Visit Florida becomes the title sponsor of a soccer team far away with ties close to home. The agreement between the City of Jacksonville and the nonprofit running Hemming Park is clarified, and a Florida lawmaker is working to reduce the number of places in the state where recreational gun shooting can take place.
It’s Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida and across the country.
Here are 8 stories you might have missed.
Visit Florida Spends Six Figures On English Soccer Sponsorship
The Visit Florida logo will appear on Fulham Football Club jerseys. Fulham is owned by Shahid Khan, who also owns the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.
Concessions Cash Allowed To Count Toward Friends Of Hemming Park Fundraising
Councilman John Crescimbeni says allowing concession revenues was in the language of the first few drafts of the original bill approving the agreement.
43 Of Jacksonville’s Homeless Get Shelter
Village on Wiley, a development by the nonprofit Ability Housing, is a low-rent community is designed to support people who are chronically homeless and use a lot of the city’s crisis services.
Baptist Health Wants To Build $70M Hospital In Clay County
A county-wide assessment by the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida shows access to healthcare is severely lacking in Clay County. Baptist Health is asking Florida healthcare regulators for permission to build a 100-bed hospital in the area.
Florida Legislature Considering Banning Recreational Shooting In Residential Neighborhoods
“Basically, it just prevents gun ranges or recreational target shooting in residential property that has a density of one unit per acre or greater,” said Rep. Neil Combee (R-Polk City).
Duval County School Board Bringing More Transparency To Workshops
A plan is in the works to put Duval County School Board workshops on the Internet.
Miami-Dade Schools Seeks State Money For School Uniforms
Florida House members were so impressed by testimony about school uniforms earlier this year — convenience, improved safety and better discipline — that they offered up $10 million to districts requiring uniforms.
School Board Trying To Prevent Duval County Tax Revenue From Being Shifted To Charter Schools
After years of watching state dollars go toward improving charter schools, the Duval County School Board is scrambling to shield local tax revenues from being drained as well.
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