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A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

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. GancarskiJune 24, 2015

With less than a week before he takes office, Lenny Curry‘s new administration is taking shape. “As I promised the taxpayers of Jacksonville, it is my intent to bring to government the best and brightest to serve with honor and integrity, and the team that we are assembling represents both great talent and a strong commitment […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2015

A review of public record emails indicates that some veteran hands are poised to brought into the Lenny Curry adminstration. Charles Moreland, like Sam Mousa, is going to be brought onto Lenny Curry’s staff from the transition team in a significant role at $135K per annum. Moreland, a former Fire Department Chief and Director, was an integral […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015

Though this reporter’s focus has been on the Sam Mousa budget review marathon, Lenny Curry‘s transition committee meetings continue apace at Jacksonville University. Today, we are sitting in on a couple of these; the first, as the title suggests, is Operations, Human Resources, and Productivity. The big news out of this: a Neighborhoods Department, cut in recent […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2015

We’ve devoted quite a few posts to how Lenny Curry won the Jacksonville mayor’s race. In the Alvin Brown side of the race, however, there is no shortage of candidates who are taking fire as people find ways to lay blame for that loss. We’ve covered some of the less-than-politic statements made by Florida Democratic […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2015

Reported late on Thursday by multiple outlets, the Lenny Curry transition leadership team gives some insight into what his administration might look like. It is stocked with familiar names and steady hands who have history in Jacksonville and who have been supporters of the Mayor Elect. “In the days and weeks ahead, I will be working with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2015

Early voting in Jacksonville starts on Monday, and Lenny Curry made the decision to spend a big chunk of the weekend beforehand in Grand Park and NW Jacksonville, defying many of his most vocal critics who have told him, in no uncertain terms, that he might as well cede these areas to his opponent, Alvin […]

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Jax council committee mulls Van Wert, cadavers, blight

Lenny Curry makes 4 key hires for his administration

Lenny Curry’s staff continues to take shape

Will Jacksonville have a Neighborhoods Department under the Lenny Curry Administration?

Some 2011 Alvin Brown ops saw 2015 loss coming

A look at Lenny Curry’s transition leadership team

Lenny Curry reaches out to, dialogues with Grand Park