Florida GOP, Jacksonville City Council Republicans take stand against Donna Deegan's budget
Jacksonville Republicans advocate a 1/8 mill property tax cut, aiming to reduce the $2 billion budget and frame Mayor Deegan as overspending before the 2027 elections.
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Mayor and City Council Republicans disagree on proposed $13 million property tax cut
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said the proposed property tax reduction would only save homeowners about $1 a month, arguing it isn't worth the millions it would cost the city. The decision will come to a vote on September 9.
Florida GOP, Jacksonville City Council Republicans take stand against Donna Deegan's budget
With less than two years before the next local elections in Jacksonville, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) sees a path to make Democrat Donna Deegan a one-term Mayor by painting her as a big spender out of step with local priorities. That was one takeaway from a meeting between RPOF Chair Evan Power and leaders on the GOP-dominated City Council. Power, along with President Kevin Carrico, Vice President Nick Howland and Finance Chair Raul A…
Jax mayor and City Council president spar over budget cuts
Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico and Mayor Donna Deegan are continuing their public parley on cuts to the property tax rate and spending in next year’s city budget. Carrico was flanked Monday by Florida GOP Chair Evan Powers and members of the Council Finance Committee during a news conference on the steps of City Hall where he defended their proposed ⅛-mill cut to the city millage rate. The proposed tax cut will reduce the cit…
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