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The Jacksonville City Council approved the purchase of a liquor store that faced backlash from some living in the Brentwood community.
After a victory against the opening of a liquor store in a Brentwood neighborhood, community leaders are expressing their disapproval toward the construction of a new Duval County Medical Examiner Office (MEO) in that same area.
The property where a liquor store was projected to open across from an elementary school in Northwest Jacksonville will be purchased by the City of Jacksonville, according to Mayor Donna Deegan, who made the announcement at one of her most anticipated meetings.
Residents in the Brentwood and Golfair neighborhoods are still fighting to prevent a liquor store from opening across the street from a school.
A new proposed ordinance could change who decides where exceptions for liquor stores can be allowed after a long-standing battle between a community that is upset by the idea of a new liquor store being built in their neighborhood.
People who live in the Golfair area of Jacksonville on Monday met with city officials to share their concerns about a new liquor store opening up next to an elementary school.
People who live in the Golfair community are rallying against a liquor store opening near their homes and a school.
People who live in the Golfair area of Jacksonville are voicing concerns about plans to open a new liquor store, and they're going to city hall Tuesday night to speak against the plan.
