Florida Trend articles from June 2005

Florida Trend archives from June 2005

Startups and standouts.
June 1, 2005... Small businesses are the heartbeat of Florida's economy, and we enthusiastically recognize that fact each year by publishing Florida Small Business magazine. FLORIDA TREND subscribers received the 2005-06 edition this month as part of our...

Jacksonville jobs.(readers)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... "Dreams vs. Reality" [April, FloridaTrend.com] implied that expansion in northeast Florida consists primarily of growth in low-wage, "back office" jobs. This is simply not the case. Jacksonville's success in attracting financial services and...

Condo development.(readers)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Writer Amy Welch Brill grossly mischaracterized my position on our downtown waterfront development ["No Shortage of Jobs," April, FloridaTrend.com]. I never stated I was against the condo developments along our river. Quite to the...

Growth management.(readers)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... If you want to rock the boat and change the trend, cause a constitutional amendment that says: "Water is a public resource." Period. Watch 'em scurry. Growth cannot go where water is denied; if it were a public resource, beaches would be...

Ship reef.(readers)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... In the March issue, it is mentioned that the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany will be the first Navy combat ship to be used as an artificial reef ["Northwest: In the News," FloridaTrend.com]. The Coast Guard cutter USCGC Duane was the first. It...

Correction.(readers)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2005... Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, No. 49 on May's Private Companies list, posted 2004 revenue of $372 million. No. 65 Quirch Foods reported 2004 revenue of $348.8 million and 282 employees.

The Quintessential concierge.
June 1, 2005... Gareth Smith relishes the challenge of finding hard-to-get items for his clients. As manager of the Miami office of Quintessentially, an international private members luxury concierge service, Smith specializes in "arranging things no one else...

DE-stressing: yoga has become a mainstream remedy against stress.
June 1, 2005... It's rare to be at a business or social gathering these days without someone mentioning yoga, the ancient Eastern art once thought of in the U.S. as a pastime for only young people and hippies. Mainstream health professionals tout yoga as one...

On board.(Smart City owner Marty Rubin joins non-profit boards)
June 1, 2005... New to Orlando in 2003, Smart City owner Marty Rubin received the glut of invitations to join non-profit boards that CEOs expect. Rubin responded with the unexpected. He went to school, taking classes once a month at Rollins College's...

Fund raiser.(UNF COLLEGE OF HEALTH)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Jacksonville native Kristie K. Naines' plan as a graduate student in public administration was to be a city manager some day. Things didn't go as planned. She took a job at the Jacksonville PACE Center for Girls, which helps at-risk girls...

Home base.(Carrfour Supportive Housing's Maria Pellerin Barcus plans to put housing)
June 1, 2005... Cares and sleepless nights piled up this year for Maria Pellerin Barcus. Miami Beach parents wanted to kill her plan to put housing for the homeless by a school. Meanwhile, the county, in a case of quizzical local politics, was on the verge of...

Brain storming.(trendsetters[TM])(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... ELLIE KAZUK Executive director / Brain Injury Association of Florida FORT LAUDERDALE Relocating from Maryland to Florida, Ellie Kazuk, an experienced non-profit manager with a MBA and a master's in education, happened into a growing...

Code word: update: Mayor Manny Diaz focuses on revamping Miami's chaotic zoning code.
June 1, 2005... What will Miami look like at the end of the century? Residents will have a good idea as Miami embarks on an ambitious two-year effort to plan the city's development for decades to come. That endeavor, known as Miami 21 (as in 21st century),...

Homestead-Miami Speedway.(IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2005... HOMESTEAD -- Homestead-Miami Speedway plans to install outdoor lighting that will allow prime-time events at the 1.5-mile oval track. The $8-million project will be completed in time for the 2005 Ford Championship Weekend event series Nov....

Regional Entrepreneurship Index.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... MIAMI -- Miami is seventh in the nation in the Small Business Administration's annual Regional Entrepreneurship Index, which ranks cities by their ability to foster business startups. According to the SBA data, Miami produces 5.8 new businesses...

MTV Video Music Awards.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The MTV Video Music Awards will return to downtown Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena for the second year in a row. Miami beat out New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Aug. 28 event. Tourism development officials are still giddy about...

