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Northside residents hope to get traffic light to increase safety after council approves $1.5 million project
Read full article: Northside residents hope to get traffic light to increase safety after council approves $1.5 million projectRoad improvements can possibly be seen next year on Jacksonville’s northside after the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee approved $1.5 million for infrastructure.
City council votes to allow widely opposed Chick-fil-A to become new neighbor in Oceanway
Read full article: City council votes to allow widely opposed Chick-fil-A to become new neighbor in OceanwayA wildly contested Chick-fil-A restaurant will be moving in after Jacksonville City Council voted to pass the rezoning of the property in an Oceanway neighborhood.
Oceanway Chick-fil-A gets closer to becoming a reality after council vote despite continuous community pushback
Read full article: Oceanway Chick-fil-A gets closer to becoming a reality after council vote despite continuous community pushbackOceanway residents were disappointed after the Land Use and Zoning Committee voted to approve rezoning to make way for a proposed Chick-fil-A.
Oceanway residents continue to make it clear they do not want Chick-fil-A as a neighbor
Read full article: Oceanway residents continue to make it clear they do not want Chick-fil-A as a neighborTensions were high at a community meeting for the ongoing battle between Oceanway residents who opposed a Chick-fil-A moving into their neighborhood and the city.
Results of the revised traffic study show a recommendation for a traffic signal in Oceanway community
Read full article: Results of the revised traffic study show a recommendation for a traffic signal in Oceanway communityThe decision on the proposed Chick-fil-A development at the front of the North Creek subdivision was delayed for another month and a half after it was revealed that there was a revised version of the traffic study.
City council delays vote for rezoning of Oceanway neighborhood that would make way for Chick-fil-A
Read full article: City council delays vote for rezoning of Oceanway neighborhood that would make way for Chick-fil-AThe Oceanway community remains in limbo about a decision to bring a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant to the area after the Land Use and Zoning Committee voted to delay the vote.
Residents call traffic study ‘complete misclassification’ of Oceanway neighborhood in fight against proposed Chick-fil-A
Read full article: Residents call traffic study ‘complete misclassification’ of Oceanway neighborhood in fight against proposed Chick-fil-AThe battle continues between a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant and Oceanway residents who do not want to see the popular franchise moving in as their next-door neighbor.
Land use committee approves rezoning for northside affordable housing complex opposed by many residents
Read full article: Land use committee approves rezoning for northside affordable housing complex opposed by many residentsA proposed affordable housing complex on the Northside was met with hours of opposition from concerned residents after the Land Use and Zoning Committee voted to approve the rezoning on Tuesday.
Fast-food Feud: Community group to recommend against Chick-fil-A project in Oceanway; city planners to urge approval
Read full article: Fast-food Feud: Community group to recommend against Chick-fil-A project in Oceanway; city planners to urge approvalNeighbors fighting to block a Chick-fil-A restaurant from being built across from First Coast High School will have four more chances to voice their concerns to city leaders.
Northside neighbors concerned about proposed affordable housing complex
Read full article: Northside neighbors concerned about proposed affordable housing complexJacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. will meet Thursday with Northside residents who are concerned about a plan to bring an affordable housing apartment complex to their neighborhood.
Oceanway neighbors will get more opportunities to voice concerns after Chick-fil-A public hearing confusion
Read full article: Oceanway neighbors will get more opportunities to voice concerns after Chick-fil-A public hearing confusionNeighbors fighting to block a Chick-fil-A restaurant from being built across from First Coast High School will have four more chances to voice their concerns to city leaders.
Oceanway community frustrated over opposed Chick-fil-A public hearing confusion
Read full article: Oceanway community frustrated over opposed Chick-fil-A public hearing confusionAn already frustrated Oceanway community was even more flustered after being given a 24-hour notice for a public hearing regarding the rezoning of an unwanted proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant.
Tensions run high at Oceanway community meeting over plan to build Chick-fil-A across from First Coast High School
Read full article: Tensions run high at Oceanway community meeting over plan to build Chick-fil-A across from First Coast High SchoolA proposed plan to bring a new Chick-fil-A restaurant to the Oceanway neighborhood is causing a stir among residents. Not all of them are happy about it.
‘We get to save another kid’s life’: Northside community hopes newly installed speed bumps will keep others safe
Read full article: ‘We get to save another kid’s life’: Northside community hopes newly installed speed bumps will keep others safeCommunity members on the Northside gathered Saturday to remember the life of a teen who was struck and killed by a car.
Northwest Jacksonville community raises concerns over trains that leave residents stuck for hours
Read full article: Northwest Jacksonville community raises concerns over trains that leave residents stuck for hoursIn Northwest Jacksonville members of the Dinsmore community gathered Tuesday to discuss what they call a “train problem.”
City board to discuss recent calls to tear down troubled Northside motel
Read full article: City board to discuss recent calls to tear down troubled Northside motelThe city of Jacksonville’s Nuisance and Abatement Board will meet Thursday to discuss recent calls to tear down the troubled Home 1 Great Stay on Harts Road.
Motel previously known as ‘Gold Rush Inn’ scheduled for hearing by city’s public nuisance board
Read full article: Motel previously known as ‘Gold Rush Inn’ scheduled for hearing by city’s public nuisance boardThe owner of Home 1 Great Stay, the motel formerly known as the Gold Rush Inn, is scheduled to appear before the Jacksonville Public Nuisance Abatement Board on April 27 to defend against accusations that the motel presents a danger to the community.
New owner of troubled Northside Jacksonville motel hopes to find solution, keep doors open
Read full article: New owner of troubled Northside Jacksonville motel hopes to find solution, keep doors openA Jacksonville city councilman wants a building known previously for violence and drugs to be shut down, but its new owner hopes to find a better solution.
City councilman calls for troublesome Northside hotel to be demolished after body was found
Read full article: City councilman calls for troublesome Northside hotel to be demolished after body was foundA Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. and residents in the Turtle Creek neighborhood are demanding that a local hotel shut down after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a body was found Saturday.
It could soon be illegal for drivers to give money to someone standing in Jacksonville’s roadways, medians
Read full article: It could soon be illegal for drivers to give money to someone standing in Jacksonville’s roadways, mediansGiving to someone asking for money on Jacksonville roadways could soon be illegal, not only for the person asking for it but also for those who want to give them money from your car.
Reggie Gaffney Jr., son of former Jacksonville city councilman, sworn in to serve District 7
Read full article: Reggie Gaffney Jr., son of former Jacksonville city councilman, sworn in to serve District 7Standing next to his father, who held a Bible for his son to take the oath of office, Reggie Gaffney Jr. on Monday officially became a Jacksonville city councilman and will serve District 7.
Jacksonville City Council District 7
Read full article: Jacksonville City Council District 7Democrat Reggie Gaffney Jr. and Republican Charles Barr got the most votes in a six-way in a special August election for Jacksonville City Council District 7 and will face off in November’s second election -- essentially a runoff.