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Mayor Curry Will Outline His $1.3 Billion Jacksonville Budget Monday

Lindsey Kilbride
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WJCT News
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry (center) will deliver his budget address Monday.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s annual budget address is set for Monday morning at City Hall downtown.

The special City Council meeting will start at 9.

Last year, the mayor’s nearly $1.3 billion spending plan included funding for additional police officers, numerous road and park improvement projects, and a community athletic field at Edward Waters College.

The City Council Finance c=Committee will go over the mayor’s budget proposal with a fine tooth comb before it comes up for a final vote.

The budget will take effect October 1.

Contact reporter Cyd Hoskinson at choskinson@wjct.org, 904-358-6351 and on Twitter @cydwjctnews.

Cyd Hoskinson began working at WJCT on Valentine’s Day 2011.