JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville city leaders voted down a resolution Tuesday that would keep the new Duval county jail from being built in historically black neighborhoods. Community groups and councilman Jimmy Peluso have continued to fight for the resolution through rallies, public hearings and protests.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is oxymoronic,\u201d said Lydia Bell, the president of Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association. She\u2019s lived in the area for two decades. She\u2019s been at the front of the fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach one of those council people that voted to turn it down are the ones that voted for the resolution acknowledging redlining. So are you going to turn around and vote against it?\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n
This resolution, presented by city councilman Jimmy Peluso would keep those communities off limits. It says not doing so would, \u201cperpetuate the harmful legacy of systemic discrimination\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a 5 to 12 vote, it failed. This final vote comes after it didn\u2019t make it through three committees initially.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate to make those decisions until we have those three sites,\u201d said at-large councilman Ronald Salem. He\u2019s said no to the resolution several times. He believes the council should make a decision after it gets a report with recommended sites, which is set to be ready in January.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think by January that we\u2019re going to be focused on a lot of other stuff,\u201d Peluso said. He declined to put off the vote any longer.<\/p>\n
Ahead of this vote tonight, Bell she says she hasn\u2019t felt heard since the beginning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we were heard, we wouldn\u2019t even be down here for this resolution. This wouldn\u2019t come up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Some, like councilman Rory Diamond, do not support putting the jail in redlined communities. But he voted no on the resolution tonight, calling it performative.<\/p>\n
As far as next steps, city leaders will receive that report from consultants with recommended sites.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll then move forward with choosing a location.<\/p>\n
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