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Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan will host a “town hall” meeting Thursday, September 3 (tomorrow) evening, beginning at 5:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Warrington Presbyterian Church, located at 406 South Navy Boulevard.
The meeting is intended specifically to give Warrington residents the opportunity to meet with the sheriff and share any concerns they may have, but all citizens are welcome.
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A few items I wanted to highlight today:
Sheriff to send letters for prostitution offences. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office plans to start sending a letter to owners of vehicles used in prostitution offences. The letter preaches about sexually transmitted diseases and threatens (apparently without much legal foundation) to seize vehicles involved in prostitution offences, which are misdemeanors. These letters are a really bad, really stupid idea.
County Commissioners blew $6,220 on resort trip…
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New Sheriff David Morgan will reopen the Ensley precinct closed last year by former Sheriff Ron McNesby. The precinct, located at 97 West Hood Drive, will be refurbished, and reopen in about 12 weeks, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ted Roy.
The Ensley precinct was closed along with a precinct in Warrington last year in what Mr. McNesby called a “cost-cutting move.” He estimated that the closures would save the Sheriff’s Office about $250,000 annually…
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A few items from area newsmedia I want to highlight today:
Rick Outzen: “Photos of Morgan’s swearing in ceremony”
Rick features some good shots from new Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan’s swearing-in ceremony yesterday morning.
Jamie Page: “Movement for Change will speak out on Port lease”
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A few items I want to highlight today:
Pensacola News Journal:
“Public defender cleans house”
Public Defender James Owens, who took office this morning, has fired thirteen employees from the office’s Pensacola division.
“I was told when I became public defender, don’t make any waves, don’t let anyone go, keep the status quo and you won’t have an opponent in four years. My plan is with my platform. We’ve got to restructure our office,” said Owens.
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At this hour David Morgan has been sworn in as Escambia County Sheriff; a ceremony was held this morning at 9:00 AM in the chambers of the Escambia County Commission.
James Owens has also taken office as the Public Defender of the First Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Mr. Owens, of course, replaces Jack Behr, who has served since 1976; Mr. Owens is widely expected to make sweeping changes to the public defender’s office, including possible layoffs.
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For anyone that missed WSRE’s great “Rally 2008″ programs, they’re available in their entirety online. These programs are an excellent public service put together by WSRE and the League of Women Voters. They highlight local races and give the candidates a chance to speak to the voters about key issues. For last Monday’s program, click [...]
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The Northwest Florida Police Benevolent Association will endorse Democrat Larry Scapecchi as its choice for Sheriff of Escambia County at a rally tonight.
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I’ve enjoyed watching the Rally 2008 series on WSRE this week. I’ve still got last night’s installment to watch, but here’s my take on some of the races and candidates who have appeared: Escambia County Sheriff I thought that both Democratic candidates did well. I enjoyed the back and forth between David Morgan and Ron [...]
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Escambia County Sheriff (R) The winner of this election will face the winner of the Democratic primary for the same office in the general election. The prediction: Incumbent Ron McNesby, with a substantial money and influence advantage, will squeak by David Morgan, that said, it will be a lot closer than it was four years [...]
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This evening’s Pensacola City Council meeting was pretty uneventful. Four of our ten Council members — Nobles, DeSorbo, Wu, and Wiggins — didn’t even bother to show up. However, a citizen did speak in open forum and raised an interesting issue. Last year, on September 21, 2007, Escambia County Sheriff (and candidate for reelection to [...]
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I haven’t really covered them, because, to be honest, who cares, but just as a reference, here’s a list of all of the PNJ’s endorsements so far this cycle: Public Defender Kelly Merritt Richards, R Florida House, District 1 Greg Evers, R (incumbent) Florida House, District 2 Dave Murzin, R (incumbent) Escambia County Sheriff Ron [...]
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A roundup of events for this week: Monday, August 4 Independent News Birthday Party for Barack Obama 5:30-7:00 PM, Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter Tuesday, August 5 Kevin White District 5 Town Hall Meeting 6:30 PM, Escambia County Extension, 3740 Stefani Road Wednesday, August 6 Gene Valentino’s “Coffee with a Commissioner” 7:30-9:00 AM, Crema Coffee, [...]
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This week, Progressive Pensacola has been profiling the 2008 race for Escambia County Sheriff: Monday: Ron McNesby Tuesday: David Morgan Wednesday: Sam Lucas Thursday: Larry Scapecchi The Office The Sheriff of Escambia County is the chief executive of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) and the preeminent law enforcement official in Escambia County. He is [...]
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Escambia County Sheriff candidate David Morgan has had his best take of all fundraising periods with $13,401.33. He has raised $47,371.32 in total, with expenditures of $42,262.50, for a cash-on-hand total of about $5,100. Who gave to Morgan this time around? $35 from Byron Keesler of the Escambia County Citizens Coalition $500 from dentist Bryan [...]
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This article is part of a series on the candidates for Escambia County Sheriff. Larry Scapecchi Democrat Qualified by petition Campaign Finance Reports Campaign Website The Candidate Scapecchi, 45, is a retired ECSO officer and is a new entrant to politics. Not satisfied to stay in retirement, Scapecchi jumped into the race with the following [...]
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This article is part of a series on the candidates for Escambia County Sheriff. Sam Lucas Democrat Qualified by petition Campaign Finance Reports Campaign Website The Candidate Sam Lucas, 61, is a private investigator and retired Coast Guard officer and a new entrant to politics. He is focusing his campaign, like incumbent Ron McNesby’s other [...]
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This article is part of a series on the candidates for Escambia County Sheriff. David Morgan Republican Qualified by petition Campaign Finance Reports Campaign Website The Candidate In his second run for the office, Morgan has centered his campaign on pledges to reform the ECSO budget process, rein in costs, and restructure ECSO operations to [...]
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This article is part of a series on the candidates for Escambia County Sheriff. Harry Ronald “Ron” McNesby Republican Incumbent, served since 2000 Qualified by petition Campaign Finance Reports Campaign Website The Candidate McNesby, 64, has served as Escambia County sheriff for two terms, since 2000, and is seeking a third. He has a massive [...]
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All this week, Progressive Pensacola will be profiling the 2008 race for Escambia County Sheriff. Monday through Thursday we will profile the four candidates, in the following order: Monday: Ron McNesby Tuesday: David Morgan Wednesday: Sam Lucas Thursday: Larry Scapecchi On Friday, we’ll look at the overall race and make a few projections. The Office [...]
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For those of you who do not know, Ron McNesby decided last month to close the ECSO precincts in Warrington and Ensley – two areas where the crime certainly merits having precincts – to save $38,000. The depth of the corruption, mismanagement, and waste in the ECSO would make such a move laughable if it [...]
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As the PNJ reported earlier this month, Sheriff McNesby is going to close two precinct locations, one in Warrington, and one in Ensley, to help slash $2 million from his budget, as the County has asked him to do. Never mind the fact that the ECSO budget has increased 42% since Ronnie Mac took office. [...]
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