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A.G. GancarskiApril 9, 2018

The ongoing contretemps between Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Anna Brosche continued apace last week. The two Republicans exchanged sharp words in letters, with Curry (who has lambasted Brosche in the past, including but not limited to descriptions of her actions as “disgraceful, irresponsible, ridiculous … slanderous”) asserting that Brosche’s communications with the Mayor’s […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2018

Even as well-connected lobbyists for major utility companies hover over Jacksonville’s JEA ahead of a potential sale, five utility unions combined in opposition to any moves Friday. Per a statement from the five unions: “It is the official position of the JEA Union Leadership that a privatization of JEA would have severe, harmful, and long term […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council special committee on the potential sale of JEA continued its regular Thursday deliberations. The major highlight of the meeting: One of the potential sticking points to a JEA sale: a 20-year commitment to Plant Vogtle, a nuclear plant under construction in Georgia, with exposure leading to a ratings downgrade for JEA late last […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2018

Monday and Tuesday saw yet more news in the ongoing contretemps between Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Anna Brosche over the sale of Jacksonville’s utility, JEA. The charge developed on revelations from a meeting Thursday, in which Brosche offered evidence of the administration not cooperating with the City Council committee exploring a potential sale of JEA. Council […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2018

Media was not allowed in the meeting room where JEA linemen met with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Tuesday. Yet all reports from the meeting (at least, thus far) were that it was positive for both the utility workers and the Mayor. Curry Chief of Staff Brian Hughes noted that the mayor’s “meeting with JEA linemen this morning was […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2018

The scene was set for Tuesday morning’s Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee the day before in a different committee. Finance Chair Garrett Dennis attempted to pepper city CFO Mike Weinstein with questions about the Kids Hope Alliance, the children’s program reforms of which Dennis has been a staunch critic. Dennis was shut down by that committee chair as […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

A political committee (Florida Committee for Infrastructure Investment) designed to stop the exploration of selling Jacksonville’s utility in its tracks rolled out its first radio ad in a mass email to media. The 30-second spot, which employs a child’s voice, includes a plaintive, heart-tugging script. “Mommy and daddy, they’re saying that Lenny Curry is trying to sell […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

After Thursday’s explosive meeting of the Jacksonville City Council’s special committee on JEA, which saw Council President Anna Brosche and Finance Chair Garrett Dennis pillory CEO Paul McElroy over numerous inconsistencies in his testimony, what’s certain is that, at least for Brosche, the questions have only begun. In a 20-minute-plus gaggle Thursday evening, Brosche went into great detail […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

As Jacksonville wrestles with the question of whether or not to privatize its public utility, the influential Jacksonville Civic Council outlined its plan to weigh in Friday. “After meeting with several consultants and public utility experts, the committee has developed – and our Executive Committee has approved — a framework for proceeding with the analysis,” […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council’s special committee on the “potential sale” of local utility JEA met Thursday for the first time since the Council decided to expand the panel from five to 19 members. The major item of interest: the testimony of JEA CEO Paul McElroy, previously summoned via subpoena. McElroy was compelled to address, among other […]

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Anna Brosche discusses ‘unhealthy dynamic’ with Lenny Curry

Jacksonville utility unions pan potential JEA sale as ‘harmful’

JEA CEO, Jacksonville City Council discuss Plant Vogtle obligation

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Council President Anna Brosche trade nasty letters over JEA sale discussion

JEA linemen, Lenny Curry discuss ‘future of JEA’

Jacksonville City Council panel chair skirmishes with Lenny Curry lieutenants

Political committee targets Lenny Curry, JEA sale with radio ad buy

Anna Brosche on collision course with Lenny Curry, JEA management over sale timeline inconsistencies

Jacksonville Civic Council rolls out next steps in its JEA valuation inquiry

Jacksonville City Councilmembers hammer JEA CEO Paul McElroy over inconsistencies