A Jacksonville City Counil member along with the chairman of the Jax Chamber are calling for the city council to postpone an upcoming vote to remove a Confederate moment that is still standing in a Springfield park.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4Jax political analyst Rick Mullaney of Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute joins this edition of “This Week in Jacksonville,” which explores the Lot J proposal from multiple angles with Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer, Jacksonville Civic Council CEO and President Jeanne Miller, Urban Land Institute Chair Tarik Bateh, Jaguars Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Megha Parekh and Mayor Lenny Curry’s Chief of Staff Jordan Elsbury.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars’ losing record this season isn’t only breaking the hearts of football fans. That losing legacy is something to this day that worries local investors, who would rather put their money behind a winner or at least a strong competitor. Delaney says winning football games would create positive national exposure for the city of Jacksonville, instead of the current football fiasco. Fans say winning games would boost local pride. Jaguars fan Tucker Worsham said: “If we did have a winning team, I think that could help the revitalization of downtown possibly.

On This Week in Jacksonville, Kent Justice reports on Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry testifying before congress and speaks to City Council President-Designate Tommy Hazouri about the issues in front of the council. Also on Sundays program: Jacksonville Civic Council CEO Jeanne Miller talks about wanting to pass an update to the Human Rights Ordinance and Coastal Georgias U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter speaks about the investigation into the controversial killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

The documents from the Civic Council criticize the process by JEA on investigating a sale. Michael Ward, the former CSX chief executive officer, is the co-chair of the Civic Council's JEA subcommittee. Ward said the Civic Council isn't taking a position on whether to sell JEA, but calling for a better process that should be driven by the City Council, not the utility. The Civic Council letter is a significant development in the proposed sale of the JEA, said News4Jax Political Analyst Rick Mullaney. This journey still has many roads to travel, including further review by JEAs board, the Jacksonville City Council and Duval County voters."

Amid a potential sale of JEA, documents and a letter sent to Jacksonville's City Council show the Jacksonville Civic Council wants changes in the process and challenges some of the utility's claims... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.