"We are betting the farm."

The Rotary Club of Jacksonville had hoped to hear opposing sides of the debate over plans to deepen the St. Johns River, inviting JaxPort’s top administrator to share the podium with a critic during the club’s Monday luncheon

But Jacksonville’s port authority turned down the invitation, citing an ongoing lawsuit by St. Johns Riverkeeper, an environmental non-profit trying to stop the deep dredge.

Read more at the Florida Times-Union.