City Council rejects plans for apartment complex to be built on former Northwest Jacksonville landfill site

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After extensive debate, the Jacksonville City Council has voted to deny a proposal for an 84-unit apartment complex that was planned for construction on a former landfill site.

The project, which would have been located along McMillan Avenue near Ribault High School in northwest Jacksonville, faced significant opposition from both residents and city planning officials despite having cleared the Land Use and Zoning Committee.

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