(https://photos.moderncities.com/Cities/Jacksonville/Development/UCU042719/i-XwMJKJB/0/7e3042b2/L/20190427_144618-L.jpg)
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The Mayor's office points to demolitions downtown as proof of a culture of action. However, taxpayers are not being told the entire story as costs escalate and delays continue to mount.
Read more: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/downtown-demolitions-taking-longer-and-costing-more/
The City is doing a great job of driving away any convention & visitor business we still have downtown - I'm sure the folks running the Hyatt are thrilled!
It seems money grows on trees in Curryville.
I must say, this photo essentially sums up downtown Jax in a nutshell. Imploded building in ruins, an unfinished project and looming in the background, a tower that's sat vacant for over a decade. I mean, who wouldn't want to invest in this city ::)