LIVE & LEARN |
At the May 15, 2024 LIVE & LEARN meeting, PBA President Rhonda Dorfman spoke in detail about what the SRIA can and cannot do, plus the history of the incorporation attempts and Fee Simple Title for Pensacola Beach. During her discussion, Rhoda referenced the many documents she had read through during the previous few weeks. Below is a list of those documents with a link to download each one:
- Decades of tax disputes, no answers on Pensacola Beach ownership - Pensacola News Journal Aug 21, 2016
- Sen. Nelson withdraws support for federal bill to allow private ownership of local beaches - Pensacola News Journal Oct 30, 2017
- Everyone agrees Pensacola Beach's lease system is broken. Now how do we fix it? - Pensacola News Journal Apr 12, 2019
- PBA letter to US Senator Bill Nelson - PBA Pres Terry Preston Feb 2014
- PBA letter to Commissioner Grover Robinson - PBA Pres Terry Preston 2014
- PBA email and Escambia County Court Order re taxation of leasehold property - PBA Board Mem Jim Cox Jun 4 2015
- Dr. Morgan fears dune damage if parking increases - The Isalander June 1980
- SRIA Public Forum hosted by West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) re leases & taxes - April 23, 2015
- PBA Survey: Beach and SRIA Future - Oct 2015
- PBA Member Survey - 2014
- Fleming Presentation on Pensacola Beach Leases - Atty Ed Fleming (date uncertain)
- Beach Land Tax Case Finalized by Florida Supreme Court - Jul 22, 2016
- Notes on Information Meeting with Robert Rinke & Ed Fleming at PB Catholic Church - PBA Board Mem Jim Cox Jun 4, 2016
- Florida Attorney General Advisory Legal Opinion AGO 2088-43- Aug 28, 2008
- Notes from SRIA Special Board Meeting (Mar 30, 2016) and Committee Meeting (Apr 27, 2016) - PBA Board Mem Jim Cox
- PBA Board Mem Jim Cox email to PBA Pres Terry Preston re Land Taxation Mar 28, 2016
- Summary of First District Court of Appeals (1st DCA) reversal of Ad Valorem Taxes at Pensacola Beach - (Mar 2016)
- 1st DCA Opinion Islands Resorts v Chris Jones, Janet Holley, et al - Mar 21, 2016
- Supreme Court of Florida Ruling re 1108 Ariola, LLC v Chris Jones, etc, et al - Mar 20, 2014
- Supreme Court of Florida Ruling re Leonard Accardo v Gregory Brown, etc, et al - Mar 20, 2014
- SFDM letters re Taxation of Land and Improvements on Pensacola Beach - Jun 2, 2014
- SFDM email re Ariola v Jones and Accardo v Brown - May 22, 2014
- SFDM letter re PB Tax Litigation - Mar 31, 2014
- PBA update on Tax Litigation, Escambia Co Services & SRIA - Apr 16, 2014
- Terry Preston email to Jim Cox re PBA update on Lawsuit - Apr 15, 2014
- Jim Cox email re Tax Litigation Waiver of Conflict of Interest w attachments - Mar 7, 2014
- Note re Supreme Court of Florida Ruling Against Leaseholders - Mar 20, 2014
- Beach revs up for tax fight - Pensacola News Journal Nov 14, 2004
- 4 Beach Tax Articles - Pensacola News Journal (3) & The Islander (1) Nov 2004
- Historical Review of Island Property Taxes - Jim Morgan & Bill Rankin Mar 10, 1987