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5 unusual facts about Ed Austin


1994 Gator Bowl

In early 1994, Jacksonville Mayor Ed Austin proposed $49 million in renovations to Jacksonville's aging Gator Bowl Stadium in order to keep the stadium up to date for the annual Florida-Georgia rivalry game.

LaVilla

The 1993 River City Renaissance plan crafted by then Mayor Ed Austin allocated millions of dollars to renovating LaVilla.

Lex Hester

In 1991, Jacksonville's newly elected Mayor Ed Austin hired Hester to return to Jacksonville, in spite of recession offering him a substantial 42% raise in his previous salary to match the pay he had been receiving in South Florida.

Mia L. Jones

After graduation, she worked under Ed Austin, the Mayor of Jacksonville, in the Office of Equal Employment from 1992 to 1995.

T. Austin

Ed Austin (T. Edward Austin, Jr., 1926–2011), American politician and attorney



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