Mayor Matt Dannheisser

June 29, 2016 By

GB mayor pressured to drop FDOT records requests

June 29, 2016 – Pensacola News Journal by Will Isern Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser was pressured into withdrawing a request he made to the Florida Department of Transportation to receive design proposals and have a public meeting for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. FDOT recently denied a similar records request submitted by the Pensacola News Journal. Escambia […]

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GB mayor pressured to drop FDOT records requests

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