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City of Jacksonville: Recreation and Parks Commission Agenda for August 23rd, 2010

Below is the agenda for August’s meeting for the Recreation and Parks Commission. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE RECREATION AND PARKS ADVISORY BOARD Meeting Agenda Monday, August 23, 2010 6:00 PM Jacksonville Commons Senior Building Community Room Call to Order Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes – July 26, 2010 Meeting Director’s Report Department Vacancies Summer Program [...]

Taking It Day-to-Day

It’s been too long since I’ve posted and for that I’m sorry. It seems like the hours and days seem to speed by so quickly that there’s barely enough time to do the required stuff. It makes the nice-to-do stuff fall by the wayside. I’ve ridden the Day-Tripper to work three days this week. That [...]

2010: The Obligatory Goals Post

It’s a new year. And that means new goals. Many of my goals are the same as last year…Goals that I’ve failed at achieving. But, we never let failure stop us from trying to succeed. We’d really never get anything done if we did! There’s a number of things I want to do this year. [...]

Bicyclist’s Behavior from the Driver’s Seat

It’s been no secret that I haven’t been bicycle commuting the last few months (since September). It started with an illness and has just been snowballing after that. So, as I’ve been driving to my office aboard Camp Lejeune, I’ve spent plenty of time in stop-and-go traffic. This has afforded me to observe bicyclists’ behavior [...]

Down East Cyclists: Invitation to Down East Cyclists’ and City of Jacksonville Family Fun Ride on October 10th, 2009

On behalf of the Down East Cyclists’ bicycling club, I’d like to invite you to participate in the Down East Cyclists Family Fun Ride on October 10th, 2009 at 9 o’clock in the morning. The Family Fun Ride will begin at the Onslow County Tax Office on Court Street and will follow the Rails-to-Trails Greenway [...]

An Assortment of Dissociated and Disjointed Thoughts

I provide my usual and all-too-often needed apologies for being a less-than-stellar blogger. This post is a mixed-bag of stuff that’s been floating around my head these few weeks. The race for Jacksonville’s City Council There hasn’t been much public campaigning. Mr. Hunter Hadley, Jr (At-Large) has yard signs posted. Councilwoman Reva Sullivan (Ward 2) [...]

City of Jacksonville: Parks & Recreations and Trails & Greenways Commission

I’ve been elected chairperson of both the Parks and Recreations and Trails and Greenways Commissions at their most recent meetings. Though I wasn’t looking for either appointment, I’m looking forward to the opportunity to move Jacksonville forward on recreation and bicycle/pedestrian issues. To do that, though, I need to hear from you, the residents of [...]

City of Jacksonville: Trails and Greenways Commission Joint Meeting with Beautification and Appearance and Parks and Recreation Commissions Notes

The City of Jacksonville’s Trails and Greenways, Parks and Recreations and Beautification and Appearance commissions met Monday, May 18th for their annual joint meeting. The agenda is here. All commissions previous meeting minutes were approved. The chairmen of each commission made reports on each the actions of each commission: Parks and Recreation: Work on the [...]

City of Jacksonville: Trails and Greenways Commission Joint Meeting with Beautification and Appearance and Recreation and Parks Commissions

The Jacksonville Trails and Greenways Commission is meeting Monday, May 18th at 6pm in the Choate Room at the Jacksonville Commons Senior Center. This is a public meeting and all City residents are invited and welcome to come. The agenda is below. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Previous Meeting’s Minutes a. Recreation & [...]

City of Jacksonville: Recreations and Parks Commission Meeting: March 23rd Notes

The City of Jacksonville’s Recreation and Parks Commission met at 6pm on March 23rd at the Senior Center located at the Jacksonville Commons Recreation Complex. The minutes from the January 26th, 2009 meeting were approved. The Recreation and Parks Director, Mr. Tim Chesnutt, reported several items. He covered the Recreation and Parks Commission recommendations in [...]

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