Three Jacksonville councilmembers will meet Monday evening to address pharmacy closures on the Northside after residents reported waiting days, and even weeks, to get critical medications.

Councilmember for District 8, Reggie Gaffney Jr. will host a joint meeting with District 10 Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman and District 14 Councilman Dr. Rahman Johnson.

The meeting comes after Northside residents voiced concerns about Walgreens closing its Gateway and Soutel stores, leaving only two major pharmacies in the area.

“Over the last two to three weeks, I had a Walgreens recently closed down in my district, and a couple of constituents reached out to me, asking me, did I know Walgreens was going to be closing down? They asked me, where do they go now and who do they need to contact. I have no

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