But if we don’t insure those dwellings on the waterfront, the billionaires from other states who sell them to unsuspecting outsiders won’t be able to make more billions. Thus, it is our civic duty to help those who don’t know not to build on the doorsteps of each hurricane.

David, 42 miles away and at 80′ elevation

Duval County/Jacksonville is an example the experts use to convince you consolidation is good. Jacksonville was so corrupt that they thought they had to vote for change. Has it helped?

Escambia County Commissioners isolate themselves from responsibility by establishing commissions. Escambia Co. got rid of the private contractor garbage collector and now ECUA gives you less for your money and did you know, The county subsidizes the cost. So you are absolutely paying more for less.

Will you be going to a baseball stadium in downtown Pensacola? What will be the cost to subsidize that? What’s wrong with a profitable port? The downtown crowd remind us of people that move next to an airport then complain about the noise. Pensacola was a port before anyone alive was born.

Have you noticed the add-ons to your home insurance premium? Have you seen a charge for: FL Hurricane Catastrophe Emergency Assessment, for Citizens Insurance corporation emergency Assessment, for Florida Insurance Guaranty Association recoupment Surcharge? With bigger government you will be responsible for the welfare of more people. You are already being charged to keep insurance low for beach front owners.

Elected officials are mostly in hiding and not taking a stand on much of anything until just before election time.
They don’t get rid of incompetents, they don’t make waves. They pass the buck.
Government today does not fix problems, it just throws more of your money into bad ideas.
Escambia County needs to solve the problems it has before trying to sell us on a larger government.
Perhaps the problems are too big for our current elected officials. Let’s replace them.

Perhaps It is not so much the “elected leaders” that are so self-serving and pushing the EAFO as it is the “UN-ELECTED” leaders . . .

And why has Pensacola not properly annexed the development north of Texar to Ten Mile Road and over to include Warrington -could it be because those communities would not vote FOR annexation.

We don’t need to REINVENT THE LAW – just use ANNEXATION laws already on the books. Allow people to JOIN the city IF THEY WANT TO, but leave those who don’t want to do so alone!

live and learn

Jesse Jackson isn’t from here so you figure he would inherently do a better job over the city or county than any of the current people?

Sarah Palin isn’t from here, so you figure she would inherently do a better job over the city or county than any of the current people?

If you say yes to both statements, then I guess you actually mean it.

David for better government

“Makes sense to me, after all anyone from somewhere else is smarter, wiser, more honest and better looking than anyone here in this county. ”

Based on the track record of you and your fellow GOBs, I would respond with a resounding…………..YES!!!!!

I suppose the view must be a little different from the top of your fence post perch David, but maybe if you swooped down to one side or the other once in a while you old buzzard, you might have a different perspective. I am sure it is difficult to break the binds the GOBs have on your ankles, but in the words from one of my favorite movies, “Waterboy”………”You can do it”.

Makes sense to me, after all anyone from somewhere else is smarter, wiser, more honest and better looking than anyone here in this county.

Right?

That would be an interesting change of government: nobody “native” to Escambia County would be allowed to hold any form of office or other job here. Not sure it would be good for the employment situation, though. But as long as outsiders are gooder, we need the bestest.

The picture in the article pretty much says it all.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

Bad for kids.
Bad economy.

BAD LEADERSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad leadership is our biggest problem. Hopefully voters will wise up and vote these self-serving commisioners and other leaders out of office. We need new blood and DEFINITELY NOT anyone with local ties. Look what an outsider has done for our Sherrif’s Department, we need that sort of change county wide.