March 27, 2023
#AskJAXTDY: How does the election supervisor do his job when his son is running for office?
With his son on the Jacksonville City Council ballot this spring, here’s what Election Supervisor Mike Hogan can’t do.
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Email your question to news@jaxtoday.org, and a Jacksonville Today reporter might answer it in a future story. Just put #ASKJAXTDY in the subject line.
March 16, 2023
#AskJAXTDY: Are these traffic lights in Jax Beach ever turning on?
Traffic lights have been installed but not turned on in Jacksonville Beach. Why the months-long delay?
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March 15, 2023
#AskJAXTDY: Will local mosquito spraying kill pollinators?
Will spraying for mosquitoes kill beneficial pollinators in Jacksonville, a reader asks.
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November 21, 2022
#AskJAXTDY: More details on ADUs, please
Q. After reading that the Jax City Council had extended the area where local homeowners can build and rent “accessory dwelling units,” which are basically small apartment-type casitas, Jacksonville Today newsletter readers Susan A. and Shanell D. had questions: Susan asks whether ADUs would have separate tax bills on top of the main home’s property tax bill and whether they’ll
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November 3, 2022
#AskJAXTDY: Where can recyclables be dropped off?
Q: Jacksonville Today reader Marla P. has a problem when it comes to her household recyclable items: Her condo building in Jacksonville Beach only recycles paper. “I would be happy to bring my cardboard, plastics and glass to a recycling center, but I do not see any online that don’t charge for their service,” she says. “Is there no city
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September 27, 2022
#AskJAXTDY: Answering your local Hurricane Ian questions
The Jacksonville Today team is answering storm prep questions ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall on Florida’s west coast tomorrow. Send us your questions on Twitter @JAXTDY and we’ll update this story with the answer. For up-to-the minute info on Hurricane Ian, follow Florida Storms on Twitter; download the Florida Storms app, which includes street-level warnings on a live broadcast
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August 26, 2022
#AskJAXTDY: Why wasn’t the school tax referendum during the general election when more people vote?
With the August primary in the books, and most races going to runoff elections November 8, the Jacksonville Today team is answering your voting questions. About 29% of Duval voters cast a ballot in the primaries this week, and 53% of those voters agreed to increase property taxes to fund teacher pay raises, arts and athletics in Duval Schools. But
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August 9, 2022
#AskJAXTDY: Will the proposed property tax for schools compound each year?
The Jacksonville Today team is answering your voting questions ahead of the August 23rd primaries. A hot topic? The Duval Schools referendum to increase property taxes by 1 mill to increase teacher pay and boost sports and arts programs. In Jacksonville Today’s voter guide on the proposal, we explained how schools are funded, and who’s for and against the referendum.
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May 24, 2022
#AskJAXTDY: Why doesn’t Florida have rent control?
The Jacksonville Today team is answering your housing questions, as rents in the region have climbed by more than twice the rate of inflation during the COVID pandemic. We’ve looked at how much rent went up by neighborhood and laid out some potential solutions to Jacksonville’s housing crisis. This week a Jacksonville Today reader asks: “Why is there no rent
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