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As some of you may know, the always-lurking Jim Reeves is a nominee to fill Judge Lacey Collier’s recently-vacated seat on the Community Maritime Park Associates (CMPA) Board of Trustees. That’s right, the same Jim Reeves that completely botched the Hawkshaw Eastside and Avalex deals and promised “affordable” housing in the Aragon project wants to help manage our waterfront park development. No thanks!
Mr. Reeves, the former state legislator, City Council member, and founder of…
The area’s very own Rep. Clay Ford (R-Gulf Breeze) is the sponsor of HB 1211, a sweeping rewrite of the open meetings and public statutes collectively referred to as Florida’s Sunshine Laws. The bill would combine the two currently separate statutes into one and officially designate it as the “Open Government Act,” as well as effecting numerous significant changes to the law.
The bill’s companion in the Senate, SB 1598, is sponsored by State Sen. Paula Dockery (R-Lakeland), and earlier this week…
March 10, 20108
As many of you know, City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese has proposed gradually drawing down the City’s reserves from 15 to 10%, in order to cover the projected FY2011 budget deficit and other issues. It’s understandably a controversial proposal, so in order to promote a healthy discussion, let’s look at the history of the City’s general fund reserve.
In 1994, at the behest of the City Manager and Finance Director, the City Council established a policy of maintaining a general fund reserve. The reserve target was initially set at 7.5%…
Ongoing Coverage: The death of Victor Steen
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As some of you may know, the always-lurking Jim Reeves is a nominee to fill Judge Lacey Collier's recently-vacated seat on the Community Maritime Park Associates (CMPA) Board of Trustees....
March 11, 20101
The area's very own Rep. Clay Ford (R-Gulf Breeze) is the sponsor of HB 1211, a sweeping rewrite of the open meetings and public statutes collectively referred to as Florida's...
March 10, 20106
We regret to report that the First District Court of Appeals has declined to support the public interest, opting instead to affirm the Community Maritime Park Associates' opinion that Florida's...
March 10, 20108
As many of you know, City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese has proposed gradually drawing down the City's reserves from 15 to 10%, in order to cover the projected FY2011 budget deficit...
March 9, 20102
A few items we wanted to highlight today: Roger Scott pool delayed til July. Jamie Page of the News Journal reports that the reopening of Roger Scott pool has been delayed...
March 9, 20100
Pensacola City Councilman P. C. Wu has filed to run for reelection to his District 1 seat. Councilman Wu was first elected to the Council in 2004. He joins newcomer...
March 8, 20100
Pensacola City Councilman Ronald Townsend filed today to run for reelection to his District 7 seat. Councilman Townsend has served on the City Council since 2002. Mr. Townsend becomes the sixth...
March 8, 20102
A proposed moratorium on new permits for industrial uses within the CRA district was delayed again by the City Council today. Mayor Mike Wiggins successfully moved to again cancel planned...
March 8, 20100
A few items we wanted to highlight today: Murzin on consolidation. This weekend NorthEscambia.com published a viewpoint from State Rep. Dave Murzin on the recent consolidation effort. Rep. Murzin implies that...
March 8, 20100
An addition to today's Pensacola City Council Committee of the Whole agenda could result in the City declaring the Community Maritime Park Associates an "instrumentality" of the City and assuming...
March 5, 20102
Progressive Pensacola sends our regards to Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese, who celebrates a birthday today. Councilwoman DeWeese, who received our Councilperson of the Year award in January, continues to impress....
March 4, 20105
Be sure to pick up a copy of this week's Independent News, released today. You won't want to miss it. With their first-rate coverage of the Steen case, Rick Outzen and...
March 3, 20101
Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the...
March 3, 20100
Here’s a look at the bills Florida House District 3 Rep. Clay Ford (R-Gulf Breeze) has filed for the current session of the Florida Legislature, which began yesterday: HB 257: Wreckers HB...
March 3, 20102
Here’s a look at the bills Florida House District 2 Rep. Dave Murzin (R-Pensacola) has filed for the current session of the Florida Legislature, which began yesterday: HB 583: Medicaid HB 583...
March 3, 20100
Here's a look at the bills Florida House District 1 Rep. Greg Evers (R-Baker) has filed for the current session of the Florida Legislature, which began yesterday: HB 51: Motor Vehicle...
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