Mayor Alvin Brown has created a plan to inject $11 million this year into both Downtown revitalization and job-creating economic improvements across Jacksonville. The mayor committed to investing $9 million in order to leverage private investment that will improve Downtown. An additional $2 million is slated for economic expansion throughout the city.

The investments, which are subject to City Council approval, result from a successful round of debt refinancing at the direction of the Brown Administration. The mayor announced the savings will be reinvested in projects with private-sector investment that invigorate Downtown and elevate the Jacksonville economy. Read more

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Now, Mayor Alvin Brown and the City of Jacksonville are making it easier to let your smart phone do the talking. More of This, Less of That is a simple, fast way for you to communicate what you like (or don’t like!) about our great city.  

Pictures can be submitted in three ways:

• Pictures can be tweeted or posted on Instagram with the hashtags #MoreOfThis or #LessOfThat
• Pictures can be posted to the wall of the City of Jacksonville’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CityofJacksonville)
• Pictures can be emailed to More@coj.net or Less@coj.net

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