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Inweekly
March 29, 2018
In 1977, Reeves ran for Pensacola City Council. All the council seats were at-large seats. A group of citizens led by Mutual Federal president E.W. Hopkins asked him to run against the city's airport manager. “I won by 44 votes, so they bought me a T-shirt, the same group that got me to run, that said,Ãâà...
WUWF
March 29, 2018
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward's decision to step down after two terms is drawing mixed reaction at City Hall, and leading to a number of "what ifs" in the ... Myers is referring to the firing of City Council executive Lila Cox in 2014, which led to the Council passing a charter amendment, which opened theÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 9, 2018
A proposal to raise the Pensacola mayor's salary by 25 percent to $125,000 failed to pass at the Pensacola City Council after a tie vote. City Council President Gerald Wingate, who sponsored the proposal, told the News Journal on Wednesday that he was making the proposal because the mayor has notÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 9, 2018
Councilman Brian Spencer was the sponsor of the proposal and said he pulled the measure to gather more backup material. He said it would be back on the agenda at the April meeting of the City Council. "I'm crossing my t's and dotting my i's for backup material for this same action item for April," SpencerÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 9, 2018
Hayward called the News Journal on Thursday night after the City Council meeting and questioned why the council was focused on the hatchery — turning what he said was a positive project into a negative — and not focusing on issues like economic development. "What I think is odd is they're all focusedÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 9, 2018
A new feature that increases pedestrian access across the railroad tracks at 17th Avenue is set to come to Pensacola — and it's $73,500 under budget. The Pensacola City Council approved a $134,000 contract to build a covered pedestrian crossing across the railroad tracks near the Graffiti Bridge that willÃâà...
The Pulse
March 6, 2018
Pensacola businessman Larry B. Johnson announced Tuesday that he would not seek reelection to the city council later this year. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve my neighbors on the city council,” Johnson said. “But as Kenny Rogers once sang, you've got to know when to hold 'em, andÃâà...
The Pulse
March 2, 2018
At least one new face could be on the Pensacola City Council come November: Businessman Jared Moore pre-filed on Friday to run for the council's District 4 seat. District 4 includes the neighborhoods of Cordova Park, East Pensacola Heights, and a portion of East Hill. Councilman Larry B. Johnson hasÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
February 28, 2018
The Pensacola City Council will consider a proposal at its March 8 meeting to raise the mayor's salary from $100,000 a year to $125,000 a year. City Council President Gerald Wingate, who is sponsoring the proposal, told the News Journal on Wednesday that he was making the proposal because theÃâà...
The Pulse
February 27, 2018
Pensacola City Council members could vote next week to give the city's mayor a 25 percent raise — a change that wouldn't take effect until after the city's next election this fall. Set by ordinance per the city charter, the mayor's salary is currently fixed at $100,000 per year. City Council President GeraldÃâà...
WUWF
December 31, 1999
One of the hallmarks of the Ashton Hayward administration has been his up-and-down relationship with the Pensacola City Council. He has been criticized by some members for not attending many of the Council meetings. But Hayward says he got some “great advice” in 2010 from Rick Baker, then theÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
Zoning changes could protect the character of downtown neighborhoods, the Pensacola City Council and planning board heard during a presentation Monday. Pensacola's Community Redevelopment Agency hired the urban design and planning firm DPZ to develop new overlay zones to guideÃâà...
