Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q president THURSDAY on impact of the pandemic July 30, 2020 PAGE 8 jaxdailyrecord.com • 35 cents PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES BEGIN ON PAGE 1B JACKSONVILLE Daily Record Small business owners offer insight into the impact of the cancellation Property tax of the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE rate in Duval unchanged Daily RecordCity Council debates and rejects a ¼-mill increase. DISAPPOINTMENT BY MIKE MENDENHALL JACKSONVILLE STAFF WRITER The Jacksonville City Coun- cil voted 16-1 on July 29 to keep property tax rates flat in Duval County after a 90-minute debate led by Finance Committee Chair Daily RecordMatt Carlucci, who wanted to & RELIEF raise the city’s millage rate. The Council signed off on the tax rates Mayor Lenny Curry pro- posed July 15 in his $1.34 billion JACKSONVILLE fiscal year 2020-21 budget. The rate remains unchanged at $11.4419 per every $1,000 of tax- able property value. The tax rate for the Beaches was set at $8.1512 per every $1,000 of taxable value and the city of Bald- Daily Recordwin at $9.6312 per every $1,000 of taxable value. Although the millage rate will stay the same, some Duval Coun- ty property owners could see an increase in their bill because of increased property values. Jacksonville homeowners with a $150,000 home and a $50,000 state of Florida home- stead exemption would pay about $1,144 in city taxes. The rate does not affect the Duval County Public Schools tax rate. The millage rate approved July 29 is preliminary. Council will set Special to the Daily Record John Montgomery and Mark Shine are the owners of Designed Events in Jacksonville. Shine says that while the company could have used the busi- the permanent rate when it votes ness from the Republican National Convention, he called its cancellation a “blessing in disguise.” on the 2020-21 budget before Oct. 1. Council budget hearings begin in August. BY KATIE GARWOOD 8. That would have been for 300-400 Texas del- Carlucci’s floor amendment to STAFF WRITER egates. Shine said another series of three parties INSIDE raise the tax rate by ¼ mill failed would have been for Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mandarin Ramada in a 6-11 vote. esigned Events owners Mark Shine and John McConnell, with 100 people each. General Manager His proposal was based on Montgomery have not taken a paycheck When President Donald Trump canceled the Fred Pozin says a recommendation from City from their business since April. RNC’s Jacksonville events July 23, potential vendors cancellation of the Council Auditor Kim Taylor. So when the Republican National Con- lost the opportunity to profit from them. Republican National “We are certainly in unprec- vention announced it was coming to Jack- Shine said he refunded the Texas group for the Convention edented times right now in fore- sonville, the two hoped it would bring a $25,000-$30,000 party. He had not signed a con- cost local hotels casting revenues,” Taylor said. Dboost to their event planning and catering business, tract for McConnell’s parties. millions in revenue. which has received little work since the start of the “I was disappointed because we don’t have a lot Page 6 MMENDENHALL@ pandemic. JAXDAILYRECORD.COM He had one party signed, which canceled July SEE RNC, PAGE 6 (904) 356-2466 MATHIS REPORT Snowbird Technologies consolidating in Deerwood Plus: Retail, development notes. PAGE 3 VOLUME 107, NO. 180 • TWO SECTIONS 2JaxDailyRecord.com JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD / JACKSONVILLE RECORD & OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULYJACKSONVILLE 30, 2020 DAILY RECORD / JACKSONVILLE RECORD & OBSERVER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBERJaxDailyRecord.com 19, 2020 1 Big news doesn’t break just on Thursday. Here’s a look at some of the top stories published over the past week online at JaxDailyRecord.com and in the Jacksonville Daily Record that you may have missed. 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