City Snapshot
City Snapshot – April 2023
Council Work Session 2/21/23—More Housing?—The main event at the work session was a proposal from Freel & Associates on expanding Jacksonville’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) into a 30-acre parcel of land known as JK-1. The […]
City Snapshot – March 2023
City Council President Mike McClain presided over the February 7 meeting with Mayor Donna Bowen attending via Zoom. The meeting opened with a moment of silence for Dirk Siedlecki who had passed away the week […]
City Snapshot – February 2023
City Council Meeting 1-3-23—Councilors Ken Gregg, Andy Hellenthal and Talon Reed were sworn into office by City Recorder Angela Watson. Soon after, council elected Mike McClain as Council President to serve in the absence of […]
City Snapshot – December 2022 January 2023
City Council Work Session 10/18/22—Council heard two presentations during the session:
- Mike Thornton updated councilors on developing a downtown pedestrian plaza…an idea that had not been discussed publicly for a few years since the Covid-19 […]
City Snapshot – November 2022
City Council Meeting 10/4/22—Prior to the official start of the meeting, City Recorder Angela Watson swore-in Andy Hellenthal, who was selected to fill the remaining term of Councilor Jim Lewis. Hellenthal, a current candidate for […]
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 […]
City Snapshot – October 2022
City Council Meeting 9/6/2022-—Council welcomed its newest Police Officer, Scott Marical, at a swearing-in ceremony that kicked-off the meeting. Police Chief Dave Towe noted that hiring Officer Marical was very fortunate for the city, due […]
City Snapshot – September 2022
City Council Meeting, August 2, Staff Update—Police Chief Dave Towe introduced Crystal Lewis as the department’s new Clerk. She replaces Kathy Tiller who went to work in the Jackson County court system as an assistant […]
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 […]
City Snapshot – August 2022
City Council Meeting, July 5
Slow it Down in Town!—During Public Comment, homeowners on East California Street were on-hand to tell Council that traffic volume and speed has increased significantly in their area. Accounts of wildlife […]