We were able to catch up with Mike Weinstein for a few minutes near the end of his campaign kick-off meeting at the Prime Osbourne Convention Center Tuesday night.
We had a few questions in regards to Mike's thoughts on downtown Jacksonville and the city's budget. Weinstein discusses the state of downtown, the homeless population downtown, obstacles facing downtown business owners, the failed construction of the new courthouse, and the city budget.
On Monday night, I attended a meeting of Westside Republicans, a well organized and efficiently run organization that invited advocates for both sides of the Cecil Field debate, strictly for educational purposes. Everyone stepped up to the plate, spoke professionally, and treated each other with respect.
Thomas Watson, a retired Rear Admiral who lives in Green Cove Springs, has an outstanding record as a Naval Officer and is truly a citizen whose opinion should be respected.
A friend and associate, Don Rice, whose expertise is in regard to NADEP, spoke in favor of the Navy returning to cecil.
The only flaw this evening was poor preparation on my part. The closing question and answer period looses meaning when you can't hear the question asked. My apologies to you and the speaker, who closed their presentation more gracefully than I let it appear.
Mayor Peyton just recently announced the city's new budget. Included in the plan is a property tax rollback from 9.65 mills to 9.64 mills. This would save a taxpayer with a home assessed at $150,000 about $1.50. This will become important around election time, when voters will want to know what the mayor has done for them lately. The answer is simple: Lower taxes!
Kevin Conner hit the streets of Jacksonville to find out what residents and property owners of Jacksonville are going to do with their extra money. Watch the video now.
A committee made up of business owners, city leaders, and urban planners have unveiled their list of recommendations to improve downtown Jacksonville. WJCT's Lucy Nalpathanchil reports.
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority?s bus system could be seeing changes in the near future. Among those is the AirJTA fleet which serves as shuttle between Downtown and JIA.
Part of a chain-wide remodeling program, the store gained more than 2,400 square feet in the revamp, as Winn-Dixie sets its sights on downtown food shoppers.
It took three years, but Karen Mathis? predictions for Springfield retail relief have finally arrived in the form of a new Walgreens store at 8th and Davis.
