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DOWNTOWN ARTWORK GETS A LIFT
DIA to seek swap of Metropolitan Park, Shipyards
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Downtown Investment JACKSONVILLE Authority CEO Lori Boyer says Iguana Investments could submit a new development proposal for the park soon.
eral agency if the Shipyards would satisfy the requirements of a 1981 grant agreement that proBoyer hibits the city from selling the 24.7-acre Metropolitan Park without a comparable replacement. Khan’s proposal to develop the Shipyards property near TIAA Bank Field expired in August. Iguana’s possible plans to focus on Metropolitan Park were raised Sept. 9 as the DIA committee heard from a nonprofit group advocating for an expansive public park network on the Downtown riverfront. “I have been in conversations with Iguana regarding proposed development plans that they may be submitting in the very near future for the Metropolitan Park site. Even a piece of the adjacent Shipyards is included in that,” Boyer said.
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Authority wants the National Park Service to consider trading Metropolitan Park for the cityowned Shipyards property. The DIA’s inquiry comes as its CEO, Lori Boyer, said Iguana Investments Florida LLC, led by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, plans to submit a new development proposal for the parkland. The DIA also is seeking to integrate public park space with private development on the Downtown riverfront. The DIA board gave Boyer permission during a Sept. 9 committee meeting to ask the fed-
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The sculpture “NOVA” is lifted into place Sept. 12 in the plaza along Hogan Street near the VyStar Credit Union parking garage. The artwork is the second Downtown by artist Cecilia Lueza. In 2017, she painted colorful shapes on the JTA Skyway columns. The sculpture is a collaboration of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and VyStar Credit Union. “We are proud to support talented local artists such as Cecilia Lueza and remain committed to supporting organizations and programs that bring creative ideas like this to life,” VyStar CEO Brian Wolfburg said in a news release.
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Iguana Investments attorney Paul Harden provided this map of the Shipyards, Lot J and Metropolitan Park areas to the City Council in July. It shows development where Metropolitan Park is now and a park, shown in green, in what is now the Shipyards area.
Costa Del Mar settles class-action lawsuit If you bought a pair of Costa Del Mar sunglasses before July 28, 2013, and later had to pay to have them repaired, you may be eligible for part of the proceeds from a class-action lawsuit. The plaintiffs contended that Daytona Beach-based Costa Del Mar sold its products with a “lifetime warranty,” but then charged customers a fee for repairs. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Costa agrees to issue vouchers ranging from $8.99 to $19.99 for each claim, redeemable for any item offered for sale on its website. A hearing for final approval of the settlement and for plaintiffs’ attorney fees, costs and expenses, is scheduled April 21.
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