Minutes- Neighborhood Chat May 3, 2006NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR BEACHSIDE CHAT MEETING HELD AT JORDAN
ON Vv'EDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2006 AT 7:00 PM.
PRESENT: Donald M. Wolfson, Mayor
Jamie Fletcher, Commissioner
Donna L. Bussey, City Clerk
Twelve Atlantic Beach Citizens
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Wolfson.
He explained the purpose of the meeting and expressed his intent to hold meetings
quarterly at the same locations but to have the commissioners rotate to the different
meeting locations. He introduced himself and explained the ciby's Form of Government.
He explained the City Commissioners" toles and the city's department structure. Mayor
Wolfson introduced Commissioner Fletcher and he explained his experience on the
Commission. City Clerk Bussey was introduced. She explained the process of the sign -
in sheets and comment cards and that, in many cases, follow-up of these meetings would
be necessary and, therefore, the information from the sign -in sheet and/or comment cards
would be utilized and kept on file.
Major concerns raised by residents were:
• Drug activity and gun violence is present. in Jordan area and in area NVest of
Mgyport Read
• Police has not been responding well to non -emergency calls
• Emergency response time is too slow
Speeding is an issue throughout the area
Not enough recreation of
• Not enough parking available
• Excessive traffic and speeding
• Noise nuisances throughout streets from loud automobile radios
Excessive stray cats and dogs
• No representation forwvst of Seminole Road
Drainage problems on Donner Road
• Jordan/Donner area not treated the same as the rest of the city
Lighting at night
Not enough sidewalks
• Poor roads ,xi dths;
Excessive amounts of large commercial vehicles cutting through the
neighborhood
• Excessively high grass and weeds on properties in a=
• Recyclables are not always picked up
Prostitution, crack houses, multi -family and non -related residents living in
Singleton Trailer Park
• Rocks in Jordan Park driveway are being throw by children and are unsteady
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NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR. BEACHSIDE CHAT MEETL-14G HELD AT JORDAN
ON WEDNESDAY. MAY 3a 2006 AT 7:00 PM.
to walk on
Requests:
Make the neighborhoods safer for everyone
More effort needed to stop drug trafficking
Maintain affordable housing at the beaches
Enforce noise ordinance on highways
Need police presence and police outreach
Install more lights throughout neighborhood
Install "Drug Free Zone" and "Children at Play" signs in -various areas
Install speed bumps to help with speeding
Widen the narrow roads
• Need sidewalks on Ardelia Road, Francis Avenue and Jordan Street
Warn owners regarding weed abatement and illegal dumping
Quicker response to emergency and non -emergency calls
• Better communication 91 around
ImproVe the parks
Improve/maintain the ditches
Improve drainage
Trap/eliminate stray animals
• Pave the driveways at Jordan Park and Habitat with something other than
a District Representation
Other eomments made:
Questioned why Atlantic Beach adopted more stringent guidelines than the St
Johns Water Management concerning swimming pools (pervious structures)
Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm.
Donna L. Bussey
City Clerk
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