To read about Matt Carlucci’s call for a grand jury investigation click the link.
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20191214/city-councilman-matt-carlucci-calls-for-grand-jury-investigation-into-jea
It was inexplicable that the mayor and CC would fight against a sales tax referendum which would create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods, stop or slow flight to the suburbs, attract businesses and fix our ailing schools, which is something everyone agreed need to happen, but there they were, fighting tooth and nail against the city’s schools and children and there is a lot to investigate.
There is mayoral adviser Sam Mousa trying to shake down the district and then getting a no bid six figure contract a few days after he retired.
The million dollars to Rory Diamond’s charity from Charter school fanatic Gary Chartrand and his
six figures to the mayor, Jason Fischer and tens of thousands to other city council members plus a quarter million to Ju’coby Pittman’s charity all raise flags as they sought to undermine the district.
Maybe nothing criminal went on but there are enough red flags there you would think we were at a military parade in red square.
Then lets not forget the Kids Hope Alliance where they were told to give away 10k micro grants to buy votes.
There is a rot in this city and it’s not just with the JEA, it oozes out of city hall as well, with the Kids Hope Alliance, the Landing, Lot J and with the referendum and it would be a mistake just to only look at JEA. Our city has been hijacked by grifters looking out only for themselves and their backers.