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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Vol. 104, No. 012 • Two SecTioNS
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Affordable housing project on track
Construction to begin on lots donated by city
The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead of St. John’s Cathedral first served the church during an unpaid internship, which included delivering her first sermon. She returned years later to become dean.
Leading with grace, dignity
By Marilyn Young, Editor It seems nearly everyone knew the Very Rev. Kate Moorehead was destined for a career in the church. Everyone except Moorehead. She wanted to be the next Meryl Streep. Even attending the legendary actress’ alma mater, Vassar College. It’s not that Moorehead didn’t love the church. It had been an important part of her childhood in New Haven, Conn. Church was a safe place, as she watched her father struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide. And as she often worried if her sometimes unpredictable family — whom she called “good, good people” — was going to get through the day. The church was where she was surrounded by adults who loved her and whom she trusted.
Moorehead's style of leadership has helped build and heal her church and community
“Even to this day when I go to church, I sort of feel my blood pressure go down,” said Moorehead, who has been dean at St. John’s Cathedral for nearly seven years. She does the same for parishioners. Moorehead leads the church with a strong, comforting presence. She delivers her sermons without note cards, allowing her to have a more intimate conversation with parishioners. The entire community saw her leadership in 2012 as she became the leader of healing after the tragic murder of the head of The Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
A revelation that didn’t surprise many
Moorehead is embraced by Charlie Beard during a Nov. 9 healing service.
While at Vassar College, Moorehead traveled to Russia, where she worked in WORKSPACE CONTINUED ON PAGE A-7
Photos by Fran Ruchalski
By Max Marbut, Staff Writer One of Jacksonville’s newest affordable housing projects had to take a detour, but three foundations are planned to be poured in December near Edison Avenue and King Street. After a few months of preliminary discussions, followed by negotiations and then planning, City Council in August approved legislation to transfer three parcels of surplus property to Kairos International Development Inc. for affordable housing sites. The lots, in the Eastside neighborhood near Springfield, are included on the Affordable Housing Property Inventory List. It’s a collection of about 430 properties the city took over when the previous owners failed to pay the ad valorem taxes. Most are valued at less than $5,000 but the total assessed value of the parcels is nearly $3.8 million. The lots are available for donation to private entities that agree to build housing for low- Gulliford income residents. The detour came when Kairos tried to take ownership of the property and discovered doing that would involve going to court. “Those properties didn’t work,” said council member Bill Gulliford, who introduced the transfer legislation. “All three of those properties didn’t have clear title and it could have taken one or two years to clear the titles. A lot of the properties we can donate have significant issues,” Gulliford said. He then introduced legislation that would repeal the original conveyance and instead transfer a 0.3-acre parcel along Broward Street in West Jacksonville, north of Interstate 10 near Edison Avenue and King Street. The bill was enacted Oct. 11 and three days later, Kairos recorded a deed with the Duval County Clerk of Courts. HOUSING CONTINUED ON PAGE A-2
Senior housing in Southside could soon take shape as the city reviews a permit application for the $22 million construction of Inspired Living at Jacksonville. It is planned at 10776 Burnt Mill Road near the James Island community. The application shows Inspired Living is designed with 43 memory care units and 109 assisted living units in a 127,234-square-foot building. Part of the building will be three floors. Senior Living VII LLC, whose contact is Mark Bouldin, is the developer. Bouldin is president of Kronos
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Capital Inc. of St. Petersburg, which wants to develop the project on 24.12 acres. It will be managed by Validus Senior Living of Tampa. Validus CEO Steve Benjamin said Tuesday he anticipates breaking ground in February. NDC Construction is the contractor. Edwards Engineering is the
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planner and engineer and WBRC Architects Engineer is the architect. The validusseniorliving.com site says Inspired Living at Jacksonville will open in fall 2017. Benjamin said there will be 150 units of licensed assisted living with a separate area for residents with memory care related challenges. Plans show 152. He also said it will be “amenity heavy” and include wellness and fitness areas, anytime dining in a restaurant-style environment, a dog park, transportation services and health care related MATHIS CONTINUED ON PAGE A-2
Special to the Daily Record
Inspired Living plans $22M senior residences
Inspired Living at Windermere by Validus Senior Living resembles the design for a Jacksonville facility to be built along Burnt Mill Road.
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