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East Side advocates press council for oversight of $40M Eastside funding; name Lift4Jax and Eastside CDC
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged city oversight of a proposed East Side $40 million Cultural/Community Benefits Agreement, alleging poor past stewardship by organizations including Lift4Jax and the historic Eastside CDC and urging a two-phase model with city shadowing.
During the public-comment period on Nov. 12, a string of speakers from Jacksonville’s East Side urged the City Council to require stronger city oversight of a proposed $40 million funding package and to delay full transfer of funds to nonprofit partners until accountability measures were in place.
Latavia Harris, a public commenter, asked the council to require at least two years of oversight and called for…
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