Yesterday, the Visit Pensacola board of directors held its first meeting. The meeting was primarily organizational and was properly held in the “Sunshine.” The board approved its bylaws and elected Collier Merrill…
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Daily reveals who selected Visit Pensacola board
Carlton Proctor wrote in today’s daily newspaper about the selection process of the initial board of directors of Visit Pensacola – the 501(c)6 non-profit formed to replace the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Tourism…
Why question Visit Pensacola? Because the public has been left out of the process
More than likely Visit Pensacola, Inc. –the new non-profit formed by the hotel industry to be laser-focused on tourism — will be approved today to be in charge of the county’s $5-$6…
Visit Pensacola picks its initial board of directors
We don’t how they were chosen. We don’t who chose them. However, we now know who they are. Brendan Kelly, UWF Interim Dean for University Advancement Collier Merrill, Great Southern Restaurant Group…
Visit Pensacola and its bylaws gain approval, final vote may be Thursday…or not
By Jesse Farthing Yesterday’s Committee of the Whole meeting of the Escambia County Commission focused heavily on Visit Pensacola, Inc. and its proposed governance and bylaws. Ron Ellington opened by immediately asking…
Visit Pensacola in the Sunshine
This morning Escambia County citizens will get to hear, for the first time in a public forum, about the latest set of bylaws for Visit Pensacola, Inc. — the new 501(c)6 organization…
Visit Pensacola draft bylaws. Group will be like a mini-chamber
Last week the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were given the latest draft of the bylaws of Visit Pensacola, Inc. — corporation proposed by the hotel industry to control the bed tax…
Lobbyist tried to dictate who would represent the arts community on new tourism board
Ron Ellington, paid lobbyist for the hotel industry, apparently has his Visit Pensacola board chosen to run tourism for Escambia County. According to David Bear, head of Art, Culture, and Entertainment, Inc…