Brown: no new tax $$$ for dredging

[TheCat]

Mayor Alvin Brown, after calling the Port of Jacksonville a regional economic driver, said he won’t spend any new city money to deepen its shipping channel.

The city already funds port operations at a yearly rate of between $5 million and $7.5 million, Brown said, and the port could leverage that money to help bond the project.

“We do not support increasing the burden on hardworking taxpayers... no taxes. Let me be clear on that,” Brown said.

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/06/04/mayor-brown-says-no-taxes-to-fund.html?ana=e_jac_bn&u=3MtWTm4dCH4aU/6hohhCgg07e6aa80&t=1370383158

[thelakelander]

Such much for that dream. Time for JAXPORT to implement a Plan B that does not involve going to 47 feet.

[carpnter]

You didn't expect Brown to do anything that would raise taxes did you?  He is more concerned with getting re-elected than anything else. 

[thelakelander]

I didn't expect an increase in taxes by Brown. I'm just tired of hearing about a dream with no recognition of an actual financial implementation plan, what's going on in the world outside Jax or way to predict actual local economic benefit.

[tufsu1]

Brown isn't the decider here.....I think the RTC and the business community will push for a referendum on funding