Sherry MagillThe City Council Committee of the Whole, which has been studying the Lot J deal, will meet tomorrow, Thursday, January 7, beginning at 10 a.m. with no ending time. The Committee is expected to discuss a recommendation to move the Lot J bill...
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"Rigged Lot J deal" should be scrapped; City should start over
Concern over potential tax increases and negotiation fatigue drive Lot J decision deadline
In a poll released this morning, University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab finds that 62% of those polled oppose taxpayer support of the Lot J development, while 54% oppose the development whether supported by taxpayers or not. In...
In a statement issued today, City Council Finance Chair Matt Carlucci said that City Council needs to “get [Lot J] negotiations out of the back room” else “voters will never forgive us.” Carlucci has been urging Council to...
City Council is expected to vote December 8 to approve Jacksonville’s largest single public-dollar subsidy for the high-end development known as Lot J. Three crucial meetings are scheduled over the next few days: Downtown Investment Authority:...
Carlucci to call for DIA review of proposed Lot J taxpayer subsidized development
Civic Council conditions support for taxpayer incentives of Lot J
City council auditor questions Lot J return on investment