Carrier-based jet fighters to train out of NAS Jax
Navy training schedules indicate carrier-based jet fighters and other types of aircraft will be conducting training out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville July 9-21, according to the Public Affairs Office at NAS Jacksonville. Aircraft participating in the training are currently arriving on station. Residents in neighborhoods surrounding NAS Jacksonville will notice an increase in aircraft […]
Waterfront property on Ortega River for sale with PUD
A Lakeside property and its corresponding Planned Unit Development (PUD) is on the market for $4.8 million. The Ortega River Club Condominiums is marketing a 1.27-acre parcel that was zoned for an 80-unit condominium in the early 1980s as Phase 2 of the Ortega Yacht Club Condominium complex at 4401 Lakeside Dr. Originally part […]
Tax collector prepares to move Westside branch
The Duval County Tax Collector’s Westside office, currently located in Cedar Hills at Blanding and Wilson Boulevards, is making plans to relocate to larger space about five miles southeast at the Super Target plaza on Roosevelt Boulevard. According to a legislative summary prepared by the City Council’s Research Division, the current location is too […]
Utility conversion from ‘poles to holes’ not popular with everyone
Undergrounding lines: cosmetic vs. critical A petition signed by 75% of the property owners in Ortega Point and some blocks south of the Point will assess 100% of 122 parcels more than $20,000 each to convert overhead electric, telephone and cable television lines to underground utilities. For some property owners, the plan to move […]
Flashing warning signals installed on Yacht Club Road
Ortega Boulevard intersection site of many accidents Ortega and Venetia residents know all too well the perils of driving through the intersection of Ortega Boulevard and Yacht Club Road. Stop signs are posted on Yacht Club Road, but it is not a four-way stop intersection. Within the past 15 months three accidents have occurred, […]