JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The latest round of concepts for revamping Metropolitan Park tout a design inspired by the Gullah Geechee tradition of basket-weaving in how the layout would bring together different pieces of Met Park at the end of a chain of new parks in downtown Jacksonville.

The Gullah Geechee inspiration highlighted by posters at an open house about the park might not be evident to people strolling through the park when the makeover is finished in a few years.

What they will find is a park that puts a heavier emphasis on nature than two new downtown parks — Riverfront Plaza and Shipyards West Park — will feature.

City parks director Daryl Joseph said the goal has been to design the three parks so each is different in terms of of character and amenities but they all fit tog

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