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Votes at a glance: neighborhood committee approves CIP shifts, equipment purchases and grants changes
Summary
The committee approved a package of budget and CIP actions — including a Yellow Bluff/Starrett Road CIP redirection, a $400,000 litter campaign, JFRD equipment funding, multiple CIP corrections, and an internal grants substitute for East Side funds — recording unanimous or near‑unanimous votes on each item.
The neighborhood committee voted on a slate of budget, CIP and program items on Feb. 2. Highlights:
• Yellow Bluff/Starrett Road intersection (agenda item 20250900): Council approved a motion diverting $1,230,034 plus $200,000 from JIA CRA investment earnings to the Yellow Bluff and Starrett Road CIP project. The amendment and a subsequent technical amendment passed; the full amended bill passed on a 6–0 committee vote.
• Litter campaign and JFRD equipment (part of same package, 20250900): Council approved $400,000 for a city litter/blight campaign and $850,000 for Jacksonville Fire/Rescue Department thermal imaging cameras and bailout kits; the chief described the equipment as critical…
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