JEA interim CEO comes out against privatizing utility

JEA should remain owned by the city, interim JEA CEO Melissa Dykes told City Council members in a letter sent earlier today.

Although the Invitation to Negotiate process that could have seen JEA sold ended Dec. 24, the utility was still considering two other structural changes, including an IPO and converting JEA to a co-op.

“I do not believe either of these scenarios best serves the interest of our community,” Dykes said in her letter.

Dykes, who has said she will not be seeking to remain…

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