A proposed 84-unit apartment complex near Ribault High School in northwest Jacksonville faces mounting opposition, with the city’s planning department recommending denial of the project planned for a former private landfill site.

City staff found that the proposal “is not consistent with the land development pattern and neighborhood character,” recommending against the development in their official report.

The over five-acre site along McMillan Avenue has a complex history.

According to project applicant Michael Herzberg, the property borders Lonnie C. Miller Park, where incinerator ash was likely dumped when the area was used as a city landfill, before it was converted into a park, which has raised significant environmental concerns.

“We don’t know what’s there,” residents emphasized

See Full Page