JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A proposal to expand a southside estates international grocery market is advancing through the City Council after its management removed plans to build an animal slaughterhouse on the property. <\/p>\n
But as Action News Jax Madison Foglio reports, neighbors remain suspicious and continue to raise questions. <\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n The Land Use and Zoning Committee approved the adoption of a small land use amendment and a rezoning request for the International Grocery store Apna Bazar, which would allow them to expand their store. <\/p>\n \u201cDoesn\u2019t that seem kind of suspicious?\u201d James Crunden Sr., a concerned citizen. <\/p>\n This comes after the owners of Apna Bazar decided to withdraw their request for an on-site animal processing facility because so many neighbors were against it. <\/p>\n During the LUZ Committee meeting, over 30 people spoke out against the rezoning efforts of the grocery store. <\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re going to have more road noise, more truck noise, more dislocation,\u201d said resident Blake Harper <\/p>\n \u201cWhy do you still need it to have the potential to put a slaughterhouse in there if that\u2019s not something down the road?\u201d said Crunden Sr. <\/p>\n James Crunden Sr. doesn\u2019t live in Southside Estates near Apna Bazar, but he has been vocal in his opposition against grocery stores\u2019 plans. Action News Jax Madison Foglio asked him how he felt about last night\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n