News: Pate Goes Back To Council On Thursday by Sean Boone Last month City Council voted down a staff recommended lease amendment for the Pate Stevedore Company on port property. But with…
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Open letter to Pensacola City Council
January 2, 2009 Dear Council Members: At its meeting on December 11th the City Council failed to approve the Pate Stevedore Company (“PATE”) Lease Amendment #1. I attended that Council meeting and…
PNJ writes Hall editorial, nine days later
The daily newspaper takes on Sam Hall for leaving a council meeting early to avoid a vote and possibly lying about a trip to Atlanta. The event happened on Dec. 11. The…
Council will have to approve any Pate renewal
Check out this series of emails regarding the current lease at the Port of Pensacola with Pate Stevedore for Warehouse No. 5: ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Port Stevedore lease Date: Mon,…
Oops, Pate released from surety bond
According to its February 2004 lease agreement for Warehouse No. 5, Pate Stevedore Company was required to post an annual security deposit, either in cash or by performance, equal to the total…
Frozen chicken deal is more than amendment
Spent part of my weekend rereading the so-called amendment to the Pate Cold Storage contract. Let’s get real this isn’t an amendment. It is brand new lease….a bait and switch. The lessee…
Stalking Sam Hall
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien tells today the story of how Pate Cold Storage owner Mike Pate sent his son, Jeremy, and his girlfriend..described by Pate as “a real good-looking woman.” To go…
Boone report: Odd vote at city council
by IN reporter Sean Boone Sometimes politics beats logic. For Jack Nobles and the rest of City Council, they proved just that on Monday night by voting down a proposed port lease…
Port lessee, CEMEX, had bad day
Shares of Mexican cement and building materials maker Cemex fell 19% Thursday as dismal results from a debt exchange spurred investors to take profits following a big rally earlier in the week….
Port staff rallies support for frozen chicken
From an email blast being sent around town—Once again City Staff is campaigning against the wishes of the Pensacola City Council. Who works for who? Subject: 12/8 City Council Meeting FW: Pate…
Frozen chicken better for lessee, than City
One of the arguments for expansion of the frozen chicken operation at the Port is that the warehouses are away from the northern end of the property – where mixed use is…
Northwest Florida Cold Storage a front for who?
The amendment to the Pate Cold Storage—which is really a new contract with a new entity—is not dead. Enterprise Operations Committee chairman Jack Nobles can bring it forward to the regular council…
City held hostage for 20 more days
The current Pensacola City Council will hold the city government hostage for 20 more days. Jack Nobles, Mike DeSorbo and Marty Donovan will ram as much as possible down our throats as…
Boone Report: Port director says lease is good deal
by IN reporter Sean Boone by Sean Boone Pensacola Port Director Clyde E. Mathis says the proposed Council amendment to the lease between the Pate Stevedore cold storage company and the city…
Severe buy-out clause in Port lease
City staff is presenting on Dec. 8 to the city council’s Enterprise Committee a lease amendment for Pate Cold Storage that will extend the lease through 2022 and take away the city’s…
Halcorp invests $5,500 in council
Today the Pensacola City Council’s Enterprise Committee will decide whether to renew the lease of the Houston-based asphalt company Halcorp at the Port of Pensacola. Considering the 2007 Council Goals & Priorities…
Boone report: Halcorp may get extension
by IN reporter Sean Boone Next week City Council will decide if the 20-year Halcorp contract for the Port of Pensacola–which expires this year–should be renewed. Since coming on board with the…
Port activity declining
C.C. Elebash shared these figures on the Port of Pensacola: Operating Activity Principal cargo (in tons) FY 2004 Frozen food (int’l export) 0 Sulfur (domestic barge export) 43,879 Asphalt (domestic barge import)…
Do not close the Port
I am not arguing to close the Port of Pensacola. However, we should not extend, renew or amend any long-term leases at the port until we’ve pursued other uses for at least…
Port costs us real money
Blog reader Robert insists “The City has not contributed taxpayer dollars to the Port in more than 5 or 6 years.” This got me curious since I wanted to know how it…
