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A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2015

During Thursday’s lunchtime meeting between Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and most of the members of the city council, many topics were discussed. One of them was Curry’s intention to send a letter to city employees. During the meeting, the mayor said, “All employees are going to get a message … saying that we understand that the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2015

Jacksonville City Council is headed for summer break … but not before a lunch meeting with Mayor Lenny Curry and Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa. Spox Bill Spann told me, going in, that this would be more of a high-level overview than a deep dive meeting. Time will tell. And so will this blog. 12:00: Council members are filing […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2015

When Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry arrived at city hall a few minutes after 6 for Wednesday night’s open house, the media awaited at the front steps for a promised “availability.” As he walked from his white SUV a bluegrass band played Me and Bobby McGee in Hemming Park about 100 yards away. Then a funny […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

One City. One Jacksonville. That was the theme Wednesday of the joint inauguration for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams. Those with memories longer than one news cycle might see the inauguration theme as a variant on the theme of the #UniteJax event in April that gave the Duval GOP an avenue to […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

The number of Lenny Curry campaign events I covered is definitely in three figures. A common thread for many of them was how below the radar they were. Endorsement events at local businesses. A speech to the Visit Jacksonville forum. An appearance at the recreation center in Grand Park. And so on. The media wasn’t at […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

An interesting email from the Republican Party of Duval County arrived in local inboxes late Tuesday night, less than an hour from the Inauguration Day of Lenny Curry. Entitled “Lenny Curry and Bill Spann resign leadership positions,” the email addressed Curry’s departure in real detail, with a complete letter from Mayor Curry, in which he resigned his State […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

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Many of the major hires have been made by the Lenny Curry administration, and the only prominent name from the local GOP so far was Bill Spann, an REC member and a party officer. As of midnight Tuesday, Spann will no longer be Duval Republican Executive Committee Secretary. As he writes to Party Chairman Robin Lumb, Spann […]

Melissa RossJune 30, 2015

Calling public safety and the city’s stretched finances his top priorities, new Jacksonville City Council president Greg Anderson says the city is heading into “an exciting time” as a new mayor and council are sworn in July 1. “If we can create an environment where the executive and legislative branches are working together, Jacksonville is […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

As we reported on Monday, Denise Lee will be serving in the Lenny Curry administration as Director of Blight Initiatives. After her Blight Committee meeting as part of the Curry transition operation at Jacksonville University, we were able to sit her down for an interview, in which she talked about working with Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, about where […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

As regular readers of this site know, we have been in attendance for a number of the Lenny Curry Transition Committee meetings at Jacksonville University. Tuesday’s meeting of the Operations, Human Resources, and Productivity Committee is the third we’ve covered involving this group. This is the first, however, after Committee Chair Kerri Stewart was picked as Chief […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

Mayor Lenny Curry writes letter to COJ employees

Lenny Curry, Jax City Council hold first lunch meeting

Lenny Curry, Mike Williams “listening and connecting” at Art Walk

One City, One Jacksonville: Lenny Curry, Mike Williams’ visionary inauguration

It all has changed for Lenny Curry

Duval GOP announces Lenny Curry, Bill Spann departures

Lenny Curry spox Bill Spann resigns from Duval Republican Executive Committee

Greg Anderson on new Jax mayor, council: “We’ve got a new day”

Denise Lee talks blight and her new administration role

Kerri Stewart discusses new role as Jax chief of staff