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A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

The office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry reviewed the Downtown Investment Authority budget on Tuesday; below, some highlights. One interesting point out of this — LaVilla development plans are moving apace, with DIA working with consultants. Also in consultant mode: the downtown parking study, as DIA is responsible for downtown parking now. Parking revenues are down […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

The annual review of departmental budgets continued Tuesday morning in the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, with Public Works on tap. Though not exactly a hot topic, the discussion was made more lively by repeated questions from the Mayor’s Budget Review Committee to Public Works people about specific line items. And made more lively still, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

It was only a year ago that candidate Al Lawson was being introduced to Jacksonville media by Susie Wiles, the chair of the Donald Trump Florida campaign. Lawson was presented as an alternative to the fiercely partisan Corrine Brown, and was lauded as someone willing to work across the aisle. However, incumbent Rep. Al Lawson is a different story, as […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

Just as there are some who look at a tranquil lake and assume the depths are likewise tranquil, there are those who look at a change of leadership in Jacksonville’s City Council and assume a similar tranquility. For the previous two years, that was true. When Greg Anderson in 2015 and Lori Boyer in 2016 took over […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

Jacksonville is in line to receive just over $11M in money from Housing and Urban Development for FY 2017, per a letter from HUD dated Jun. 15. Over half of that sum — $5.661M — will come in through Community Development Block Grants, a category that the Donald Trump Administration has questioned. This is down significantly […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

The United States Conference of Mayors has set itself up as a counterweight to President Donald Trump on issues ranging from Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris Accord to military spending. Last weekend’s resolutions against military spending were especially interesting, with the Conference issuing resolutions “calling for hearings on real city budgets needed and the taxes […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

Jacksonville, like all major Florida cities, faces health challenges. And the Health Department budget, via City Hall, is a great starting point to seeing priorities. One such priority has to do with Jacksonville’s youngest residents: the aftermath of a lapsed co-location with Agape Health Services, which has now secured other space on the Westside. They […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer will gavel out her last meeting Tuesday evening; on Wednesday, she will speak to constituents. The scene: a lunchtime meeting at the Southside Business Men’s Club, held at the San Jose Country Club. For Boyer, this year as City Council President has been one full of accomplishments that will be […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

The office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continued its budget review Monday, with a romp through the Finance and Administration budget. The department is more fully-staffed than it was two years ago, when it was “decimated,” per Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, yet points for discussion abounded. As is often the case with these hearings, the news […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

Last Thursday night, a former Jacksonville mayor gave his blessing to a power move from the current mayor. Jake Godbold’s remarks, delivered to the Jacksonville Historical Society, validated current Mayor Lenny Curry in ways that need to be fully appreciated before they hit the memory hole. Curry told the Florida Times-Union editorial board that he was “prepared to […]

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Jax Mayor’s Office reviews Downtown Investment Authority budget

Fireworks animate Jax Public Works budget review

Al Lawson fundraising off of ‘MEAN’ Trumpcare

Will the Anna Brosche era be trouble for Lenny Curry?

$11M in HUD money for Jacksonville for FY 2017

Lenny Curry out of U.S. Conference of Mayors

Health Department concerned about infant mortality in Jacksonville

Lori Boyer to address Southside Business Men’s Club Wednesday

Jax Mayor’s Office plows through Finance & Administration budget

Jake Godbold, Lenny Curry, and the ‘strong mayor’ model