Today PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien makes a good point about city councilmen and county commissioners needing to be bold. I would push the point even further. When will the county commission put…
Tag: Mike Whitehead
County dumps buses
With no prior notice to the Pensacola City Council, the Escambia County Commission voted to dump the money losing Escambia County Area Transit on the City of Pensacola in exchange for the…
Side Two of the Mystery Postcard
From the postcard…from Miami, but not necessarily from Mr. Rubio and his pals: “Tell Mike Whitehead he has a problem…Stop picking our pockets to support your spending habit.” Damn, Mike. You sure…
Mystery postcard blasts Whitehead
Voters in Escambia County District 1 got a postcard today that slams Commissioner Mike Whitehead. The postmark is Miami. It states “Mike Whitehead has an addiction he just won’t kick.” Comm. Whitehead…
Whitehead thinks he’s doing great
The word we’re getting at the paper is that Escambia County Commissioner Mike Whitehead truly believes that his confrontations with State Rep. Dave Murzin and Speaker of the House Marco Rubio are…
WEAR has Murzin vs. Whitehead battle
Last night WEAR TV 3 threw some gasoline on the Murzin-Whitehead feud. Escambia Co. Commissioner Mike Whitehead is always good for quote. This time – when asked by the state legislature’s debates…
Whitehead cleared
State Atty Bill Eddins has finished his inquiry into the possible violation of the Government in the Sunshine Law by County Commissioner Mike Whitehead and members of the county staff. That inquiry…
Official complaint against Whitehead
Here is the pdf of the complaint filed by the Movement for Change on possible Sunshine violations by Commissioner Whitehead. The copy is light, but it’s readable. Click here:Â Movement for Change…
Quote of the day
From Commissioner Mike Whitehead: “We do what we do gauged on what we hear from the public.” If that really is the case, then here is Commissioner Whitehead’s email:E-MAIL Mike Whitehead Let…
Oops, Whitehead forgot these
In the daily newspaper, Commissioner Mike Whitehead defended his and his fellow Escambia County Commissioners’ decision to not rollback taxes when they had $31 million windfall in property tax revenues – Viewpoint:…
Whitehead may get competition
Buzz: We’re hearing Wilson Robertson may file tomorrow for Mike Whitehead’s Escambia Co. Commission seat. Whitehead narrowly beat Robertson (District 5 commissioner from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1996 to 2000.)…
Quote of the day
From the PNJ: when they asked Commissioner Whitehead about whether County Atty. Janet Lander had committed on his aborted purchase of surplus county property: “It’s not her position to comment,” Whitehead said….