JAX Daily Record
Ric Anderson
06 Oct 2025
Yet to be resolved between the council member and independent authority is $13 million in spending on spaceport funding.
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority and City Council member Nick Howland have come to terms on one aspect of a dispute over aerospace development, with JAA agreeing to establish a joint committee with Council to find ways to boost job growth in the industry at its airports.
Howland’s legislation called for the county’s state lawmakers to introduce legislation to amend the JAA charter.
The amended version would make JAA responsible for developing Cecil Airport into a regional, state and national aerospace and related industry hub and require the authority to submit an annual strategic plan to Council on efforts to attract aerospace businesses.
Under its charter, JAA owns and manages Jacksonville’s airport system, which includes Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport and Herlong Recreational Airport in addition to Cecil...
