Jacksonville, Fl — Renovations to UNF’s Hodges Stadium have cleared a final hurdle.
The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday approved $15 million for UNF stadium improvements, as well as workforce development.
The package includes $6 million for phase one of a three-phase, $38 million stadium renovation and facility upgrade at the university.
However, in that bill, $2 million for Edward Waters University was tabled due to several council member questions.
Phase one of the 9,400-seat Hodges Stadium that the UNF soccer teams and track & field teams call home was opened in January 2004.
It was renamed Hodges Stadium after a generous gift of $2 million from George and Kernan Hodges that was announced in October 2006.
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