Downtown Publix developer says project can’t move forward without city after 3-3 committee split
The developer behind Downtown’s planned Publix says the project can’t move forward without the city’s help.
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Deegan rejects immediate cuts after Amendment 3 passage, calls for ‘grownups’ in the room
Hundreds of miles from City Hall, on a trip in Cincinnati with a slate of Jacksonville business leaders, Deegan said she gets why voters wanted relief.
Amendment 3 passes in Florida; Jacksonville could face up to $200M budget deficit
Florida voters have approved Amendment 3, expanding property tax relief for homeowners across the state.
19 people shot, 3 killed in string of shootings across Jacksonville over three days
A series of seven shootings across Jacksonville left 19 people shot and three killed between Saturday morning and Monday night.
Jacksonville bus riders face route cuts, schedule changes & longer waits amid $39M budget shortfall
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has eliminated four bus routes and modified seven others as the agency works to cover a $39 million budget shortfall.
Amelia Island power restored after nearly 4-hour outage; early voting stayed open
An island-wide power outage hit Amelia Island for nearly 4 hours on the final day of early voting.
Nor’easter winds, king tides chew through Vilano Beach shoreline, rebuilt twice since 2021
Nor’easter winds and king tides are chewing through the shoreline at Vilano Beach, a stretch that has been rebuilt twice since 2021 and is still washing away.
JTA interim CEO won’t seek permanent job, says agency had ‘no guardrails’
Jacksonville Transportation Authority interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson announced he will not seek the permanent job, as he described unpaid bills, a lack of guardrails, and leaders being overruled inside the agency.
Ford calls it a ‘perfect storm’, a JTA board member says the numbers were made to look rosier
A JTA board member is calling for members of the agency’s leadership team to resign, saying the board was kept in the dark about the depth of its financial problems.
Former JTA CEO Nat Ford skips subpoenaed Council testimony days before starting Dallas job
Former Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford did not show up Friday for testimony subpoenaed by the Jacksonville City Council, leaving council members to debate what to do next as he prepares to start running Dallas’ transit system on Monday.
