It’s been a few days since the city of Jacksonville approved a $27 million permit for a new 29,000-square-foot temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Mandarin area.

When News4JAX posted the story about the city approving the temple’s construction, many commenters expressed concern about how the construction on Loretto Road would affect traffic in the area.

“Good luck trying to drive on Loretto,” one Insider said.

Another said, “As someone that lives in the area and will have to deal with the increase traffic flow on Loretto road, which is already an issue due to multiple churches and schools, not looking forward to it.”

But Councilman Michael Boylan, who represents the Mandarin area, noted that the property was originally slated for a 60-home development, and

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