JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A developer wants the Jacksonville City Council to rezone land off of Winton Drive to build 96 apartment units, clashing with the area's single-family home zoning and longtime residents' wishes. The city's planning department recently denied the zoning change because of that but on Monday night, neighbors gathered to discuss concerns about the project potentially moving forward.

"As residents of district ten, we are standing in alignment to express our strong opposition to bills 2025-0242 and 2025-0243, which proposed the rezoning and development of an apartment complex called McMillan Apartments" said resident Clancy Brown while speaking at Monday's meeting.

The developer wants to turn what is now an empty plot of land into five acres of multi-family housing. The pr

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