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.