A Jacksonville City Councilman and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) clashed Friday as JAA presented its proposed budget — including a battle over the use of funds for a proposed workforce development program at Cecil Field tied to the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ).
Councilman Nick Howland has been pressing JAA to invest $29 million into a program at Cecil Field. The proposal is intended to boost local job training in aerospace careers. However, JAA has repeatedly declined to divert revenue to the project, citing severe restrictions by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
But Howland, clearly not happy, pushed back hard…