Miami River Greenway.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Construction has begun on the Miami River Greenway, a long-planned pedestrian walkway that planners hope will one day run the length of the Miami River from downtown Miami to Miami International Airport. The project's first two segments should...

Mercy Hospital has agreed to sell 6.6 of its 42.5 waterfront acres in Coconut Grove to Boca Raton-based Ocean Land Investments for $96 million.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mercy Hospital has agreed to sell 6.6 of its 42.5 waterfront acres in Coconut Grove to Boca Raton-based Ocean Land Investments for $96 million. Miami-based developer Related Group of Florida will build three condominium towers there.

Miami Metrozoo.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... MIAMI-DADE -- Miami Metrozoo is planning a 20-year, $350-million expansion that will include new wildlife exhibits, a water park and a hotel/restaurant complex. The first phase--the Tropical America exhibit featuring a re-created Brazilian...

Three Miami-Dade firms--home builder Lennar Corp. (NYSE-LEN).(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Three Miami-Dade firms--home builder Lennar Corp. (NYSE-LEN), transportation and logistics company Ryder Systems and fueling services provider World Fuel Services--have been named to Fortune magazine's list of most admired companies for 2005.

Miami-Dade School Board.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Miami-Dade School Board has approved a five-year, $3-billion spending plan to build and expand schools. Overcrowding in Miami-Dade's school district--the nation's fourth-largest--is reaching crisis proportions. Officials say voters may need...

Meeting Planners International.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... MIAMI BEACH -- Meeting Planners International will hold its World Educational Congress in Miami Beach on July 10-12. Tourism officials say the event will generate $3.5 million in local spending but, more important, is expected to generate an...

Healthcare salary growth.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... SOUTH FLORIDA -- Florida leads the nation in healthcare salary growth, reports Business 2.0 magazine. Leading the industry: Physical therapists, whose pay jumped 29% last year, and pharmacists, up 24%. The study is based on data from the Milken...

Getting the green light.(KEYS ROAD WIDENING)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... MONROE COUNTY -- A federal judge has refused to halt a controversial plan to widen an 18-mile stretch of U.S. 1 linking the mainland to the Florida Keys, A coalition of environmental groups and Monroe County civic groups halve long opposed the...

The power of small businesses.
June 1, 2005... A strong economy depends on the success of small businesses. Serving as the backbone of our country, small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employers, cording to the Small Business Administration. The Florida Chamber of Commerce...

Bad blood: a central Florida blood bank's move into south Florida gets a competitor's blood boiling.
June 1, 2005... Charles Rouault doesn't think much of an Orlando-based blood bank taking over the struggling South Florida Blood Banks. A pathologist and chief executive of nearby Broward-based Community Blood Centers of South Florida, he would have preferred...

Boynton Beach--saying it has outgrown a 650,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in the Florida Research Park in northwest Palm Beach County.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... BOYNTON BEACH -- Saying it has outgrown a 650,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in the Florida Research Park in northwest Palm Beach County, the Walgreen Co. is planning to expand into Boynton Beach.

Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne's.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... BROWARD COUNTY -- State investigators and the Broward State Attorney's office are looking into Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne's private consulting business. Jenne's side businesses are reportedly the subject of inquiries into whether the Sheriff's...

Falsifying documents.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... A Broward sheriff's deputy who admitted doctoring police reports by attributing unsolved crimes to people such as jail inmates has pleaded guilty to charges of falsifying documents. Deputy Joe Isabella has told investigators that he was under...

U.S. Sugar Corp. Chief Executive Robert Dolson.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... CLEWISTON -- U.S. Sugar Corp. Chief Executive Robert Dolson plans to retire when his contract expires Oct. 31. The company, undergoing a downsizing that will include the closing of a Pahokee sugar mill within the next two years, produced...

Everglades restoration.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FLORIDA EVERGLADES -- A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official overseeing the $8-billion Everglades restoration says the project is over budget, behind schedule and in danger of losing its political support. The memo was obtained by the...

South Florida Water Management District.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The South Florida Water Management District was honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies for the innovative design of a 17,000-acre reconstructed wetland designed to filter phosphorus from agricultural runoff as part of the...

Theglobe.com.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FORT LAUDERDALE -- Internet telephone company theglobe.com (OTCBB-TGLO.OB) has warned investors that it may not be able to continue operating without new financing.

