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A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2017

A bill to impose a 90 day moratorium on block parties in Jacksonville was withdrawn from the city council Tuesday evening by NW Jacksonville Democrat Reggie Brown, The legislation (2017-196) posited “a legitimate public purpose in imposing a temporary moratorium on permitting recreational street closings … ‘block parties’ within the City, to allow the City time to create appropriate local […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2017

Residents of Jacksonville City Council districts 7 and 10 will have a chance Thursday evening to speak with their elected representatives. Councilmen Reggie Brown and Reggie Gaffney, both Democrats, have dueling meetings at 6 p.m. _____ Gaffney will meet District 7 constituents Thursday evening at the Highlands Library on Dunn Avenue. The topic: Jacksonville International Airport Community Redevelopment Area […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 22, 2017

Block parties are not a concern in most of Jacksonville, yet in what the sheriff’s office calls Zone 5, the gatherings predominate … and are becoming more popular year over year. In FY 2015, there were 135 of these events in the city. In FY 2016, there were 171. According to Chief Deloris Patterson, the commander for […]

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Fiesta forever: Block party moratorium bill withdrawn from Jacksonville City Council

Jax City Councilmembers Reggie Gaffney, Reggie Brown hosting town hall meetings Thursday

Jacksonville City Council attempts to hash out block parties … again