Donna Deegan
About
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's platform focuses on addressing economic and workforce challenges, such as high child care costs through the River City Care initiative, while maintaining strong fiscal health and bond ratings during her re-election campaign.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructurePropose the River City Care initiative to address steep child care costs and workforce strain.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 23:20
- Avg per meeting
- 23:20
- Segments
- 291
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Top issues during term (13)(Environment)
St. Johns River Water Quality and Manatee Monitoring
Monitoring and restoration projects require ongoing multi-million dollar investments from local and state funding sources.
Sutel Drive Concrete Batch Plant & Industrial Rezoning
Potential substantial remediation and environmental cleanup costs.
Harm's Ledge Marine Artificial Reef Grant
About $3.3 million in requested FIND grant money toward more than $7 million in total project value.
Proposed Concrete Batch Plant on Old Kings Road
Property values and health costs could be impacted for nearby residents.
Department of Interior letter of support
Ocklawaha River Restoration Support
Promotes state-level environmental restoration projects affecting regional waterways.
Compound Flood Modeling and Land Development Regulations
Utilizes external grant funding and supercomputing resources with long-term capital savings.
Noxious Weeds and Invasive Plant Regulations
Code enforcement ramp-up costs.
Bird Collision Mitigation and Building Standards
Minimal to zero additional cost for new construction incorporating bird-friendly design, though retrofitting existing buildings involves expenses.
Oklawaha River and Rodman Dam Legislation
State and regional funding will be coordinated through the newly proposed advisory council to manage restoration and local economic impacts.
FY 2024-25 Annual Recycling Report
The program costs about $16.4 million a year and brings in roughly $1.9 million from selling recyclables.
Derelict Vessel Removal in Waterways
Fully covered by state grant reimbursement with no city match required.
Environmental Contamination and Industrial Waste
Potential substantial remediation and environmental cleanup costs.
Decisions during term (8)
Recorded while Deegan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.