Jax Daily

Groundwater problems projected for coming decades

2. November 2007

The head of the St. Johns River Water Management District on Thursday gave a briefing to the Northeast Florida Regional Council in which he forecast a crisis for water supplies in the state if the rapidly growing area of central Florida is not allowed to tap the St. Johns River. Green spoke for about an hour [...]

Peyton asks Wise, board to calm down

13. October 2007

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Mayor John Peyton earlier today asked for a “cooling off period” between the School Board and Superintendent Wise, while a group of local leaders is assembled to consider and hopefully resolve the dispute. Although Wise and some board members agreed with the idea, others did not seem to approve. Wise said Saturday night that Peyton’s [...]

Thanks Gov. Crist, but we like our building as it is

31. July 2007

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Fiscal responsibility is a laudable goal. Even better is long-term fiscal vision - which means not using bandaid solutions to fix macroscale problems. Governor Charlie Crist’s recent suggestion on WOKV that the Duval County School Board sell its building on the Southbank is an example of the myopia that too frequently characterizes budget [...]