Shad Khan to buy Wembley Stadium. Go Jags but not to London!
A few months ago, I had a conversation with someone in the top leadership of our state government. We were talking about the situation with the Jaguars in London and how they kneeled for our National Anthem on foreign soil. This person could not understand why the Jaguar owner would do that. It made no […]
District Deal: Asking tough questions as only a Banker can. Councilman Anderson gets a Wink!
I popped into a meeting today at City Hall. I wanted to hear the questions City Councilman Greg Anderson had regarding The Big District Deal. I was intrigued because Mr. Anderson is a banker with a very good reputation for digging into numbers and this deal is filled with numbers…lots of numbers. Specifically big taxpayer […]
800 lb Gorilla: Empowerment, Opportunity, Enterprise, Renewal. Words, just words.
In a recent Florida Trend article, we read that Governor Rick Scott had identified “low tax opportunity zones” statewide to encourage investment. Debbie G went into research mode and delved into what this meant. Here is Part 1 of what she uncovered. Influence: Part 1 There are many things that influence the environment in which […]
Is it fair some developers get our tax incentives and others don’t. What’s up with that?
Our City should follow Town Center Model. It seems to draw the crowds and they didn’t use any of our money. I’ve confirmed there were no city or state incentives for the St. Johns Town Center development in southside. The developer did it the old-fashioned way. He developed a plan, he used his own […]
Coincidence? Conspiracy? Cronyism? JEA. The District. The Shipyards. What say you?
It can be difficult to distinguish between coincidence, conspiracy and crony capitalism. Having never been much of a conspiracy theorist, I still have to note an amazing coincidence. Two big-time developers want to make big bucks via “partnerships” with the city and – suddenly out of the blue – local politicians develop an interest in […]
Jaguars unveil uniforms, dog park, and yep … a big request for more money from us over & above Shipyards
Eye on Jacksonville doesn’t want to come across as being “against” all development. We are “All In” for development and moving a city forward. We do not believe, however, our tax dollars should be handed out like candy to wealthy developers. But if we do… we believe the following should be considered: Billionaires should pay […]
Holy Mackerel- Wealthy Developers want $94,000,000 of our money
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Pen vs. Gun: City Council considers grocery store bailout with your money
In Venezuela the government uses a gun to manipulate private business, in Jacksonville the city council uses a pen. When a grocery chain, Exito, needed to raise prices to operate, Chavez sent in national guards to prevent any price increases. Eventually the Exito Supermarket chain made the decision to leave Venezuela. Here in Jacksonville when […]
Just Imagine: FDOT to Shut Down I-95 Between University Blvd & JTB!*
Would you be outraged? Do you think it makes sense to close a vital traffic artery to force traffic to travel along a road to boost businesses in the area? Of course not! That is exactly what is proposed for the elevated portion of the Hart Expressway between the River and the Maxwell House Coffee […]