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A.G. GancarskiNovember 21, 2018

JAXPORT’s dredging of 11 miles of the St. Johns River scored important financial backing Wednesday, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budgeted $46 million more toward it in its FY 2019 work plan. The $46 million is almost equal to the $50 million secured in the previous two budget years, a potentially good sign for […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis stopped by JAXPORT in Jacksonville on Wednesday, just hours before a major fundraiser on his behalf. During the media availability, DeSantis bemoaned “McCarthyite tactics” from the media, which he said unfairly paint him as an extremist by association while not applying the same scrutiny to Andrew Gillum, his Democratic opponent. Six […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2018

Jacksonville policymakers don’t have to worry, at least for another year, where money for the JAXPORT dredge is coming from. Rep. John Rutherford on Monday announced $32.389 million in federal funding via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is the second straight year of federal money, and an uptick from the $17.5 million that JAXPORT received for […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been a valuable resource for the Trump Administration as they have grappled with the devastation in Puerto Rico. On Friday, for example, Scott talked to President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence about what he saw when he went last week — a prelude to President Trump’s own visit. Yet Gov. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2017

One of the many discussions that enlivened Jacksonville City Council budget hearings in August was the city’s surfeit of minority engineers. Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa noted that some categories — such as “African-American engineers” — are “difficult to find.” “Most African-American engineers graduate from Northeastern universities and stay in the [Northeast],” Mousa added, explaining a shortfall […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2017

Two of Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche‘s most prominent antagonists on the Council (Tommy Hazouri and John Crescimbeni) have called for a public workshop on JAXPORT dredging. But Brosche made the call Tuesday, saying that’s not happening. Noting that there have been “several years of public consideration” of the project already, Brosche asserted that the workshop would […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 21, 2017

Last week, the Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board called for a public workshop on dredging the St. Johns River. While it appears that some members of the Jacksonville City Council, as of Friday, were open to a shade meeting due to JAXPORT‘s concerns about legal exposure, JEPB Chair Nick Howland backed the call for a hearing in the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2017

Friday afternoon saw the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee mull the JAXPORT capital budget — and the big item of interest was dredging. Councilman Tommy Hazouri — not a member of that committee — visited and raised standing questions he’s had about a lack of public discourse on dredging. And he wasn’t the only Council member […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2017

The scene at the end of Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting was interesting. John Crescimbeni, who came within a few votes of being Jacksonville City Council President, was imploring the candidate who won — Anna Brosche — to hold public hearings on dredging the St. Johns River as JAXPORT wants. Though no money has been […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2017

With state and federal money now committed to the JAXPORT dredging process, it would seem that the project would be full-steam ahead. However, one Jacksonville City Councilman — former Mayor Tommy Hazouri — wants a fuller accounting of environmental impacts from the dredge to 47 feet for 11 miles of the St. Johns River, and “transparency” […]

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‘A major victory for our region’: John Rutherford on new JAXPORT money

Ron DeSantis bemoans ‘McCarthyite’ tactics from media

John Rutherford, Marco Rubio spotlight federal money for JAXPORT dredge

Rick Scott on Puerto Rico: ‘Whatever you need, we’ll be there for you’

Garrett Dennis wants answers on Jacksonville’s minority engineer shortage

Anna Brosche rebuffs Council rivals, spikes call for JAXPORT dredging workshop

Jax Environmental Protection Board calls for dredging workshop

Dredging draws intense scrutiny in JAXPORT budget review

Public hearing on Jax dredge? Opinions vary in City Hall

Councilman Tommy Hazouri wants ‘transparency’ on Jax dredge project