Changes to ACW team

Just to let everyone know, Shea Jones, who has been handling the ACW site, and keeping us all up to date on the EPA's plans and actions, will be handing over her duties. Please see a copy of her email below.


Hello Everyone,

My section is going through the process of balancing workloads. It was
decided that I should transition the ACW Site to Peter "Pete" Thorpe.
Pete has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies and a Master's
degree in Geology. He has 9 years experience working as an
environmental consultant and is a former START contractor with Dynamac
Corporation. He has experience working on groundwater plumes and
hazardous waste sites and will be a great addition to the ACW Team. It
has been a pleasure working with each of you. I'll continue working on
this project for the next few months as Pete comes up to speed. A
conference call and face-to-face meeting will be scheduled soon to
introduce Pete to all of you.

-Shea

The "Official Name"

It's official, the City council unanimously voted the new name on the sign of the community center "Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Community Center".

The reason the name was changed is the fact that funds, FEMA and insurance, were combined from the Sanders Beach Community Center, the Corrine Jones Center, and the Bayfront Auditorium. I was invited to attend a meeting January 7th 2009 on the 4th floor of City Hall with other Pensacolians.The others attending the meeting were Dixie Chancellor, Rita Jones, Horris Jones, Leroy Boyd, David Mayo , and City Parks and recreation Director David Flaherty . The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the new name for the community center. The first proposed name was "Corrine Jones-Frank Sanders Community Center". After some discussion it was determined that Sanders Beach should take first billing in the new name thus the new name was born.

I believe everyone in the neighborhood, and anyone, like myself, who visited the center as a kid will still refer to the center as "The Den".

If anyone has any questions for me please do not hesitate to contact me directly. 850-554-1553

Highest Regards,

Blake Jochum

Sanders Beach Community Association-Chair

EPA updates and naming the community center.

Shea Jones from the EPA will be doing a presentation for our neighborhood association Tuesday night 3-10-9 at 6:30pm to give us an update.

Shea will also be doing a presentation for the City Council on 3-9-9 Monday approx 3pm 2nd floor of City Hall. The purpose of the presentation is to update the City about the ACW site.

The name change of the Community Center will be a subject at the City Council Committee meeting Monday and the City Council Thursday night meeting.

Our neighborhood association board voted that we would not like the name changed but if it is changed we will support the name "Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Community Center". We also would like to see the nickname "The Den" somewhere on the sign or inside the center. We would also like the City's support with events held at the new center in he form of adequate police, parking enforced, no drinking in the park, and trash pick up after events.