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It is
no secret that I love Pensacola. I grew up here and
chose to raise my family and build my business here. Serving as your Mayor has been a true privilege.
I stand ready to assume the duties of the new strong Mayor. I bring
experience, determination, knowledge and the proven ability to get
things done to this new position. I will move Pensacola forward without
sacrificing the character and charm of our great city.
- Economic
Development & Job Creation I will make Pensacola THE
city where business wants to do business.
- Nourish
Our Existing Businesses 80% of new jobs are created by existing
businesses. Helping Pensacola businesses succeed will be a top priority.
- Permitting
Make Pensacola the city where permitting, licensing and fee payment is
done in a fast, efficient manner.
- Customer
Service Leading by example, I will put "service" back in public
service and ensure that everyone at City Hall is responsive to the
needs of our citizens.
- Code of
Ethics Develop a code of ethics that Mayor, City Council and all
city employees will abide by.
- Quality
of Life Improve our parks & recreation facilities so that
our neighborhoods offer the best quality of life for our citizens,
visitors and prospective businesses.
- Ambassador
As Mayor, it has been my honor to serve as an energetic ambassador for
Pensacola to the state, region, nation and the world. I will continue
to represent Pensacola with dignity and pride.
Mayor
Attends Meetings Concerning
National Commission on the BP Oil Spill
and
Escrow Oil Spill Compensation
On Sunday, July
11, Mayor Mike Wiggins met with Governor
Charlie Crist and Senator Bob Graham, Chair of the National Commission
on the
BP Oil Spill. Mayor Wiggins met with
Senator Graham at Pensacola Beach
to provide input to the former Senator to aid the commission in
its
investigative work on the BP oil spill. “After my
discussion with
the Senator, I believe the Commission will do a thorough investigation
of
this
incident to insure that it does not happen again in the Gulf,”
stated the Mayor.
The Mayor met with
Governor Charlie Crist, other State and
Local Officials and Kenneth Feinberg, Independent Administrator of
BP’s $20 billion Escrow Oil Spill Compensation
Fund. “Mr. Feinberg gave the
elected
officials and the citizens some straight talk about the claims process. I left the meeting confident that the right
person was in charge and the process would work more efficiently to
compensate
those that have incurred a loss from the oil spill,” said Mayor
Wiggins.
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Mayor Attends the National Flight Academy
“Stepping the
Mast” Ceremony
Wednesday,
June 30, 9 a.m.
Pensacola, FL – June 29, 2010–Mayor Mike
Wiggins will attend The
National Flight Academy, an educational program of the Naval Aviation
Museum
Foundation, Inc. This event is called “Stepping the Mast.” It will be held on Wednesday, June 30 at 9 A.M., and a major contribution announcement is
expected.
The ceremony for the approximately 100,000 square-foot National Flight Academy facility designed as an aircraft carrier
that has
been named Ambitions will take place
at the construction site adjacent to the National Naval Aviation Museum on NAS Pensacola.
Mayor Wiggins stated, “This
is a wonderful project that will bring students who are interested in
Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math. What a great way for students to
learn about
technology and their families to learn about Pensacola. It is an
exciting event for all involved.” The
students attending the National Flight Academy will spend 5 ½ days in an involved
aviation-based
learning environment reaching beyond the traditional academic
experience.
This is just another example
of the exciting opportunities coming to Pensacola!
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Mayor Wiggins meets with President
to Discuss the BP Oil Spill
June 15, 2010
This morning Mayor Mike Wiggins
sat
across a picnic table from the President of the United
States at the pier on Pensacola
Beach to discuss the
BP oil spill. Mike met with the President,
along with the
Governor and other officials, to give President Obama the specifics of
the
spill’s effects on Pensacolians and to update the President on
what Pensacola
needs to help combat this oily assault. Mike explained that so far we have been
fortunate—our
beaches remain clean and our Gulf waters clear. All
of which, the Mayor explained, leads to one of the big
things that Pensacola
needs and that is to get that word out. In thanking the President for his visit, the
Mayor explained that the President’s just being here to see for
himself the
condition of our white sandy beaches and emerald waters would go a long
way to
letting the rest of the country know that Pensacola
is open for business.
However,
Mike also said that the Pensacola
area
could use as many skimmers as possible to capture oil from the Gulf
before it
hit the Pensacola pass and
our beaches. Finally,
Mike told the President that we fully support the President’s
initiative to require BP to set up an escrow-type account worth tens of
billions of dollars to assure that Pensacola and all those economically
impacted by the oil spill will be made financially whole and our Gulf
Coast will be
environmentally
restored.
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** Mayor Mike Wiggins on Pensacola and Oil
Spill**
UPDATED AS OF JUNE, 2010
Mike Wiggins, the Mayor of
Pensacola, explains about the oil spill and its
effects on the Pensacola beaches, wetlands, bayou and city in
various interviews with the media.
For daily updates on the oil
spills impact on the Pensacola area, you can visit www.visitpensacola.com.
From there you can click on the OIL SPILL TAB.
Click
TV to
hear Mayor
Wiggins on Fox News
Click on
TV
for Mayor with Al
Roker and Contessa Brewer
Click
on TV scroll down for Mayor promoting Pensacola with
Morning Joe
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