A former Escambia County employee is suing the county, alleging it violated the Florida Whistleblower’s Act by forcing him to resign after reporting his boss for “gross mismanagement.”
The case is now at a point where the County Commission will have to decide in a closed-door meeting how the county will move forward.
Former Waste Services Engineer and Environmental Manager Nicolas Howard filed a civil lawsuit in May 2025 alleging the county retaliated against him when he brought concerns that the previous Waste Services Director, Donald Seitz, had misrepresented the Perdido Landfill’s capacity, which Howard had projected would be out of space by August 2026…