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Residents press council on Arlington rezonings and Brentwood morgue; large turnouts oppose several projects
Summary
Several land-use rezonings and related items at the Jacksonville City Council meeting drew extended public comment, especially proposed townhome developments in Arlington and community objections to a planned morgue and forensic lab in Brentwood.
Several land-use rezonings and related items on the agenda prompted sustained public comment and debate at the council meeting, particularly projects in Arlington and on the city's North Side.
Arlington residents and neighborhood associations spoke against a proposed townhome project near Fort Caroline Road (agenda item 20 25 0 0 0 5) and related rezonings. Multiple speakers described the area as a series of single-family neighborhoods and said new, higher-density townhome projects would overwhelm local roads and alter neighborhood character.
At the podium, residents provided site-specific details. Deborah Gelwicks, representing Ashley Green, said the developer bought 11.3 acres and intended to return about 4.3 acres to a church, leaving roughly 7 acres for the proposed units; she and other speakers said the latest…
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