Tag: Pensacola Politics
Cities may takeover sewer utility
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Park, Dania Beach and West Park are meeting this week to discuss how to make Hollywood…
Strong mayor issue surfaces
A group led by John Peacock and Jim Schmitz is making the media rounds today- PNJ, WEAR TV3 and IN – to discuss the Pensacola…
How open is City of Pensacola?
Here’s a test for you. Time how long it takes you to find the minutes of the Pensacola City Council’s meetings. I realize I’m technology-challenged,…
Ding, Dong…Save Our City is dead
The Pensacola City Council results are in. None of the SOC candidates – Sam Hall, Jerry Howard, and Bob Walker – won. Sam Hall did…
League of Women Voters write City
Dear Councilman: The most recent referendum election revealed problems in the City’s Charter and involved denial of voting rights. The League of Women Voters urges…
Sam Hall joins blogosphere
The Link is Pensacola Underdog. Hall (Candidate for PNS City Council) was part of the Stop Our City brain trust. He also spoke strongly against…
Council tells under 40s: Forget about CMPA
The Pensacola City Council at its Committee of the Whole meeting today named its finalists for the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees: Rhett…
How your property tax dollars are spent?
For the Pensacola homeowner, here is how your property tax dollar is spent: City of Pensacola               $0.23 Escambia County         …
PENKO fined while trying to make a killing
The PNJ has a story on PENKO & the Willenziks being fined for not repairing the exteriors of their two ancient buildings on the corners…
Strong-mayor battle in Miami
The Miami Herald reports the Miami-Dade Commissioners back suit against strong-mayor vote The lawsuit seeks to toss out more than 123,000 petition signatures calling for…
Gulf1.com: What about the economy?
Good old William Cobb continues to wage his battle against the waterfront park and City Hall on Gulf1.com. Here’s his latest tome: What about the…
Pensacola City Council shoots self in the foot
Pensacola City Council voted 5-4 to not allow the property owners decide whether they wanted to be included in the Downtown Improvement District. For the…