Today I have filed the same Human Rights Ordinance that was voted on by the Jacksonville City Council in 2012 with one addition – a provision for a referendum by the voters on the issue. As a courtesy, I waited until after Mayor Curry’s final community conversation event on this topic before acting.

The Jacksonville Public Library is suspending service at the Murray Hill Branch Library until further notice. The library, located at 918 Edgewood Ave. S., has sustained interior flooding and other damage due to a main water line break that leaked through the foundation into the building.

Board Vacancies Completed with Howard’s Appointment

Mayor Lenny Curry recently announced the appointment of G. Alan Howard to the JEA Board.

Weekend Attracts Tourists to Jacksonville Hotels and Businesses
 
When it comes to the annual football game the city of Jacksonville has hosted for 82 consecutive years, there’s more than just yards gained and points scored on the gridiron. The citizens of Jacksonville benefit greatly from the economic wins of Florida-Georgia weekend. This year’s game, hosted Oct. 31, generated an economic impact of $35 million – a more than $2 million increase from 2014.

The City of Jacksonville has announced that Dr. Sampson Davis, M.D., a highly skilled emergency medicine physician, New York Times best-selling author, and frequent medical expert on TODAY and CNN, will serve as keynote speaker at the 29th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, presented by Florida Blue. The breakfast, held to celebrate the life, legacy and service of Dr. King, will be held Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Prime Osborn III Convention Center.

In accordance with Ordinance 2005-361-E, the second Committee week and City Council meeting in the month of December are suspended due to the Holiday Season.  The Jacksonville City Council meeting cycle will resume with Standing Committee meetings on Monday, January 4, 2016.

On behalf of the citizens of Jacksonville, we extend our condolences and prayers to the citizens and loved ones of those injured and killed in San Bernardino, California yesterday. 

In conjunction with First Wednesday Art Walk, Jacksonville residents and visitors are invited to join Mayor and Mrs. Lenny Curry, along with their children, for the 4^th annual Holiday at St. James on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 5 – 8 p.m. The event will take place in Hemming Park and City Hall at St. James. 

City Council President Gregory B. Anderson and the Jacksonville City Council invite you and your family to a Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall at St. James, Suite 425.

Today Jacksonville City Council Member Aaron Bowman, (District 3) announced his support for Governor Rick Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida, including the creation of the Florida Enterprise Fund.

Council Member Bowman said “Job creation is extremely important for the State of Florida and I fully support the proposal to create the Florida Enterprise Fund and improve the economic development process at Enterprise Florida. Enterprise Florida has been integral to creating jobs in our community, with companies such as Vistakon, Macquarie, Anheuser Busch, Fidelity, Deutsche Bank, General Electric, and Safariland. These reforms will continue to diversify our local economy, empower our small businesses, and create even more great jobs.”