She videotaped us. She waved a boa constrictor at us, made toxic gas from chlorine and ammonia on her front porch, and created puddles of water which we stood in. Her next-door neighbors were prostitutes and next to them was a woman we referred to as Granny Weed because she sold pot. We were able to shut them down. Alton Yates, crime prevention coordinator for the Jacksonville Sheriff s Office, spoke of the need for groups such as Turn Around Jacksonville.
Drug dealing takes place only where it is tolerated.
Turn Around Jacksonville is absolutely essential. The tremendous effort by a small group of very determined citizens aided by the police exerts a positive effort to try to win back the neighborhoods.