Tag: Paul Harden

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015
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The Tuesday morning meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee happened as scheduled. A few highlights. The first order of business was a discussion of 2015-143, a bill marked “DEFER” in the agenda. Councilman Reggie Brown wanted to know why the city’s approach to accepting grants was “stagnant.” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015
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At the Monday meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Transportation, Energy, and Utilities committee, the group voted 7-0 to withdraw 2015-360, a controversial bill that would have closed a river access “pocket park” on Little Van Wert Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood. The bill, introduced in the spring by then-Councilman Richard Clark, was supported by local […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015
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As our Reggie Brown interview indicated, there is a mood of what Ronald Reagan called “trust but verify” regarding the new Lenny Curry budget. This mood permeated Monday’s Finance Committee meeting, as one might expect. Powerful local lobbyist Paul Harden pushed for action on a bill that would push $1.2M for one of his clients, Steve Leggett, for repayment […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 27, 2015
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Before Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, there was a scene that was curiously touching. Former District 7 Councilman Johnny Gaffney showed his brother, just-elected Councilman Reggie Gaffney, where he’d be sitting. You probably wouldn’t have seen that had George Spencer beaten Reggie in the election. In that moment, you could see how Johnny might have taught […]


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