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Neighbors in one Jacksonville community can weigh in on a proposed waste transfer station on Thursday evening. The proposed station would go right behind the tree line of the Greenland Chase neighborhood in Mandarin.
08:50 PM EST Share City Council voted 14-5 on May 25 to approve a 6-cent per gallon increase in Duval County for $1 billion in transportation projects.
After the Jacksonville City Council passed Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposed increase to Duval County’s local option gas tax May 25, he acknowledged to reporters gathered in the City Hall rotunda that no tax hike is popular with voters.
“Today’s a historic day for our ability to invest in much-needed infrastructure in our city,” Curry said.
“We’ve neglected this stuff for years and we need a source of revenue.”
The Council voted 14-5 to approve Ordinance 2021-223 that will double the gas tax from 6 cents per gallon to 12 cents, starting Jan. 1, to complete nearly $1 billion in road, drainage and other infrastructure needs.
The winding journey for a proposed doubling of Jacksonville s local gas tax is nearing the end of its trip through City Council and headed toward likely passage with support from at least 11 council members, based on their public comments through Tuesday.
Council will meet Wednesday for a special meeting devoted to the gas tax legislation and a final vote by the 19-member body.
Ten council members have taken public stances in solid support for the tax increase while five council members have made stands against it. That meant at least one of the four other council members would need to vote yes for it to achieve the minimum 11 votes for it to win approval.