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05:20 AM EST Share Efforts by President Tommy Hazouri and others fell short to reduce the taxpayer investment in Shad Khan’s $450 million development. A City Council Committee of the Whole spent nearly 10 hours Jan. 7 making changes to the bill authorizing a $245.3 million taxpayer-backed incentives package for Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s proposed Lot J development, but the core package remains unchanged. When the $450 million public-private partnership between the city, Khan’s company Gecko Investments LLC and development partner The Cordish Companies heads t...

Jaguars owner Shad Khan and City Hall took a step closer on Thursday to striking an agreement on the Lot J development.

10:10 PM EST Share The $450 million mixed-use project will next face a final vote for the Jacksonville Jaguars-led deal Jan. 12. A City Council Committee of the Whole voted 15-4 to advance a $245.3 million taxpayer-backed incentives package for Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s proposed Lot J entertainment and retail venue west of TIAA Bank Field. The Council’s action Jan. 7 sets up a final vote next week on the $450 million development that is a partnership between the city, Khan company Gecko Investments LLC and Baltimore, Maryland-based The Cordish Companies.  The...

“The Steering Committee of Resilient Jax thanks you for supporting the hiring of our city’s first Chief Resiliency Officer to lead Jacksonville’s response to the challenges we face from a warming climate,” the letter from Resilient Jax to Mayor Curry reads. “We are disappointed that you decided to oppose establishing the resiliency officer at the division chief level in the Planning Department. Resilient Jax will be working with the City Council and with your office to ensure this position is eventually elevated and properly funded to tackle the job at hand.” “I’m hoping that ...

07:30 PM EST Share The 19-0 vote caps a yearlong effort to shield the utility from sale attempts and increase transparency.  The Jacksonville City Council finalized broad changes Dec. 8 to JEA Article 21 in the city charter.  The Council’s 19-0 vote approves rewrites to eight charter sections, adding protection from attempts to sell the city-owned utility and increasing transparency in the JEA’s procurement process, executive contracts and board appointments.  Council member Michael Boylan Council member Michael Boylan led the Article 21 rewrite with city Deputy General...