For some, the location has not been ideal and that is why Supervisor of Election Jerry Holland is now proposing moving the election center, downtown.
downtown on Monroe Street would also move and they would all be in the same building. Some say that would make it easier to watch and easier to get the work done.
“Well, part of it is our lease is up at Imeson, which is it was a 10-year lease. It’s up next March. And so the reality is where do we go? Do we extend? Do we stay where we’re at? If we look at doing something else, like building our own facility, then only makes sense to combine the two locations. And also to be more centrally located,” Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland said.
Although the plan is only in the beginning stages, where it could go downtown is already causing concern. Holland said existing buildings like the old JEA headquarters which is up for sale and sitting vacant would not work because Holland believes they need a site that is only two stories high. “Imeson has been great. But we’ve spent over $3 million renting it,” Holland said. And to put that money into a city-owned facility, elections are not going to go away. So it’s not like you’re providing a service that one day won’t be there. So that’s why making a permanent location seems to be the right thing to do.”Jim Piggott is the reporter to count on when it comes to city government and how it will affect the community.
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