Newborn medical care specialist Pediatrix Medical Group and Miami-based drug manufacturer Ivax are working together to sell a newborn screening program.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Newborn medical care specialist Pediatrix Medical Group and Miami-based drug manufacturer Ivax are working together to sell a newborn screening program developed by Pediatrix to healthcare providers in Latin America.

$150 million in bonds.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... PALM BEACH COUNTY -- Commissioners have voted to issue $150 million in bonds to help finance construction of the Scripps Research Institute Development. As of mid-April, the project still did not have a date for groundbreaking. The project has...

Development of a biotech and research park.(Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... PALM BEACH GARDENS -- The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council has approved a land-use change designed to facilitate the development of a biotech and research park. City officials still have to overcome objections from the state Department...

Aetna.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... POMPANO BEACH -- Aetna will open a second mail-order pharmacy facility in the Pompano Business Center.

Riviera Beach--Developer Taylor Woodrow will begin construction this summer on an 18-story condominium tower on Singer Island.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... RIVIERA BEACH -- Developer Taylor Woodrow will begin construction this summer on an 18-story condominium tower on Singer Island. The project, known as Mirasol Beach Residences, is scheduled to open next year.

Helen Wilkes Hotel.(IN THE NEWS)(WCI Communities plans condominium project)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... WEST PALM BEACH -- The 80-year-old waterfront Helen Wilkes Hotel will be razed as part of a 30-unit condominium project planned by WCI Communities. City officials had hoped the property could be saved as part of a $25-million redevelopment...

Management shake-up.(PORT)(Broward County Administrator Roger Desjarlais fires Roger Desjarlais for philosophical differences)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... PORT EVERGLADES -- Broward County Administrator Roger Desjarlais fired port director Ken Krauter and other top managers because of what Desjarlais termed "philosophical differences." Debbie Bowers, director of real property for Broward County,...

Growing concern: a group that helps educate children of poor farmworkers gets aid from an unusual source.(AGRICULTURE)(Redlands Christian Migrant Association)
June 1, 2005... Nearly 40 years ago, Barbara Mainster and her late husband, Wendell N. Rollason, moved to Miami from New York to create the Redlands Christian Migrant Association to take migrant farm-workers' children out of the fields and into the classroom....

Invisa.(relocation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... BRADENTON -- Invisa, a maker of security devices, has moved from Sarasota to Bradenton, with 10 employees and plans to expand.

MacArthur Corp.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Grand Blanc, Mich.-based MacArthur Corp., a producer of custom labels for the auto industry, plans to open a manufacturing operation in Bradenton, creating 25 jobs.

Tech Data.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... CLEARWATER -- Tech Data (Nasdaq-TECD), a computer reseller, edged out AutoNation of Fort Lauderdale to become the state's largest company on this year's Fortune 500 list. Tech Data reported $19.79 billion in revenue, taking the 110th spot on...

Morton Plant Hospital and Safety Harbor-based Mease Hospitals are merging.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Morton Plant Hospital and Safety Harbor-based Mease Hospitals are merging. Though the hospitals have collaborated in certain areas over the past 10 years, saving them $100 million in costs over that time, hospital executives say fully combining...

Collier County School District.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... COLLIER COUNTY -- The Collier County School District plans to build nine schools over the next five years to accommodate the more than 8,000 new students expected to enroll over that time. Five of the schools will be open by the 2007-08 school...

WorkNet Pinellas.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... PINELLAS COUNTY -- WorkNet Pinellas has been awarded $688,000 by the Agency for Workforce Innovation as part of the president's Personal Re-employment Account (PRA) initiative to help unemployed workers find jobs. Florida is one of seven states...

National Marine Fisheries Service.(IN THE NEWS)(locations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... ST. PETERSBURG -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service will move its Southeast regional office from St. Petersburg's Gateway area to the city's Bayboro district--known as the largest marine...

Medical Home Products.(IN THE NEWS)(acquires Strictly Diabetics )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Medical Home Products has acquired Fort Lauderdale-based Strictly Diabetics for an undisclosed price. Both companies produce medical supplies.

David Goodwin was recently named St. Petersburg's economic development director.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... David Goodwin was recently named St. Petersburg's economic development director. He replaces Ron Barton, who held the position for about four years.

