Furloughed federal worker steps in to help clean up neglected Northwest Jacksonville cemetery

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A cemetery in Northwest Jacksonville, which has sat neglected and overgrown for years, finally received some help on Monday. But it wasn’t from the property owner or the city; it was a community member who saw our story and just wanted to lend a helping hand.

“I am just a regular guy here in Jacksonville with my husband Tony while we got the motors out,” he said. “I just hate seeing neighborhoods get neglected. That’s what the problem is in Jacksonville.”

Robert Abbott, a retired member of the Coast Guard who is currently furloughed during the ongoing government shutdown, grabbed a lawnmower and got to work, with the help of another community member…

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