{"id":916868,"date":"2026-07-06T18:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/916868\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:28:26","slug":"i-think-its-awful-proposal-for-liquor-store-near-sober-living-home-divides-orange-park-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/916868\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I think it\u2019s awful\u2019: Proposal for liquor store near sober-living home divides Orange Park residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>ORANGE PARK, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A proposed liquor store at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Stiles Avenue has divided residents after some learned the site would be just yards from a sober-living home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The store would be built in an old cash-advance building if the town approves the plan. Some neighbors say the proximity to the sober-living home could undermine residents\u2019 recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cThis is sober living, so I think it\u2019s awful,\u201d Kristie Sweet, said, who lives at the sober-living home and asked not to be shown on camera. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to see that come in. It\u2019s going to be horrible for those who are trying to get sober because they\u2019re going to walk out their front door and see a liquor store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A person who works nearby called the proposal \u201ca bad idea,\u201d while others expressed mixed views about whether the neighborhood needs another liquor outlet.<\/p>\n<p>A liquor store is being proposed at the site of a former cash advance building at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Stiles Avenue, which is also near a sober-living home. (Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Proposed liquor stores have become flash points in communities around Jacksonville in recent years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">On the Northside, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2022\/10\/14\/we-dont-need-another-liquor-store-community-rallies-together-gets-lawyer-to-shut-down-unwanted-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2022\/10\/14\/we-dont-need-another-liquor-store-community-rallies-together-gets-lawyer-to-shut-down-unwanted-business\/\">residents opposed a proposed store<\/a> next to a school, and the city later purchased the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Zoning signs are posted at the Orange Park site. Residents can weigh in at a Planning and Zoning Board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at town hall.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORANGE PARK, Fla. \u2013 A proposed liquor store at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Stiles Avenue has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":916869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,15015,3188,723,7310,15017,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-916868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-america","tag-clay-county","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-jacksonville","tag-orange-park","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116874451821117516","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916868","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=916868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/916869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}