayward made his proposed budget…

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Hayward Hosting District 2 Town Hall

city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will continue his popular series of “Taking City Hall to the Citizens” town hall meetings with a meeting…

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Boy Scouts’ Late Night with City Council

After an expected 6-3 vote on the first ordinance, everyone knew how the rest of the evening would go. The Pensacola City Council would hold…

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Homeless Ordinance, Round Two

Last time Mayor Ashton Hayward lobbed such a proposed ordinance onto the table, citizens referred to the effort as “sick,” “bonkers” and “immoral and very,…

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Hayward Hits District 7

About an hour into Monday night’s District 7 town hall meeting, resident Raymond Reese was getting hot. He was upset about blight, speeding traffic, clogged…

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Hayward’s District 7 Town Hall

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will host a town hall in District 7 next week. Here is the city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will…

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The Long and Y-ending Road

After another marathon session – after Voltaire and a Chinese proverb – the Pensacola City Council is no closer to landing the YMCA at the…

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Pitching the Plan

When Brian Hooper dove into the downtown redevelopment think tank last year, he was awaiting the arrival of his first child. That baby sat and…

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Zimmerman Wins Ad Awards

Mayor Ashton Hayward recently severed the city of Pensacola’s relationship with the Zimmerman Agency. The Tallahassee-based firm was brought on last year to handle the…

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City disputes post that mayor pulled Oliver from CMPA

Rick, Not sure where you are getting your information. Mayor Hayward did not ask that anything be pulled from the agenda for today’s CMPA meeting….

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City on ECAT: ‘No Decisions Have Been Made’

Pensacola City Council members this week spoke out against Mayor Ashton Hayward’s apparent intention—relayed via a public statement from Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino—to…

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