JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jax Chamber will put its influence behind making sure a half-cent sales tax referendum to fix Jacksonville's aging schools passes in November.
The Chamber announced Thursday that its Board of Directors voted to support the Duval County Public Schools referendum to upgrade and replace aging school infrastructure.
After a contentious path, the Jacksonville City Council voted 18-1 in April to add the referendum to the November ballot and Mayor Lenny Curry signed the bill, ensuring voters will get the chance to decide whether to approve the half-cent sales tax.
According to the June 2019 poll by the Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) at UNF, 75% of Duval County registered voters supported increasing the sales tax by a half-cent to upgrade or replace aging schools.
This is an important investment in our public school system and in our community, Jax Chamber Chair Henry Brown said.