Concerned TaxPayers of Duval County » taxpayer http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org The leading group in the fight against waste, fraud, corruption, inefficiency, wrongdoing, and tomfoolery at Jacksonville City Hall Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:24:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= November 2011 CTDC TV Show http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/november-2011-ctdc-tv-show/ http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/november-2011-ctdc-tv-show/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:35:58 +0000 kimberly http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/november-2011-ctdc-tv-show/

Board members Tony Bates and John Winkler talk about corporate welfare and the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission.

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]]> http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/november-2011-ctdc-tv-show/feed/ 0 It’s Really Old! Let’s Get The Government To Fix It Up! http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/its-really-old-lets-get-the-government-to-fix-it-up/ http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/its-really-old-lets-get-the-government-to-fix-it-up/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 13:46:52 +0000 curtis http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/?p=238 Lakeshore Entrance ArchesIf you want to know what is wrong with city government spending in Jacksonville, take a look at bill 2009-403 that is coming up for a public hearing on Tuesday May 26th.  It spends $5,800 of taxpayer money to restore the Lakeshore Entrance Arches (see the picture to the left).  According to the bill summary, “the Lake Shore entryway at Blanding Boulevard, Appleton Street and Bayview Road was designated as a historic landmark by the City Council earlier this year. The entryway was constructed in 1925 in the Mediterranean style at the height of the Florida land boom.”  So basically what we are talking about is spending taxpayer money to fix up some old structure because someone decided that it has “historic” value.

If this is not bad enough, the money is being awarded to Rhodes Stucco without competitive bidding. The exemption is based upon Section 126.107(g) of the Ordinance Code which stipulates that “supplies or services to be provided by those specifically prescribed within authorizing legislation that appropriates the same” can be exempted from competitive bidding. You would think after the uproar over the no bid Trail Ridge contract to Waste Management that competitive bidding would be the way to go.  But apparently the City Council thinks that the amount is low enough that no one will notice. As you can see, Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County has noticed!

This is also touted as an emergency expenditure. Emergency?! Unless this structure is about to collapse and take out a busload of nuns, this is hardly an emergency!

I do not see how this repairing this structure could be considered a valid government function. If anything, it is a waste of taxpayer money!

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