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MAKING A WAVE: SURF PARK IS ANNOUNCED FOR ETOWN
The PARC Group
Aventuur is proposing Jacksonville Surf Park at eTown, along Etown Parkway off Florida 9B. The 55.27-acre development "will provide waves, surf instruction, fitness training and physical recovery tailored to suit all levels, from first-timers and junior surfers through to elite athletes."
This developer says the 55-acre project will bring the “world-class destination” for waves, surf instruction, fitness training and more to the South Jacksonville master-planned community.
BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR AT LARGE
W
hile Jacksonville has beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, it now can expect an inland surf park to make waves at eTown in South Jack-
sonville. The city is reviewing civil engineering plans for Aventuur, a company with offices in Australia and Los Angeles, to build Jacksonville Surf Park at eTown. Prosser Prime AE is the civil engineer for the project on 55.27
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acres at 11374 Etown Parkway, off of Florida 9B. The eTown developer, The PARC Group, said Oct. 1 on etownjax.com/news that global developer Aventuur and “an experienced group of local partners” announced that a world-class destination is coming soon to eTown. “The park will provide waves, surf instruction, fitness training and physical recovery tailored to suit all levels, from first-timers and junior surfers through to elite athletes. Mental wellness, water safety, resilience and surf therapy SEE SURF PARK, PAGE 4
THE BASCH REPORT
Jacksonville stocks see big second-quarter gains Of the 20 publicly traded companies in Northeast Florida, 16 ended the second quarter higher, with 12 of them registering double-digit percentage gains. PAGE 12
MORE SURF PARK Plans show Jax Surf Park with surrounding restaurants and retail space, condos, apartments. PAGE 4 Aventuur chose Jacksonville for its first North America inland surfing park for three key reasons. PAGE 5
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The city budget: Same tax rate, more spending PAGE 8 THE MATHIS REPORT
3.1M-square-foot industrial park seeking rezoning The proposed Airport Commerce Center is advancing in North Jacksonville as an up to 3.1 million-square-foot industrial park on 315.42 acres along Arnold and Pecan Park roads north of Jacksonville International Airport. PAGE 6
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