Plan To Restore Public Funding Passes Second City Council Panel, Headed For Final Vote

Christopher Hong, Jacksonville Times-Union
Tue, 08/04/2015 - 1:28pm

The non-profit organization in charge of revitalizing downtown’s Hemming Park is one step closer to having its public funding restored. A plan to change the language in the contract between Jacksonville City Hall and Friends of Hemming Park that would make it easier for the group to qualify for $150,000 it was set to receive in June was passed 6-1 by the Jacksonville City Council Rules committee on Tuesday.

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