Jacksonville City Council members reflect on memories of Tommy Hazouri news4jax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news4jax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Jacksonville City Council voted 12-4 on July 27 to keep Duval County’s property tax millage tax rate unchanged for another year despite some members calling for it to be reduced.
The rate in Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposed $1.41 billion 2021-22 fiscal year city operating budget will remain at $11.4419 per $1,000 of taxable property value.
The Council set the tax rate for the Beaches at $8.1512 per $1,000 of taxable value and the city of Baldwin at $9.6312 per $1,000 of taxable value.
All seven of Curry’s proposed budgets since 2015 have kept the rate flat.
Although the millage rate is stable, property owners could see an increase in their bills because of increasing property values.
Jacksonville city councilmember files resolution, calls for support of Cuban protestors
Al Ferraro went to one of the demonstrations downtown and has met with local Cuban Americans to learn more about what s happening on the island. Author: Haley Harrison Updated: 11:29 PM EDT July 22, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Demanding freedom – demonstrators have filled the streets in Cuba and on the First Coast. Now, Jacksonville leaders are looking to take the lead and officially back those protesting the communist government.
Councilmember Al Ferraro filed a resolution asking for Jacksonville City Council to express solidarity with Cuban protestors. He believes it’s simply a matter of supporting people s freedom and is requesting emergency passage.
Two Republican members of the City Council, Matt Carlucci and Al Ferraro, have already filed. JAX Chamber president Daniel Davis has not yet announced a campaign but has been actively fundraising for his own political committee, pulling in an astonishing $2 million-plus since the start of the year. He is widely anticipated to run.
Deegan would fill a role local Democrats have been in woefully short supply of the past several years: A credible candidate with the ability to raise money and compete in a citywide race.
And a recent survey from the University of North Florida demonstrated another valuable asset Deegan brings to the race: Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of name recognition right out of the gate. In a hypothetical matchup among seven candidates, Deegan won the most support, with 19 percent, in a May survey of 1,263 registered Duval County voters.
Donna Deegan strongly considering mayoral run news4jax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news4jax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.