Comments on: Economic Plan Would Combine Century, Escambia And Pensacola Efforts

By: Tax dollars wasted

Tax dollars wasted — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:30:21 +0000

As I said, prove that there is an abundant amount of tax dollars in NE. You will find that NE would be a burden. So..No thank you.

By: bob hudson

bob hudson — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:01:12 +0000

Repley to tax doallars We do not wish to join you either, but it seems that the city always wants us to join them, but we know it is for taxation only. So judgeing from the current state of the city, we just want to say no thank you.

By: Tax dollars wasted

Tax dollars wasted — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:31:57 +0000

Prove it !!

By: bwayne

bwayne — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:35:48 +0000

I beg to differ. There are more fine homes north of nine mile road than in all the old dilapidated neighborhoods of the city boundaries. We pay exhorbitant property taxes, and we cherish our “country style” living. We do not see any benefit to the north end with this proposal. It will only dilute our amenities we now have and raise our financial responsiblity to supporting crack neighborhoods, run-down, sub-code and hurricane damage prone areas. The city planners cannot and have not come up with any plans for industry in Pensacola aside from tourist trade and a ball park. They have continuously turned away chances for economic development because it didn’t suit their vision. I do not want to be a part of their failed vision. Their track record speaks volumes.

By: bob hudson

bob hudson — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:35:02 +0000

Well thank you, you finally get the point , but the insults just prove my point. All we would be is a tax base , with no respect, and no voice, just a faceless dollar to support the life style of the city of pensacola. No thank you.

By: Tax dollars wasted

Tax dollars wasted — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:16:20 +0000

News Flash……The City of Pensacola does not want you either. The paltry taxes generated by the majority substandard housing in the north end would be a negative factor for combining all 3 governments. Why would they want to dilute their far superior city services by combining with the county? Thats a good question that I would like answered. Most homes in N.E ( house trailers and other shacks) dont even pay taxes because they are below the 50 grand exemption so more burden on us tax payers.

By: gchavers

gchavers — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:42:56 +0000

gulf power does not want to build a power plant on roach road .period…but i do have the answer these people seek to combine citys and escambia ciunty and l will be happy to share it with them.

By: bob hudson

bob hudson — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:43:14 +0000

What EAFO will not tell you is that jacksonville has not been hit with a major hurricane in 40 years. Now or course they have done well because they have not spent millions of dollars on rebuilding. Now do you want to be part of a government the continues to build in flood zone’s in a hurricane prone city.? And who do you think will pay to rebuild when we all become “cirt residents”? We will of course! Do we wish to be govern, by a group that is obessed with tourism? Do we wish to pay for city pension plan’s? Look very close at pensacola and ask yourself, do you like the way they run the city? I am not impressed and prefer to help to fix what we already have.

By: W.R.

W.R. — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:31:03 +0000

Well Said Bob! Why involve so many people on a board anyway. Its just too many hands in the pie and most represented from the lower Part of the county. Walls or no Walls it just sounds like the same-O same-O to me. Pensacola wants it all and at everyones else expense in the county. I am 65 plus years (entire life) in the North end of the county and have seen us lose continually. Now no schools even, and Just this week the county announced that they were closing the court house, tax collection etc. effective in June. Not long ago we lost the driver licenes and renewed office. Yep! want the money but no services. The only big business in the North end ( I mean north of Molino Cross roads-the real North end of the county, is a Prison and I guess if it was not such a low down business to be in, it would be in Pensacola too.
I am Dead set against it all the way………….

By: Just Because

Just Because — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:25:06 +0000

I can tell you what happen one time when Century, Pensacola and Escambia county were involved in economic development. Century had a door plant with dozens of good paying jobs with good benefits. Pensacola saw that this was good and got Escambia county to develop it straight to Ellyson Field with very few people being allow to transfer, insuring that most of the pay checks would stay in the south end of the county. If you believe that this bunch intends to do something good for the north end of the county, then you are probably fooling yourself very badly.