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The Jaguars will have a six-month window to do environmental testing on a chunk of Metropolitan Park and The Shipyards where team owner Shad Khan has shown plans for a new development centered around a Four Seasons Hotel.
The Downtown Investment Authority board unanimously gave the go-ahead Wednesday despite a plea by the group Riverfront Parks Now to keep the entire Met Park property off-limits to the testing. This land is our land, said Denise Reagan, executive director of the Garden Club of Jacksonville and member of the Riverfront Parks Now group. It’s owned by the public and we care deeply about keeping it and turning it into a premier destination.
Shad Khan s Iguana Investments can access part of Metropolitan Park for environmental assessment bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
10:52 AM EST Share The agreement excludes 14.32 acres of the riverfront public space restricted by a 1981 National Park Service Grant.
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s company will have access to the Shipyards property and Metropolitan Park’s former Kids Kampus site for environmental and geotechnical testing as it considers development in the area.
The Downtown Investment Authority Board voted 9-0 on Feb. 17 to grant Iguana Florida Investments LLC entry to the city-owned riverfront property on East Bay Street as Khan considers the site for a Four Seasons hotel and mixed-use development.
The resolution excludes a 14.32-acre Metropolitan Park parcel that is restricted by a 1981 National Park Service grant.
Editorial: Jacksonville s advocates for trees
Our view
You may be seeing public infrastructure projects popping up around Jacksonville. This has nothing to do with roads or sewers. It’s about trees.
Trees are an important part of the green infrastructure of the city, helping reduce air pollution, manage stormwater and provide shade.
Trees are an increasingly important tool for the city as it addresses resiliency issues like sunny day flooding and sea level rise.
And studies find that exposure to trees has health benefits such as stress reduction and helping create a sense of community.
Jacksonville is lucky to have strong tree advocates.