City of Jacksonville moves forward with converting golf course clubhouse into new civic center

Cherokee Ranch Golf Club clubhouse(KLTV)

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By Erin Wides
Published: Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:43 PM GMT-7

JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - The City of Jacksonville is planning for a new civic center. After approval from voters, the construction will be paid for by a hotel tax increase. The former Cherokee Ranch Golf Course Clubhouse will be transformed into the new Jacksonville Civic Center.

Jacksonville residents voted in support of adding an additional two percent Venue Tax to the Hotel Occupancy Tax that will go toward supporting the new civic center. Jacksonville City Manager James Hubbard said the city partnered with the Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation to purchase the Cherokee Ranch Golf Course and clubhouse last spring.