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WOKV INVESTIGATES: Vacant buildings draining tax dollars, but bringing none in
They’re sitting empty or vacant, but you help foot the bill. So why does the city keep a hold of so much real estate in Jacksonville? It was a question first posed by two city councilmen yesterday, and one that WOKV is now investigating. I am working with the Property ...
WOKV INVESTIGATES: Tens of millions of your tax dollars tied up in vacant buildings
“Vast portfolio.” That’s the phrase a number of city officials used to describe just how much land the City of Jacksonville owns, and how much of that is now vacant. So for the past month I’ve been investigating this number and, more importantly, its worth. It turns out the city ...
WOKV INVESTIGATES: Minimal maintenance saves you money, but costs building soundness
With the City of Jacksonville’s large portfolio of vacant land and buildings, it can be difficult to maintain everything at a reasonable cost. So with the question standing between saving you money and keeping the buildings in good repair, the taxpayer wins. “For the most part, the vacant buildings are ...
WOKV INVESTIGATES: Time to sell?
One of the city’s main concerns about beginning to sell off the vacant land is getting the best value. And now may be the time to give that a second look. “Saying that it’s not the right time to sell is not the right thing to say,” says Jacksonville Developer ...
WOKV INVESTIGATES: A home for flags left behind
When WOKV first investigated how your tax dollars are tied up in vacant city-owned buildings, we uncovered more than 30 flags had been left behind in the old county courthouse. Maintenance personnel had created a display with the 17 American flags and 17 Florida flags near the front entrance, but ...
WOKV INVESTIGATES: The stalled solution to Jacksonville's property inventory
It’s a complicated process, so the city is not phased by the fact that the Request for Proposal looking for a company to take an inventory of city-owned land and buildings has not yet hit the street. In fact, it hasn’t even made it up for committee discussion. I first ...
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