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A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

Those who have seen Jacksonville grow over the decades have seen Florida State College at Jacksonville grow with it. A few decades back, Florida Junior College was a sleepy two-year school, used primarily as a feeder into the University of North Florida’s upper division offerings. Jacksonville has grown, and FSCJ has grown with it. A four-year […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

One of the recurrent issues during the mayoral campaign: the “Liberty Street Collapse.” Candidate Lenny Curry promised action on it. Mayor Lenny Curry delivered. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has moved up its safety inspection of Coastline Drive to the week of July 20. It had been scheduled for mid-August. In a statement, Curry said: […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

The man who chaired the Duval GOP to resounding electoral success in the just concluded campaign will be an integral part of the Lenny Curry administration. The Jacksonville mayor announced on Friday that he has appointed Robin Lumb as his Director of Policy at a salary of $92K per annum. Lumb – a former At-Large Jacksonville City […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

The draft version of the Jacksonville Economic Development subcommittee report, presented in a Thursday morning meeting at the University of North Florida, features the subtitle “Ideas for Today and Tomorrow.” Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney, architect of the last great push toward progress in the form of the Better Jacksonville Plan, chairs the group so recommendations […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

Florida Politics has obtained a copy of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s Infrastructure Subcommittee recommendations, which hit on topics such as Park Programming, Parks and Recreation, and lapsed programs such as Intensive Care Neighborhoods. The major theme, however; maximizing the utility of the Neighborhoods Department that is a leit motif of these meetings. Some of Infrastructure’s most […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

A few things are certainties in the Bold New City of the South. One of them is that football (with the exception of the gone and mostly forgotten ACC Championship Game) is a consistent draw. The other is that Jacksonville is as strong a military town as any in the country. When you can make […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

With Lenny Curry at the one-week mark in his mayoral term, his transition committees are preparing their recommendations for final delivery. Florida Politics has obtained a draft copy of one such transition committee document, that of Streamlining Growth and Opportunity, and it predictably goes deep. The committee addressed issues related to making planning, zoning, and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 7, 2015

In Jacksonville, the big news from the Lenny Curry administration on Tuesday was the reappointment of a familiar quantity: Emergency Preparedness Chief Steven Woodward. Woodward, a former FEMA deputy administrator, was first appointed in 2013. “Public safety is a top priority and being prepared for an emergency plays a big part in keeping our city safe,” Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 4, 2015

Independence Day is a time for celebration and reflection for all Americans. For the Winn-Dixie grocery chain, it is also a time for giving back. On Saturday morning at the Winn-Dixie Lakewood location, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry met with Southeastern Grocers CEO and President Ian McLeod and Steven Nardizzi, CEO of Wounded Warrior Project, to celebrate Winn Dixie’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 3, 2015

At Thursday’s lunch meeting between the Jacksonville City Council and Mayor Lenny Curry, a surprisingly robust topic was the issue of grants. Councilman Tommy Hazouri said that the city had “missed the boat” on effective grant writing during the Alvin Brown administration. John Crescimbeni talked about the use of outside grant writers, and how $30,000 over two years […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

FSCJ Downtown Immersion project is on the table

Lenny Curry gets FDOT action on Liberty Street

Robin Lumb appointed COJ policy director

Economic Development committee presents 2nd Better Jacksonville Plan

Another Lenny Curry subcommittee votes for Neighborhoods Department

Jacksonville lands next year’s Navy/Notre Dame football game

Jax “Streamlining Growth and Opportunity” transition committee readies recommendations

Lenny Curry reappoints emergency preparedness chief Steven Woodward

Lenny Curry lauds Winn-Dixie’s commitment to the Wounded Warrior Project

Military and police grants going Jacksonville’s way