City Snapshot
CITY SNAPSHOT: WELCOME NEW FIREFIGHTER, KELLEN KERRIGAN
Jacksonville Review – April 2024 – Compiled by Whitman Parker
City Council, March 5—City Recorder Angela Watson opened the meeting by swearing in our newest Firefighter, Kellen Kerrigan. Kellen, 21, is a Rogue Valley native, who […]
FEBRUARY CITY COUNCIL SESSIONS – compiled by Whitman Parker
City Snapshot – March 2024
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT at the February 6 City Council meeting, Belita Palu-ay announced that she had been appointed as the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce and will be working […]
JANUARY CITY COUNCIL SESSIONS – compiled by Whitman Parker
City Snapshot – February 2024
THE RESULTS OF THE CITY’S annual budget audit were presented, (see city website jacksonvilleor.us for a full-length copy) revealing a healthy financial status. As summed up at the […]
City Snapshot: City Council Meeting 11/7/23
Jacksonville Review – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Police Contract Halted—Staff reported that the hoped-for contract with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department to provide deputy coverage for nights/weekends, has been “halted.” Sighting unforeseen financial implications due to JCSO’s […]
City Council Update
Tree Code Updated—The monthly City Council work session on 10/17/23 dealt with changes in the code for the removal of trees in the city. After code changes suggested by a Citizens Advisory Committee and refining […]
City Snapshot – September 2023
City Council, August 1, 2023—Tony Hess Awarded—Mayor Bowen presented Tony Hess with the 2022 Doug Newman Memorial Award on behalf of the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The award […]
City Snapshot – August 2023
City Council 7/18/23—Council held a brief Urban Renewal Agency meeting and reviewed its 2023 Urban Renewal Plan Amendment, the maximum indebtedness of which has been increased by $2,167,333. In the FY 2023-24 budget, the city […]
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 […]
City Snapshot – June 2023
City Council May 2—During Public Comment, Britt Festivals CEO Abby McKee announced the arts organization was holding a free concert for the community and that it had been working closely with neighbors to mitigate impacts […]
City Snapshot – May 2023
Courts in a Pickle—At the April work session, staff reported on the condition of the Pheasant Meadows tennis/pickleball courts, saying that because of swamp-like conditions, water has undermined the condition of the courts for years, […]