As part of a local effort modeled on the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, Jacksonville City Council members are seeking answers as to whether funding for up to $90 million in capital improvement projects can be removed from the city budget or reallocated.
In a meeting April 1 of the council’s Duval DOGE committee, council auditors presented a report listing 66 projects for which there has been no spending since October 2023.
Auditors told committee members they are seeking explanations from the city administration about why the projects remain on the budget, with possible reasons being that the projects have stalled, need more funding or were completed and have not been erased from the budget, among others.
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