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Councilman Reggie Gaffney encourages residents to make sure drainage near their homes is clean to reduce flooding. Author: Briana Ray-Turner Updated: 11:22 PM EDT July 3, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla The Mccoy Creek is just one of many creeks in Jacksonville that can cause hazardous flooding throughout neighborhoods like Mixon Town.
“It looks like a river. If you go out there trying to go towards Mccoy Creek you can drown. There are so many cars that get caught up under the water, said Chinchilla Smart, a resident that has lived in Mixon Town for decades.
Smart says flooding has been an issue for as long as she could remember.
Fuqua Development officials did not respond to multiple requests for information on the estimated $250 million project and neither did the building s property owner, Morris Communications. Duval County property records show an assessed value of $15.12 million on the site.
Fuqua Development developed the 60,000-square-foot Brooklyn Station retail center across the avenue, anchored by The Fresh Market and multiple restaurants. The company also developed hundreds of multi-family units nearby, part of more than 1,000 apartments built a few blocks away as the JTA works on expanding the use of its Skyway site.
The development would be a boon to the Riverside, Brooklyn and Downtown area after The Times-Union s move to the Wells Fargo building at 1 Independent Drive. Boyer said her agency has been in discussion with Fuqua about the plans after a number of developers looked at prospects for the site.
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Parents with students at Jacksonville Classical Academy, a charter school in Mixon Town, said they were surprised to learn that the school made the decision to end its virtual learning program starting in January.
The decision to move students back into classrooms full time comes as cases of the coronavirus continue to skyrocket in the state, and parents who spoke to WJCT News partner News4Jax said they are concerned for their children’s safety.
The leader of the school said the decision was made after more parents made the decision to move students back into school and the school struggles to find teachers to lead virtual classes.