Just another day in Jacksonville – higher taxes again
Mayor Curry’s video announcement of the passing of the gas tax sent spikes under my skin. I wanted to give him a little CEO Coaching on the delivery of the message. But, alas, as you have been informed, Mayor Curry’s Administration has no desire to hear from Eye on Jacksonville. And it appears he has […]
What’s this? A glitch in the push to quickly double taxes
Apparently, several members of the City Council are having second thoughts about doubling the local option gas tax. Mayor Lenny “Hurry” Curry wants it done now. But Council Members Aaron Bowman, LeAnna Cumber, Al Ferraro, Joyce Morgan and Danny Becton said they would back a referendum if it were proposed, according to a local TV […]
Hope for NOPE: Wounded bill still has a chance to pass
Tuesday, the City Council will vote on whether members will continue to get automatic pay raises. There seems to be some reluctance on the part of council members to give up this perk. Sponsor Rory Diamond thinks he has nine votes. It takes 10 to pass. He said he had 10, but one member flipped […]
Just what Jacksonville needs at this time — higher taxes?
Talk about bad timing. City Councilman Aaron Bowman is proposing a new tax on Jacksonville residents. The nation probably is in a depression because of the Chinese virus. More than 40 million people are without jobs. The federal government is spending trillions of dollars – not money that it has but money that it is […]
City Council President takes on praying before meetings. He’s got his priorities straight. Eye roll.
Have you noticed the big issues facing Jacksonville such as our high crime, shootings nearly every day and the increasing homeless population in downtown? These are big issues yet our City Council President believes he needs to create an issue where none exists: Praying before City Council meetings. Glad to see our council members hard […]
Will new City Council President spend large amounts of money on a problem that is shrinking?
City Council President Aaron Bowman is continuing to push for a strategic plan that will focus on crime and safety as the No. 1 priority, he said at a meeting of former council presidents Monday. Since taking office, Bowman has been advocating a longer-term vision by the city government in the form of a strategic […]
Council President & Mayor’s office: Playing politics & calling names. Cut it out! Do your job.
While the election battle is taking center stage here in Florida, our local city leaders have resorted to calling dissenters names and sending out press releases instead of talking things out and being respectful of differences of opinion. This is not how you run a city government. This is how you run a political campaign. […]
Eye on Jacksonville welcomes new City Council President, Aaron Bowman
City Council President Aaron Bowman is taking steps to change the notoriously short-term thinking of politicians into a mindset that takes a longer view. Because of term limits, and the annual change of council presidents, the council tends to operate in one-year cycles. Obviously, some issues remain in the political realm much longer than that. […]