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DIA, MOSH can begin negotiations on Shipyards
Community First Igloo new name Daily Record for Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex JACKSONVILLE
The museum wants to build a new facility on the city-owned Northbank property.
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BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE
Photos by Katie Garwood
Community First President and CEO John Hirabayashi announces the deal Aug. 2 to name the Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex the Community First Igloo. Listening at left is Mayor Lenny Curry. At right is Jacksonville Icemen majority owner Andy Kaufmann.
Credit union announces 10-year rights deal as renovations on the building begin. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
The redeveloped Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex will be called the Community First Igloo after the credit union announced Aug. 2 it agreed to a 10-year naming rights agreement. The Jacksonville Icemen bought the facility at 3605 Phil-
ips Highway in March with plans to renovate it and rename it the Icemen Igloo. Icemen majority owner Andy Kaufmann and Community First President and CEO John Hirabayashi ceremoniously began the demolition work Aug. 2 by taking down the first pieces of the structure with sledgehammers. Plans for the $12.5 million renovation include a second ice rink, sports bar, protein shop, esports arena and a Jacksonville Sports Hall of Fame. Icemen President Bob OrahSEE IGLOO, PAGE 2
Icemen majority owner Andy Kaufmann and Community First President and CEO John Hirabayashi use sledgehammers to begin demolition at the Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex.
The Downtown Investment Authority and the Museum of Science and History can begin talks to finalize a location for MOSH’s plan to relocate to the Shipyards. The DIA board voted 8-0 on July 29 to authorize CEO Lori Boyer to negotiate with MOSH leadership for a site at the city-owned 21.7-acre Shipyards parcel on the Northbank of the St. Johns River. MOSH has said it wants about 4 acres of space. The resolution does not enter into an official agreement with MOSH. The DIA will have to issue an official notice of property disposition when both parties agree on a site. “I don’t think this is taking anyone by surprise. This has been well-publicized,” board member Oliver Barakat said. “Asking Ms. Boyer to formally engage in conversations without obligating this board to anything is a good strategy.” Boyer said MOSH is working with the Jessie Ball duPont Fund as the nonprofit completes a master plan for the Downtown waterfront from Catherine Street to Metropolitan Park. According to DIA documents, duPont’s draft plan calls for a civic attraction at Shipyards West. Drafts of the duPont Fund’s master plan released by the DIA in June show the museum east of Hogans Creek and surrounded by more than 13 acres of city park and civic space. The DIA board and City Council voted to donate $60,000 to the duPont study. SEE MOSH, PAGE 2
Panera building-out in Brooklyn The city is reviewing a permit application for interior build-out for Panera Bread at 10 Riverside Ave. in Brooklyn Place. The permit shows an estimated $250,000 interior remodel of a 3,780-square-foot standalone building. It joins Chipotle, Bento and Chop Barbershop in Brooklyn Place, which is on 1.5 acres next to Brooklyn Station on Riverside. There are 11 Panera locations in Jacksonville. The Ferber Co. of Ponte Vedra Beach is developing Brooklyn Place.
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