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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2015

After an hour and a half of discussion, the Jacksonville Planning Commission bucked the wishes of the Curry administration members in the audience, and elected Lisa King as Chairwoman Elect. On Thursday at noon, the Jacksonville Planning Commission nominating committee met, preceding the regular 1:00 p.m. meeting. The principal drama looming over the event: the attempts […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2015

Ahead of Thursday’s surprisingly dramatic Jacksonville Planning Commission meeting, in which Commissioners Lisa King and Joey McKinnon, who have been asked to resign, in fact intend to show up and fulfill their duties, a couple of things are clear after conversations Florida Politics had with the mayor and several Council members on Thursday morning. Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2015

In Jacksonville politics, the mood in recent months has been the Era of Good Feeling. The budget process went as smoothly as could be hoped during the Finance Committee meetings of August. A lot of positive momentum was in play. As the board removals and replacements have mounted in Jacksonville’s independent commissions and boards in recent weeks, there […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

The Lenny Curry administration may want Lisa King off the Jacksonvile Planning Commission, but she has no intention of going. So it looks like Curry has a scrap on his hands. Florida Politics obtained a letter from King to Mayor Curry telling him, “I respectfully decline to resign from the Planning Commission.” “I am convinced […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

A proposal to appoint four new members to Jacksonville’s Planning Commission will be considered at next week’s City Council meeting, Florida Politics has learned. The moves comes despite two of the members slated for replacement have not yet resigned. The situation will likely dismay and inflame critics of the Lenny Curry administration’s board appointment policy. […]

Melissa RossAugust 20, 2015

Even though a 120-day moratorium on dispensing Charlotte’s Web is still in place in Jacksonville, one official involved with regulating the drug for cultivation and sale says the process is moving forward, albeit very slowly, for getting the non-euphoric THC oil into the hands of sick patients. “Over the past few weeks, everyone has learned […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

The Monday afternoon meeting of the St. Johns River Ferry Committee was a packed house. The conference room swelled with people, including multiple representatives from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (which was, at last check, expected but not guaranteed to fully take over responsibility for the Ferry effective Oct. 1). Turns out that’s not happening this […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2015

I had an interesting Twitter exchange Thursday regarding whether or not the Lenny Curry mayoral budget would provide the necessary $900,000 for the continued operation Mayport Ferry. I was told Thursday by an administration source that it was, in fact, in there. Yet it was easy to miss. So easy, in fact, that I missed it. And […]

Melissa RossJune 22, 2015

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Chicken-keeping residents across Duval County both in the urban core and in more rural areas may soon have reason to cluck their cheer if a new rule allows them to keep those hens on their property, permanently. “People really want to get in touch with their food comes from. I want my son to know […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2015

In the aftermath of her loss of the Jacksonville District 2 City Council race to Republican Al Ferraro, Democrat Lisa King took to Facebook to issue some observations. “I went into this race knowing the mountain I had to climb in getting people to look beyond party identification to qualifications and experience was steep. But there were so […]

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Jacksonville Planning Commission bucks Lenny Curry, chooses Lisa King as Chair-elect

Despite criticism on Planning Commission moves, Lenny Curry stands ground, with Council support

The civics lesson of the Lisa King and Joey McKinnon situation

Lisa King refuses to quit Jax planning panel; showdown with mayor imminent

4 tapped to join Jax Planning Commission, but 2 holdouts haven’t resigned

Charlotte’s Web in Jacksonville: “We need to move quickly”

JTA takeover of St. Johns River Ferry to be delayed 6 months

Lenny Curry budget will provide for Mayport Ferry

Fans of urban chickens in Jax hope to crow with victory over new ordinance

Lisa King talks about her Jax District 2 loss