JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayor Donna Deegan gave Jacksonville residents one last chance to ask her questions about her budget proposal before Tuesday city council vote.

The final town hall meeting was held before a crowd of packed pews at the Northside Church of Christ, in an area of town where many say they feel forgotten by city officials.

“For so long we really have overlooked certain sections of the city,” said one meeting attendee, Northside resident Dr. Barbara Darby. “And she has come to us with a mind and a heart to bring equity and to treat us all as citizens of Jacksonville.”

About two dozen people lined up to ask the mayor questions after she gave her budget presentation. One of them, was Cary Grant, who’s been living in the neighborhood for about 40 years.

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