10:34 AM EST Share The City Council president filed legislation to borrow money to address what is seen as a countywide problem in underserved neighborhoods.
Jacksonville City Council President Tommy Hazouri filed legislation Feb. 3 that would borrow $100 million to remove aging septic tanks and connect underserved Duval County neighborhoods to sanitary sewer systems.
Hazouri’s announcement comes as District 10 Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson said in a Feb. 3 text message that she is working with Mayor Lenny Curry’s office to find funding to complete the underfunded septic tank phaseout program approved in 2016.
In a news release Feb. 9, Hazouri said his proposal is in addition to Curry’s effort to complete septic tank removal in the Biltmore, Beverly Hills and Christobel neighborhoods.