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City Council Concealment Exposed in Latest Trail Ridge Suit

By Nick Callahan

To many who practice their professions outside the walls of a courtroom or a landfill, this week’s filing of a lawsuit to invalidate Waste Management’s recent contract settlement with the City may seem mundane.  However, in actuality it’s the most important legal action Jacksonville has seen since a Grand Jury was convened to examine... »

Campaign Contributions Raise Eyebrows Ahead of Trail Ridge Settlement Vote

By John Winkler

Research of public records by the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, Inc. today reveals a possible motivation for the vote of one City Council member last week against the City continuing to seek the right to take bids on running the landfill.  Ordinance 2010-217 would make Waste Management the sole source garbage dump operator,... »

Colonial Manor/Harden Land Use and Zoning Case Resolved

By g8rluvr

Two bills are being introduced into City Council this coming week that will finally resolve (hopefully) the Colonial Manor firestorm that started when Paul Harden applied for a land use and zoning change for his brother's property - changing it from Low Density Residential to PUD. 2009-469 entails the approval of a settlement agreement to... »

Hung Out to Dry

By g8rluvr

 Let's see if I have this straight. According to a recent TU article, Alan Williams and Doug Wood, former City employees involved with the original Waste Management deal, were approached a couple of months ago by Alan Mosley, the mayor's chief administrative officer. According to Williams, Mosley told him the original Waste Management contract was... »