A.G. GancarskiJanuary 26, 2023
4min0
Former leaders of Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach are on board.
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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 26, 2023A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016
9min266
Criticism is mounting of the Aug. 30 Jacksonville pension tax referendum, which would, if passed, extend the half-cent infrastructure sales tax from 2030 until 2060, or whenever current pension debt is retired. The mayor of Neptune Beach, Harriet Pruette, emailed Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry in May, hoping to ensure the beach communities aren’t left out in the […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 24, 2016
1min420
Though Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry hasn’t said the Jacksonville beach communities would suffer from any aspect of the potential extension of the half-cent sales tax, at least one beach community mayor, Harriet Pruette of Neptune Beach, is in a “trust but verify” mode. A letter from Pruette to Curry wants to know Curry’s “plans to ensure that […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 20155min145
The Jacksonville Beaches on the Fourth of July have a certain amount of public safety concerns. Townies cross the ditch, get blitzed, and act the fool. Since Independence Day 2011, when there was a bit of a melee at Jax Beach, there has been increased vigilance. That’s the price of doing business. Neptune Beach has […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015
5min206
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. GancarskiApril 16, 2015
3min160
On Saturday morning, Lenny Curry plans to open a Beaches campaign headquarters to consolidate his strength from the First Election in Jacksonville’s beach communities. It takes place at 10 a.m. at 1708 Third St N. Ahead of that opening, Curry had an editorial in the Beaches Leader that assured Beaches voters that if he were elected mayor […]
Melissa RossMarch 3, 2015
3min143
The Lenny Curry campaign is pushing back against complaints about mailers its Together for a Greater Jacksonville PAC have sent to Republican and independent voters as the March 24 unitary election draws near. The mailings have been criticized as inflammatory in their messaging against incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown. Curry campaign manager Brian Hughes has quickly […]
Melissa RossMarch 3, 20153min96
The Lenny Curry campaign is pushing back against complaints about mailers its Together for a Greater Jacksonville PAC have sent to Republican and independent voters as the March 24 unitary election draws near. The mailings have been criticized as inflammatory in their messaging against incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown. Curry campaign manager Brian Hughes has quickly […]