Mayor Donna Deegan said she hopes to have the framework for a stadium deal completed within the next two to three months on Thursday and added negotiations are moving apace to achieve that goal.
The City of Jacksonville would put up more than a billion dollars under the plan initially pitched by the Jags.
That would include the stadium renovation and an entertainment district.
Deegan noted there’s been no final agreement on whether those two projects will be wrapped up in a package deal or pushed through separately.
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“I have made it very clear that for me, obviously, I want to do whatever is the best deal for the taxpayers and that may be doing something larger, but I don’t know yet,” said Deegan.
To get to a deal done, the mayor will need to work with city council.
Their relationship has been strained due to disagreements on appointments and issues like the removal of the Confederate monument in recent months, but Deegan said she doesn’t see those issues preventing the stadium deal from getting across the finish line.