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,…
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Pedophiles at city parks
This email is circulating around the soccer moms in Pensacola. This isn’t an urban myth, but an email from a concerned and frightened mother. “Hey everybody, I think I am doing the…
City attorney candidates
Gerry Clark 1371 N. Crossing Drive, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30329 Michael Hunt 125 North Champions Way #323 St. Augustine FL 32092 Richard Lott 25 W. Cedar Street, Suite 500 Pensacola FL 32502…
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…
Notes: City Council 4.24.08
April 24 City Council meeting notes: Deputy Mayor John Jerralds wants his $2.5 million Woodland Heights Community Center – and soon, but Councilman Marty Donovan wants $3.1 million allocated for police vehicles…
City pensions soar 417 percent
That isn’t a typo. City pensions and retirements have jumped from $2.479 million in 2001 to $12.814 million in 2007!!!!! Read Feed The Beast And check out the charts
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: 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…
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…
City spends $12 mil on pensions
According to its latest audit, the City of Pensacola pensions cost the taxpayers $12,081,768 in 2007. General Pension Plan: $5,962,692 – June 2007 closed plan moved to Florida Retirement System Retirees &…
More Pensacola Exodus
Since I wrote the Outtakes on Pensacola Exodus, I’ve received a steady stream of emails on young people that have become discouraged about their futures in Pensacola. Here is the latest. I’ve…
Real issues vs. false ones
The concern of Councilman Marty Donovan over city hall security is another distraction from real issues. It also proves my theory that government always finds money for what it wants. At the…