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City lawmakers aim for a final vote on the proposed tax increase for $1 billion in infrastructure before the end of May.
City lawmakers cut $132 million from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s Downtown Skyway modernization in a proposal to increase and extend Duval County local option gas tax.
The Jacksonville City Council voted 16-2 on May 12 in favor of an amendment by Ron Salem to reduce money for the JTA project in Ordinance 2021-0223.
The amendment was added during the Council Committee of the Whole meeting and is the first substantive change to Mayor Lenny Curry and JTA’s proposed Duval County gas tax increase from 6 cents to 12 cents per gallon.