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The first City Council of Jacksonville’s consolidated government. Top row from left, Jack Carter, Jake Godbold, Walter Dickinson, Sallye B. Mathis, Mayor Hans Tanzler, John Lanahan, Mary Singleton, I.M. Sulzbacher, Homer Humphrey, Earl M. Johnson and W.E. “Ted” Grissett. Bottom row from left, Don MacLean, Wallace Covington, Johnny Sanders, Joe Carlucci, Oscar Taylor, Earl Huntley, Bobby Moore and Walter Williams.
Oct. 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of the City of Jacksonville and Duval County governments. Jacksonville Historical Society Executive Director Alan Bliss reflects on its creation and legacy.
BY ALAN BLISS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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oday, after 50 years of city-county consolidation, Jacksonville’s distinctive form of government remains a work in progress. It defines the city, differentiating it from nearly every other American urban structure. Some of the problems its authors sought to resolve have indeed given way, while others persist. All by itself, consolidated local government is accountable neither for its successes nor its unmet promises.
Jacksonville’s elected officials — and the voters who choose them — are ultimately responsible. Consolidation put new tools in the hands of elected officials, and the effects on Jacksonville’s business community often parallel those felt by citizens. A THOUGHT SINCE 1929
By 1968, thoughts of consolidating the City of Jacksonville and Duval County into one government had circulated for decades. In 1929, Jacksonville’s first city planSEE CONSOLIDATION, PAGE 3
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
San Marco Crossing plans are in review Plans are in review for the 488-unit San Marco Crossing apartments on 8.9 acres at Kings Avenue and Bertha Street. A conceptual site plan shows two buildings and parking structures. Chance Olevia LLC is the owner and Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. is the civil engineer. The Chance partnerships are led by Judd Bobilin and Jeffrey Rosen. Rosen said he expects construction to start in the second quarter. The city issued mobility fee and concurrency reservation certificates. The city calculated a mobility fee of $209,575 to mitigate the traffic impact. The mobility fee application outlines a first phase of 290 apartments and a second phase of 198 units. The first phase is on property sold by Southside Assembly of God, which is relocating. San Marco Crossing is the continuation of an apartment boom in that area. Chance Partners LLC broke ground Sept. 11 on the 284-unit San Marco Promenade, between Mitchell Avenue and River Oaks Road.
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Freddy’s opens at Town Center Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened its third area restaurant Friday in Town Center Promenade at 4458 Town Center Parkway. The 3,213-square-foot restaurant seats 100, with additional seating on the patio. Drive-thru service also is available. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Founded in 2002, Freddy’s operates more than 300 locations in 31 states, including in Orange Park and on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville.
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