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A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2017

In a move that will certainly shore up union support for his likely-uncontested re-election bid, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry rolled out a paid family leave proposal Thursday for all city employees. Family leave for city workers was an agenda item for Curry, which the administration had to get pension reform resolved to make happen. This is, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President-Designate Anna Brosche was not Mayor Lenny Curry‘s first choice for Council President – a term starting later this week — according to some sources. But the two first-term Republicans are pragmatists, and with Curry a believer in the importance of relationship building, a notable event on the Mayor’s Tuesday schedule was a meeting with […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

Duval County’s beaches took a hit from Hurricane Matthew last year. As another Hurricane Season is upon us, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Beaches Mayors, and Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford discussed beach restoration on Wednesday in Atlantic Beach. Among those efforts: beach re-nourishment, planting of dune vegetation, dune restoration, and other efforts via the U.S. Army Corps of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

The office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry reviewed the Downtown Investment Authority budget on Tuesday; below, some highlights. One interesting point out of this — LaVilla development plans are moving apace, with DIA working with consultants. Also in consultant mode: the downtown parking study, as DIA is responsible for downtown parking now. Parking revenues are down […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

Just as there are some who look at a tranquil lake and assume the depths are likewise tranquil, there are those who look at a change of leadership in Jacksonville’s City Council and assume a similar tranquility. For the previous two years, that was true. When Greg Anderson in 2015 and Lori Boyer in 2016 took over […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

Jacksonville is in line to receive just over $11M in money from Housing and Urban Development for FY 2017, per a letter from HUD dated Jun. 15. Over half of that sum — $5.661M — will come in through Community Development Block Grants, a category that the Donald Trump Administration has questioned. This is down significantly […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

The United States Conference of Mayors has set itself up as a counterweight to President Donald Trump on issues ranging from Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris Accord to military spending. Last weekend’s resolutions against military spending were especially interesting, with the Conference issuing resolutions “calling for hearings on real city budgets needed and the taxes […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer will gavel out her last meeting Tuesday evening; on Wednesday, she will speak to constituents. The scene: a lunchtime meeting at the Southside Business Men’s Club, held at the San Jose Country Club. For Boyer, this year as City Council President has been one full of accomplishments that will be […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

The office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continued its budget review Monday, with a romp through the Finance and Administration budget. The department is more fully-staffed than it was two years ago, when it was “decimated,” per Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, yet points for discussion abounded. As is often the case with these hearings, the news […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

Last Thursday night, a former Jacksonville mayor gave his blessing to a power move from the current mayor. Jake Godbold’s remarks, delivered to the Jacksonville Historical Society, validated current Mayor Lenny Curry in ways that need to be fully appreciated before they hit the memory hole. Curry told the Florida Times-Union editorial board that he was “prepared to […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

Union head, Council leaders laud Lenny Curry family leave proposal

Anna Brosche, Lenny Curry discuss the path forward

Lenny Curry on beach restoration: ‘We’re done’

Jax Mayor’s Office reviews Downtown Investment Authority budget

Will the Anna Brosche era be trouble for Lenny Curry?

$11M in HUD money for Jacksonville for FY 2017

Lenny Curry out of U.S. Conference of Mayors

Lori Boyer to address Southside Business Men’s Club Wednesday

Jax Mayor’s Office plows through Finance & Administration budget

Jake Godbold, Lenny Curry, and the ‘strong mayor’ model