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A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2016

In an email sent Friday to a writer from the alternative paper Folio Weekly, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry energetically fired back at unnamed critics of his administration’s interest in resolving conditions at Eureka Garden, the Section 8 apartment complex that is so historically decrepit that it elicited a change in HUD policy driven by Sen. Marco Rubio. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

A major issue in Florida has been the horrific conditions at HUD complexes in Jacksonville and Orlando. Thursday, Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson did something about it: the Housing Accountability Act of 2016. The two lawmakers filed the legislation “to help thousands of low-income families living in federally subsidized housing such as Eureka Gardens in Jacksonville and Windsor […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2016

Rep. Alan Grayson, a Democrat running for Senate, visited Eureka Garden during his Jacksonville swing Sunday. Grayson was not impressed. His visit began with a conversation with a Jacksonville pastor, Elder Lee Harris, who told Grayson of the “dangerous conditions” at the complex, with Grayson asking if such issues, combined with situations such as the police […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 24, 2016

A review of City of Jacksonville emails reveals new ownership might be on the way for Global Ministries Foundation properties. Bart Lloyd, general counsel for Preservation of Affordable Housing, emailed senior staff in the mayor’s office to let them know they may be acquiring the GMF portfolio. “We are a national nonprofit and own about […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016

City Councilman Tommy Hazouri is the only former Jacksonville mayor on the 19-member legislative body. During his tenure, he dealt with issues in low-income housing at Blodgett Homes. A quarter-century later, Hazouri is dealing with issues at properties owned by Global Ministries Foundation, such as Eureka Garden and Washington Heights. Eureka Garden has gotten national […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016

Global Ministries Foundation, owner of two challenged HUD properties in Jacksonville that have been the focus of federal attention in recent months, faces “welfare fraud” charges in Indianapolis. The Indy Channel reports that “Global Ministries Foundation is being asked to repay $618,962 in housing benefits for the past year over allegations they failed to provide […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

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Pastor Mark Griffin is the fourth Republican in the House District 13 race, hoping to win the primary and challenge embattled Democratic incumbent Reggie Fullwood. Griffin is by far the most credible challenger of the bunch. The pastor and CEO of Wayman Ministries, Griffin’s focus on Eureka Garden, the troubled HUD apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside, has […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 24, 2016

On Tuesday, Marco Rubio urged the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to open an investigation into the Global Ministries Foundation. When visiting Eureka Garden Apartments in Jacksonville earlier this month, Rubio vowed to “bring to bear the full efforts of every agency with jurisdiction over this issue in order to hold GMF […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

A message to HUD slumlords, such as Global Ministries Foundation, which operates in Jacksonville: Marco Rubio is not done with you. In a floor speech Wednesday regarding H.R. 2577, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, Rubio reiterated his issues with HUD and its policies, which have led to institutional neglect around the country, describing four […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Warren Jones, who served 28 years on the council, will run for the Duval County School Board in Group 5, he told FloridaPolitics.com Wednesday. “I finally came to the conclusion yesterday,” Jones said, “after I found out [the incumbent] Connie Hall would not run.” Jones, who hasn’t been on a ballot since his […]

Tag: Eureka Garden

Lenny Curry fires back at critics of his Eureka Garden interest

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson file Housing Accountability Act of 2016

Alan Grayson visits Eureka Garden, advocates ‘local ownership’

New owners for Eureka Garden, Washington Heights, Cleveland Arms?

Tommy Hazouri: ‘Hold a stick over HUD’

Report: Global Ministries Foundation charged with ‘welfare fraud’ in Indianapolis

Pastor Mark Griffin in HD 13 race as Republican, challenging Reggie Fullwood

Marco Rubio calls for feds to investigate Global Ministries Foundation

Marco Rubio talks HUD reforms, Global Ministries Foundation in floor speech

Former Jax Councilman Warren Jones will run for Duval County School Board