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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Vol. 105, No. 053 • One Section
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“I think the stars are aligned for a lot of investment in the urban core and I think the chamber has a role to play ...”
DOWNTOWN
IN HIS SIGHTS 2018 JAX Chamber chair and former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton focuses the organization’s priorities. By Karen Brune Mathis Editor
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his could be the year for Downtown. A concentration of city and civic leadership has Downtown in its sights for 2018. Two powerhouse groups — the Jacksonville Civic Council and JAX Chamber — are taking on the issues, governance, planning and redevelopment of Downtown, specifically the Northbank riverfront and urban core. As reported, the civic council of influential business and community leaders re-engaged its Downtown task force. Now, former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton said he has a framework for his 2018 term as chair of the 3,000-member JAX Chamber. Peyton
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JOHN PEYTON Age: 53 Job: President and CEO of Gate Petroleum Co; 2018 JAX Chamber chair Politics: A Republican, he served as Jacksonville mayor from 2003-11 Family: Wife, Kathryn, two sons. Father is Herbert Peyton, founder of Gate
WHERE HE STANDS A look at where Peyton stands on some of the issues facing Downtown. Page 3.
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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown running for Congress He’ll challenge fellow Democrat Al Lawson for the 5th Congressional District seat.
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By David Cawton Staff Writer Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is running for Congress, marking a return to politics nearly three years after losing a reelection bid to Lenny Curry. Brown, a Democrat, issued a statement Tuesday that he would challenge fellow Democrat and first-term U.S. Rep. Al Lawson for
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the 5th Congressional District seat, a large territory covering parts of North and West Jacksonville and as Brown far west as Tallahassee. “These challenging times call for each of us to stand up and speak out about the kind of community
in which we want to live,” Brown said in a statement. “North Florida deserves a pragmatic, visionary leader who will aggressively champion policies that create good-paying jobs, ensure economic and financial security for all, and improve our overall quality of life,” the statement continued. Brown has been largely absent from the public eye since 2015,
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although he did make appearances during the federal prosecution of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, who was indicted last year on 22 charges including fraud and tax evasion. He was at her sentencing hearing in December. His announcement came less than 24 hours after Corrine Brown reported to a Central Florida prisBrown
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