Jacksonville Public Forum on Crime and Safety

The Jacksonville City Council Public Health & Safety Committee is a public forum on Crime & Safety. Kevin Hyde, Chair of the Committee is inviting all interested citizens to attend.

The panel will consist of all Council Members in attendance along with various agency representatives. The goal of the meeting is to have the public share their ideas of how to improve crime prevention, and how to better deal with the problems that are created by crime. All Council Members are being asked to attend.

The meeting is December 10, 2007 at Wayman Ministries campus at 1176 LaBelle Street, in the Spirit of Life Worship Center on the corner of Plymouth Street, 1 block west of Cassatt Avenue. Start time is 6 pm.

Although these locations were chosen to make attendance convenient for communities that are experiencing a higher incidence of crime, all interested citizens are invited to attend and are encouraged to share their ideas.

Historic Church Tour

Take a break from the holiday shopping madness this weekend with Downtown Historic Church Tour.

Saturday, December 8, 2007, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tour tickets are $5 per person. Children 12 and under are admitted at no charge.

Buy your tickets at the Main Library the day of the event or at the December 5th Art Walk in Hemming Plaza. Twenty percent of all ticket sales will benefit the Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition.

JTA to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Riverside Trolley

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is exploring the idea of adding new trolley service between Downtown, along Riverside Avenue and into the historic Five Points area during the midday hours. The goal is to offer new mobility choices in the targeted area, while alleviating on-going parking issues experienced in Five Points during the lunch hour.

JTA will look to get feedback from both employees who work in the Riverside area, as well as business owners along the proposed route before it finalizes any plans for the trolley. A public meeting to solicit this feedback is planned for Thursday, December 13 between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lower level conference room of the St. Joe’s building (245 Riverside Avenue). The conference room is located next to Little Joe’s Café so that attendees can easily attend during their lunch break.

The meeting will be an open house format so citizens can attend anytime during the meeting period that fits their schedule. There will be a continuous playing video outlining the trolley plan, along with proposed route maps.

For more information please contact Mike Miller, Director of External Affairs at (904) 630-3109.