{"id":108559,"date":"2026-01-07T03:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108559\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:21:08","slug":"council-member-seeks-withdrawal-of-legislation-considering-business-district-along-103rd-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108559\/","title":{"rendered":"Council member seeks withdrawal of legislation considering business district along 103rd Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A bill to initiate the process to create a business improvement district along 103rd Street in West Jacksonville could be withdrawn from Jacksonville City Council consideration, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Council member Rahman Johnson requested the withdrawal of Ordinance 2025-0838, which he introduced to explore the establishment of the BID<\/a> along what he called the Wonderland Corridor between Blanding Boulevard and Cecil Commerce Center.<\/p>\n

The ordinance calls for the city\u2019s Legislative Services Division to distribute petitions asking commercial property owners in the corridor if they support or oppose a BID, which would collect fees for improvements and other uses. The petition does not specify what fees the BID would charge. It would ask if property owners would support the concept of using assessed fees to fund improvements rather than a specific plan.<\/p>\n

Under Council rules, the ordinance cannot be withdrawn without a full Council vote. Assuming Council committees advance the request, Council is expected to vote on the withdrawal Jan. 13.<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s request comes after a disagreement with Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray, whose district is partially included in the planned business corridor.<\/p>\n

During a Dec. 1 meeting of the Council Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee, Clark-Murray said she didn\u2019t feel the corridor needed the BID. Rather, she said, the street needed increased safety measures. <\/p>\n

Johnson argued that distributing a petition with Clark-Murray\u2019s district included would allow for residents to voice their opinions on the BID without binding Clark-Murray to contribute funds or include her district.<\/p>\n

The legislation says funding would likely go toward lighting and fa\u00e7ade improvements, street beautification, branding, signage and grant leverage for bigger upgrades. <\/p>\n

Johnson said he chose the Wonderland name as a companion to the Wonderwood area of Jacksonville, which is north of the Beaches near where the St. Johns River meets the Atlantic Ocean. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf Wonderwood was the Atlantic whispering dreams into Jacksonville\u2019s shoreline, Wonderland is the Westside whispering back \u2013 with pride, power, and a vision for prosperity,\u201d Johnson wrote in a description of the name. <\/p>\n

Johnson did not respond when asked if he would make another attempt on the BID. <\/p>\n

The Five Points neighborhood BID, which Council approved in October, is expected to charge fees of 20 to 25 cents per heated square foot of commercial property.<\/p>\n

Council member Jimmy Peluso, who introduced the Five Points legislation and represents the area, pledged $150,000 from his community benefits agreement share for the first year of the BID. The Five Points BID will fund security, landscaping and neighborhood promotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wonderland Corridor would be a designated area where we invest in ourselves \u2014 by using assessments on commercial properties within the district to fund real transformation,\u201d reads the petition, which would have been circulated to an estimated 267 property owners in the proposed district with Council approval of Johnson\u2019s legislation. <\/p>\n

Johnson envisioned the Wonderland Corridor BID receiving an initial infusion of $750,000 from its three Council district representatives. In addition to a portion of Clark-Murray\u2019s District 9, the BID included parts of Randy White\u2019s District 12 and Johnson\u2019s District 14. <\/p>\n

The three representatives would provide the cash from their share of $1 million provided to each district Council member through the city\u2019s community benefits agreement with the Jacksonville Jaguars. <\/p>\n

The $300 million community benefits agreement complemented the $1.4 billion deal between the city and the Jaguars to renovate EverBank Stadium into the team\u2019s \u201cStadium of the Future.\u201d <\/p>\n

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