Were political donations behind the vote for trash pick up in Jacksonville? [Video]

Jacksonville City Council voted to override the mayor’s veto of their ordinance to give an additional $4 million to Meridian Waste for trash pickup Tuesday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A veto about garbage was thrown in the trash and now a company that donated campaign funds to some Jacksonville City Council candidates is getting an additional $4 million in taxpayer money.

The increase in funding for Meridian Waste was approved during the most recent City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in which council voted to override a veto by Mayor Donna Deegan.

This has led many on social media to speculate about those city council member’s campaign donations, pointing to donations directly from Meridian Waste for each of the 14 city council members who voted to override the veto.