At JEA's Tuesday board meeting, the company discussed the possibility of massive company-wide layoffs to help get them back on track to company-wide sustainability.
Last month JEA said that if they didn't do anything, utility rates could go up and it would cost consumers hundreds of dollars a year.
Now, this new solution is on the table which would include nearly 600 layoffs.
Our media partners at the Florida Times-Union reported that the JEA and the city recently agreed to extend the annual financial contributions made by JEA through 2023 with annual 1 percent increases, reaching $122.4 million in the final year.
Whatever the answer to JEA's future, the public has made it clear that they are firmly against the sale of the utility.
A recent UNF poll found that a large majority of registered Duval County voters, 72 percent, opposes selling all or parts of JEA.