JAX Daily Record
Ric Anderson
14 Oct 2025
JAA agreed to establish a joint committee with Council to strategize on how to attract companies and new jobs to Northeast Florida.
The Jacksonville City Council granted final approval Oct. 14 to legislation reflecting an agreement with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority over aerospace development at JAA’s airports.
Council voted 17-0 in favor of an amended version of Resolution 2025-0693, which requests that the Duval County delegation to the state Legislature file a bill amending JAA’s charter to formally make it responsible for developing the industry and require it to submit a strategic development plan annually to Council.
Howland, the Council liaison to the JAA board, agreed in return to drop provisions in his resolution that would have renamed JAA the Jacksonville Aviation and Aerospace Authority and required that two of its board members have experience in the aerospace industry...
