Tag: Reggie Gaffney
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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 27, 2018
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Not for the first time in recent months, Jacksonville City Council members again discussed septic tank woes in the Northwest Quadrant. This time, however, a potential legislative remedy is in play. Budget hearings in August saw multiple members, including Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, lament the slow pace of septic phaseout. $6 million a year […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2018
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Local Jacksonville candidates continue fundraising for the 2019 elections, and a leit motif is the relative uncompetitiveness of cash dashes thus far. The carnage starts in the race for Sheriff, where new entry Tony Cummings sputtered in his first campaign finance report, bringing in an anemic $525. That’s a car payment, but not nearly enough to […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018
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On Monday, Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche rolled out a proposal for a task force on civil rights history. Via a draft memo, Brosche advanced a proposal for a 25 person task force, chaired by School Board member Warren Jones and Ju’Coby Pittman. Board members include, but are not limited to, Chris Hand, Hope McMath, Tony Allegretti, Marcus Pollard, Ennis Davis, Isaiah […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018
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As Jacksonville considers the increasingly less hypothetical question of whether or not to sell its public utility, JEA, a bill (2018-101) filed this week would earmark any proceeds. The bill, filed by Republican City Councilman Matt Schellenberg, would set up a restricted reserve account, which would require a two-thirds vote to access funds therein. In a conversation Thursday […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 26, 2018
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A recent Jacksonville City Council community forum, per the Florida Star, had a “jovial” atmosphere — and with good reason. The host Councilman — incumbent Democrat Reggie Gaffney — was doling out cash at the event. The Star’s reporter, Denise Williams, framed the gathering as a campaign event. “He recalled a portion of his many accomplishments … His […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018
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Another day, another issue for Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney as he attempts to build a campaign website for his re-election bid. Wednesday saw Gaffney list Jacksonville City Hall as campaign headquarters, and his office phone as the campaign phone number, contravening municipal code prohibiting the use of city property for campaigning. By Thursday morning, that issue […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018
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Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney has already launched his re-election campaign — and that campaign made its first mistake this week. Gaffney’s campaign website, as of Wednesday afternoon, listed City Hall (117 W. Duval Street) as the address for his campaign headquarters. Compounding the error: Gaffney listed his office phone as the phone number for his […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018
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A number of Jacksonville City Council members will face competitive races should they want to be re-elected. However, in terms of sheer amount of opponents, no one faces more competition than Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, who has four opponents already filed to face him in 2019. The Democrat, representing a district that sprawls from Downtown […]


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