{"id":221340,"date":"2025-09-12T16:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/221340\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:46:09","slug":"councilman-says-city-wont-shut-down-trout-river-food-park-despite-social-media-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/221340\/","title":{"rendered":"Councilman says city won\u2019t shut down Trout River Food Park despite social media rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A Jacksonville councilman said Friday that the city won\u2019t shut down the Trout River Food Park despite the rumors of its closing on social media.<\/p>\n

The food park is a popular staple in the northside community, an area with few fresh food options. The owner, Robert Germano, was going to shut it down after years of code violations<\/a>. He decided against it after the community reaction and meetings with the city.<\/p>\n

Recently, some posts circulating on social media suggested that the city and Code Enforcement intended to shut down the food park. Councilman Reggie Gaffney, Jr. released a statement saying that it isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n

\n

Recent posts circulating on social media have caused concern by suggesting that the City of Jacksonville and Code Enforcement intend to shut down the Trout River Food Park. This information is not accurate. <\/p>\n

The City of Jacksonville, including its Code Enforcement Division, has not taken action to close the Food Park, nor has it ever attempted to do so. Any decision regarding the operation or closure of the Food Park rests solely with its manage, Robert. His recent frustrations have led to discussions about the park\u2019s status, but it is important for our community to understand that these decisions are not being made by the City or Code Enforcement. <\/p>\n

We remain committed to transparency, fairness, and support of small businesses that serve as vital resources for our neighborhoods. Our office will continue to work with all parties involved to ensure accurate information is shared with the public. <\/p>\n

We appreciate the community\u2019s ongoing support of our local food vendors and ask for patience and understanding as we work through this matter together.<\/p>\n

Councilman Reggie Gaffney, Jr.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gaffney also specified that any decision regarding the closure of Trout River Food Park rests solely with Germano and not the city.<\/p>\n

A long-term solution has not been finalized, but Germano is optimistic that city officials will explore ways to support the park.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A Jacksonville councilman said Friday that the city won\u2019t shut down the Trout River Food…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":128919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,8314,3188,723,7310,120434,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-221340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-duval-county","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-trout-river-food-park","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}