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JTA & The Mysterious $72 Million Stash
Folio Weekly recently broke a story about a $72 million discovery by the City Council Auditor. The secret JTA fund was questioned by Councilman Bill Bishop during a routine budget review and the Council Auditor delved into the matter to identify the previously-unmentioned funds. The find is significant because of the fact that JTA... »
Council Weighs Options After Finance Committee Votes Down Tax Hike
Abel Harding Jacksonville's nineteen city council members will now take up Mayor John Peyton's proposal for a 12% increase in the city's millage rate after the Council's Finance Committee voted 6-0 against the proposal. Bill Bishop, one of the Committee's members, said that rejecting the Mayor's proposal would force the city to get serious about... »
A Reality Check Comes to the First Coast
Reality Check First Coast, a project that was months in the making, came to St. Johns County Convention Center at the World Golf Village on Thursday. Reality Check First Coast is a visioning exercise that seeks to analyze and develop alternative growth scenarios for the seven county area---Nassau, Duval, Clay, Baker, St. Johns, Flagler... »
Indy Media Takes on John Clark
John Clark's "baggage", as the Indianapolis Business Journal put it, "has arrived before him." Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop has a priceless quote in the article that can be found here. The man nominated to be CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority has been a polarizing figure in Jacksonville, where he’s been CEO of the... »
