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A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry doesn’t make every JEA Board meeting. But he made the one after Hurricane Matthew on Tuesday. Curry’s attendance, once FloridaPolitics.com reported it last week, has been a matter of some speculation, especially since JEA CEO Paul McElroy said last week he was out of town during Hurricane Matthew, as JEA imposed an unreachable […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016

After Hurricane Matthew, some Northeast Florida counties in the path of the storm have a leg up on others. Action News Jax reported Tuesday that Volusia, Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns counties are now eligible for Individual Assistance, which helps facilitate temporary housing for the displaced and small business loans for affected businesses. Left out of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016

After a month defined by preparation for and recovery from Hurricane Matthew, Jacksonville could use some good news, positive economic activity, and a whole lotta fun. City leaders say it’s coming later in October and early in November, via both sporting events (the 2016 Georgia vs. Florida game and the Navy vs. Notre Dame game) […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016

For most of the last year, the JEA — Jacksonville’s municipal utility — had benefited from positive news cycles. In the fall of 2015, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry requested the resignation of JEA board members. The source of Curry’s ire were scripted comments in a board meeting related to a pay hike and contract extension for CEO Paul McElroy. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016

Jacksonville has shown improvement in its “LGBT friendliness” score, nearly doubling it in the last year. And the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality credits Republican Mayor Lenny Curry as the reason why. In the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, Jacksonville earned a rating of 49 out of 100 for 2016, up from 26 in 2015. FloridaPolitics.com reported a draft version […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and senior staffers had another meeting this week with the potential buyer for some of the city’s most beleaguered HUD properties, and it went well, says the mayor’s office. In September, Curry confirmed the interest of Millennia Housing Management of Cleveland, Ohio, —which has specialized in the low-income housing market for over two decades […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

With Northeast Florida focused on the approach of Hurricane Matthew last week, fundraising for state-level races and political committees slowed throughout the Jacksonville region. **** In House District 11, which includes the hard-hit areas of Jacksonville Beach and Nassau County, Republican Cord Byrd raised $2,000 from two PACs: the Florida Conservative Alliance and the Beer Distributors Committee. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2016

Even as considerable acrimony has been shown by Jacksonville residents to JEA management during the post-Matthew period of sustained power outages, there is reason for hope. As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the utility was down to 4,806 customers without power. That reduction is not a moment too soon for long-suffering customers, many of whom have been […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2016

On Thursday, Jacksonville City Council members Scott Wilson, John Crescimbeni, and Greg Anderson convened to discuss an issue of interest to Wilson: commercial corridors in need of re-development. Wilson, elected in 2015, has contended Jacksonville’s economic incentives policy doesn’t accommodate his district on Jacksonville’s Southside, where many neighborhoods have economic issues, but don’t qualify for incentives in the city’s recently […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

On Tuesday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa addressed the city council on how recovery efforts are going after Hurricane Matthew. There is lots of work ahead, and that work will have to be exhaustively documented for reimbursement purposes, and it will cost millions of dollars. Mousa noted the process, including engaging contractors, would be done outside […]

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Hurricane Matthew blowback and reax dominate JEA Board meeting

Many NE Florida counties have gotten a full disaster declaration, but Duval waits

Jacksonville leaders talk ‘$75-$80M’ economic impact of college football, military events

JEA Board meets Tuesday; Mayor Lenny Curry will be there

Equality group credits mayor with huge leap in Jacksonville’s LGBT friendliness score

Sale of Jacksonville HUD properties making progress, says mayor’s office

Fundraising slowed in NE Florida as Hurricane Matthew approached

Slowly but surely, JEA winnows down its power outages

Jacksonville City Council members consider struggling commercial corridors

Up to $100M needed to get Jacksonville to normal after storm