The Five Points neighborhood will soon have a new pot of money to address its security problem.

With a 14-5 vote on Oct. 28, the Jacksonville City Council approved legislation to create a business improvement district in Five Points.

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Under Ordinance 2025-0539, commercial property owners in the district will be assessed a fee to provide funding for landscaping, security and promotion.

Council President Kevin Carrico and Council members Rory Diamond, Terrance Freeman, Mike Gay and Ron Salem voted against the measure.

Five Points, a commercial district amid the historic Riverside and Avondale neighborhoods south of Downtown Jacksonville, has experienced outbreaks of crime

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