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New page: Below is a '''timeline of the Community Maritime Park''' project. ==Background== *March 28, 2000 – Pensacola City Council approves $3.63 million purchase of 27.5-acre [[...
Below is a '''timeline of the [[Community Maritime Park]]''' project.
==Background==
*[[March 28]], [[2000]] – [[Pensacola City Council]] approves $3.63 million purchase of 27.5-acre [[Trillium property]] across from [[Pensacola City Hall|City Hall]]. Conceptual plans formulated for 16-acre park, an auditorium and 130,00 square feet of commercial space.
*[[May 31]], [[2001]] – [[Bullock Tice Associates]] unveils preliminary park design, including a two-story auditorium, 795 parking spaces and 12 acres of green space. Cost is estimated at $36 million.
*[[November 6]], 2001 – Detailed [[Festival Park]] plans released for 73,000-square-foot auditorium, outdoor theater and 3,000-seat exhibit hall.
*[[March 24]], [[2002]] – [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]] seeks more commercial development on the property.
*[[November 21]], 2002 – Pensacola City Council approves $40 million for the 16-acre Festival Park project, including $18 million for a new auditorium. The remaining acreage would be reserved for future development. [[Citizens Against Trillium]], of which [[Charles Fairchild]] is a leading member, threatens a referendum to overturn the council's decision.
*[[March 25]], [[2003]] – City voters reject City Council action to proceed with the plans.
==Concept & referendum==
*[[September 16]], [[2004]] – [[Hurricane Ivan]] makes landfall.
*November 2004 – Idea of maritime park is conceived during an informal meeting between [[Pensacola City Manager]] [[Tom Bonfield]], [[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]] [[John Fogg]] and other business leaders.
*[[January 18]], [[2005]] – [[Pensacola City Council]] approves concept of maritime park by 8-1 vote, with [[Marty Donovan]] dissenting.
*[[January 19]], 2005 – [[Raad Cawthon]] of [[E. W. Bullock Associates]] writes email describing five council members "in our pocket."
*[[January 20]], 2005 – Due to the previous absence of council member [[Mike DeSorbo]], a reconsideration vote is taken. It passes again 8-2, with [[Jewel Cannada-Wynn]] joining Donovan in voting against the concept.
*[[April 7]], 2005 – [[Ray Gindroz]] unveils revised conceptual plans.
*[[April 9]], 2005 – Proposal to add [[Pensacola Sports Hall of Fame]] emerges.
*[[June 9]], 2005 – [[Marty Donovan]] motions to suspend plans for a new RFP, but is voted down by other council members.
*[[June 23]], 2005 – Council votes 9-1 to move forward on CMP proposal.
*[[October 16]], 2005 – Planners concede that, due to rising construction costs, the $70 million budget would not cover all amenities. Certain features are postponed to a "phase 2" of development.
*[[November 4]], 2005 – City Council member [[Marty Donovan]] calls for a referendum on Community Maritime Park project.
*[[March 24]], [[2006]] – Park principal [[Admiral Fetterman]] dies.
*[[March 27]], 2006 – City Council approves master lease agreement with [[CMPA]]; [[Save Our City]] starts petition drive.
*[[April 29]], 2006 – The Florida Black Chamber of Commerce endorses the Maritime Park project and urges the city to move forward without a referendum.
*[[May 12]], 2006 – Mayor Emeritus [[Vince Whibbs]] is selected as successor to Fetterman on the [[CMPA]] board of trustees.
*[[May 24]], 2006 – Park opponents submit needed signatures to trigger a referendum vote on the park project.
*[[May 30]], [[2006]] – [[Vince Whibbs]] dies.
*[[June 13]], 2006 – [[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections]] [[David Stafford]] verifies 7,122 valid petition signatures.
*[[August 19]], 2006 – [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]] endorses project.
*[[September 5]], 2006 – The Community Maritime Park proposal is approved by [[City of Pensacola]] voters in a [[Community Maritime Park referendum|special referendum]].
==Development==
*[[April 13]], 2007 – The [[CMPA]] Board selects [[Caldwell Associates]] to author the final design criteria for the project.
*[[August 15]], 2007 – Environmental permit applications are submitted by the board of trustees to the appropriate state agencies.
*[[September 6]], 2007 – The [[Wikipedia:Florida Supreme Court]] rules in ''[[Strand v. Escambia County]]'' that a [[Wikipedia:tax increment financing|tax increment financing]] (TIF) bond issued by the [[Southwest Escambia Improvement District]] requires approval by voters within the district. According to [[Pensacola City Attorney]] [[John Fleming]], the ruling could affect the $40 million bond issued (but not yet validated) by the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]], another TIF district.
