Ortega marina getting back to normal post-Irma
While it may seem like eight months is a long time to wait for hurricane-related repairs, Paul Howe, Ortega River Marina harbormaster, said he was lucky to be first in line. Bellingham Marine, a Jacksonville-based dock design, manufacturer and construction company had been at the Lakeside marina making repairs related to the 2016 Hurricane Matthew […]
Ohio restoration company returns to care for statue after Irma leaves her mark
Two years after an Ohio company took on and completed the restoration of the statue in the fountain at Memorial Park on Riverside Avenue, Hurricane Irma swept through the park in September 2017 and left behind evidence of its destructive force. When Irma’s flood waters inundated the park, they filled the hollow sculpture with brackish […]
Restaurant developer requesting right-of-way turned into parking
The developer of a barbecue restaurant proposed for a pie slice-shaped property between Roosevelt and Ortega Boulevards has submitted a bill (2018-265) which requests the City of Jacksonville to convert a right-of-way into use for angle parking. The 150-seat restaurant, known as Edley’s Bar-B-Que, is required to have a minimum of 48 off-street parking spaces, […]
Trees for the planting, thanks to tree mitigation fund
If you’ve always wanted or needed to plant a tree in the right-of-way in front of your property, now you can, thanks to the City of Jacksonville’s tree settlement with a variety of civic groups in July 2017. The suit filed in 2015 by the Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida challenged the city’s […]
San Marco Promenade apartments under development
Nearly a year after receiving approval from the City of Jacksonville’s Planning Commission to swap locations of two phases of a $33.35 million project for a residential community east of San Marco’s Alexandria Oaks Park, Chance Partners LLC is starting to move dirt. The new apartment complex at 2600 Philips Highway, a property originally rezoned […]
Kompan playground equipment coming to Landon Park this summer
One of San Marco’s favorite places to play is getting a facelift. To become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Jacksonville plans to refurbish Landon Park this summer. Included in the plans are new state-of-the-art playground equipment, said LeAnna Cumber, former president of the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS). With […]
Residents offended by compensation offered by developer for damages
As far as Lynne Robison and her Madrid Avenue neighbors were concerned, the offer was “outrageous” and “insulting.” After suffering soggy grass and standing water in their backyards for more than a year, Robison and her neighbors received an email May 7, offering $250 cash as part of a $1,500 “Neighborhood Fund” for each “to […]
New JEA pump station generators drawing ire
Following the recent installation of a new electric generator that will supply back-up power for a Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) lift station at the end of Mallory Street, some residents were more than dismayed to see the size of the structure. In fact, Stewart Taylor was outraged. “It’s extreme overkill,” he said. “It looks like […]
