New law spells out maintenance duties in San Marco Square and public right-of-ways
For more than a decade, there has been a sort of informal “gentleman’s agreement” between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) and the City of Jacksonville’s Parks and Recreation Department when it came to shared responsibilities concerning the maintenance of Balis Park and the city right of ways surrounding […]
SMMA, SMPS members mingle amidst twinkling city lights
The weather could not be more perfect when more than 100 members of the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) and the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) gathered for a social early evening get-together on the rooftop of the Museum of Science and History Jan. 16. Twinkling city lights and soft, unseasonably warm winter breezes surrounded […]
Servicing the ‘last mile’ in San Marco
San Marco’s parking problem may be solved. Thanks to the efforts of Robert Harris, former president of the San Marco Merchants Association, and others, Beachside Buggies, the same free-ride transportation service that successfully serves the Jacksonville Beaches, will be expanding its micro-transit facilities to San Marco. The transportation company is branded at the Beach as […]
