Tag: Pensacola City Council
City Council Recap
During its Thursday night meeting, the Pensacola City Council tackled Quint Studer’s Maritime Park lease, stormwater assessments and East Government Street. The council also addressed…
E. Government St. Marathon
After drawing fire from the East Government Street crowd in July, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer came prepared last night. Slipping on a blue hardhat,…
Sam’s Announcement
Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall made an announcement of sorts last night during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “I’m at a state…
Reconnect Neighborhood Added to Agenda
The ‘Citizens in the East Government Street Neighborhood’ have weighed in on the reconnection of that street. A report from the group has been added…
Busy COW
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…
Council to Hear ReGrid Findings
Over the course of the summer, the city of Pensacola and the West Florida Regional Planning Council held a series of public workshops concerning the…
Crime, Chickens and the Press
In one of its most fluid meetings in months, the Pensacola City Council seemed to sail unencumbered through its Thursday night engagement. The board tended…
Exploring Disparity and Bike Lanes
After a year of waiting, the Pensacola City Council heard details of its disparity study last night. According to the study, city government has improved…
City Receives Disparity Study
The Pensacola City Council will get a glimpse at a long-awaited disparity study today during its Committee of the Whole meeting. The group will also…
Pensacola City Council, At Large B
There are five Pensacola City Council seats up for grabs this election season. Two of those seats—including the At-Large B seat—will be on the ballot…
Studer Negotiations
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…
Reconnect Redo Undone?
By Jeremy Morrison… Citizens will have one more opportunity tomorrow night to weigh in on plans for the city of Pensacola’s historic district and, more…
Council Tables Budget
Pensacola City Council’s two-day budget session ended last night with a sudden swerve to the side of the road. The engine was overheating and all…
City Budget Workshops
In a series of workshops next week, the Pensacola City Council will dive into the Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Budget. Mayor Ashton Hayward delivered his…
Hatching the Rewrite, or Something to Cluck About
During a recent trip to Key West, Pensacola City Councilman Larry Johnson discovered the island had a large chicken population. When he went out for…
Golf Carts and Chickens
Pensacola residents may soon be able to drive their golf carts down streets lined with backyard chicken coops. These are among the issues the Pensacola…
CMPA executive director applies for Ft. Walton Beach city manager job
Ed Spears, executive director of the Community Maritime Park Associates (CMPA), is among the 33 people who have applied to be the city manager of…
Council Executive Search 3.0
The search has entered another phase. With two candidates over the past year having declined the position, the Pensacola City Council decided today to look…
Council Executive (Redo, Again)
The Pensacola City Council will take another shot at hiring a council executive this afternoon. The board is holding a special meeting today to tackle…
Myers Explains & Mayor Responds
She describes the issue at the center of her recent lawsuit against Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward as “not too complicated.†“The issue is very simple,…


