Council passes fire agreement, 9-0

Everybody approved it. Mike Wiggins was absent. So much for cutting the city budget.

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Staffing comparison

How does Pensacola Fire Department staffing compare with Port Orange: Fire Chief: Port Orange 1 – Pensacola 1 Division Chief: Port Orange 4 – Pensacola…

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Pensacola Fire Expensive

According to US Census, Pensacola has a population, as of July 2006, of 53,248. Port Orange has 54,851. Margate has 55,974. Sarasota has 52,942. Pensacola…

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New Fire salaries boost upper ranks the most

The proposed collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pensacola and the Firefighters Union is online . The new agreement, which will be voted on…

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Moby misses the mark

PNJ columnist Mark “Moby” O’Brien in his column today (Fire fee fallout: Property tax cut would hurt waterfront plans) misses the mark. I’m not sure…

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O’Brien: City needs another committee

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien is pushing the idea of another citizens committee that will review City of Pensacola finances. So far city staff and the…

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Bay County is getting a new library, too

Their new library will open this April. Does anyone know if the Pensacola City Council even has a plan for renovating or rebuilding its downtown…

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Marty, give us a solution

Pensacola City Councilman Marty Donovan spoke to the PNJ on Sunday about the red clays discharges into Pensacola Bay during and after heavy rain storms….

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Selling wrong building

After reading the daily newspaper’s story on the Ice Pilots offering to buy the Pensacola Civic Center, I think we are selling the wrong facility….

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Game on!

The City Council races are starting. Both Ronald Townsend and Mike DeSorbo have prefiled to run again. There have been rumors that both were retiring…

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Bingo Hall bought

Not sure why this is big news, but Fox News reports Littlefield Corporation Announces Completion of Florida Acquisition. Littlefield Corporation (OTCBB:LTFD) today announced it has…

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Panama City may get port tenant

Panama City has an Intermodal Distribution Center to go with its port. It’s an industrial park near Hwy 231 for companies who agree to use…

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