• Attendees at Jacksonville Jaguars games this season should notice clearer and sharper images coming from the endzone scoreboards at Municipal Stadium, thanks to new high-definition cameras recently purchased by the team.
• The City is on the verge of losing its submerged land lease with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. According to an Aug. 9 memo from Michelle Brady of DEP, the City did not respond within 30 days of getting the new lease back on Dec. 13, 2006. To date, DEP has not received the lease and the City owes $7,326.44.
• Thomas Jones has submitted his letter of resignation from the Jacksonville Port Authority board of directors. Jones is a private sector member representing the Florida Inland Navigational District for Duval County. Interesting to note his resignation letter came from a Jackson, Wyo. address.
• The University of North Florida will host the Duval County Special Olympics Aug. 25. The games will determine which members of the Duval team — the First Coast Dolphins — will advance to the state Special Olympics. Opening ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. If interested in volunteering, contact Marcie Scott at [email protected].
• Also from the local Special Olympics, executive director July Pierce was presented with the Recruitment Achievement Award of Athletes at this year’s Special Olympics Leadership Conference in Orlando July 20-21. Pierce was recognized for helping the number of participating athletes in Duval County increase more than any other part of the state.
• The Duval County V.O.I.C.E. coalition will present “Social Security Q&A from A-Z” from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Vincent’s Terry Conference center at 1801 Barrs St. The presentation will feature keynote speaker Fanny Bannister of the Social Security Administration who will offer information on changes that may affect seniors concerning Social Security. It is open to the public and there will be free parking, refreshments and door prizes. For information, visit www.jaxhealth.com.
“We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.”
– Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, dissenting, Osborn v. United States, 385 U.S. 341 (1966).