Record-high budget set for Jacksonville after unanimous vote by council
The ink is dry on a $1.75 billion budget for Jacksonville after City Council voted for it Tuesday.
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The ink is dry on a $1.75 billion budget for Jacksonville after City Council voted for it Tuesday.
There was no indication prior to the meeting the finance committee was set to consider payouts to a new list of pet projects
The proposed state budget contains tens of millions of dollars for Jacksonville area projects for universities, roads, flood control, and nonprofits.
Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond has announced plans to resign as CEO of K9s For Warriors, the Ponte Vedra Beach nonprofit that trains service dogs for veterans. and in the Florida National Guard:
Gov. Ron DeSantis wiped out $7 million for the Ocearch base in Mayport, but many other Northeast Florida projects survived his line-item vetoes.