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Friday, October 23, 2015
Vol. 102, No. 245 • One Section
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Job links City Hall, nonprofits
Philanthropic community would help fund position
By David Chapman Staff Writer
Mayor Lenny Curry’s administration is poised to act on an idea from his transition team, one that could better engage government and nonprofits. The idea calls for the creation of a director of strategic partnerships — a senior staff level position formerly referred to as a “chief philanthropy officer” in Curry’s transition reports. The person would be respon-
sible for improving and creating relationships between the city and nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. “Those things have never been well-connected before,” said Rena Coughlin, CEO of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida and co-chair of Curry’s transition team. Coughlin uses the example of a recent Jessie Ball duPont Fund daylong data-driven presentation about housing in a “block-byblock” view.
The city director would be in position to take the information and use it with both the nonprofit world and city officials to help craft policy and, hopefully, result in a positive community impact. Working within the community would be just one part of the job. There also would be a need for a “worldly” perspective and attracting new resources. “I would hope this person, through communicating the value of the work that’s being done here in Jacksonville, would
attract new funding to the community,” said Coughlin. David Biemsderfer likes the potential, calling it possibly a first for Florida. He’s head of the Florida Philanthropic Network, a statewide organization that fosters cooperation and relationships among business, government and nonprofit organizations. It’s a similar role as the city director position. “It can really lead to some good things to the city,” he said. Nonprofit
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Taking library to those in need
$266,000 would come from Journey
Aldean’s Burn It Down tour comes to town
Photo by Fran Ruchalski
By Max Marbut Staff Writer
Jason Aldean and his band played for 90 minutes during the country singer’s concert Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Arena. See more photos on Page A-3.
Apartments planned near Marketplace
By Karen Mathis Managing Editor
A 324-unit apartment community is proposed for North Jacksonville next to River City Marketplace. With area apartment occupancy topping 94 percent, developers have been busy with new apartment complexes in South Jacksonville the first half of the year. As the year comes to a close, new communities are being proposed in other sectors, too. In North Jacksonville, The Klotz Group of Companies and Tierra Linda Development LLC propose Lakeview at River City on 40 acres along Broxton Bay Drive. The 324 units will comprise 64 three-
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bedroom, 178 two-bedroom and 82 onebedroom units, according to its website. Site plans filed with the city show the buildings will consist of three-story residential structures and two-story cottages, along with garages and amenities. Those plans are labeled as Lakeside at River City Marketplace, meaning the name could still be decided. Atlantic Beach-based Klotz says on its website the Class A gated apartment development will be situated along a lake and its units will feature top-of-the-line appliances, granite countertops and high ceilings. Some units will include garages and fireplaces. Lakeview also will feature swimming pools, tennis courts, a business center and
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a workout facility. A conceptual site plan shows the development in “districts,” such as the Parks District, the Village District and the Woodland District. The plan also shows amenities such as pocket parks; trails; event lawns for plays, movies and small events; lawn sports; pavilions; picnic tables; and more. Prosser Inc. is the civil engineer. RCM Acquisition LLC, led by Jeffrey Klotz, bought the land in November for $1.95 million from Atlantic Coast Bank. The bank took title to the property in May 2012. kmathis@jaxdailyrecord.com (904) 356-2466
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Young people who live in the urban core soon may get some needed help in leaping toward a better education. Legislation filed by City Council member Sam Newby would use $266,000 from Jacksonville Journey contingency funds to allow the Jacksonville Public Library to establish a proposed Library Enhancement Access Program (LEAP). The program is designed to offer enhanced education opportunities in ZIP Codes 32202, 32204, 32206, 32208, 32209 and 32254. The urban core was selected because half as many adults in those neighborhoods have attained a high school diploma, compared to Duval County as a whole; the income per capita is 60 percent of the county as a whole ($14,895 compared to Newby $24,983) and of the 37 traditional Duval County Public Schools in the area, 19 received a D or F rating in 2014. The program is designed to help parents and caregivers build pre-literacy skills in children from birth to 5 years; increase the digital literacy of young adults, ages 16-24; and improve the language literacy of young adults ages 18-24. “The Jacksonville Journey is about intervention and prevention for at-risk youth,” said Jennifer Giltrop, public library deputy director. “Family literacy success is what libraries do every day.” The concept behind the program is to take services and trained personnel out of the library and into the community. The short-term goals are to increase digital Library
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