THURSDAY June 14, 2018
Natural hair products company plans factory in Jacksonville PAGE 10
jaxdailyrecord.com • 35 cents
Public
Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
legal notices begin on page 1B
City’s vision for Landing space
Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
Daily Record Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE
A PARK FOR THE LANDING
Rendering from the city Parks and Recreation Department show a park at shopping center site. BY DAVID CAWTON STAFF WRITER
If the city gets full control of the Jacksonville Landing, Mayor Lenny Curry plans to demolish the aging riverfront mall to make room for a sprawling urban park. That’s the idea behind new design renderings obtained this week from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The conceptual art for the almost 6-acre site depicts an expansive mix of
A rendering from the city Parks and Recreation Department show greenspace and pedestrian paths where the Jacksonville Landing stands today.“Mayor Curry’s idea would utilize centrally located property that is on the river and in the heart of Downtown as a riverfront plaza,” said Brian Hughes, the mayor’s chief of staff.
greenspace and pedestrian paths where the Landing stands. It comes two weeks after the Office of General Counsel sent Jacksonville Landing Investments Inc. an eviction letter for allegedly breaching terms of the company’s lease agreement with the city. JLI, part of Sleiman Enterprises Inc., owns the three buildings comprising the Landing. The city owns the ground underneath and leases that to Sleiman’s SEE LANDING, PAGE 10
Photo by Max Marbut
The District OK’d by City Council Next for Southbank development, buying property from JEA. PAGE 7 VOLUME 105, NO. 148 • TWO SECTIONS