🌱 Will new drainage fixes finally stop flooding on North 1st Street?
Jacksonville Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Jacksonville Beach! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
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- Will new drainage fixes finally stop flooding on North 1st Street?
- Why Jacksonville Beach police are at the center of an AI lawsuit
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📰 News we're reading
• Jax Beach resident speaks out after ongoing flooding on North 1st Street (actionnewsjax.com) — North 1st Street in Jacksonville Beach is still battling serious flooding, with a longtime resident saying drainage problems leave homes surrounded by standing water after storms. The city has hired contractors and uncovered a buried outfall, and officials insist the system worked, but neighbors are waiting to see if upcoming rain brings more flooding. 
• Florida law enforcement relied too heavily on AI, falsely arrested a suspect, ACLU argues (orlandoweekly.com) — Jacksonville Beach is being sued in federal court after a Fort Myers man says police wrongly arrested him in a 2023 child-luring case based on a facial recognition match in a city he’d never visited. The ACLU-backed lawsuit claims investigators relied too heavily on AI instead of basic follow-up work, and seeks damages while pressing Florida agencies to tighten safeguards around this technology.
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