Fernandina Beach: Bad budget practices cause money to pile up and politicians scurry to spend it
For years, city officials in Fernandina Beach have allowed reserves in the building department to build dramatically. Rather than refunding the money or lowering the fees charged to builders and developers, they have gone on a spending spree to get rid of the excess. In this year’s presentation on the building department budget, City Commissioners […]
Local place names may fall like dominoes when cancellation begins
One of the Jacksonville residents strenuously opposing the cancel culture’s efforts to rename government schools and other local places, posted this in Facebook: “THIS IS OUR HISTORY, LIVE WITH IT History lesson of Jacksonville, Florida: Street names: Washington, Monroe, Jefferson – slave owners Forsyth – named after John Forsyth, governor of Ga. owned slaves Ocean […]
Fernandina Beach: Bad budget practices cause money to pile up and politicians scurry to spend it
For years, city officials in Fernandina Beach have allowed reserves in the building department to build dramatically. Rather than refunding the money or lowering the fees charged to builders and developers, they have gone on a spending spree to get rid of the excess. In this year’s presentation on the building department budget, City Commissioners […]