JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry met with families in the Durkeeville community Wednesday afternoon to talk about the issues important to them.
The mayor was joined by Kids Hope Alliance CEO Joseph Peppers as he walked the neighborhood.
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"So far this summer, we've seen violent crime, and public safety has been my top priority since I was sworn into office almost three years ago and have invested in it heavily," Curry said. "But one violent crime is one too many. And we're going to keep working to make every neighborhood safe."
Curry also spoke with parents and teens about JaxParks' Summer Night Lights, a free program hosted each weekend in parks throughout the city that features activities such as basketball, music, dancing and art.
SNL is open from 7-10 p.m. each Friday and from 7-11 p.m. each Saturday through Aug. 4, at the locations below:
CT Brown
4575 Moncrief Road, 32208
Harts Road
11597 Harts Road, 32218
Emmett Reed
1093 W. 6th St., 32209
Thomas Jefferson
390 N. Jackson Ave., 32220
Mary Lena Gibbs
6974 Wilson Blvd., 32210
Woodland Acres
8200 Kona Ave., 32211
Cuba Hunter
4380 Bedford Road, 32208
Clanzel T. Brown
4415 Moncrief Road, 32208
Charles Clark
8793 Sibbald Road, 32208
Robert F. Kennedy
1139 Ionia St., 32206
Eugene Butler
900 Acorn St., 32209