JACKSONVILLE STORY 11
Respect and affection for our elders
This campaign image opens a larger conversation about duvaaal homecoming: the mayor’s town hall ball and a new civic renaissance. It is an illustrative vision, not evidence of a completed project, endorsement or approved public expenditure.
February 14: The City Hall Affair
On February 14, I propose The City Hall Affair—a civic dinner and listening evening about love of city, respect for neighbors and the work ahead. Media, public employees and their families, community organizations, residents and invited subject-matter partners could dine, hear performances and see short public presentations on city priorities.
This must be a public-serving event, not an insider benefit. Media access would be fair; invitations, tickets and sponsorships would follow published rules; city employees would never be pressured to participate; gifts and hospitality would receive advance ethics review; and no vendor would purchase influence. Staff and families deserve appreciation, but residents remain the owners of City Hall. Love of Jacksonville should be transparent.
What Jacksonville residents should expect
Every campaign idea should identify the public need, legal authority, expected cost, funding path, responsible partners and measurements residents can inspect. The administration would listen before acting, distinguish a proposal from an approval and report delays honestly.
This visual story connects ambition to everyday service: safer neighborhoods, lower costs, better city services and opportunity that reaches the whole city. Residents should challenge the assumptions, examine the full article and help improve the plan.
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Fitz Desprez, Republican, for Mayor.
