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Neighborhood initiative wins $100,000 for water testing and outlines river restoration, tree plantings and events
Summary
The Resilient Reeball initiative, partnering with Jacksonville University and LISC, described plans for water-quality testing funded by an Environmental Protection Board grant, boating trips for residents, tree plantings and community events including an April oyster festival.
Leaders of a neighborhood resilience project told residents they had secured grant funding to expand water-quality monitoring and outlined a slate of river-focused activities and infrastructure work.
Jimmy Orr, a local organizer, described the project — referred to in the meeting as "Resilient Reeball" — as a partnership with Jacksonville University and other local groups to address water quality, flooding and cultural preservation across 13 census tracts. He said the group would…
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