After extensive debate, the Jacksonville City Council has voted to deny a proposal for an 84-unit apartment complex that was planned for construction on a former landfill site.

The project, which would have been located along McMillan Avenue near Ribault High School in northwest Jacksonville, faced significant opposition from both residents and city planning officials despite having cleared the Land Use and Zoning Committee.

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Under the proposal, the developer would have made a seven-building complex with 84 single-bedroom units.

Michael Herzberg represented the developers as the project applicant. He said they would have been required to remove contamina

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