• Hoping to promote more high school and middle school games in the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, City Council member Jerry Holland is proposing the City waive its share of concessions during those games. As part of the lease agreement with the Jacksonville Suns, the City receives 30 percent of food sale revenue during regular games. Holland, a high school baseball coach, said the money could be used to cover various operating costs, including maintenance and cleanup. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to play there and the schools are not charged anything,” said Holland. “Having said that, I don’t think it should be a detriment to the Suns.” Legislation will be introduced at tonight’s Council meeting.
• Attorney Paul Harden has spent so much time at City Hall recently that he has an idea of what could happen. “I think I might be up for a government merit badge,” he said.
• “Good Morning Downtown,” a song written by the Ambassadors at Downtown Vision, Inc. may be going national. DVI director of marketing Lyn Briggs is entering the song in a competition where it will be up against other downtown organizations. The winner will be announced later this year.
• In response to a recent request by Chief Judge Donald Moran, City Council member Faye Rustin has agreed to hold an Audit Committee meeting on June 10. Moran wants to appeal to the committee regarding cuts to the new Duval County Courthouse designs. For more on what Moran has to say about proposed changes at the courthouse, see page 3.
• Skip Cramer of the Red Cross is moving across the river — he’ll become the new director at Jacksonville Community Council Inc. He beat out a big list of candidates for the job and replaces Lois Chepenik, who formed her own company.
• The Rotary Club of Jacksonville shifted from its usual meeting place at the Omni to the Radisson Monday, leaving a confused group of Rotarians searching for the meeting. “No wonder I was able to find parking,” said Duval County Schools Superintendent John Fryer as he hustled to his car for the trip across the river.