Neglected properties aren’t just a nuisance, they cost Jacksonville taxpayers millions | I-Team

Jacksonville has spent $4.2 million in taxpayer money over the past three and a half years maintaining properties that records show are not being cared for by their owners. That’s the figure uncovered by the News4JAX I-TEAM, which reviewed a list of properties where the city says it has had to hire companies to clean up neglected sites. Where do those millions go? They go to properties like one on West 33rd Street, where city records show more than $2,100 was spent on contracted cleanup work. Reporter John Asebes has the latest.