City Hall Happenings
Year-End Report: Citizens for a Safer Jacksonville
As we enter the Holiday season, our committee wants to share where our work has led us this year.
As many of you know, we formed our Committee in February 2023 to address the serious speeding […]
Fall 2023 Fuels Treatment Update: Woodlands and Forest Park – by Chris Johnson
Jacksonville Review – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
A lot has been happening in the past year in regard to hazardous fuels management in the Jacksonville Woodlands, Forest Park, and within and surrounding the City of Jacksonville. The […]
City Launches Blackberry Abatement Grant Program
The City of Jacksonville has launched a new program to assist homeowners in removing blackberry thickets clogging creeks and creating a fire hazard around properties. Every year, Jacksonville property owners with natural watercourses on or […]
City Snapshot July 2023 – Police Surcharge to Increase in July
June 2023—At its June 6 meeting, the City Council voted to increase the Police Surcharge from $20 to $35 a month. As per projections, the council agreed to hold the fee at $35 for 5 […]
Fire Department is Keeping Us Safe! – by Andrea Thompson, City Councilor
Jacksonville Review – June 2023 issue
Summer used to be my favorite season. Camping trips, canoe rides, lazy days in the garden and long evenings all come to mind. Unfortunately, the anticipation of warm sunny days […]
Jacksonville Wildfire Firewise Community Preparedness Day is May 6
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national Firewise campaign to raise awareness and reduce risks from wildfires. Jacksonville is vulnerable to wildfires due to many homes being located in close proximity to woodlands and forests. […]
Amendments to the City’s Tree Removal Standards, Chapter 18.18 of the Development Code – by Ian Foster, Jacksonville City Planner
For the past couple of months, the Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) tasked with providing recommendations for development code updates, worked on revising the current tree removal standards with the intent of providing recommended language ahead […]
NEW TIME! Jacksonville Town Hall with Senator Jeff Golden: Next steps on the Rollout of Senate Bill 762
PLEASE NOTE – THE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 MEETING TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 5-7PM!
For many of us, our introduction to Senate Bill 762 came in a letter from ODF outlining our risk assessment per tax […]
Jacksonville Town Halls on Update to City’s Development Code – by Ian Foster, Planning Director, City of Jacksonville
Please Join Us for a Series of Town Halls!
Over the past couple of years, your Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) tasked with reviewing and updating the City’s Development Code has been hard at work carefully reviewing […]
Mayor Bowen Responds to Visitor Information Center “Defunding” Charge
August 15, 2022— Jacksonville Mayor Donna Bowen sent the following statement out today regarding funding cuts to the Chamber of Commerce. It reads as follows:
What Went Into The Jacksonville City Council’s Decision To Change The Amount […]