Mayor Donna Deegan on Jacksonville’s Downtown Revival, Riverfront Parks, and Transparent City Government

About this episode

Mayor Donna Deegan discusses Jacksonville's development, challenges, and city government transparency.

For this episode we sat down with Mayor Donna Deegan—right in her office—for an open, honest conversation about where Jacksonville’s headed. Two and a half years into her first term, she’s had some big wins—downtown development, the riverfront parks, and real investment in neighborhoods that have been overlooked for years. But we also got into the tough stuff: the pushback, the politics, and the challenges that come with trying to do things differently at City Hall. We talked city spending,...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Miller, Mike Tolbert, Mike Hightower

Guest: Donna Deegan

Topics covered

• downtown development
• riverfront parks
• city government
• politics
• community investment

Keywords

• Jacksonville
• Mayor Donna Deegan
• downtown revival
• riverfront parks
• city government
• politics
• community investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: City Hall

Places: Jacksonville

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