JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville City Council president Kevin Carrico blasted Mayor Donna Deegan for her comments about the recent cut to property taxes. The city’s finance committee approved a 1/8th of a mill reduction to the city’s millage rate Thursday.

Mayor Deegan called the cut "fiscally irresponsible" because it would take away money for things like road repairs and public health initiatives.

Carrico is now pushing back, calling her comments "out of touch and elitist." In a statement released Friday, Carrico said, "Here’s nothing performative about delivering real savings – millions of dollars of tax cuts – to Jacksonville property owners who have been feeling the pinch of rising costs over the past few years.”

Deegan doubled down on her comments. In a statement also released Fr

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