We had a great discussion this morning on our 93rd Coffee with the Commissioner event.
County update, public safety update, and then a very interesting update on the operations and function of the newly opened Central Receiving Facility for folks in crisis/Baker Act patients. Very interesting and enlightening discussion--check it out, below.
We had a great 92nd Coffee with the Commissioner event in Perdido Key this morning. We talked about a lot of issues, including the roundabout. And I made a major announcement on the roundabout and the rumble strips within the first three minutes. Check the video below, for those who could not make it live.
We are looking forward to our 92nd Coffee with
the Commissioner event this Wednesday, April 24, at 6:30 a.m. at the Perdido Key Visitor
Information Center, 15500 Perdidio Key Drive. The meeting will be held live and also be live
streamed from the Escambia County YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@EscambiaCountyFL
Attendees
include County Administrator Wes Moreno, Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore,
and CEO of the Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce Tammy Thurrow. Moreno will provide an update
on county business, Gilmore will discuss public safety matters, and Thurrow
will join Commissioner Bergosh for a discussion on topics of interest for
District 1 residents and businesses in Perdido Key.
Residents
are invited and encouraged to attend. Send us your questions and comments forthe Coffee with
the Commissioner event can be to the Office of District 1 by calling
850-595-4910 or emailing district1@myescambia.com.
Check out our 91st Coffee with the Commissioner from Yesterday Morning....
Join us at our virtual 91st Coffee with the Commissioner event this Wednesday, March 20. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our Facebook site here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
Attendees include County Administrator Wes Moreno, Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore, and author, public speaker, entrepreneur and District 1 resident Bert Thornton, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Waffle House Restaurants. Moreno will provide an update on county business, Gilmore will discuss public safety matters, and Mr. Thornton will discuss his thoughts on success and leadership in life and the workplace and the importance of mentoring.
Residents are encouraged to send virtual questions and comments they would like to discuss with us during the event through Facebook.
For more information, contact District 1 at 850-595-4910 or district1@myescambia.com.
Join us for our 90th Coffee with the Commissioner event Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Zoom live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our District 1 Facebook site here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
Attendees this month will include County Administrator Wes Moreno, Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore, and EMS Chief David Torsell III. Moreno will provide an update on county business, Gilmore will discuss public safety matters, and Chief Torsell will provide insight into the county's emergency medical services division. We will discuss issues related to EMS billing, Ambulance service, hold times, and other topics that have been raised recently. This coffee will allow for other viewpoints and opinions that illustrate both sides of contentious issues within public safety. We will also discuss the county's ongoing CORE program and our efforts at confronting the ongoing opioid epidemic that results in an average of 6 overdose calls weekly in our area.
If you are interested in this topic--I encourage you to send questions and comments you would like to discussed during the event through Facebook or they can be emailed to district1@myescambia.com or texted to me 850-293-1459.
For more information, contact our office at 850-595-4910
Join us for our 89th Coffee with the Commissioner event Wednesday, Jan. 17. The live
stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our D1 Facebook site here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
Attendees include County Administrator Wes Moreno, Public
Safety Director Eric Gilmore, and District 1 State Representative Michelle
Salzman. Moreno will provide an update on county business, Gilmore will discuss
public safety matters, and Salzman will provide an update on the current
legislative session and pending legislation of importance to our area.
Residents are encouraged to send virtual questions and
comments they would like to see discussed during the event
through Facebook. They can also be sent in advance via email to our office.
Join us for our 88th Coffee with the Commissioner event this coming Wednesday, Oct. 18th. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit us on our D1 Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
Attendees this month will include County Administrator Wes Moreno, Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore, and LifeView Group CEO Allison Hill. Moreno will provide an update on county business, Gilmore will discuss public safety matters and Hill will lead a discussion with Commissioner Bergosh on the status of mental health in Escambia County, with an emphasis on the newly funded and created central receiving facility for our County. We will also discuss other areas in our community that are impacted by a lack of proper mental health services for many who desperately need this care.
Residents are encouraged to send virtual questions and comments they would like to discuss with us during the event through Facebook, or they can be emailed to our office in advance of the session to: district1@myescambia.com
For more information, contact District 1 at 850-595-4910 or Commissioner Bergosh directly at 850-293-1459.
This month, the discussion during our coffee was all about infrastructure and the massive number of projects we are working in District 1 currently. Special guests were the County Engineer, Joy Blackmon, and the County Traffic Engineer, Chris Phillips. You can watch the video here, below:
We will have our 87th Coffee with the Commissioner event online this Wednesday morning at 6:30!
