New questions after Mayor, City Council members attend ‘holiday event’ aboard Shad Khan’s Kismet Yacht

Action News Jax Ben Becker has learned Mayor Donna Deegan and numerous members of Jacksonville’s City Council on Monday attended an invitation-only ‘holiday event’ on-board Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s massive Kismet yacht that is docked downtown.

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Khan, whose football team is in the middle of a disappointing 2-10 season, is set to receive $775 million in public funding as part of a $1.4 billion stadium renovation ($1.25 billion plus deferred maintenance) that was enthusiastically supported by the mayor and approved by city council in June before NFL owners signed off on it in October.

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