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09:41 PM EST Share Downtown Investment Authority and city officials will select a design by July for the site now called Riverfront Plaza. Three national design firms pitched their visions June 24 for a city park at the former Jacksonville Landing on the St. Johns River Downtown. The design teams, Agency Landscape + Planning LLC, Olin Partnership Ltd. and Perkins & Will Inc., pitched plans at the Main Public Library Downtown to a panel of city officials and local business and nonprofit leaders. “Our desire is to become a city of vision and reality instead of a city of renderings,” said Haskell landscape architect Chris Flagg during public comment. ....
With no foot traffic or long waits, residents were proud to say they got their first dose. Author: Briana Ray-Turner Updated: 6:17 PM EST February 5, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The city distributed hundreds of vaccines to the Northside of Jacksonville on Friday. First Coast News crews were at the Clanzel Brown Senior Center for most of the day talking with residents and seeing their reaction to the new vaccination site. With no foot traffic or long waits, residents were proud to say they got their first dose. “Perfect it went so fast I was surprised, said resident Claudia Bentford. “I had to come here to see it to believe it I was just going to drive by and see it. I seen it and I was like wow it’s really happening, said resident Terry Heatly. ....
Jacksonville to open 2-day vaccine site at Northside senior center Mayor, City Council members unveil plan to get COVID-19 vaccines into underserved neighborhood Published: Updated: Tags: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville will be opening another COVID-19 vaccination site at a senior center this time in one of the city’s underserved neighborhoods. Mayor Lenny Curry said Thursday that he heard the pleas from City Council members to get COVID-19 vaccines into underserved communities in Jacksonville and was ready to respond when the city learned a few days ago that it would be getting another allotment of Pfizer vaccine. “When we are given the resources and opportunity, the city of Jacksonville is able to quickly and efficiently stand-up operations to safely get this life-saving vaccine to the public,” Curry said. “If and when more vaccines become available, we will be ready to open additional sites in other areas of the community.” ....
Jacksonville officials will start next week administering the second round of COVID-19 vaccinations to people who received their first dose at a city-run senior center, Mayor Lenny Curry said Thursday. The new round of vaccinations is scheduled to start Monday, and Curry said people will receive reminder phone calls the day before they’re due for the second shot. People should get the follow-up shots at the same place they received their first vaccination. The second round is scheduled to be completed after 12 days, mirroring the short window the city was able to operate vaccination centers before exhausting its initial supply. ....