A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2020
3min301
As revenue dried up, payroll costs ballooned.
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A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2020A.G. GancarskiJanuary 3, 2019
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Some good news emerged for Jacksonville budget hawks Thursday, with City Council Auditor Kyle Billy lauding recent budgetary performance. “Everything’s looking real good,” Billy said, presenting the FY 17/18 year end report to the Council Finance Committee. This year-end report will be the last before city elections, which happen in March, with a May runoff if […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018
5min205
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
6min222
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. GancarskiMarch 22, 2018
12min479
During a Wednesday public notice meeting regarding the pros and cons of selling JEA, John Crescimbeni, who chairs a special committee on the “potential sale” of JEA, advised a Council colleague who thought the local utility’s electrical component could fetch $5 billion on the open market to “stay tuned to our special committee.” That special committee met […]