The Pensacola City Council overstepped its authority by requiring the CMPA Board to have public input at all its meetings. The Community Maritime Park Associates is a private corporation, not a government…
Tag: Pensacola City Council
Pssst, change is the message
Even John McCain is now talking about change. I hear Pensacola City Council members are upset over the Quality of Life. They claim it was a push poll, even suggesting it was…
Fisher withdraws
From Todd Fisher: To all my supporters, friends and potential voters: I just submitted the following letter (9:15 AM) to David Stafford and withdrew from the Pensacola City Council District 3 race….
Will PYP wake up for Charter review?
The Pensacola city council is looking to diversify its Charter review commission. Council members have been asked to nominate and eventually appoint a black male, a female, and a white male as…
Notes: Council committees 7.07.08
The City Council meeting started promptly at 3:15 p.m. on June 16 in the Haglar meeting room of City Hall. The approval of minutes (yawn) passed, and the Council members proceeded to…
Notes: City Council 6.19.08
June 19 City Council meeting notes: At Thursday night’s City Council meeting, members ultimately voted unanimously to send the controversial tree ordinance back to city staff. Councilman P.C. Wu was the only…
Marty pre-files
Marty Donovan prefiled to run again for his city council seat on Friday, June 13. So all the council crew, except for John Fogg, is gunning to come back for another fun…
Notes: City manager meeting
June 11 City Council Special Meeting: City Manager Tom Bonfield didn’t say a word. But the city council and mayor sure did. They talked about learning—from the media—that Bonfield plans to leave…
Notes: City Committees 5.19
May 19 City Committees meeting notes: Mayor John Fogg and Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Ronald Townsend said Monday night they make no apologies for unexpectedly voting to name Rusty Wells the new…
Jackpot: Wells hired
The council named Rusty Wells city attorney last night @ 10:30. After they discussed a system for ranking the nine candidates, DeSorbo suggested keeping it “simple” by naming Rusty to the post…
What is happening in District 3
The IN focuses on the poorest neighborhoods of Pensacola and Escambia County. The areas are represented by State Rep. Clay Ford, Commissioner Marie Young, and City Councilmen Ronald Townsend, John Jerralds, and…
Notes: City Committees 5.05.08
The Pensacola City Council Standing Committees 5 May 2008, 3:15 p.m. Hagler/Mason Conference Room, 2nd Floor of City Hall The meeting was called to order at 3:18 p.m. Finance Committee John Jerralds,…
Petition to build CMP
It’s time we let the Pensacola City Council know that this community is frustrated that they have not found alternative funding sources for the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park. Other cities…
Note: City Committees 4.21.08
April 21 Committee of the Whole meeting notes: Divisions over east versus west side Pensacola projects surfaced again Monday during a discussion about Penny for Progress funds. In particular, Councilman Robert Townsend…
Notes: City budget workshop, Part 2
April 14 City budget workshop – Part 2: Keep in mind, city officials’ talking points include “rightsizing†the budget to “maintain core and priority services.†Next up: Fire Department. Fire Chief Frank…
Notes: City budget workshop 4.14.08 – Part 1
April 14 Pensacola City Council Committee of the Whole budget workshop notes: The mood was somber and tense, at times, as city department heads methodically gave council members their summaries of priorities…
Notes: Pensacola City Council 4.10.08
April 10 City Council meeting notes: Thursday night’s City Council meeting didn’t last 20 minutes, partly because four committees, such as Neighborhood Services and Enterprise Operations, did not meet recently, so there…
Springdale opens baseball park
Six weeks before Pensacola voters approved the Community Maritime Park, Springdale, Ark. passed a referendum for a baseball park. They played their first game in the park yesterday. From the Morning News:…
How sad
The News Journal lets groups post articles to its website. There is one from Friends of the Community Maritime Park entitled “Promise made, promise kept: The Main Street wastewater treatment plant will…
Notes: Council Committee meetings 4.07
April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting notes: In talks about the Penny for Progress capital projects list, and the creation and possible closure of community centers in particular, Deputy Mayor John…
