Jacksonville, FL (April 7, 2022) – Council Member Danny Becton announced today that he has filed Resolution 2022-276, encouraging Mayor Lenny Curry to submit a proposed Fiscal Year 2022/2023 budget to the Jacksonville City Council using a Rolled-Back Millage Rate for Ad Valorem Tax Revenues for next year’s budget.

Curbside recycling will resume Monday, April 4, 2022. For additional information about residential waste collection, please see the below FAQs or call (904) 630-2489 (CITY).
 

Park partners and nonprofits will host the event that will feature nature activities, exhibits, live music and more in the 7 Creeks Recreation Area

The City of Jacksonville will be hosting Memorial Day Observance on May 30^th.  Pre-ceremony music by the Navy Band SE will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the ceremony will commence at 8:30 a.m. The Observance should conclude by 10:00 a.m. 
 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 17, 2022) – Yesterday, I filed new legislation concerning statuary and monuments glorifying the Confederacy and removal of such items from public property and public park spaces. The resolution requests the Mayor, City Administration, and City Council to produce and present a revised plan along with community conversation by July 26, 2022, and to cap any related appropriations at $500,000 for the purpose of removal.

Another opportunity to connect residents with resources and services to help end the stigma surrounding mental health care. The Jacksonville City Council Safety and Crime Reduction Commission (SCRC), a citizen-led group, will host its next Community Bus Tour, in partnership with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), on March 26 from noon – 2 p.m.

Jacksonville, Fla. - District Council Member Reggie Gaffney, Jacksonville City Council President Sam Newby and colleagues: Jacksonville Sheriff Office, Chief Lakesha Burton and Chief Lolita Smith; Duval County School Board Chairman, Darryl Willie and Duval County Public School Police Chief, Greg Burton, addresses Crime in District 7 and throughout Jacksonville 6:00 pm March 17, 2022, at Oceanway  Church located at 12240 Sago Avenue West, Jacksonville, FL 32218

The City of Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division reminds Duval County residents that as they set their clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 13th for Daylight Savings Time, they may once again set lawn and landscape irrigation to no more than two days per week. Designed to conserve Jacksonville’s water supply and reduce the amount of nutrients flowing into the St. Johns River, Chapter 366 of the City’s Ordinance Code limits watering to two days a week during Daylight Savings Time

Celebrate Reading Week: March 21-25, 2022

Curbside recycling will resume Monday, April 4, 2022. All fifteen recycling drop-off sites will close Thursday, March 31. For additional information about residential waste collection, please see the attached FAQs or call (904) 630-2489 (CITY).