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Headlines from the Office of the Mayor
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September, 2009Mayors Launch Cities of Service Volunteer Program
Thursday, September 10, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today was joined by mayors from 16 cities across the country to launch Cities of Service, a bipartisan coalition of mayors more...
July, 2009Mayor Vetos TRIM Resolution
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton informed Jacksonville City Council President Richard Clark today that he has vetoed the TRIM (Truth in Millage) Resolution passed by more...
City of Jacksonville Receives Final Tax Roll Data
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - The City of Jacksonville has received the certified 2009 tax roll data from Duval County Property Appraiser Jim Overton. These official numbers indica more...
June, 2009Mayor Outlines Plan for Continued Community Investment
Thursday, June 25, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor: Fix it Now
Mayor John Peyton today outlined a three-part plan to address Jacksonville’s financial crisis, ensuring that critical government s more...
May, 2009Mayor, Community Leaders Highlight Summer Youth Employment Opportunities
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton and community leaders today held a news conference to provide an overview of two youth employment opportunities availab more...
April, 2009Mayor Signs Sustainable Building Ordinance
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton was today joined by Robert Schuster, chairman of the Environmental Protection Board; Sarah Boren, executive director of more...
Mayor, Superintendent, Community Leaders Launch Alterntive to Out-of-School Suspension Centers
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Duval County Public Schools' Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals and other community leaders today held a news conference more...
Curitiba, Brazil, Becomes Seventh Sister City to Jacksonville
Friday, April 03, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - The Honorable Mayor Beto Richa of Curitiba, Brazil, joined Mayor John Peyton and members of the Jacksonville Sister Cities Program and the Brazil-Jack more...
Mayor Announces Strengthened Military Support
Thursday, April 02, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton today announced two hirings which will further strengthen the City of Jacksonville's support for the local military. P more...
March, 2009Leaders Outline Structure for Administering Federal Stimulus Dollars and Securing Additional Funding
Monday, March 16, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, Jacksonville City Council President Ronnie Fussell, and other government and community leader more...
February, 2009City Leaders Celebrate Drainage Improvement Project Groundbreaking
Thursday, February 26, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton and District 9 City Council Member Warren Jones celebrated the groundbreaking of the Pine Forest drainage improvement project in a c more...
January, 2009Statement from Mayor John Peyton
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton issued the following statement today in response to a Duval County grand jury’s release of its final report regarding the courthouse more...
December, 2008Mayor Announces Plan for Continued Infrastructure Investments
Monday, December 01, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton announced today that while the national economic downturn has negatively affected the city's revenue streams that support infrastruc more...
November, 2008Mayor Peyton Asks Residents to Give a "Gift to the Community"
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton issued an urgent call to action for Jacksonville residents today. Standing inside the food storage facility at Second Harvest Food more...
Mayor Names Trebatoski as Animal Care and Control Chief
Monday, November 24, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton has appointed Scott Trebatoski as chief of the city's Animal Care and Control division. Trebatoski's appointment is subject to confi more...
Mayor Peyton Issues Statement on Navy's Decision to Homeport Carrier at Mayport
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton issued the following statement today following the U.S. Navy’s announcement to homeport a nuclear carrier at Mayport Na more...
Mayor Celebrates "Small Business Appreciation Day"
Monday, November 17, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton proclaimed Friday, Nov.14, as “Small Business Appreciation Day” in Jacksonville. Following his speech at the 2nd Annual America’s Sm more...
Significant Progress Being Made Toward Implementation of The Jacksonville Journey Program
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton and City Council President Ronnie Fussell today discussed the continued progress being made toward implementation of Th more...
October, 2008Mayor Appoints New Members to Jaxport and JEDC Boards
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton has appointed Herschel Vinyard, Jr. to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors and Helen Rowan to more...
June, 2006President Bush Nominates Peyton to Serve on Truman Scholarship Foundation
Friday, June 23, 2006 Jacksonville, Fla. - President George W. Bush has nominated Mayor John Peyton to serve a six-year term on the board of trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundatio more...
August, 2005Mayor to Hold Town Hall Meeting in North District
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton will hold his 10th town hall meeting to listen to citizens’ concerns on Aug. 16. more...
March, 2003Groundbreaking Begins Castaway Island Preserve Activity
Tuesday, March 04, 2003 Jacksonville, Fla. -
Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney, City Council President Jerry Holland and Preservation Project Oversight Committee Chair Mac Holley took part today more...
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