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› New $75 million JEA headquarters slated for completion in mid-October
Construction of JEA's new headquarters in downtown Jacksonville is expected to be completed in mid-October, utility company officials said. The seven-story office tower and 640-space parking garage are at 225 Pearl St. N., a few blocks away from JEA's longtime headquarters at 21 W. Church St. The main building and garage are nearly complete, while work continues on the interior, Simone Garvey-Ewan, JEA spokeswoman, told the Times-Union.
› Gainesville commission gives first OK to elimination of exclusionary zoning
A split vote during the Gainesville City Commission meeting on Thursday has put the city on pace to become the first in the state to eliminate single-family zoning. It was the first of two needed votes that came in around midnight after a crowd of nearly 100 people showed up to oppose the zoning change, while only about a dozen supported it.
› Jamaica-born judge from South Florida placed on state high court
Not only is Renatha Francis the first Jamaican-American appointed to the Florida Supreme Court in the state’s history, she also gives Gov. DeSantis his first hand-picked majority on the seven-member tribunal. Francis, 44, a circuit judge in Palm Beach County, will on Sept. 1 assume the seat created by the retirement of Justice Alan Lawson, a 2016 nominee of Gov. Rick Scott. She’ll join fellow DeSantis appointees Carlos Muñiz, Jamie Grosshans and John Couriel.
› Health department warns of increased presence of West Nile Virus in Sarasota County
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County advised residents on Friday of an increase in West Nile Virus activity in the county, after sentinel chickens tested positive for the virus. The sentinel chickens that tested positive for West Nile Virus were in unincorporated areas of Sarasota County near North Port.
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