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Finance committee approves WJCT lease amendment, including $30,000-a-year payment tied to construction disruption
Summary
The committee approved amendments and the ordinance (No. 25-256) that extend a $30,000 annual payment to WJCT for 10 years to compensate for disruption related to construction that will affect WJCT property; vote was 7–1.
The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee on May 6 approved amendments and the ordinance identified in the agenda as item 25‑256 that adjust the lease agreement with public broadcaster WJCT and include a $30,000 annual disbursement tied to disruptions from planned city construction.
David McGowan, chief executive of WJCT, told the committee WJCT had negotiated for more than three years with multiple city departments to allow construction to begin and that the organization agreed “in good faith to allow the construction to begin in April” after discussions about penalties if work did not start.…
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