Shad Khan yacht drama rocks Jacksonville government

Shad Khan yacht drama rocks Jacksonville government

Kismet is the name of Shad Khan’s yacht, and the word means “destiny.” And its recent voyage to Northeast Florida was appropriately fated to cause drama for local officials.

A holiday gathering on the boat involving representatives of the 2-10 Jacksonville Jaguars, members of the City Council, and the Mayor has proven to be the gift that keeps on giving for public officials who attended.

The event comes just months after local officials voted to approve “the stadium of the future,” reallocating $775 million in future sales tax money that the Lenny Curry administration had purposed to handle legacy pension debt. The old defined benefit pension plan, closed to new entrants in 2016, is likely t...

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