A Few Minutes with the Mayor
AN IMPORTANT CITY COUNCIL MEETING – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – May 2024
SOME THOUGHT-PROVOKING agenda items were on a lengthy City Council Meeting, held on April 2, 2024. I felt this Council meeting showed the City Council, and the […]
ODE TO JACKSONVILLE – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – April 2024
ON A RECENT TRIP to the southwest, I realized that post-COVID, I had forgotten how much I missed traveling. I love exploring new places, visiting old favorites, […]
ACCOLADES AND AWARDS – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – March 2024
JANUARY 14, 2024, brought a well-received event to Jacksonville, in the form of Chamber Music when Jacksonville Oregon Friends of Classical Music presented the first of three […]
STATE OF THE CITY / FEBRUARY 2024 – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – February 2024
WELCOME TO 2024 EVERYONE. It’s always a bittersweet moment saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new. We are another year older, but hopefully starting […]
Winter Holidays in Jacksonville – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
I love this time of the year in Jacksonville. We have enjoyed our beautiful show of fall leaf color from our deciduous trees, fire danger season […]
Police Protection in Jacksonville – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – November 2023
On October 3, 2023, City Council voted to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and directed staff to come up with a […]
The Pickleball Issue – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – October 2023
At the end of the September 6 City Council meeting, I left the building with a heavy heart, after the Council had to vote on a difficult […]
Learning, Literacy and Libraries – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – September 2023
Reading is a big deal in my family’s life. Reading is a daily pleasure for us, and I don’t know if I could go to sleep at […]
Farewells and Thanks – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – August 2023
I have been reflecting lately on how many interesting activities we, and our visitors, enjoy in Jacksonville. My most recent thoughts of appreciation are of our partners: […]
July in Jacksonville – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – July 2023
The song, “Summertime” by George Gershwin, written for the opera Porgy and Bess, reminds me of long, lazy summer days and nights. The line “summer time and […]