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…

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How City works

Remember the tree ordinance that finally was agreed on by the developers and the environmentalists. Guess when it will be finally approved – July 3…

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Fogg will give Rusty everything

The Pensacola City Council voted yesterday to have Mayor John Fogg negotiate with Rusty “Jackpot” Wells on his new contract with the city for the…

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Give up garbage

A year ago, the Pensacola City Council could have handed over its garbage collection to ECUA and saved the residents money. Now they are fighting…

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PNJ finally reports on Wells

You’ve got to love our daily newspaper. Ten days after Rusty Wells named by the Pensacola City Council by 6-3 to be the new City…

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Tree ordinance finally approved

Pensacola Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve revisions to city tree and landscape regulations after Emerald Coastkeepers and developers finally agreed on the size…

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From mom with kids at the park

I am the mother of the girl who was photographed last week at the fountain on South Palafox (Plaza Deluna). I would like to address…

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More on city parks

The latest on the soccer mom who was upset about a creepy man taking photos of her children at Pensacola’s Plaza DeLuna on the end…

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Notes: Council 5.08.08

May 8 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday night’s City Council meeting included a three-hour and ten-minute-long discussion of a building in North Hill, a…

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Notes: Charter Review 5.05.08

Monday afternoon’s Charter Review Commission meeting included quite a debate between its members and City Manager Tom Bonfield. Much of the legal-like questioning centered around…

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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…

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BTW: Wells retired

Rusty Wells who is currently an assistant City Attorney and part-time attorney ($60K) for the Escambia County Sheriff’s office retired in August 2004 and is…

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