Past Meetings
 

 

The Northside Business Leaders meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month except September, November and December meeting only once the 2nd Tuesday of the month. We meet in the Samburu Room at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on 370 Zoo Parkway. Lunch is $15 and no reservations are necessary just show up. Networking begins at 11:30 am, lunch is served at 11:45am and the business meeting lasts from 12- 1pm, visitors welcome.

MEETINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

August 28, 2007

Mayor John Peyton

"Budget Concerns"

 Mayor Peyton was timely with his presentation on the "Budget for Jacksonville".  The state-imposed property tax rollback presents many challenges for the Mayor's administration and Jacksonville.  The one thing that seemed unclear was since we are the lowest in the state, why do we have to go along with the state suggested rollback?  The Mayor as always was entertaining and informative.  He knows how to capture his audience and the Northside Business Leaders always looks forward to his visit.  Those of you who didn't make the meeting missed out.  In addition to the Mayor we had Karen Mathis and two different television media teams.  The Northside Business Leaders received exposure on both TV stations and in Karen Mathis's August 30, 2007 column in the Metro Section of The Times-Union newspaper.

Attached is a PDF of the Mayor's proposed budget for those who missed the meeting and those who would like to look again at his proposal.

Click here for copy of the "Mayor's Budget Proposal".