The main auditorium of the School Board chambers was full with socially distanced seating, and even more spectators and speakers watched a live stream from an overflow seating area for the School Board s last meeting before the start of the school year. I m very concerned. I know we have taken the steps within our control. . I ask you to please mask, Elizabeth Andersen told crowd members at the end of the meeting. Nobody wants to be back here but here we are. This is not a good situation for our community. . We have a responsibility to each other in making these decisions that are good for our family members.
09:10 PM EST Share Brenda Priestly Jackson’s amendment to request the company hire two-year Duval County residents for 20% of the project jobs fails.
The Jacksonville City Council awarded The Boeing Co. a $425,000 city infrastructure grant July 27 to support the company’s $116.5 million plan to expand its maintenance, repair and operations hangar at Cecil Airport.
The Council voted 16-0 to approve the grant to assist Boeing on an estimated $3 million in infrastructure expenditures for the project over three years.
Those improvements include stormwater drainage installation; fencing; a new sewer extension; irrigation; and electrical lines.
Boeing reached a 25-year lease agreement Dec. 17 with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to expand its 400,000-square-foot operation at Cecil in West Jacksonville.
With council sign-off, here s what s next for massive Boeing project at Cecil Field bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He and other hospital CEOs met regularly with Mayor Lenny Curry and collaborated on pandemic response. Dr. Haley meant so much to so many people and to Jacksonville, Curry said on Twitter. Losing him is tragic and painful. I’m praying for his family. I always enjoyed our professional interactions but really enjoyed him as a person. We often talked about our families.
Baptist Health CEO Michael Mayo said on Twitter that he was very saddened at the loss of a friend and colleague. His passing is not only a personal loss but a huge loss to our friends at UF Health and to the greater Jacksonville community. I celebrated his life and his friendship, Mayo said.
Jacksonville Councilwoman Ju Coby Pittman fighting COVID-19 infection jacksonville.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jacksonville.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.