{"id":273189,"date":"2026-05-16T05:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/273189\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T05:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:47:11","slug":"city-asking-103rd-street-businesses-whether-they-would-support-a-commercial-improvement-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/273189\/","title":{"rendered":"City asking 103rd Street businesses whether they would support a commercial improvement district"},"content":{"rendered":"

A City Council member and the city of Jacksonville are seeking input from business operators along 103rd Street on whether they support a potential business improvement district.<\/p>\n

Businesses can submit their approval or disapproval on a concept to charge fees to commercial property owners on 103rd Street in West Jacksonville to facilitate improvements to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Council member Rahman Johnson proposed the concept, named the Wonderland Corridor. Johnson\u2019s District 14 includes parts of the proposed BID.<\/p>\n

Businesses can register support or opposition on the potential BID by answering a survey on the city\u2019s website, at jacksonville.gov\/wonderland. After submitting information about their businesses, owners can answer a yes\/no question if they support the BID.<\/p>\n

The survey is restricted to respondents with a business tax ID number.<\/p>\n

In a text, Johnson said he expected results of the survey by July 1.<\/p>\n

\"Rahman<\/p>\n

Rahman Johnson<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you in for revitalizing the stretch we call home? Do you believe 103rd Street can be more than just a thoroughfare \u2014 it can be a destination?\u201d reads the city\u2019s website introducing the petition.<\/p>\n

The survey does not stipulate what fees for the district would be. Johnson said on May 15 that if a majority of respondents said they would support the district in concept, then he would move forward with determining the governance structure of the BID.<\/p>\n

Johnson previously sought City Council approval to mail surveys to business owners along 103rd Street, though that proposal was withdrawn after Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray, whose district is partially included in the BID borders, voiced opposition.<\/p>\n

Clark-Murray said she didn\u2019t feel the corridor needed the BID. Rather, she said, 103rd Street needed increased safety measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Tyrona<\/p>\n

Tyrona Clark-Murray<\/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

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 includes parts of Council member Randy White\u2019s District 12 and Johnson\u2019s District 14. Johnson\u2019s plan to mail petitions to 103rd Street businesses included 267 recipients.<\/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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The $300 million community benefits agreement complemented the $1.45 billion deal between the city and the Jaguars to renovate EverBank Stadium into the team\u2019s \u201cStadium of the Future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s efforts are similar to those of Council member Jimmy Peluso, who secured a BID for the Five Points neighborhood in Riverside. The Five Points BID is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, who have the ability to fund a manager for the BID, security, landscaping and promotion.<\/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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Wonderwood was the Atlantic whispering dreams into Jacksonville\u2019s shoreline, Wonderland is the Westside whispering back \u2014 with pride, power, and a vision for prosperity,\u201d Johnson wrote in a description of the name.<\/p>\n

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