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A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2015

If I were planning to “make America great again,” I’d probably start at a 30 year old shopping mall, just like GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is. Trump will be at Toney Sleiman‘s Jacksonville Landing next Saturday at noon. Meanwhile, a protest, by Eyes Open Jax, has already been planned. “Donald Trump is visiting Jacksonville to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

It appears that the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Jacksonville are in a disagreement regarding a lapsed Joint Participation Agreement and encumbrance concerning the Mayport/St Johns River Ferry Operations project and Federal Land Access Program money is at stake. An email from Paige Johnston of the General Counsel office to Councilman John Crescimbeni lays […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

Does Shad Khan need an even bigger scoreboard? It would seem that way, given the free and easy access Jacksonville City Council members apparently have to the owner’s box as indicated by an email by Ethics Director Carla Miller. She sent the missive to local Jags-and-everything-else lobbyist Paul Harden and General Counsel Jason Gabriel over owner’s […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

For a measure of how seriously people in Jacksonville City Hall take the recent spate of imbroglios related to boards and commissions, look no further than an exasperated email from Jacksonville Ethics Compliance and Oversight Director Carla Miller to Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa. “We need to step up Board Ethics training; they need to come […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland posted a warning on Facebook Friday about someone claiming to be an appraiser prowling Atlantic Beach and preying on homeowners. “Today we had a call from a homeowner that someone came to their door saying they were from the Property Appraiser’s office and they wanted to measure inside their […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

The long and winding battle between Ability Housing and residents of the Springfield neighborhood in Jacksonville continued Friday, with Ability Housing’s appeal of the Planning and Development Department’s refusal to grant an exception from a zoning overlaybeing. In May, the city of Jacksonville contended, according to WJCT, “that the facility’s intended use is ‘akin’ to that […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

In terms of using public comment at Jacksonville City Council meetings, Tuesday night was a stirring example of the voice of the people (at least, a subset thereof) being marshaled in pursuit of a clear group of policy objectives. Dozens of speakers during Public Comment urged the retention of member Joey McKinnon and chair Lisa […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

On Friday morning, the Florida Energy Summit closed with a discussion of “leveraging the energy sector for a better Florida.” That leveraging, said panelists, encompasses everything from compressed natural gas to offshore oil exploration. Moderated by Anddrikk Frazier, the Principal of Integral Energy, the panel included Kevin Worley of JAX LNG, Paul Glenister of 2G […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

According to Allen Fore, the VP for public affairs at Kinder Morgan, the planned Palmetto Pipeline project, which would bring refined petroleum south through Savannah to Jacksonville, is potentially an important component for Jacksonville becoming an “energy hub.” Fore talked to FloridaPolitics.com about the project on Friday morning at the Florida Energy Summit, touching on a variety […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 15, 2015

After a 14 month process of meetings, the Jacksonville City Council Capital Improvement Plan committee is moving toward its last couple of meetings, with one held on Thursday afternoon, after a hiatus during the budget process. Some highlights of the five measures considered: — Stormwater legislation will likely be deferred until April 30, as the Lenny Curry […]

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Donald Trump in Jacksonville next Saturday; protest immediately planned

FDOT, Jacksonville in ferry funding flap

Jags box tickets “flowing” to council members draw ethics slap

Jax ethics chief urges after-hours training sessions

Phony property appraiser preys on Atlantic Beach residents, raising specter of “appraiser danger”

Ability Housing loses its appeal for Springfield housing in Jax, considers suit

For the Jax Planning Commission, did Tuesday night matter?

Natural gas, offshore oil exploration keys to Jacksonville’s energy future

Palmetto Pipeline: key to Jacksonville becoming an “energy hub”?

Jax Council Capital Improvement committee continues