Council may get its own advice on Jag deal
City Council President Ron Salem wants the council to be on equal footing with the mayor’s office when making a deal to build a new football stadium. He has proposed hiring a consultant for the council to help in fashioning a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars professional football team, which will be the main users […]
Loophole Lenny now a Lobbyist
Former Mayor Lenny Curry (love that word “former”) has made news again. Not for his tweets this time but for his new job as a Lobbyist for Ballard Partners. We guess he will be a lobbyist because that is what Ballard Partners does. They are a high-powered lobbying firm with offices in Washington, DC, Tallahassee […]
Dear Mayor Deegan: Thank you for focusing on improving city’s permitting and inspection process in your first budget
The line item in Mayor Deegan’s first budget provides for $21.72 million to be allocated to better the city’s permitting and inspection processes, improve technology, and hire four new staffers. We send a hearty Wink to Mayor Deegan for listening well to those who do business in Jacksonville. She heard their concerns and she is […]