Jacksonville, FL (June 23, 2020) — During the last zoom City Council meeting for the 2019-2020 Council Year, Councilman Becton voted against bill 2020-187, allowing the redevelopment plan between the city and Springfield lofts for a mixed-use project on Pearl...
Jacksonville, FL (June 23, 2020) – Councilman Becton received a strange voicemail regarding a JEA bill payment that raised a lot of red flags. The voicemail claimed that he had a payment due and to call a specific number to avoid his services being disconnected....
Jacksonville, FL (June 23, 2020) – Rowe’s IGA Supermarkets opened its doors on June 18th, 2020 as its seventh location in Jacksonville within the Deerwood Village Shopping Center in Baymeadows at the former Winn-Dixie site. Located at 9866 Baymeadows Road, the store...
Jacksonville, FL (June 19, 2020) – Bentley Motors celebrated a soft Grand Opening of their 46th US dealership on the Southwest corner of J.T. Butler Blvd and I-95 in District 11. The plans for the luxury brand was first announced nearly two years ago to the day on...
Jacksonville, FL (June 11, 2020) – After years in the planning, Council member Becton’s transportation initiative of 2015-16 has begun: the bridge widening on Deerwood Park Blvd in Council District 11. The project is being constructed by CGC, Inc. at a cost of $2.7...
Jacksonville, FL (May 10, 2020) — The Baymeadows Bikini Bar that caused such an uproar among the Baymeadows Community back in 2013, has shut down. At some point during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency, Paradise Gentleman’s Club closed its doors for good and put...
Jacksonville, FL (June 1, 2020) – The final recommendations of the 2019-2020 Charter Review Commission were submitted in a final report and presented to the Jacksonville City Council during a zoom meeting in June. There were 14 members appointed to the 2019 Charter...
Jacksonville, FL (June 1, 20202) — District 11 Parks are getting enhancements at three locations: Deerwood Rotary Children’s Park, Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve Park and Fort-Family Regional Park. “Over the course of several years of work and looking at how...
Jacksonville, FL (May 22, 2020) – Its Official; nearly eight months after announcing the opening of the temporary Fire Station #63 off Gate Parkway, Councilman Becton has successfully worked and confirmed the pathway to having another New Fire Station in the District...
Jacksonville, FL (May 12, 2020) – The City of Jacksonville may be making progress towards re-opening after enduring a nearly two-month statewide emergency shutdown due to the health pandemic, COVID-19, but small business owners are struggling to recuperate from the...
