The Santa Rosa Island Authority avoided any decision on redefining hotels and condos on Pensacola Beach tonight. Why? The word I got was the board members were informed by the Escambia County…
Tag: Pensacola Beach
Gayest peninsula on Earth
The Atlanta-based Southern Voice magazine has declared Florida – particularly Pensacola and Orlando – the gayest peninsula on earth. Estimates 40,000-50,000 will visit here Memorial Day Weekend – which could help local…
Grover speaks out on hotel-condo idea
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson (version 4.0) has issued a position paper on the hotel-condo issue. He is recommending the maximum stay be cut from the proposed 16 weeks to 12 weeks. …
SRIA will decide what’s a hotel
SRIA chairman Vernon Prather is drafting an ordinance to define what is a hotel room. The broad will discuss and vote on it at its May 8th meeting. What’s at stake: Pensacola…
SRIA pays for drowning
In 2001, the Santa Rosa Island Authority resisted pressure to increase lifeguard protection on Pensacola Beach. Less than a half mile of Pensacola Beach’s 8.5 miles of shoreline was guarded that year…
MOBy misses the point
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien (MOBy) misses the point on the county commission’s debate over hotels vs. condos on Pensacola Beach in his column today (Less government,’ some say, until meddling suits their…
New Poster for SRIA
It just needs the right caption
Who really owns the sand on the beach?
 SRIA GM Buck Lee wants leaseholders to return the sand that’s blown on their property to the SRIA – SRIA takes up coarse issue. This brings up some interesting questions: If…
RB Buzz: Lee wants county job
There are consistent rumblings from Pensacola Beach that Santa Rosa Island Authority Buck Lee has been lobbying Escambia County Commissioners to abolish the SRIA and his job. Lee believes that he would…
PNJ advocates shutting down SRIA
The new editorial board of the PNJ has come out swinging. First, they ask the city council to delay any referendum on the expansion on the DIB. Today, they’re for Abolishing Island…