Jax planning advisory panel chair slams Denise Lee, expresses “disturbing” concerns

Denise Lee

In a Tuesday letter to Lenny Curry the chairman of the Southwest Jax Citizens Planning Advisory Committee slammed Denise Lee, expressing “disturbing” concerns.

The issue: When Lee “attended one meeting during the year she was quite disruptive.”

Given two minutes to discuss blight, Lee said that “she couldn’t possibly discuss Blight” in two minutes.

Chairwoman Kathy Budd said Lee took 37 minutes.

“Prior to and following her presentation she talked to people seated near her, talked on her phone, read emails, and was disrespectful to me,” Budd said.

“I have heard from another CPAC chairman that she sat and cleaned out her purse while others were speaking,” Budd said. “I feel that Ms. Lee is not the sort of person that serves well as your representative.”

We are reaching out to the mayor’s office for comment.

Check back for updates.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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