Northwest Jacksonville residents say Paxon Lounge move brought noise, parking problems

Residents along Lowell Avenue say late-night noise and people parking in their yards have become a growing nuisance since Paxon Liquor and Lounge moved across Edgewood Avenue North, less than 200 feet from their homes.RELATED: ‘We have no control’: Liquor store manager in Westside parking lot says she’s been unfairly blamed for noise complaints“The noise continues in the early, early in the morning, you know, 2, 3 o’clock in the morning,” resident Sinatra said. “This is a continuous thing.”Sinatra said one neighbor who works as an airport security guard came home one night and couldn’t get into her yard because a vehicle was blocking it. She had to drive around the block, Sinatra said.“It’s a major nuisance,” Sinatra said.The business previously drew complaints at its former location in the Paxon Shopping Center, including reports of loud music, racing and shootings, one of them deadly. Residents say the problems followed the business when it moved across the street over the summer.REL