November 2021 Monthly Newsletter |
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Distributed at the beginning of each month, this newsletter provides updates on events and relevant City & community activity.
City Council updates are sent separately after monthly meetings.
Thank you for reading!
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City Council and Board & Commission Meetings
Jacksonville City Hall, 315 S. Ragsdale St. (unless noted)
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Jacksonville Public Library Board Meeting
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 5:15pm - Jacksonville Public Library
- City Council Agenda Workshop
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Thursday, November 4th, 12pm - City Hall
- Regular City Council Meeting
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Tuesday, November 9th, 6pm (Executive session starts at 5:15pm) - City Hall
- City offices Closed - Veterans Day Observed
- Friday, November 12th
- Vanishing Texana Museum Board Meeting
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Monday, November 15th, 5:15pm - Vanishing Texana Museum
- Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Board Meeting
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Tuesday, November 16th, 8:30am - City Hall
- Jacksonville Economic Development Board Meeting
- Thursday, November 18th, 12pm - JEDCO
- City Offices Closed - Thanksgiving
- Thursday and Friday, November 25th - 26th
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JACKSONVILLE RECEIVES AWARDS |
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The City of Jacksonville won a 2021 TML Municipal Excellence Award in public works in the under 25,000 population for the City of Jacksonville Water Modernization Project.
The 2021 Texas Municipal League Municipal Excellence Awards recognize and encourage the achievements of Texas cities in meeting the challenge of municipal government. Innovative problem-solving, excellence in management, increasing citizen participation, and reaching toward higher service levels are all daily occurrences in Texas cities, and they deserve recognition.
This awards program seeks out the best of these programs to honor. It is through the recognition of the best of the best that all Texas cities share and learn from these achievements.
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On October 20, 2021, the City of Jacksonville received the International 2021, 50 Smart Cities Award in Washington DC for the Jacksonville Water Modernization Project.
Smart 50 Awards, in partnership with Smart Cities Connect, Smart Cities Connect Foundation, and US Ignite, annually recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work.
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National Night Out 2021 was a huge success! The police department did an amazing job with this event that brought over 3,500 people from the community together in one place to enjoy food, fellowship, music, and awesome performances!
October 5th, 2021
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JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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JEDCO has awarded Plastics Holding, Inc. the Employer of the month award for October 2021. The nursery supplies manufacturer recently completed a building expansion and is currently gearing up for 24/7 operations. We appreciate their investment and wish them future success!
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KEEP JACKSONVILLE BEAUTIFUL |
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BEAUTIFUL YARD RECIPIENT
Mary Helen Glass
1811 Okeefe Rd.
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City of Jacksonville, Texas
Communications
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