Jacob OglesDecember 28, 2019
4min388
NCIS says the man took photos of sensitive national defense facilities on his phone.
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Jacob OglesDecember 28, 2019
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 6, 2017
14min258
Monday morning saw the first of three Jacksonville City Council committees approve the latest attempt to expand the Human Rights Ordinance. The vote was 4-2. The measure would extend protections in housing, public accommodations, and employment on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. As well, the bill offered in its original form […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2017
2min253
Funds for a pilot “ShotSpotter” program were approved by the Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services committee Tuesday. The allocation will have to be approved by two other committees, Public Health and Safety and Finance, before being considered by the full council next week. The $435,000 allocation was part of a larger package […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 3, 2017
4min166
Tuesday morning saw the Jacksonville City Council Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services committee greenlight a bill that frustrated it in December. The bill would increase city-imposed ticket surcharges for the Veterans Memorial Arena, the Baseball Grounds of Jax, and the Times Union Center for the Performing Arts, while adding surcharges for events at the under construction amphitheater and […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 5, 2016
9min253
Sports and entertainment legislation took center stage Monday morning in a Jacksonville City Council committee, with three significant bills considered. The first was the biggest talker. A bill increasing city-imposed ticket surcharges for the Veterans Memorial Arena, the Baseball Grounds of Jax, and the Times Union Center for the Performing Arts, while adding surcharges for events […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 5, 2016
2min193
Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown encountered some resistance the first time his bill to allocate $5,000 to each district council member for community events was in committee. On Monday in Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services, the bill was back, in amended form. The amendment consisted of “friendly suggestions” from the ethics office, said the general counsel […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 14, 20165min305
Jacksonville has changed a lot since the late 1970s. But the city’s tourist development plan remains as it was when originally implemented almost 40 years ago. With that in mind, Council President Lori Boyer brought forth a bill Monday morning to the Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services Committee with some revisions to charter language regarding the […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016
1min181
A bill in the Jacksonville City Council to tighten up the penalties on false reports from burglar alarms will be heard for a second time by a committee Monday. The Neighborhood, Community Investment and Services [NCIS] Committee will consider 2016-562 Monday morning, after deferring it in September. Of the 45,000 alarms in Jacksonville yearly, a […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2016
6min278
In the Jacksonville City Council Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services Committee Monday, a measure was approved to rename a local park as a memorial to the El Faro victims. The renaming of the Dames Point Park was described by bill sponsor Al Ferraro as “so much more than the renaming of a park.” Tote Maritime […]