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Jacksonville Main Street has endorsed the Jacksonville Center for the Arts project! Chartered in 1998, Jacksonville Main Street officially started its work in 1999, as a non-for-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing downtown Jacksonville. Virtually everyone in the area is a stake holder in the success of downtown, therefore, understanding that the vitality of downtown Jacksonville is a direct benefit to all citizens and businesses of Jacksonville and the surrounding region, we are the only charitable organization that reinvests all of its profits back into the downtown. Main Street's letter from Nov 18, 2025 states: ______ "On behalf of the Jacksonville Main Street Board of Trustees, I am pleased to offer enthusiastic support for the Jacksonville Center for the Arts development downtown. A public performing arts venue would most definitely align with Jacksonville Main Street's mission to enhance the quality of life, cultivate historic integrity, and help businesses thrive through partnerships and programming in downtown Jacksonville. Our historic central business district provides an atmosphere that is ripe for arts and entertainment, offerings that this development would provide for the community. Rehabilitating an older building for new uses and creating an attraction with multiple uses are both things that Jacksonville Main Street wholeheartedly endorses. A civic center and performing arts venue would contribute greatly to our overall goals of increasing foot traffic, creating more employment opportunities, and encouraging entrepreneurial growth in the historic central business district. Jacksonville Main Street is happy to provide support, guidance, and access to resources that may help the Jacksonville Center for the Arts navigate the process of building renovation. We urge you to remain in regular contact with us throughout your fundraising and acquisition work. Respectfully submitted, John Rohn, Board of Trustees President" ______ The JCA board is grateful for the support of our project. You can see their letter of support in the attached PDF. Your browser does not support viewing this document. Click here to download the document. Comments are closed.
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