City nixes 100-job grant

Council turns down $4.85M in free state money.

  • Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. voted against a grant to help HAECO, saying the company always wants help and never works with the city. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. voted against a grant to help HAECO, saying the company always wants help and never works with the city. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
One hundred new jobs and $5 million worth of improvements to city property will have to wait. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Lake City Council voted against applying for a $4.85 million…

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