The Downtown Investment Authority will host a public workshop from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday to hear how the public thinks the Jacksonville Landing should be used.
The DIA, Landing co-owner Sleiman Enterprises and design firms Wakefield Beasley & Associates and Urban Design Associates have been meeting to discuss the Downtown venue’s future look and use.
Next week’s meeting is the first of two parts for the public’s input, with a second meeting in July that will focus on the design.
The meeting will be in the Blue Room on the second floor of the Landing behind Koja Sushi.
Curry transition team announces committee members
Mayor-elect Lenny Curry’s transition team is set with the eight committees focused on city issues and priorities. In all, 100 people will serve on the groups, which begin meeting today. They’ll meet twice a week until their reports and feedback are expected July 17.
All meetings are public and will be held at the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute. For a calendar, visit coj.net/transition. The committees are:
A Safer Jacksonville
Chair: The Rev. Fred Newbill
Members: John Falconetti, Kevin Gay, April Green, Bishop John Howard, Charlie Latham, Frank Mackesy, Janet Owen, Nicole Padgett, Larry Peterson, Latanya Peterson and Ty Petway
Blight
Chair: Denise Lee
Members: Paul Astleford, Alex Coley, Tripp Gulliford, Chris Hagan, Suzanne Jenkins, Ali Korman Shelton, Jackie Perry, Ivan Rodriguez and Will Torres
Economic development
Chair: John Delaney
Members: Omega Allen, Mike Balanky, Elaine Brown, Steve Crosby, Cathy Disbrow Brown, Terrance Freeman, Todd Froats, Ceree Harden, Abel Harding, Howard Korman, Dawn Lockhart, Eric Mann, Jeanne Miller, Ginny Myrick, Chris Quinn, Paul Tutwiler and Aaron Zahn
Fiscal responsibility
Chair: Jay Demetree
Members: Andy Crawford, Aubrey Edge, Kelly Flanagan, Hugh Greene, Cindy Stover and John Surface
Infrastructure
Chair: Ed Burr
Members: Jacquie Gibbs, Eric Green, Wight Greger, Dane Grey, Deno Hicks, Derek Igou, Mark Middlebrook, Rick Morales, Greg Nettuno, Meghan Parekh, Brian Shell and Scott Shine
Operations, HR and productivity
Chair: Kerri Stewart
Members: Von Alexander, Mike Clapsaddle, Jed Davis, Jason Finley, Nancy Garcia, Marie Howard, Sean Paley, Ju’Coby Pittman, Harriett Pruette, Ron Salem and Jessica Shepler
Prevention, intervention and at-risk youth
Chair: Paul Perez and Johnny Gaffney
Members: Pedro Cohen, Toni Crawford, Trey Csar, W.C. Gentry, the Rev. John Guns, Tameka Holley, the Rev. Tom Messer, Leila Mousa, Misty Skipper, Bill Spann, Debbie Verges, Nikolai Vitti, MaliVai Washington, Scott Wiley and Carolyn Woods
Streamlining growth and opportunity
Chair: T.R. Hainline
Members: Andy Allen, Kathy Barco, Mike Field, Steve Leggett, Jon McGowan, Marc Padgett, Lynn Pappas, Devin Reed, Carlton Robinson and Denise Wallace
Baptist Health partnering with former Jaguars trainer
Baptist Health has joined teams with Mike Ryan, the former Jacksonville Jaguars athletic trainer and physical therapist, for the “Your Health Matters” weekly radio show targeted toward men.
The focus will be on staying healthy, including fitness after age 40, dealing with back pain and urology and prostate issues. It will feature Baptist Health medical, clinical, wellness and fitness experts, too.
The show airs 8-9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 13 on 1010 AM/92.5 FM.
Sauer awarded $900,000 project
Sauer Inc. has been awarded a construction contract for the second phase of the Valor Academy charter school in Northwest Jacksonville. Sauer completed the first phase in August.
The 4,500-square-foot project includes classrooms for grades 7-10, a warming kitchen and cafetorium. In all, the renovation contract is worth $900,000 and it will be completed in time for the 2015-16 school year.
’Dump the Pump’ coming June 18
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced it’s joining other public transportation systems in the 10th annual National Dump the Pump Day on June 18.
The day is sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association and encourages people to ride public transportation instead of driving a car. According to the organization’s savings report, individuals in a two-car household can save an average of $9,394 annually by downsizing to one car.
For more information on JTA’s effort, visit jtafla.com.