September 14, 2023
Proposed food and beverage tax sparks early debate
A proposed 1% tax on food and drinks would fund anti-homelessness programs in Jacksonville.
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A proposed 1% tax on food and drinks would fund anti-homelessness programs in Jacksonville.
Randy DeFoor, the former Jacksonville City Council member who Mayor Donna Deegan nominated to lead the city’s Office of General Council, withdrew her name from consideration.
Northside Jacksonville residents are organizing in opposition to a fuel storage facility.
The Jacksonville City Council will vote this month on the appointment of former Councilwoman Randy DeFoor to head up the general counsel’s office.
Council President Ron Salem has invested $13,000 toward a Changing Homelessness pilot program that will help those on the brink of losing their housing.
The Finance Committee recommended slicing a portion of the mayor’s budget that would have paid for a chief of diversity.
City Council voted Tuesday to send a second request to the Florida ethics commission about Randy DeFoor’s ability to take the position of general counsel.
Thousands of complaints about foul odors were filed around the Murray Hill area of Jacksonville between 2020 and 2021.
Jacksonville’s homelessness subcommittee must make recommendations to Mayor Donna Deegan by Sept. 5.
Mayor Donna Deegan said she’s building a “rockstar team of difference-makers and innovators and collaborators.”