Outback Steakhouse.(IN THE NEWS)(Bob Merritt retires)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... TAMPA -- Bob Merritt has retired as CFO of Outback Steakhouse (NYSE-OSI), one of three top executives to leave the restaurant group within weeks. Co-founders Chris Sullivan and Bob Basham also resigned recently as CEO and COO, respectively.

Tampa Museum of Art.(IN THE NEWS)(Emily Kass resigns)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Emily Kass, director of the Tampa Museum of Art, has resigned less than a month after city officials, including Mayor Pam Iorio, scrapped a $76-million plan to build a new museum. Kass had been director of the museum since 1996. The museum's...

Existing home sales.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... TAMPA BAY -- The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market led the state in existing home sales in March with 4,974 sales, or 21% of the state's total, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.

Rethinking the beachfront.(Dover Kohl and Partners, Urban Design proposed plans to demolish hotels damaged by hurricane)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FORT MYERS -- Local planner Bill Spikowski and Coral Gables-based urban planning firm Dover, Kohl & Partners have proposed tearing down at least three Fort Myers Beach hotels damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Charley and replacing them with a...

A lifelong endeavor: Rollins College's president aims to change the way his liberal arts students learn.(EDUCATION)
June 1, 2005... At a time when policy-makers are embracing the need for more technical skills among the workforce, Lewis Duncan is something of a paradox--a scientist advocating the need for a liberal arts education. Duncan, who took over as the 14th...

Surfing the Caribbean.(RETAIL)(Ron Jon Surf Shop in licensing contracts with Jayram)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... COCOA BEACH--Ron Jon Surf Shop has signed a licensing agreement with Orlando-based Jayram to open as many as six surf shops around the Caribbean this year. The five-year agreement, under which Jayram would sublicense the name to other...

Cancer Centers of Florida.(IN THE NEWS)(opens sixth center)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... CLERMONT -- Cancer Centers of Florida has opened its sixth local cancer center. The company also has plans to open a Kissimmee location in July.

Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial.(IN THE NEWS)(buys 120-acre site for hospital)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... DAYTONA BEACH -- Florida Hospital closed on a 120-acre site to replace its Ormond Beach hospital. The $18-million deal is part of a $225-million project that aims to replace Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial with a 245-bed facility about three...

International Speedway Corp.(IN THE NEWS)(speedways planned at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... International Speedway Corp. (NYSE-ISC) plans to launch two new capital projects, one at Homestead-Miami Speedway and the other at Phoenix International Raceway. The new Turn One Tower at Homestead will include 16 luxury suites and 800 club...

Oceans Resorts.(acquires Atlantic Las Brisas Inn and Best Western Mayan Inn)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Oceans Resorts has purchased the 80-unit Atlantic Las Brisas Inn and the 114-room Best Western Mayan Inn, expanding the company's Daytona Beach portfolio to more than 1,800 rooms along the ocean.

Volusia Properties.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- Volusia Properties sold 62 of its 65 Sanibel Condominium oceanfront units in three days. The sales generated about $42 million, with the three remaining units priced at $900,000 to $1 million each. Construction on the...

Mixed-use retail and residential complex.(Michael Arth)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... DELAND -- Developer Michael Arth announced plans for a mixed-use retail and residential complex near downtown that would include 27 retailers, 43 residential units and a sunken tropical garden on 2.5 acres. The project would also include 13...

10 office condos.(Developer Lake Mary Professional Campus )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... LAKE MARY -- Developer Lake Mary Professional Campus expects most of the 10 office condos it's building--one and two stories each totaling 126,000 square feet--at Interstate 4 and Lake Mary Boulevard to be completed in September.

Hancock Information Group.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... LONGWOOD -- Hancock Information Group, a subsidiary of Precision Response Corp. of Fort Lauderdale, plans to add 100 employees to support its business-to-business sales programs. Most of the new positions are for salespeople.

ABD Development Co.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... PALM COAST -- Custom home builder ABD Development Co. of Orlando has a contract to buy 230 acres off Royal Palm Parkway and Old King Road, where it intends to develop a 200-house project called Water Oaks. Construction of the model homes is...

Buddy Dyer.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... ORLANDO -- Gov. Jeb Bush reinstated Buddy Dyer as Orlando's mayor after a special prosecutor dropped election law violation charges against Dyer. Special Prosecutor Brad King concluded there was no "evil intent" by Dyer and co-defendants...

