A former chair of the Downtown Investment Authority board is urging the city of Jacksonville to reject a proposed land swap for property to provide for the University of Florida’s proposed LaVilla graduate center campus.
It’s a sentiment shared by an advocacy group for riverfront parks, which also is speaking out on the issue.
In emails to the City Council shared with the Daily Record, former DIA Chair Jim Citrano Jr. and Riverfront Parks Now offer separate suggestions related to the exchange of city-owned property in Riverfront Plaza for the privately owned Interline Brands Inc. building at 801 W. Bay St.