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Residents press ethics concerns and propose selling JEA during brief committee meeting
Summary
Two public commenters raised distinct concerns during the Dec. 2 TEU committee meeting: John J. Newney accused local ethics failures and questioned OGC representation, while Carnell Oliver urged exploring a sale of JEA, estimating proceeds of $3–4 billion and proposing a 10-year rate cap.
At the Dec. 2 meeting of the Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee, two public commenters used their allotted time to press the committee on separate civic issues: local ethics and a proposal to explore selling JEA.
"Ethics is gone in Duval County," public commenter John J. Newney said as he introduced himself and focused his remarks on agenda item 120250833. Newney told…
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