You asked for it: Backflow preventer exemptions
By Michele Leivas The Resident recently heard from a reader with a question regarding an article in our May edition on the periodic testing of backflow preventers required by JEA. “Your May 2024 article by Laura Phelps (An Ounce of Prevention…) inspired me to contact JEA for an exemption,” Patricia Kendrick wrote. “Our office is […]
An Ounce of Prevention Can Be a Pound of Pain
Annual backflow preventer tests irritate some JEA customers, but offer worthwhile prevention for safe drinking water In a time when neighbors are often sharply divided in their opinions and beliefs, there is at least one issue upon which we can all agree: drinking water should be safe. For residents and business owners that live and […]
Water Improvement Projects Underway in Murray Hill, Riverside
Murray Hill residents can expect to see more construction on some of its residential streets as JEA continues work for the Melba Street Water Improvement Project. The project, which launched late last summer, is estimated to cost $4 million and has an anticipated completion date of Aug. 31 of this year. The project’s objective is […]
Bay Street Staging Area Tees Up Park Street Road Diet
The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) Board gave its unanimous approval at a Jan. 17 board meeting to temporarily lease an estimated two-acre parcel of land on Bay Street for JEA to use as a construction easement for one year. The parcel would be used as a staging area for the installation of chilled water lines […]
Wayne’s World: A Different Idea
Repurposing JEA Headquarters into UF’s Downtown Campus Ever wonder what it takes to restore and repurpose an architectural gem in Jacksonville’s historic downtown? Wayne Wood thinks about it all the time. A founder of Riverside Avondale Preservation, Wood has been involved in saving Jacksonville’s under-appreciated architectural gems since the 1970s. His latest book, “Jacksonville’s Architectural […]
Downtown Vision announces 2022 #DTJax Awards winners
Downtown Vision, Inc. (DVI), Downtown Jacksonville’s nonprofit business improvement district (BID), has announced the eighth annual #DTJax Award Winners. The #DTJax Awards recognize community leaders, organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs that worked to create a vibrant and dynamic 24-hour, pedestrian friendly downtown in 2022. Award winners are not only excellent advocates for downtown but have also […]
Infrastructure work underway at Southbank’s RiversEdge
Initial phases of the downtown Southbank ‘RiversEdge: Life on the St. Johns’ project are underway as the much-anticipated riverfront development continues to progress, transforming the vacant lot once belonging to JEA. After a groundbreaking ceremony in May 2021, residents can now see tangible evidence of RiversEdge taking shape as infrastructure is being installed. This current […]
River Road Goes Underground
JEA recently completed the River Road Utility Conversion Project, undergrounding the utilities for six residential parcels along the southern end of River Road in San Marco. The project took more than a year to complete. Resident Missie LePrell was involved in organizing the project for the homeowners, and said the six parcels were the last […]