[[Category:Community Maritime Park]] [[Category:Timelines|Community Maritime Park]]
==Background==
*[[March 28]], [[2000]] – [[Pensacola City Council]] approves $3.63 million purchase of 27.5-acre [[Trillium property]] across from [[Pensacola City Hall|City Hall]]. Conceptual plans formulated for 16-acre park, an auditorium and 130,00 square feet of commercial space.
*[[May 31]], [[2001]] – [[Bullock Tice Associates]] unveils preliminary park design, including a two-story auditorium, 795 parking spaces and 12 acres of green space. Cost is estimated at $36 million.
*[[November 6]], 2001 – Detailed [[Festival Park]] plans released for 73,000-square-foot auditorium, outdoor theater and 3,000-seat exhibit hall.
*[[March 24]], [[2002]] – [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]] seeks more commercial development on the property.
*[[November 21]], 2002 – Pensacola City Council approves $40 million for the 16-acre Festival Park project, including $18 million for a new auditorium. The remaining acreage would be reserved for future development. [[Citizens Against Trillium]], of which [[Charles Fairchild]] is a leading member, threatens a referendum to overturn the council's decision.
*[[March 25]], [[2003]] – City voters reject City Council action to proceed with the plans.
==Concept & referendum==
*[[September 16]], [[2004]] – [[Hurricane Ivan]] makes landfall.
*November 2004 – Idea of maritime park is conceived during an informal meeting between [[Pensacola City Manager]] [[Tom Bonfield]], [[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]] [[John Fogg]] and other business leaders.
*[[January 18]], [[2005]] – [[Pensacola City Council]] approves concept of maritime park by 8-1 vote, with [[Marty Donovan]] dissenting.
*[[January 19]], 2005 – [[Raad Cawthon]] of [[E. W. Bullock Associates]] writes email describing five council members "in our pocket."
*[[January 20]], 2005 – Due to the previous absence of council member [[Mike DeSorbo]], a reconsideration vote is taken. It passes again 8-2, with [[Jewel Cannada-Wynn]] joining Donovan in voting against the concept.
*[[April 7]], 2005 – [[Ray Gindroz]] unveils revised conceptual plans.
*[[April 9]], 2005 – Proposal to add [[Pensacola Sports Hall of Fame]] emerges.
*[[June 9]], 2005 – [[Marty Donovan]] motions to suspend plans for a new RFP, but is voted down by other council members.
*[[June 23]], 2005 – Council votes 9-1 to move forward on CMP proposal.
*[[October 16]], 2005 – Planners concede that, due to rising construction costs, the $70 million budget would not cover all amenities. Certain features are postponed to a "phase 2" of development.
*[[November 4]], 2005 – City Council member [[Marty Donovan]] calls for a referendum on Community Maritime Park project.
*[[March 24]], [[2006]] – Park principal [[Admiral Fetterman]] dies.
*[[March 27]], 2006 – City Council approves master lease agreement with [[CMPA]]; [[Save Our City]] starts petition drive.
*[[April 29]], 2006 – The Florida Black Chamber of Commerce endorses the Maritime Park project and urges the city to move forward without a referendum.
*[[May 12]], 2006 – Mayor Emeritus [[Vince Whibbs]] is selected as successor to Fetterman on the [[CMPA]] board of trustees.
*[[May 24]], 2006 – Park opponents submit needed signatures to trigger a referendum vote on the park project.
*[[May 30]], [[2006]] – [[Vince Whibbs]] dies.
*[[June 13]], 2006 – [[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections]] [[David Stafford]] verifies 7,122 valid petition signatures.
*[[August 19]], 2006 – [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]] endorses project.
*[[September 5]], 2006 – The Community Maritime Park proposal is approved by [[City of Pensacola]] voters in a [[Community Maritime Park referendum|special referendum]].
==Development==
*[[April 13]], 2007 – The [[CMPA]] Board selects [[Caldwell Associates]] to author the final design criteria for the project.
*[[August 15]], 2007 – Environmental permit applications are submitted by the board of trustees to the appropriate state agencies.
*[[September 6]], 2007 – The [[Wikipedia:Florida Supreme Court]] rules in ''[[Strand v. Escambia County]]'' that a [[Wikipedia:tax increment financing|tax increment financing]] (TIF) bond issued by the [[Southwest Escambia Improvement District]] requires approval by voters within the district. According to [[Pensacola City Attorney]] [[John Fleming]], the ruling could affect the $40 million bond issued (but not yet validated) by the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]], another TIF district.
[[Category:Community Maritime Park]] [[Category:Timelines|Community Maritime Park]]