Tag: Port of Pensacola
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Feb. 25, 2005: Council passed policy for mixed use
On Feb. 25, 2005, the Pensacola City Council passed the Port Administration and Operations Policy. It states: Mixed-use development opportunities on appropriate parcels of land…
Oops, Port was suppose to have a profit
BST Associates submitted to the Pensacola City Council a study of the Port of Pensacola in Sept. 2004. It considered mixed use, a cruise ship…
Port net loss is $5.6 million over past five years
There is a lot of misinformation about the finances of the Port of Pensacola. Some will insist that the Port of Pensacola is not losing…
What is the status of Port leases?
According to this Santa Rosa Chronicle article the Halcorp lease expired July 8, 2008!!!! Why didn’t the city council draft a Request for Proposal for…
