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Hillwood, city file plans for Project Jaguar adjacent to Amazon fulfillment center in West Jacksonville.
Amazon.com could be joined by a larger neighbor at Cecil Commerce Center — the proposed 1.5 million-square-foot warehouse code-named Project Jaguar. The city and the St. Johns River Water Management District are reviewing plans from
Dallas-based Hillwood, the master developer of AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center, and the city, which owns the business park. While plans do not identify the company, they do outline a project larger than the neighboring 1 million-square-foot
Amazon fulfillment center at 13333 103rd St. The proposed 1,500,750-square-foot Project Jaguar distribution warehouse would be built at loading-dock height along 103rd Street, adjacent to the west of the Amazon distribution center. The Water Management District application specifies a 106.68-acre area west of Interstate 295, south of Interstate 10
and east of the Normandy Boulevard and 103rd Street intersection. Another project description says the industrial site is 130.73 acres. Project Jaguar’s building would be 2,310 feet east-to-west and 650 feet north-to-south, showing a long rectangular shape.
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MAYOR CURRY’S 2018-19 CITY BUDGET
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$1.2 billion proposal includes millions for solid waste and stormwater projects, $2.5 million for Downtown development fund. BY DAVID CAWTON STAFF WRITER
Mayor Lenny Curry introduced his $1.2 billion budget to the Jacksonville City Council on Monday, his largest since taking office in 2015. If approved, the Republican mayor’s 2018-19 budget would set aside $161.4 million in capital improvements, solid waste and stormwater projects, nearly double what was proposed during his first budget cycle in 2015. The plan includes a $30 million increase for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a 10 percent bump to $41.1 million for the newly organized Kids Hope Alliance, a $17 million increase for Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and more hours allocated to employees of the Jacksonville Public Library system. Curry called the city’s financial position “strong” and poised to “grow and thrive” in 2019, due, in part, to pension reform approved by council in 2017. “It demonstrates that Jacksonville is moving forward,” Curry said after his presentation. “Without pension reform, there would be no restoration of library hours, without pension reform SEE BUDGET, PAGE 3
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Mayor Lenny Curry acknowledges the audience as he prepares to introduce his 2018-19 city budget at City Hall on Monday. At left is City Council President Aaron Bowman.
Acosta names Rodriguez Bas CEO Jacksonville-based sales and marketing firm Acosta on Monday named Alejandro Rodriguez Bas president and CEO. Previous CEO Steve Matthesen left the company early this year, and former CEO Gary Chartrand had been serving as interim chief executive. Chartrand will remain as executive chairman of
the board. Acosta said Rodriguez Bas has more than 20 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods and retail industry. He was most recently executive vice president of new business and market development for C&S Wholesale Grocers.
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