The city is reviewing a permit application for interior demolition at 1974 San Marco Blvd., which previously housed restaurants and bars.
The estimated $35,500 project involves 4,662 square feet of interior space and 570 square feet of outside space on two floors.
Sleiman Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Michael McNaughton said it was early landlord work “as we ramp up our marketing of the site.”
Aldi solar
The city issued a permit Feb. 10 for Aldi to install a rooftop photovoltaic solar system at its River City Marketplace store at 15324 Max Leggett Parkway in North Jacksonville at a cost of $101,600.
It is the second of two Aldi stores to install a system.
Aldi’s division vice president said Feb. 2 he did not have specific information to share about solar panel installation at two Jacksonville stores, but said the number will continue to grow.
“Driven by the ALDI commitment to minimizing our impact on the environment and reducing our operational carbon footprint, many solar projects are taking place in Florida and across the country,” said Matt Thon, based in Haines, in an emailed statement Feb. 2.
“In fact, ALDI has increased the number of stores and warehouses with rooftop solar systems by more than 45% since 2017, and this number will continue to grow as we expand our solar portfolio.”
08:17 AM EST Share The city issued a permit for the Argyle market and is reviewing another at Max Leggett Parkway.
Aldi is adding rooftop solar to at least two of its Jacksonville stores.
The city issued a permit Jan. 27 for the discount grocer to add a photovoltaic system to the roof of its store at 9445 Argyle Forest Blvd. in Southwest Jacksonville.
Design Electric Inc. of Naples is the contractor.
The city also is reviewing a permit to add rooftop solar to the store at 15324 Max Leggett Parkway in North Jacksonville.
Both permits list the project cost at $101,600.
The corporate.aldi.us site says the company has been adding rooftop solar to its facilities nationwide.
The Walker City Council followed through with its plan to lower the tax levy to the lowest its been since 2018.
Back on Sept. 14 the council set the preliminary levy, payable in 2021, at -3.26 percent. On Dec. 7 they approved the final budget at $1,037,729, or $34,967 less than the 2020 final budget.
The other big item discussed at the meeting, which lasted only 15 minutes, was the sale of the Walker Library building and the property it sits on at 207 Fourth Street. Sealed bids with a minimum bid of $25,000 plus all legal fees and pending assessments are due by Dec. 31 at 3 p.m.
Besides advertising the building sale in The Pilot-Independent, the city staff reached out to the local Chamber, which was able to do an email blast.