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Howland: City must protect core services as property tax vote looms
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THE MATHIS REPORT
ABOUT NICK HOWLAND Howland won a special election in 2021 and was elected to a first full term in 2023. A Navy veteran, he is eligible to seek a second consecutive full term in 2027.
Star Catcher Industries tripling space in HQ move PAGE 4
Party: Republican Seat: At-Large Group 3 (held since 2022)
Special to the Daily Record
Jacksonville City Council member Nick Howland was elected president of the 19-member Council on May 26. He began leadership on July 1 for the 2026-27 Council year.
A month before taking office, the new City Council president called for more private development and tighter government spending. BY JOE LISTER STAFF WRITER
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he city of Jacksonville and its City Council will need to focus on core city services while facing possible revenue loss from Florida property tax reform, new Council President Nick Howland
said. In a June 8 interview, less than a month before he began his leadership of Jacksonville’s 19-member Council, Howland called for the
city to adopt more creative means to fund business and economic development, both in Downtown and across the city. Howland, who served as Council vice president in the 2025-26 cycle, supported a millage rate reduction during that year’s budget cycle and said he would support the “Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes” ballot measure that could reduce city revenue by more
Work: Executive Director, Fire Watch, a veterans suicide prevention organization Education: Bachelor’s, Duke University; Master’s in Business Administration, University of Chicago Previous employers: Raytheon; Armor Holdings, Inc.; Survitec Group; Revere Survival; Patten Co.; U.S. Navy Previous civic experience: City of Jacksonville Charter Revision Commission, Environmental Protection Board, First Coast Manufacturers Association, U.S. Coast Guard’s Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee
LAW AND THE COURTS
Michael Fox Orr takes office as president of The Florida Bar PAGE 7
SEE HOWLAND, PAGE 8
Jacksonville Daily Record Publisher Angie Campbell dies at 49 A nearly lifelong resident of the city, she rose from receptionist to leadership of the 114-year-old news organization.
BY RIC ANDERSON EDITOR
Angela Campbell, who rose from a receptionist to the publisher of the Jacksonville Daily Record, has died. She was 49. The Daily Record was notified June 25 that Campbell had died late that morning at her home in Springfield. Campbell was named publisher in January 2022, completing a 25-year rise in the company that
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began when she was hired as a receptionist at age 20. After advancing into legal advertising, circulation and classified advertising, she became former Daily Record owner James F. Bailey Jr.’s executive assistant. That position led Campbell, who went by Angie, to another promotion as business manager. She incorporated that position into her role as publisher. SEE CAMPBELL, PAGE 3
THE BASCH REPORT
Rolapp says PGA Tour had to change Brian Rolapp, a former NFL executive, was appointed CEO of the PGA Tour in June 2025 with expectations he would succeed Jay Monahan as commissioner when he retires at the end of this year. PAGE 6
WHAT’S TRENDING
Murray Bros. Caddyshack at World Golf Village closes Murray Bros. Caddyshack restaurant at World Golf Village closed after 25 years in business. PAGE 2
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Top 10 sales of the week BJ’s Wholesale Club at 12220 Atlantic Blvd. in Jacksonville sold for $17.5 million. PAGE 9
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