Tag: HUD

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2016
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In good news from HUD, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry received written notice that monitoring issues from previous mayoral administrations’ reports in 2014 and 2015 had been resolved for Community Development Block Grants and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Four problems in total have been resolved. But here’s the bad news from HUD: one of them cost […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016
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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. GancarskiMay 18, 2016
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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 15, 2016
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Senator Marco Rubio let NBC’s Today Show know where he stood after its (non)-coverage of his visit to Eureka Garden in Jacksonville Friday. “@TODAYshow could have done a real service doing story about abuses in public housing and HUD. Instead focus on political speculation” “Owner of #EurekaGardens has similar slum like conditions in projects across multiple […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2016
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In the twilight of his Senate term, Sen. Marco Rubio is focusing on constituent issues, such as Eureka Garden Apartments in Jacksonville. Eureka Garden has stirred the senator to sound a clarion call for reform of HUD’s clearly problematic process. The long-neglected, 400-unit HUD complex is currently for sale by Global Ministries Foundation.  It’s a meaningless distinction for those […]

Drew WilsonApril 28, 2016
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro to fix his agency’s “faulty” inspection process Wednesday after meeting with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Councilman Garrett Dennis. “What is happening in Jacksonville has unearthed a problem that must be resolved, and we remain committed to protecting the health and safety […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2016
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On Wednesday, Jacksonville city officials, including Mayor Lenny Curry and Councilman Tommy Hazouri, visited Washington Heights. The Global Ministries Foundation’s 200-unit HUD complex has many of the same issues as Eureka Gardens, say the electeds, including mold and public safety concerns. Curry told FloridaPolitics.com this was one of his many “neighborhood walks” in which he goes into […]


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