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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2018

Tuesday evening saw the Jacksonville City Council move two bills Florida Politics has covered through the process. The reboot of the KingSoutel CRA was passed by the Council. Hopes are that a recrafted CRA, expanding the boundary to include 1,100 linear feet of right of way on Norfolk Avenue, will drive the tax base in the Northwest […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

On a quiet Jacksonville City Council agenda Tuesday, the highlight, arguably, will be the passage of two bills to reboot the KingSoutel Community Redevelopment Area. Though conservatives in the Florida House have said that CRAs are often slush funds for connected people, city leadership in both the executive and legislative branches draw a different picture […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2018

In Tallahassee, Community Redevelopment Agencies are under siege by House Speaker Richard Corcoran, who believes they are taxpayer-funded slush funds. However, Jacksonville lawmakers believe there are safeguards put in place to protect taxpayers, and that CRAs provide necessary functions. This week in City Council committees (Monday in Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health & Safety; Tuesday in […]

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