Changes coming to Jacksonville Park Safety Council after Action News Jax Investigation

Changes are coming to Jacksonville’s Park Safety Council after an Action News Jax investigation.

The group was created by executive order in 2020, following the 2017 death of Amari Harley at Bruce Park in Arlington. The toddler died after falling into an unsecured septic tank.

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In May, Action News Jax told you how the six-member volunteer group has been plagued by attendance issues for years, preventing it from doing the work it was created to do, reviewing park inspections and putting out reports so that your family can know about safety at local parks.

Chair of the Park Safety Council, Bruce Tyson, told Action News Jax the group has only put out one report since they started meeting in 2021…

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