Public support for the proposed stadium renovation is mixed according to a new poll released by the University of North Florida Monday, with support seeming to ebb and flow depending on the way the question is asked.
Jacksonville residents when asked whether they supported the city spending $1 billion on stadium renovations or pursue a lesser investment, 51% said they’d prefer the Jags purchase the stadium and pay to renovate it themselves.
But when asked whether they’d be willing to spend the billion if the alternative meant losing the team, 46 percent of respondents said they would be willing to pay the price, compared to 47 percent who said they’d rather lose the team. Binder said the biggest surprise takeaway for him, was 45 percent of respondents saying community and economic investment in underserved areas is the thing they want to see most in a stadium deal.
“And my commitment is that that deal will include as many good things for the City of Jacksonville overall as it does to economically boost that area right at the stadium,” said Deegan.
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