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City Council Concealment Exposed in Latest Trail Ridge Suit
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... »
Sunshine Law and Procurement Violations May Bury No-Bid Landfill Contract
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 1, 2010 - The Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, Inc. (CTDC) and a group of individual citizens announce today that they have filed new counts in their ongoing lawsuit challenging the right of the Jacksonville government to enter into a 19 to 25 year, multi-hundred million dollar, no-bid contract extension with Waste... »
Campaign Contributions Raise Eyebrows Ahead of Trail Ridge Settlement Vote
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,... »
Bad Economy Could be Good for Trail Ridge Landfill
One good thing for the Trail Ridge Landfill has come out of the bad economy: less trash is being disposed of at the landfill. (See the latest Council Auditor’s quarterly summary report - click on Report #661 on the Council Auditor's web page). As it turns out, the bad economy could bring about another good... »
