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‘We’ve done this before’: City leaders optimistic about Jacksonville Journey program relaunch
Read full article: ‘We’ve done this before’: City leaders optimistic about Jacksonville Journey program relaunchYears after the Jacksonville Journey ended, a relaunch appropriately titled “Journey Forward” is now in the works. Mayor Donna Deegan briefly talked about it in her budget presentation at City Hall Monday. Journey Forward aims to get to the root cause of crime, and pick up where the Jacksonville Journey left off.
Mayor says, ‘We have to do what we can to minimize gun violence’ in response to crime in Jacksonville
Read full article: Mayor says, ‘We have to do what we can to minimize gun violence’ in response to crime in JacksonvilleJust before the New Year began, a 16-year-old was killed in a shooting in Mandarin. Then, the shooting death of a 14-year-old in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood marked Jacksonville’s first homicide of the year.
Deegan wants to put $25 million into addressing issues like homelessness, mental health and closed city pools
Read full article: Deegan wants to put $25 million into addressing issues like homelessness, mental health and closed city poolsMillions of dollars could be going back into the Jacksonville community and into other programs to address critical issues.
Literacy to be a main focus of Jacksonville Journey if it is revived by Deegan administration
Read full article: Literacy to be a main focus of Jacksonville Journey if it is revived by Deegan administrationThis week the city has been learning more about Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s plan for Jacksonville’s future.
Deegan administration begins work to bring back anti-crime initiative ‘Jacksonville Journey’
Read full article: Deegan administration begins work to bring back anti-crime initiative ‘Jacksonville Journey’In 11 days, Jacksonville will have a new mayor. And already Mayor-Elect Donna Deegan’s transition team is working on changes to programs in Jacksonville.
Mayor-elect Donna Deegan will take office in 12 days, but her administration is already getting to work
Read full article: Mayor-elect Donna Deegan will take office in 12 days, but her administration is already getting to workIn 12 days, Donna Deegan will sworn in as Jacksonville’s new mayor. We’ve already learned who some of her key staff will be - and now we going to learn more about policy plans. Starting Tuesday, a series of meetings will be held that will focus on important issues her team will tackle, particularly crime.