The grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation is the largest one-time federal grant the city of Jacksonville has ever received, according to JTA.
press conference Tuesday where many Jacksonville public officials talked about the progression of the Emerald Trail"Green, green needs to be everybody's new favorite color," said Kay Ehas, CEO of 'Groundwork Jacksonville,' the city of Jacksonville's nonprofit partner.
"Hopefully May 6, we're targeting May 6," Ehas said in regards to when the 'LaVilla Link' will open."We're doing everything we can." Jacksonville was awarded the sixth-highest amount of money out of the $3.1 billion in funding the federal government offered under the grant program; over 686 applications were submitted from across the country, according to Ford. Mayor Donna Deegan, JTA representatives and Groundwork Jacksonville took a trip to Washington D.C. last year to lobby for the grant money.
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