Thoughts on the Mayor's Budget Address? Transcript here:
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/read-mayor-currys-final-budget-address-speech-in-full/77-04f085ed-3b9a-43f1-be1d-83bf64c33fc2
Since you asked....:)
- I'm surprised at the lack of mention of anything concrete downtown. I was expecting money for Lot J to be in there, but it's apparently not. The only thing tied to a dollar amount mentioned was the positive cash flow of the CRAs.
- He mentioned $1M for the Florida Theatre, $1M for the Ritz and Prime Osborne (combined it appears), $5M for the Zoo, and $1.5 for a dock at Mayport as his big capital items. Admittedly, call me underwhelmed. Aside from $5M at the zoo, the way these guys spend money (see Demolition, subchapter Landing) the other items are basically a rounding error. Don't get me wrong; I'm sure these organizations won't say no to the money but this isn't exactly earth shattering.
- For the rest of the capital I'll need to see details.
I'll need to read through the details; they're online now:
http://www.coj.net/departments/finance/docs/budget/fy20-proposed-budget.aspx
http://www.coj.net/departments/finance/docs/budget/proposed-cip-book-draft-2.aspx
Quote from: Steve on July 15, 2019, 01:08:59 PM
- I'm surprised at the lack of mention of anything concrete downtown.
perhaps because dynamite isn't concrete ;)