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Good Wednesday morning. This is the last Florida Playbook of the year.
The daily rundown Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 10,434 (nearly 0.9 percent), to 1,223,015; active hospitalizations went up by 123 (2.2 percent) to 5,634; deaths rose by 74 (0.3 percent) to 20,754.
The watchdog group OurJax on Tuesday urged City Council to reject the proposed Lot J development, calling it a rigged deal that should be scrapped so negotiations can start over with the usual vetting for downtown developments that seek taxpayer subsidies.
OurJax joined the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP in coming out strongly against the proposed terms for one of the biggest development deals in city history.
The NAACP ramped up its opposition by sending a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying the NFL should intervene against the proposed deal between the city and the development team of Jaguars owner Shad Khan and The Cordish Companies.