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id: 77eb96dcdd
section: cityhall
first_reported: 2026-11-10 18:24 EST
updated: 2026-11-11 19:00 EST
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# Jacksonville council approves amended downtown Publix incentive

Jacksonville City Council approved an amended incentive package Tuesday for a downtown Publix project. Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. said a computer malfunction stopped his first vote registering.

Section: [City Hall](/jacksonville/section/politics.md) · Entities: [Reggie Gaffney Jr.](/jacksonville/wiki/reggie-gaffney-jr.md), [Gateway Jax](/jacksonville/wiki/gateway-jax.md)

## Coverage

- [News4JAX (WJXT)](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/11/10/will-publix-come-to-downtown-city-council-to-vote-on-nearly-50m-incentive-package/), 2026-11-10 18:24 EST: City council approves amended $28M incentive deal for downtown Publix project
- [The Tributary](https://floridatrib.org/2026/11/11/pared-back-downtown-jacksonville-publix-project-approved-with-narrow-votes/), 2026-11-11 00:16 EST: Pared-back downtown Jacksonville Publix project approved with narrow votes
- [Jacksonville Today](https://jaxtoday.org/2026/11/11/deal-salvages-downtown-publix/), 2026-11-11 17:28 EST: Compromise incentive deal for Downtown Publix-anchored high-rise passes Jax City Council
- [Action News Jax (WJAX/WFOX)](https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/gaffney-jr-blames-computer-malfunction-gateway-jaxpublix-non-vote-council-says-no-issues/MB7N37PCUBERXIFF4LYDLJTJP4/), 2026-11-11 19:00 EST: Gaffney Jr. blames ‘computer malfunction’ for Gateway Jax/Publix non-vote; Council says no issues

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