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Final vote on Jacksonville gas tax expected next week after committee approves bill with some changes One council member says they are not all there yet on approving the gas tax increase up to 12 cents. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 7:22 PM EDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 7:25 PM EDT May 19, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An extra six cents of gas tax is one step closer to becoming reality in Duval County. On Wednesday, a committee of the whole council approved the local option gas tax bill, setting it up for a final vote next week. Ma...

The Jacksonville City Council on May 19 earmarked $132 million for the 30-mile Emerald Trail network in a bill that would increase Duval County’s local option gasoline tax. The Council’s 13-6 vote moves the legislation from the Committee of the Whole, setting up a final vote at a special meeting May 26 on Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposal to increase Duval County’s gas tax from 6 cents to 12 cents per gallon to pay for nearly $1 billion in infrastructure projects. Council member Matt Carlucci, who proposed the amendment to fund the Emerald Trail, said the $132 million would be enough to co...

There is a potential solution in the works for the thousands of missed trash complaints that have come to the city of Jacksonville for at least two years. But that potential solution has become a problem unto itself for hundreds of homeowners.

Jobs announcement showcases Daniel Davis ahead of expected Jacksonville mayoral bid Daniel Davis is not running for Mayor ... yet. In Northeast Florida, the mosaic of the 2023 mayoral picture continues to take shape. Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce CEO  Daniel Davis has been on hand for many endorsement events and business development announcements over the years, but Thursday was in the new context of his expected entry into the mayoral race. Despite polling at just 6% in the only public poll of the embryonic field, Davis has an advantage no other candidate in the race does: a deep netwo...

Jacksonville City Council modifies gas tax hike, sets stage for full council vote Jacksonville council member vote to include Emerald Trail in $1 billion infrastructure program Lexi Suda, Producer Updated:  Tags:  Councilwoman Randy DeFoor speaks at special City Council meeting discussing proposed gas tax increse to pay for infrastruction projects. (COJ.net) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council, meeting Wednesday as a committee-of-the-whole on the proposed $1 billion gas tax increase, approved amendments to include $132 million for the Emerald Trail and to set aside $250 million...