Join us at our virtual 87th Coffee with the Commissioner event Wednesday, Sept. 13. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our Facebook site here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
This month's Coffee with the Commissioner will feature County Administrator Wes Moreno and Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. Moreno will provide an update on county business and Gilmore will discuss public safety matters. Joy Blackmon, P.E., Director of Engineering and County Engineer, and Chris Phillips, Deputy Director of Engineering and Transportation Engineer, will join as this month's special guests for a discussion on infrastructure projects in District 1, focusing on sidewalks, roads, bridges, stormwater drainage and the Perdido Key roundabout.
You are welcome and encouraged to send virtual questions and comments you would like discussed during the event through Facebook.
For more information, contact our office at 850-595-4910 or district1@myescambia.com.
Join us this Wednesday morning for our 84th Coffee with the Commissioner event. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our D1 Commissioner's Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
This month's Coffee with the Commissioner will feature County Administrator Wes Moreno and Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. Moreno will provide an update on county business and Gilmore will discuss public safety matters and the recent severe weather we have experienced. Dr. Rick Harper, economist for Triumph Gulf Coast and former director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, will join as this month's special guest for a discussion centered around the state of the economy in America, Northwest Florida, Escambia County, and Pensacola.
Residents are encouraged to send questions and comments they would like to discuss with the panel during the event through Facebook.
For more information, contact our office at 850-595-4910 or district1@myescambia.com.
This Wednesday morning we will have our 83rd Coffee with the
Commissioner. The live stream will take place from
6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our D1 site on Facebook
here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
This month's
Coffee with the Commissioner will feature County Administrator Wes Moreno and
Emergency Manager Travis Tompkins. Moreno will provide an update on county
business, and Tompkins will discuss hurricane preparedness and Escambia
County's preparation plans for the upcoming season. I will also be discussing several initiatives discussed at the recently concluded #GHC2023 (Governor's Hurricane Conference) in West Palm Beach which I had the opportunity to attend last week.
Residents are
encouraged to send virtual questions and comments they would like to discuss
with the panel during the event through Facebook or in advance to District1@myescambia.com.
CMR has developed a new "Intro" for our monthly "Coffee with the Commissioner" event. You can see it and the entire coffee from this past Wednesday in the video above. We had a great conversation with Pensacola Mayor DC Reeves, an update from Wes Moreno from the county, and a Public Safety department update from Eric Gilmore. Additionally, we spoke with county purchasing director Jeff Lovingood about an interesting new approach his division is taking to make working with the county easier and to simplify the acquisition process for greater efficiency for the taxpayers.
Stay tuned next month as we take our 82nd Coffee with the Commissioner event "Live" from the beaches of District 1 at Perdido Key with Perdido Key area Chamber of Commerce President Tammy Thurow and the public is welcome to attend in person and interact with the group. It will be great!
Join us for our 81st Coffee with the Commissioner event this Wednesday morning, March 8th. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit us on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
Attendees will include County Administrator Wes Moreno and Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. Moreno will give an update on county business and Gilmore will discuss public safety matters. This month's special guests are Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and Escambia County Purchasing Director Jeff Lovingood. Mayor Reeves will discuss current challenges and progress in the city of Pensacola as well as areas where the County and City can work together for the benefit of citizens including economic development and working to help address the challenges posed by the issue of homelessness in our community. We may even discuss some current events surrounding the appointed versus elected school superintendents....Next, we will discuss County Purchasing with Director of Purchasing Lovingood --specifically the county's new task order-based solicitation program. The program will allow Escambia County to obtain a vendor pool for various specialized services at different levels, ensuring qualified businesses have the opportunity to do business with the county. Looking forward to some great discussions!
For more information, contact District 1 at 850-595-4910 or district1@myescambia.com.
Join us as we will have our 80th Coffee with the Commissioner event this coming Wednesday on Zoom. We will get county updates from Administrator Wes Moreno, public safety updates from Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore, and our special guest for the meeting will be District 1 State Representative Michelle Salzman--who will be previewing the soon to commence State Legislative session that starts in early March. We will discuss the County's CORE program, Rep. Salzman's Mental Health Taskforce, the Governor's proposed budget, infrastructure funding, and a host of other transformational education-related legislation that is being filed ahead of the session. Rep. Salzman is not bashful nor is she shy--it will be a GREAT discussion. If you are so inclined, participants can email, text, or live comment questions on my facebook page for our guest.
The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join
the meeting, visit our Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/.
For more information, contact District 1 at 850-595-4910 or
district1@myescambia.com. For District 1 updates, follow @MyDistrict1 on
Twitter.
