‘They’re going to redo everything’: Mayor Lenny Curry and Mayor-elect Donna Deegan talk stadium ...

[@YungShep1]

I live in Texas. Willing to contribute. Duuuval! Lifelong fan

[@nicksmart7094]

You're not contributing sh in Texas. You have the texans.. season ticket holders only.

[@YungShep1]

@@nicksmart7094 first fan I've heard talk some nonsense like that😅😅 the Texans?? I don't care where I reside, I BEEN DUUUVAL and will be DUUUVAL til I Die🫡

[@chi_0647]

I’m happy that they building new stadium!!

[@b.hajduk2054]

...The city is behind in development of the downtown for past 20 plus years, either we always had bad mayor's or something else is there. Since Shahid Khan arrived, they did more and invested more than anyone previously, god knows for how many years back. Politicians need to say goodbye to the Church and start investing more than ever before. And i could never understand these questions to citizens of a city about who should pay for, please, non of them will pay anything with their own money.

[@DrBoulter]

LETS BUILD THIS BAD BOY!!! Having an NFL team in your city is a privilege not a right.. there’s only 32 in the world. Don’t mess this up!

[@windhamwood9030]

Only 30 cities

[@stephengering1986]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuval

[@michaelmayo-vb5fl]

Lol untill u end up like st Louis when they decide to leave lol Billion dollar just wasting on a lot

[@DrBoulter]

@@michaelmayo-vb5fl I don’t think you know how this works Michael Mayo

[@DrBoulter]

@@windhamwood9030 32 teams haha but yes 30 cities

[@ithinkihaveebola5238]

I will pitch in on the new stadium lol

[@alexkendrick6238]

The people who say they don’t want the new stadium probably don’t realize the stadium is needed to keep the jags and the jags make tons of money for Jacksonville

[@johnnydoe9969]

They don’t bring enough money to end homelessness in Jax. Nor provide to public education, Duval public schools are the worst

[@alexkendrick6238]

@@johnnydoe9969 they will soon they will be able to host way more events in there stadium

[@nicksmart7094]

Johnny doe the homeless want to be homeless. There's nothing you can do for bums or democrats. If you give 1 billion to bums, they will waste it all on crack and die within a few days.

[@nicksmart7094]

Public education has already been paid for for 100 years. Jacksonville has never had a city or downtown. Democrats don't realize that we already have roads and schools already paid for.

[@ShakaCthulu]

@@alexkendrick6238 We’ve all heard this before. If you’ve lived here for more than 10 years, you’ll know how many times the city has been burnt on these grand promises.

[@windhamwood9030]

I’m glad we’re finally getting a new stadium, if Deegan approves all of this, my opinion of her will change for the good

[@christianjohnson9102]

this is why the city sucks, people complain up and down about how bad the stadium experience is but now its time for an upgrade and Shad has to pay for everything , thats not how it works, the city needs to be involved too. its not the old Jacksonville anymore step up and stop complaining when things get done

[@FrederickJones-bi1fv]

I 100 hundred percent agree with you this isn't the old Jacksonville this is 2023 for God's sake time to step it up 👆

[@stinzz3]

I have been saying this for years!! Lets build it and get with the times!!!

[@michaelmayo-vb5fl]

Lol los Angeles Rams owner paid that entire stadium to be built,& even bought the land lol. The owner owns the whole thing lol. Not a penny of tax money used lol.

[@christianjohnson9102]

@@michaelmayo-vb5fl Okay and?? Shad doesn’t own the stadium the city does , why should someone else pay full for something that you own

[@michaelmayo-vb5fl]

@@christianjohnson9102 lol los Angeles Rams owner . Stan kron. Multi Billion air lol. He paid for that Stadium the sofi stadium. All with his money & private investors lol. It's been done lol. Shad lol is just low level rich lol. Rams owner did it on his own lol. No tax money even owns the land

[@BryanAlbury38]

I love how channel 4 always fear mongers. Y'all get a+ on fearmongering

[@cptobvious29]

Did ya'll mention our Taxes? lol! Build that sucker tomorrow please! Been here my whole life and this should have happened years ago

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

Just stretch a canopy over the place

[@XxLastYetixX]

With the amount of crime in this city and the lack of support and resources to jso and this is the crap they waste our money on

[@ShakaCthulu]

Among other issues. I’m not saying stadium doesn’t need some TLC, but 1.4B is a lot of money, it’s over a mile from downtown unlikely to have much positive influence there, and every urban developer study I’ve seen says these massive stadium projects do not deliver what they promise to cities.

[@kylewilson1298]

I'll pay my share fr the taxes. Price you have to pay for an NFL franchise. Let's go Jags!

