For decades, the plot of land on Owen Avenue, right across the street from Jean Ribault High School, has sat vacant. However, now, the city of Jacksonville’s Land, Use, and Zoning Committee has approved plans that would allow the development of 84 apartment units on that site.
Many in the Ribault area are not happy about the plans, with Reverend Aaron Flagg one of many leading the charge in the fight against this project.
Reverend Flagg and other neighbors told Action News Jax on Sunday that the development would add unnecessary extra rental properties to the area, while putting the surrounding area and its residents’ health at risk, due to the project being built, they say, on contaminated land…