City Snapshot
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 […]
City Snapshot – July 2022
City Council 6/7/22—During Public Comment, accessibility advocate, Kim Evans voiced her opinion that the city did not seem motivated to make changes to its current policy regarding access to buildings for the disabled and that […]
City Snapshot – June 2022
City Council Meeting, May 3, 2022—During public comment, Stacey Powers read a statement wherein she suggested that the civil rights of the disabled are being violated by the city and by business owners who ignore […]
City Snapshot – May 2022
City Council April 5, 2022—City Administrator Jeff Alvis reported that a Memorandum of Understanding between the Jacksonville Woodlands Association and the Forest Park Volunteers to link the groups is moving forward…see article by Parks Committee […]
City Snapshot – April 2022
The focus of the March 15 City Council Study Session was revisiting a possible expansion of Jacksonville’s Urban Growth Boundary. After several years of no discussion, the UGB is back on the council’s radar due […]
City Snapshot – July 2021
At the June 1 City Council meeting, the 2021-2022 fiscal year city budget was adopted. The following summation was excerpted from the Budget Message provided by staff to council prior to budget deliberations.
We have had […]
Go Bags – by Councilor Mike McClain
Wildfire Preparedness Update – July 2021
The Jacksonville City Council has identified emergency preparedness for wildfire as a key focus this year. The Council is working on several steps including revision of the Emergency Operations Plan, […]