JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Giving EverBank Field a $90 million facelift sounds nice. But with half of that cost expected to come from taxpayers, some residents aren't thrilled about the price tag.
There are also concerns over how this proposal would overlap with a similar plan at the adjacent Shipyards property.
"If it's such a great deal, why isn't Shad Khan, who is a billionaire... why isn't he funding this all completely by himself if he's so confident in the team and in the city?" wondered Mark Musslewhite, who expressed his opposition to the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday night.