Comments on: DeSantis Appoints Lewis Bear To Triumph Gulf Coast Board Of Directors http://www.northescambia.com/2019/03/desantis-appoints-lewis-bear-to-triumph-gulf-coast-board-of-directors Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:18:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.northescambia.com/2019/03/desantis-appoints-lewis-bear-to-triumph-gulf-coast-board-of-directors/comment-page-1#comment-385936 Matt Fri, 29 Mar 2019 03:01:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=358024#comment-385936 @db: Obviously you don’t know anything about Mr. Bear. He is an intelligent, generous man who doesn’t abide dishonesty. Just because his family has built a successful business that makes a lot of money doesn’t mean he’s crooked. His family has been operating in Pensacola for over 100 years and have slowly built what they have through hard work. He and his family have donated to and raised money for many local charities. The family is very involved in this community and are owed a little gratitude for what they do. Before you bash someone I suggest you do a little homework first. @db: Obviously you don’t know anything about Mr. Bear. He is an intelligent, generous man who doesn’t abide dishonesty. Just because his family has built a successful business that makes a lot of money doesn’t mean he’s crooked. His family has been operating in Pensacola for over 100 years and have slowly built what they have through hard work. He and his family have donated to and raised money for many local charities. The family is very involved in this community and are owed a little gratitude for what they do. Before you bash someone I suggest you do a little homework first.

]]> By: k http://www.northescambia.com/2019/03/desantis-appoints-lewis-bear-to-triumph-gulf-coast-board-of-directors/comment-page-1#comment-385903 k Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:33:33 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=358024#comment-385903 @db: You rush to judgement. You have assumed that anyone who is rich is corrupt. If you had taken a look at the charter for Triumph Gulf Coast, you would see that there is not a way to disburse money to anyone beyond a limited scope - applicants must meet a screening process that the Board has no control over, and the Board subjects any disbursement to an approval vote. So your conflict assumption is invalid on its face; and the comment about steering money away from Gold Ring Gulf? That's borderline libel. If the guy is evil, give him a chance - we'll see it. If the guy is decent, we'll see it as well. Besides, why worry about a guy who is appointed to help others when Century is a lot closer and has bigger problems? @db: You rush to judgement. You have assumed that anyone who is rich is corrupt. If you had taken a look at the charter for Triumph Gulf Coast, you would see that there is not a way to disburse money to anyone beyond a limited scope – applicants must meet a screening process that the Board has no control over, and the Board subjects any disbursement to an approval vote.

So your conflict assumption is invalid on its face; and the comment about steering money away from Gold Ring Gulf? That’s borderline libel.

If the guy is evil, give him a chance – we’ll see it. If the guy is decent, we’ll see it as well.

Besides, why worry about a guy who is appointed to help others when Century is a lot closer and has bigger problems?

]]> By: db http://www.northescambia.com/2019/03/desantis-appoints-lewis-bear-to-triumph-gulf-coast-board-of-directors/comment-page-1#comment-385823 db Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:51:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=358024#comment-385823 Not a good move. He will probably steer money to his cronies. More useless projects with BP money that should go to communities not private businesses owned by the friends of board directors... Already a conflict...the guy sells alcohol to just about every restaurant and gas station around.....what's to say he won't steer money to take business from gold ring? That's a legit question, and no I can't take his word for it. funny how it usually goes.... Not a good move. He will probably steer money to his cronies.
More useless projects with BP money that should go to communities not private businesses owned by the friends of board directors…
Already a conflict…the guy sells alcohol to just about every restaurant and gas station around…..what’s to say he won’t steer money to take business from gold ring?
That’s a legit question, and no I can’t take his word for it.
funny how it usually goes….

]]> By: Duke of Wawbeek http://www.northescambia.com/2019/03/desantis-appoints-lewis-bear-to-triumph-gulf-coast-board-of-directors/comment-page-1#comment-385776 Duke of Wawbeek Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:38:05 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=358024#comment-385776 Whiskey Peddler to Economic Developer, Mr Baer is certainly a man of many hats. Whiskey Peddler to Economic Developer, Mr Baer is certainly a man of many hats.

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