City Hall Happenings
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 […]
Rising Costs of Fire Safety – by Andrea Thompson, Jacksonville City Councilor
Jacksonville Review – August 2022
If you ask residents what they enjoy most about living in our city, the answers are pleasantly varied. Some cite the small-town atmosphere or the presence of the Woodlands Trails system. […]
Considering a Museum – by Mayor Donna Bowen and City Councilor Ken Gregg
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – November 2021
This month, I would like to share my column space with City Councilor, Ken Gregg, who has served on Council since 2015. Ken is known and respected […]
Jacksonville City Council Emergency Safety Summary – by Andrea Thompson, City Councilor
When this edition comes out, it will be almost the anniversary of the Almeda Fire, a fire that transformed the face of the Rogue Valley and scarred all of us. If we had previously believed […]