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Downtown / Re: Metro Park: Nat'l Park Srvc Says "No" to Swap
« Last post by jaxlongtimer on Today at 11:14:10 AM »Anyone note the date (December 2nd) the City was notified that the NPS wasn't biting on a swap? This was during the intense discussions about Lot J and when the Jag's were dangling the Four Seasons at Metro Park as another development bonus. It doesn't appear the Curry administration shared the info before the Lot J vote. I wonder what impact it would have had if the Council knew this very relevant development. More Curry manipulations? It appears an investigation by the Council is in order.
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/national-park-service-rejected-shipyards-swap-for-metropolitan-park-in-december
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection notified city attorney John Sawyer on Dec. 2 that the National Park Service will not consider the Shipyards as replacement property for Metropolitan Park.
“I wanted to let you know that NPS has responded to the City’s proposal of the Shipyards as replacement property for the Metro Park conversion,” department Land and Recreation Grants Program Manager Rebecca Wood wrote to Sawyer, governmental operations department chief of the city Office of General Counsel.
“NPS has reiterated that the purpose of reviewing the additional properties identified by the City thus far was because the Shipyards will not be considered as replacement property for Metro Park,” Wood wrote. “Please let me know if the City has any additional properties to review.”
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/national-park-service-rejected-shipyards-swap-for-metropolitan-park-in-december