Jacksonville infrastructure gets a fresh set of eyes as new committee has first meeting

Jacksonville's new infrastructure committee had its first meeting Wednesday – it’s a group that covers everything from potholes to police.

– Preparing for a new mayor and administration in Jacksonville -- transition teams are starting to meet to discuss how to better the city. Mayor-elect Donna Deegan takes the oath of office on Saturday, taking over for outgoing Mayor Lenny Curry. Wednesday – we sat in on the first infrastructure committee meeting – it’s a group that covers everything from potholes to police.

For example, there are 23,000 failing septic tanks which will cost $1.5 billion to fix. Roads have potholes, sidewalks are failing, there are flooding issue during storms and many public pools are shut down this summer, needing repairs and lifeguards. There are nearly 500 neighborhoods throughout Jacksonville and committee members say some of them need to get more attention than others. Carla Jones wants to see a focus on underserved communities.

“I don’t believe her neighborhood has gotten a fair shake for a number of reasons. Sometimes it could be systemic, it can also be just that people are lazy so it doesn’t get to the people that it needs to get to,” Diallo-Sekou Seabrooks said.

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