A former resident of the Vista Landing Apartments says conditions have not changed since she left. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 6:54 PM EDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 6:57 PM EDT April 9, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Former and current residents say problems persist in units at the Vista Landing Apartments.
They ve sent First Coast News pictures of what appears to be mold and water leaking inside the northside apartment complex.
On the outside, everything appears fine but pictures and people living here tell a much different story, one that forced a mother and her children to move out.
The apartments once named Cleveland Arms has been facing issues for several years.
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As Mayor Lenny Curry announced a fresh round of funding to fulfill a 2016 promise to bring sewer service to three Northwest Jacksonville neighborhoods, he said Thursday it s time to once and for all tackle the long-deferred need to replace septic tanks in dozens of other communities. We made promises to do this and the time has come for government to start keeping its promises to its people, however big or however expensive, Curry said.
Curry said it needs to be a significant investment that the city will carry out over a years-long period because phasing out septic tanks will come at a high cost.
10:34 AM EST Share The City Council president filed legislation to borrow money to address what is seen as a countywide problem in underserved neighborhoods.
Jacksonville City Council President Tommy Hazouri filed legislation Feb. 3 that would borrow $100 million to remove aging septic tanks and connect underserved Duval County neighborhoods to sanitary sewer systems.
Hazouri’s announcement comes as District 10 Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson said in a Feb. 3 text message that she is working with Mayor Lenny Curry’s office to find funding to complete the underfunded septic tank phaseout program approved in 2016.
In a news release Feb. 9, Hazouri said his proposal is in addition to Curry’s effort to complete septic tank removal in the Biltmore, Beverly Hills and Christobel neighborhoods.