[@keithpugh7538]

Let’s get this done, damn the NIMBY’s. Let’s hope more downtime revitalization can take place. City is so far behind than it should be.

[@therealaustinpowers1967]

That would be weird seeing the Jags playing at the Baseball Grounds if that does happen, but we'll see. But I'm kind of surprised with the price tag that it may not be a completely new stadium.

[@omz31]

Yea, for $1B, I think we could build a new stadium, but I’ll take the renovations!

[@Duuuval23]

It may cost a lot up front, but over time, it will pay for itself and then some. It will bring massive amounts of money to the city.

[@michaelmayo-vb5fl]

St Louis Rams said the same thing lol

[@GuruLiving4]

The stadium is very leaky, cracks and the city deserves it

[@BensonMTG]

What happens if the Jags turn back into a pumpkin and having losing seasons? This is a bad idea, for now. Give the team a few more years to show it will be a force in the NFL.

[@nicksmart7094]

Damn you're dumb

[@nickgrandshaw9521]

They’re acting like it’s going to raise taxes lol nothing is going to change for locals, it’ll just be less money going to education, fire stations, etc.

[@ShakaCthulu]

It’s going to come from somewhere. If they’re gonna do it, municipal bonds would be best.

[@joe4727]

They should build the new stadium on the Southside of Jax where most of the fans live..Make it an easy drive for us..

[@isaiah904s]

Who told u this?

[@joe4727]

@@isaiah904s i did some research..

[@ShakaCthulu]

That’s an interesting proposal. But I think they prefer it being closer to the interstate.

[@waltthayer3459]

But the streets are terrible, good job

[@BryanAlbury38]

The streets are terrible everywhere

[@crossfire127]

Every bodies streets are terrible everywhere all over the country. The question is, do you want to have terrible streets with or without the Jaguars, cause they will move if they dont get the stadium, and you will always have terrible streets till you die, no matter what. The Jags already have one foot in London, just give them a good reason......

[@waltthayer3459]

@@crossfire127 ? I'm not into football. I do drive these streets everyday. Besides they want a stadium? Make them build it with the millions they make off throwing a ball.

[@ShakaCthulu]

@@crossfire127 born in FL, lived in Jax since 90’s. The streets overall are worse now than they were then.

[@AMPDOG2]

what did we wast our tax money on before the jags and what will it be if we lost the jags because the stadium was too out date for NFL regulations? Build the new stadium to go with everything else we are building downtown and get new jobs and ppl investing in us.

[@ShakaCthulu]

Got some proof that it’s out of date for NFL regulations? It needs a $1.4B update to be regulation? The Chicago Bears won champions and the 1985 Superbowl when their stadium was 60 years old. Banks is 27. If Shahid Khan is so committed to Jacksonville, he can offer to buy the stadium at its assessed value like he put in an offer to buy Wembley in London. If it’s such a slam dunk...

[@povertyspec9651]

A new stadium for the Chiefs to whoop the Jags in

[@johnnydoe9969]

2 billion can end homelessness in Jax! Why the Jax owner can’t pay for it ? It’s his team and he’s worth more than 2 billion

[@jasonmurica5913]

The city owns the stadium.

[@johnnydoe9969]

@@jasonmurica5913 but the only reason for the makeover is because of the Football team not the city.

[@omz31]

lol y’all want him to pay for the stadium renovations and end homelessness, but won’t approve any of the projects he wants to bring in 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@BryanAlbury38]

He gives out plenty He's got plenty of charities he donates to. And besides you don't get in a position where he's at doing things like that. In other news some man spoke and another person heard him.

[@crossfire127]

His team carries the city's name and promotes Jacksonville on the world stage. Stop whining and take some pride in your city, and build the dang thing. He wants to pay for HALF of a building he doesnt own, for crying out loud. Backwards people, I swear....

[@docink6175]

spend all tht money on a new stadium for a team who doesnt deserve the one they have.. this much money should need to be placed on a ballot

[@chi_0647]

You’re old!! Stay in you’re lane…

[@jarridhicks4847]

Really???? We spend 98million on the Doctors for the jail house.. if anything place that 98 million they spend on that contract for the doctors at the jail house on the ballot

[@docink6175]

@@jarridhicks4847 that's a budget item, totally different, but I do agree that process needs to be readdressed considering recent events. I might have a different outlook on the stadium if the team could consistently fill the seats

[@BryanAlbury38]

I'm confused on the term team who doesn't deserve the one they have.

[@docink6175]

@@BryanAlbury38 they rank 28 out of 32 and cant fill the stadium they have so of course we should throw tons of money at them and raise ticket prices.. We been throwing money at a losing business for almost 30years with the same poor results, its time to use our money more productively