People on Jacksonville’s Eastside want to make sure their voices are heard as the city decides what to do with millions of dollars originally earmarked for their community.
– Eastside residents say investment in their community is long overdue.At least half a dozen of them spoke at Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, and all of those who spoke said they support spending the money to improve the Eastside .
“Let’s make history. Let’s pass this CBA. Help us transform our neighborhood into a community,” one Eastside resident said. “One of our great scholars once said, ‘Your neighborhood is like a bucket with a hole in it.’ A neighborhood is just where you eat and sleep. A community, though, is where you store your valuables.”
Another resident called it an “incredible opportunity” to invest in a “transformational and fiscally responsible” project.Sign up for This Week in Jacksonville “In fact, as it’s been shared, it saves the city money,” they said. “The investment on the homelessness, it’s proven that it saves money.” , it included part of the Community Benefits Agreement, but $94 million was set aside to be sorted out later.because some council members work with groups that could potentially benefit from the money.will give a recommendation on how to split up the rest of the money by the end of the month.
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