Skip to main content

Jacksonville Daily Record 7/23/26

Page 1

JULY 23 TO JULY 29, 2026 | JAXDAILYRECORD.COM

BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES

Tequila’s Town in the Harbour Village shopping center at 13475 Atlantic Blvd.

THE RESTAURANT ISSUE Some Jacksonville-area restaurants are closing, others are finding creative ways to hang on and a few are betting on expansion. PAGE 4

DEEGAN DELIVERS $2.03B BUDGET

INSIDE

REGIONAL NEWS

Neptune Beach exploring impact fees to help fund capital projects PAGE 6

CITY GOVERNMENT

DIA board votes to demolish Sax Seafood building PAGE 16

Photo by Joe Lister

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan presented her $2.03 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 to City Council on July 20.

Some Council members want funds set aside in case a November ballot measure cuts city revenue by more than 10%. BY JOE LISTER AND RIC ANDERSON STAFF WRITERS

J

acksonville Mayor Donna Deegan delivered a $2.03 billion budget to the City Council for review, focusing on public safety, infrastructure and return-on-investment during a 25-minute speech July 20.

The budget, with a 1%, $22.58 million increase from the approved fiscal year 2026 budget, includes $1.07 billion for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, along with $586.11 million in the first year of the city’s capital improvement plan. The budget also has $301.6 million for city services such as public

SUBSCRIBE NOW!

Only $50/yr. Regularly $75

VISIT JAXDAILYRECORD.COM/SUBSCRIBE Coupon Code: jdr-25-off

Questions: subscriptions@jaxdailyrecord.com

works, parks, libraries, planning, economic development and more. The administration included $148.27 million in “people investments,” which focus on healthcare, housing and nonprofit spending, along with $502.89 million in what the administration called “other SEE BUDGET, PAGE 20

THE MATHIS REPORT

Bob’s Discount Furniture eyes 2 Jacksonville locations The city is reviewing permits for Bob’s Discount Furniture in Argyle Village shopping center in Southwest Jacksonville and at River City Marketplace in North Jacksonville. PAGE 14

THE BASCH REPORT

Johnson & Johnson leaders tout contact lens growth Johnson & Johnson announced June 15 it will invest more than $1 billion in Jacksonville to strengthen its Vision operations. PAGE 10 LAW AND THE COURTS

JALA receives more than $37,000 to help tenants The money comes from a class-action lawsuit against a local property manager by Story Law Group. PAGE 18

VOLUME 113, NO. 37 | TWO SECTIONS | PUBLISHED SINCE 1912


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Jacksonville Daily Record 7/23/26 by Daily Record & Observer LLC - Issuu