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Deck the Chairs urges wider sidewalks, accessibility changes for Latham Plaza redevelopment
Summary
Deck the Chairs told the Jacksonville Beach CRA that Latham Plaza’s current redesign should add a secondary sidewalk or increase pedestrian circulation space to improve safety and accessibility during large events, citing visitor counts and elderly and stroller-bearing visitors.
Curtis Loftus, founder and executive director of Deck the Chairs, told the Jacksonville Beach Community Redevelopment Agency on March 24 that the planned Latham Plaza redesign should include additional sidewalk capacity to improve accessibility and safety during large events.
“I'm here on behalf of Deck the Chairs. I'm the founder, and also the executive director,” Loftus said as he opened public comment. He said the group had monitored park use over 12 seasons and provided data they said supplements city visitor counts.
Loftus said the organization believes city-sourced…
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