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Group Launches Website To Fight Visual Pollution
Scenic Jacksonville Inc (formerly known as CAPSigns), the group that led the successful effort twenty-two years ago to amend the city's charter to prohibit new billboards and required many of the city's existing billboards to be removed, has launched a new website to educate voters on the billboard issue and to encourage the Mayor... »
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... »
JTA is watching you
Remember the old Michael Jackson lyrics? Well, for the five people that ride the Skyway each week, they are about to become reality. Government Technology reports that JTA is installing wireless camera systems on the Skyway. According to Kenneth Williams, manager of Skyway operations, the previous surveillance system in the trains had one... »
More "local companies first"
Councilman Daniel Davis' "local companies first" preference legislation is riding a rocky road, with the Chamber of Commerce objecting to it and requesting that a task force be appointed. Interestingly enough, Councilman Art Graham thinks it's such a great idea that he is sponsoring a resolution to encourage Jacksonville's independent agencies to also adopt a "local companies first"... »
