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Rory Diamond
Council Member
District 13
Jacksonville, FL
August 27, 2026
Last heard
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at 1:35:40but for the next budget cycle based on trades and some stuff for junior achievement, all these
at 2:45:48But yeah, so I would move that we move $750,000 above the line, and then move the other $750,000
at 31:43I've seen you here over the years representing Ash Properties and have great respect for you.
at 52:06Like, these are tricky ones for a district councilperson, and you landed the plane, you hurt all these folks,
at 12:23Like if someone calls me and says, hey, my dog's at ACPS, can you help me get my dog back?
at 41:09And I think people need to understand that there are dozens of communities in Jacksonville,
at 1:47:13So, I think this is my last question, is how much are you spending on consultants who are doing PR right now for JEA?
at 2:29:05I hope Jacksonville knows that you've been a very honest and decent broker on all this under very difficult circumstances.
at 24:44Yeah, that's my point, though, through the chair, is, like, if I have a piece of property, you offer me $100,000 in the first 30 days, and I say, no, this is worth $150,000, and I go get a lawyer and, uh, oppose your eminent domain lawsuit, and I pay $20,000 to a lawyer, you're not paying that if I still get just $100,000.
at 25:46It usually happens when there's a really, really rich person or company that has a bunch of land, and there's something going on, and they go and hire their own law firm, and they go to battle with the government.
at 36:58This PUD seeks to allow the operation of Chiller Medic's warehouse, along with bringing the property into compliance with code and ensuring that the site is an appropriate transitional use, again, between the residential development to the west and the industrial development to the east.
at 37:47Going to add screening, six-foot fencing, it's 95% opaque to make sure that there's a screen around those uses and maintain a 10-foot landscape buffer between the property and any residential development around there as well.
at 43:50transparency. But my question is through the chair. I mean, isn't it true that if JEA just waived privilege,
at 43:58professionalism. They could just say, tell them the truth. Isn't that right? They, to, uh, Mr. Diamond,