The LaVilla Daily's as seen from Bay and Broad street. | Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on August 25, 2023 at 11:17 am
After more than eight months of delays and reservations from community advocates, the Downtown Development Review Board has signed off on a plan to build a two-story Daily’s gas station with a Bold City Brewery and restaurant in LaVilla.
The board voted 5-2 on Thursday to award the project final approval after a four-hour meeting where the debate focused on five Downtown overlay code deviations First Coast Energy requested to build the gas station on the 1.4-acre block at Bay and Broad streets.
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Final approval was delayed in July after Mayor Donna Deegan and City Council member Jimmy Peluso called for a one-month hold on the final decision and called for First Coast Energy to solicit more input from the LaVilla Community.
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