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Lawmaker urges neighborhood outreach after seniors struggle to reach City Hall
Summary
A lawmaker told attendees that seniors and residents without cars often cannot get to City Hall and urged expanding walkable, block-level outreach across Jacksonville; recent events drew about 20–25 people, the speaker said.
A lawmaker who spoke during the public comment period urged city officials to expand neighborhood-based outreach across Jacksonville, saying many seniors and residents without cars "call my office" because they cannot make it to City Hall.
The speaker said the neighborhood events are held in areas where residents can "just walk from our house and come here" and urged that similar efforts be held in other districts so more constituents can meet officials without traveling to City Hall. "I just hope that this is not one thing and not just for our community, but maybe it's spread throughout the city of Jacksonville," the lawmaker said.
The speaker described attendance at recent block events as modest but steady, saying, "we've been averaging anywhere, you know, um, from 20 to 25 people coming on our office on the block." Those attendees, the speaker said, come to raise neighborhood concerns, offer ideas or simply to meet their representative.
Framing the outreach as an accessibility measure, the lawmaker said the aim is to "take the load off their plate" and "make the constituents in the community lives a lot easier" by meeting people where they live rather than requiring them to travel to City Hall.
No formal motion or vote was recorded on the suggestion in this transcript. The speaker characterized the events as ongoing community engagement rather than a finalized city policy or directive.
