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Residents press rules committee to reconsider East Side board picks as nominees are approved
Summary
Community members who live in Jacksonville’s East Side told the Rules Committee that several mayoral nominees for the newly created East Side Grants Committee lack the neighborhood ties and lived experience the ordinance intended; the committee approved multiple nominees after lawmakers debated waivers to residency and business‑interest criteria.
Community members urged the Jacksonville City Council’s Rules Committee on April 20 to pause or more closely review several mayoral appointments to the East Side Grants Committee, arguing nominations favored business or professional interests over residents with lived experience.
At public comment, Lisa Manners and Latavia Harris described ongoing housing problems — including mold and unfinished renovations — and said residents had been promised repairs that have not happened. Latavia Harris also criticized nominees she said were connected to local development interests and to LiftJacks, a provider involved with case management at one affected property.…
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