Despite assurances from Mayor Curry’s spokesman, Bill Spann, back in August when Spann said the new mayor was fully committed to the *100 Resilient Cities initiative.“We are absolutely moving forward,” Spann said.
And despite not making any public announcement or providing any explanation as to why.
The city of Jacksonville is no longer participating in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative. The program, which awards cities around the world $1 million in cash and services to address extreme weather, crime and sea level rise, was applied for by former Mayor Alvin Brown.
The Mayor’s Office has been mum on any reason(s) why Mayor Curry chose to quit the initiative. After all extreme weather, crime and sea level rise all remain major concerns for our city and it’s not often we’re offered one million dollars to address those concerns.
This story will be updated should the Mayor or his administration decide to provide an explanation or answer beyond, no comment.