{"id":280441,"date":"2025-10-05T22:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/280441\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T22:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:52:17","slug":"residential-outcry-causes-developers-to-withdraw-application-for-oceanway-project-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/280441\/","title":{"rendered":"Residential outcry causes developers to withdraw application for Oceanway project \u00a0 \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A controversial project on Yellow Bluff and Starratt Road development has been officially withdrawn after weeks of community outcry.<\/b><\/a> <\/p>\n

Councilman Mike Gay said neighbors rallying together played a part in the developer\u2019s decision to withdraw his application. <\/p>\n

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Residents rallied together, pushing back against a plan that called for dozens of duplexes and townhomes packed into less than 10 acres. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me feel great. It\u2019s a sign that when the community comes together and voices their opinion for all the right reasons, we can get some of this changed,\u201d said Oceanside resident Jim Drost. <\/p>\n

Councilman Mike Gay sent us this email that notified residents, \u201cThe ordinance is being withdrawn due to the applicant terminating his contract and no longer pursuing the rezoning.\u201d Gay confirmed a big reason for the withdrawal was community opposition. <\/p>\n

Drost and hundreds of other people pledged their support, which grew in just 6 weeks. <\/p>\n

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\u201cIn a short amount of time, we ended up with almost 700 members on a Facebook page. And almost 1400 signatures on a petition,\u201d said Drost. <\/p>\n

Support that continues to build against four more rezonings in Gay\u2019s district. <\/p>\n

One battle won, but the fight is far from over. <\/p>\n

\u201cPlus these 4 other developments. You\u2019re looking at almost 1,000 homes, four five hundred apartment units, and once again, it comes down to infrastructure. There are 2 grocery stores,\u201d said Drost. <\/p>\n

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