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Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park
Right Idea, Right Time tells the gripping true story of how a divided city found common ground to reinvent its future. In the wake of Hurricane Ivan's devastation, Pensacola, Florida faced economic decline, civic distrust, and a fractured identity. This powerful account chronicles the behind-the-scenes struggle to pass the 2006 Community Maritime Park referendum a grassroots battle that brought together visionaries, skeptics, and everyday citizens to push for progress over paralysis.
Author Rick Outzen, a veteran journalist and editor, captures the drama, resistance, and unlikely alliances that reshaped a Gulf Coast city. Through riveting interviews, vivid scenes, and relentless reporting, this book unveils how a ballpark, maritime museum, and waterfront transformation became the catalyst for change.
A must-read for lovers of political history, urban renewal, and civic activism, *Right Idea, Right Time* is an inspiring testament to what happens when a community chooses hope—and takes control of its destiny.
Author Rick Outzen, a veteran journalist and editor, captures the drama, resistance, and unlikely alliances that reshaped a Gulf Coast city. Through riveting interviews, vivid scenes, and relentless reporting, this book unveils how a ballpark, maritime museum, and waterfront transformation became the catalyst for change.
A must-read for lovers of political history, urban renewal, and civic activism, *Right Idea, Right Time* is an inspiring testament to what happens when a community chooses hope—and takes control of its destiny.
235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 3, 2025
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November 20, 2025
Right Idea, Right Time is a gripping and deeply insightful work of civic history, capturing the raw tension, hope, and relentless determination behind Pensacola’s fight for its future. Rick Outzen masterfully reconstructs the political and emotional stakes surrounding the 2006 Community Maritime Park referendum, revealing a divided city pushed to the brink yet still capable of transformative unity. Through vivid reporting, incisive interviews, and a journalist’s eye for human complexity, Outzen chronicles the unlikely alliances, fierce debates, and behind the scenes battles that turned a bold civic dream into a catalyst for renewal. This is an inspiring testament to grassroots activism, community resilience, and the remarkable things that happen when a city chooses progress over paralysis.
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