May 25, 2023
Jacksonville on track for extra $100 million in property tax
New construction and a strong real estate market will generate nearly $112 million extra in property taxes at the current tax rate.
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New construction and a strong real estate market will generate nearly $112 million extra in property taxes at the current tax rate.
The obelisk was the last remaining piece of a 125-year-old Confederate monument in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.
Homeland Security served a search warrant at the plant on the Westside. Authorities would not detail the reason.
An attempt to stop local governments from moving historic monuments off public land won’t come up for a final vote this year in the Florida Legislature.
The proposed state budget includes $75 million for a UF campus in Jacksonville and $30 million to replace cranes at Jaxport, among other projects.
The fairgrounds would be built on land the city received from the U.S. Navy after the closure of Cecil Field.
A total of 24 residential projects have either opened since 2018 or are under construction in Downtown Jacksonville.
The Florida House and Senate budgets include vastly different amounts for a University of Florida campus in Jacksonville.
UF Health Jacksonville, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, also got $80 million from the state.
Mayoral candidate Donna Deegan got support across the city in Tuesday’s election. Daniel Davis won on the Westside, Ortega, Mandarin and parts of Southside.