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A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2015

The last Rules Committee meeting of the Jacksonville City Council in August had an appointment-heavy agenda, yet there was room also to address two major issues. Included on the agenda: 2015-508, which increases fines on unlicensed contractors to bring it in line with state recommendations; and 2015-522, a bill addressing emergency roadway clearance and post-disaster […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2015

Florida Politics has learned that Jay Demetree, one of the core supporters of the mayoral campaign of Lenny Curry, is in line to fill a vacancy on the Jacksonville Aviation Authority board. The Curry administration is seeking his appointment for the unexpired term ending Sept. 30, to be followed by another four-year term. Demetree chaired the “Fiscal Responsibility” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council special ad hoc committee on Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement discussed, as did Finance earlier on Monday, 2015-322, which Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart called a “three-year strategy” for fund allocation for affordable housing programs. Councilman John Crescimbeni asked Stewart interesting questions about Mayor Lenny Curry being on the Housing Commission, noting a “lot […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2015

In a Monday afternoon news release from the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry containing a letter to Drew Bartlett of the Central Florida Water Initiative Steering Committee, the administration’s opposition to water withdrawals from the St. Johns River was made official. Curry has asked that water withdrawals from the upper and middle basins of the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2015

One Spark is one of Jacksonville’s cornerstone events, and the man behind it, Peter Rummell, is also one of the key behind-the-scenes supporters of the Lenny Curry administration, as has been amply documented. With that convergence in mind, it’s perhaps inevitable that Curry’s City Hall would be considered as a platform for art at the 2016 One Spark […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2015

Last week, during the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee budget review sessions, a point of controversy revolved around whether or not the Lenny Curry administration was devoting sufficient resources to UF Health. The discussion of the hospital, referred to in the block quote as Shands, lasted about a quarter hour: 11:14 a.m.: Still on Shands. Money […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2015

Hot on the heels of Ernest Isaac being denied his “last hurrah” on the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, another Alvin Brown board appointee is bidding farewell as of the end of September. Local attorney Edward Booth, appointed by Brown in 2013, on August 12 “was advised by Jordan Elsbury of Mayor Curry’s office that my services would no […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2015

It’s hard to say no to free swag. Especially when it’s presented to a new mayor under the auspices of membership in the United States Conference of Mayors (a bargain at just $26K a year). Yet the Lenny Curry administration appears to have done just that. An email came through earlier in July from CGI, a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2015

On Tuesday, the St. Johns Riverkeeper filed a notice of intent to sue the Army Corps of Engineers over the proposed St. Johns River harbor deepening project. The grievances are fourfold. There is, the Riverkeeper contends, “a failure to provide appropriate in-kind mitigation for the environmental damage that will result from the dredging,” as well […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2015

During the 2015 Jacksonville campaign, District 7 Councilman Reggie Gaffney was identified by the Florida Family Action PAC as opposing the Human Rights Ordinance applying to LGBT people. Turns out the PAC got it wrong. “On the issue of the HRO Councilman Gaffney believes in equality,” Gaffney posted to his Facebook page on Monday. “The mailer […]

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Contractors, disaster prep on agenda in Jax Rules committee

Curry transition committee chairman in line for JAA post

Jax NICE Committee mulls housing, “junk cars”

Lenny Curry: No to St. Johns River water withdrawals

Jax City Hall to be One Spark art gallery?

UF Health gives Lenny Curry vote of confidence

Another Alvin Brown appointee bounced from Jax Aviation board

Jacksonville says no to free aerial videos

Why St Johns Riverkeeper decided to sue Army Corps of Engineers

Reggie Gaffney declares support for Jax HRO