Tag: Kurtis Wilson

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016
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Even in a tight budget year in Jacksonville, the sheriff’s office, and the fire and rescue department still have to be fed. On Thursday afternoon, the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee took a look at public safety budgets. There was little in the way of controversy, even on enhancements, compared to the surprisingly contentious inspector […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 21, 2016
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On Thursday, Jacksonville City Council members Lori Boyer and Aaron Bowman convened to discuss a piece of cure legislation, intended to resolve Council’s budget night decision to move $330,799 from stormwater to safety officer salaries. Before that meeting, I talked with Fire Chief Kurtis Wilson about the need for safety officers, something that has gotten obscured in the procedural drama […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016
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A recurring concern of the Lenny Curry administration: improving fire safety. To that end, some good news when Jacksonville leaders said Monday that Jacksonville is the largest city in the country to get a Class 1 rating. The Class 1 rating denotes, in the words of the administration’s Charles Moreland, “the highest service available.” Moreland, a former […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2016
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Jacksonville City Council’s Tuesday Recreation, Community Development, Public Health, and Safety (RCDPHS) committee meeting was highlighted by Pension Tax and Public Health talk, and an extended discussion of a controversial Fire and Rescue salary allocation from September’s budget hearings. The Health Department’s Kelly Wells announced new initiatives, such as the 60 Days to Better Health challenge […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015
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A news release from Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry confirms talk that Kirk Wendland, who was part of CAO Sam Mousa‘s “budget SWAT Team” this summer, has been hired to head the Office of Economic Development. Wendland will make $150,000 per year as OED director. Wendland is director of business development at Stellar, an architecture, engineering and construction firm.  […]


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