Mayor appoints city of Jacksonville’s first Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the first time, the city of Jacksonville has a Hispanic Outreach Coordinator. Mayor Donna Deegan appointed Yanira “Yaya” Cardona to serve in the role. She will help plan community events tailored to the needs of the Hispanic community, one of Duval County’s fastest-growing populations over the last decade. Cardona is a […]
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City Council approves $10M for ‘Stadium of the Future’ design, engineering services | #citycouncil
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars’ “Stadium of the Future” took a big step forward Tuesday night when the Jacksonville City Council voted in favor of a plan to spend $10 million to get started on the stadium’s construction design and engineering services. While $10 million is a drop in the bucket considering the cost for […]
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City Council to discuss funding for Laura Street Trio redevelopment | #citycouncil
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday morning to discuss funding a plan to re-develop the Laura Street Trio. The buildings located on Laura and Forsyth Streets in downtown Jacksonville were built just after the Great Fire in 1901. They’ve sat vacant for decades. Many people, like 50-year Jacksonville […]
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Mayor launches 50-year strategy for city’s infrastructure to confront flooding, extreme heat
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At a University of North Florida environmental symposium on Friday, Mayor Donna Deegan plans to launch “Resilient Jacksonville,” a 50-year strategy to ensure the River City’s infrastructure is strong enough and adaptable enough to confront flooding and extreme heat. The city is working on ways to stop the St. Johns River from […]
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Mayor Deegan begins 1st of 14 ‘community conversations’ next week
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan will host her first “community conversation” event next Thursday. She hopes to cover everything from infrastructure and the economy to arts and entertainment and says it will be a chance for every voice in Jacksonville to be heard. There will be one meeting — all open to the public […]
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