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Local government is taking steps to increase affordability
Affordable housing is a popular topic everywhere, and Jacksonville is no exception. Mayor Donna Deegan prefers the term “attainable housing” rather than “affordable housing” and she is paying a lot of attention to the subject. Housing is affordable when the household pays no more than 30 percent of their gross income for housing costs, including…
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Jacksonville’s $66,000 Holo-Donna is MIA at JIA
The plug finally is pulled on the mayor’s hologram box at Jacksonville International Airport. Mayor Donna Deegan is relieved – for the airport – because people making fun of her $66,000 political pet project really hurts JIA’s feelings. “I am sort of relieved for the airport that they no longer have to be a part…