Amscot Financial.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Amscot Financial has launched plans to open 28 locations in metro Orlando over the next year. The Tampa-based company already operates seven Orlando locations, and the new offices will be located in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties. Within...

Push Inc.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Ad agency Push Inc. is more than doubling its space, moving from its unique stainless-steel building to Cameron Kuhn's Cornerstone Building at 150 N. Orange Ave., where it will lease 17,000 square feet. The move will allow the company to expand...

Southwest Airlines.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Southwest Airlines added daily non-stop flights between Orlando and Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Long Island, N.Y.

Walt Disney World.(in the news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... OSCEOLA COUNTY -- Walt Disney World laid off about 25 professional and management personnel in what it called "internal organizational changes" aimed at improving operations. The company said the changes are intended to increase efficiency and...

Dumping grounds: Clay County leaders are trying to get to the bottom of the county's latest scandal.(ENVIRONMENT)
June 1, 2005... In a county that has seen its share of scandal, the discovery of illegal dumping on a massive scale at numerous Clay County "borrow" pits has sent shock waves through the community. Longtime County Manager Bob Wilson and Department of...

Archer--the City Commission fired its second city manager in a year, claiming Scott Lippmann "wasn't a good fit.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... ARCHER -- The City Commission fired its second city manager in a year, claiming Scott Lippmann "wasn't a good fit." After the vote, some commissioners said conflicts between board members were more to blame for the failure to retain city staff....

Local option sales tax.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... CLAY COUNTY -- The School Board will likely try again to persuade voters to raise the local option sales tax by a half-cent to pay for district-related improvements. Officials say the district must raise an estimated $500 million over the next...

Eagle Harbor.(IN THE NEWS)(O'Connor Development Corp)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... O'Connor Development Corp. has bought virtually all of the remaining commercial property in Eagle Harbor (83 acres). It plans to build a hotel, shopping center, office buildings and restaurant.

Former Mayor Joe Gerrity.(IN THE NEWS)(elections )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FERNANDINA BEACH -- Former Mayor Joe Gerrity defeated incumbent Greg Roland for a seat on the City Commission. Newcomer Bill Leeper, a Florida Highway Patrol lieutenant, won a three-way contest for a second seat.

A proposal to allow bars to remain open until 3 a.m.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... GAINESVILLE -- The City Commission's Public Safety Committee rejected a proposal to allow bars to remain open until 3 a.m.--an hour longer than currently allowed.

Public funds.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... JACKSONVILLE -- The ongoing incentives scandal involving the troubled Shipyards development has led the City Council auditor to recommend widespread changes in the way the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission doles out public funds to...

Armor Holdings.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Army will pay Armor Holdings (NYSE-AH) $31.1 million to add armor to various types of heavy trucks. Work will be done at Armor's plant in Phoenix.

The city's longtime chief of public buildings, Bill Watson, was arrested and charged with taking payoffs from a janitorial service.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The city's longtime chief of public buildings, Bill Watson, was arrested and charged with taking payoffs from a janitorial service. Watson, a former mayoral candidate, allegedly received monthly payments of $1,000 to $2,000 to protect the...

Port Authority.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Port Authority sacked eight executives as part of an administrative restructuring that will save the agency some $800,000. Among those losing their jobs were several marketing managers, a manager of port security and a director of labor...

CSX Transportation.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... A federal judge refused to strike down a Washington, D.C., law that effectively prohibits CSX Transportation trains from transporting hazardous materials through the city. CSX sued the city in February after D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams signed a...

Jacksonville Airport Authority.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Gov. Jeb Bush appointed attorney Susan McDonald to replace real estate executive Linda Sherrer on the board of the Jacksonville Airport Authority

Manufacturing Innovation Partnership.(IN THE NEWS)(Manufacturing Innovation Partnership has opened at the University of North Florida )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Manufacturing Innovation Partnership has opened at the University of North Florida with a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Armor Holdings, Predator Products and The Ronco Group are the business research center's first...

The Better Jacksonville Plan's road-improvement budget.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mayor John Peyton is searching for ways to close a projected $750-million deficit in The Better Jacksonville Plan's road-improvement budget. Possible solutions include canceling numerous projects, extending a local option gas tax and asking...