‘We have to start somewhere’: City, JEA commit $26.8M to continue septic tank phaseouts
Mayor says project will take years, billions of dollars to complete the project citywide
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and several members of the City Council announced details Thursday of a new plan to continue phasing out septic tanks in the city’s underserved neighborhoods.
As part of the plan, the city will put forth $14.3 million and JEA will chip in another $12.5 to complete the project started in 2016 to phase out septic tanks in the Biltmore, Beverly Hills and Christobel neighborhoods.
Curry said his office is working to get an additional $6 million from the state Legislature for the septic tank project.
Plan calls for $100M to remove septic tanks in Jacksonville’s underserved neighborhoods
Legislation filed by City Council President Tommy Hazouri
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council President Tommy Hazouri has filed legislation calling for $100 million to remove septic tanks in underserved neighborhoods.
The plan is in addition to the effort to phase out septic tanks in the Biltmore, Beverly Hills and Christobel neighborhoods.
The city made an agreement with JEA in 2016 to invest more than $30 million to phase out septic tanks in those three neighborhoods, but News4Jax I-TEAM learned the program hit a snag when the city ran out of money. The city and JEA said they will need $6 million to complete the septic tank phaseout program in the Beverly Hills East neighborhood, directly affecting 150 homes. City leaders also said they’re $25.8 million short on septic tank funding for the Christobel neighborhood, directly impacting 509 hom