Jacksonville, FL (September 23, 2021) – This morning, Jacksonville welcomed its newest family-owned and operated business, Battery Source. While they have been in operation at their current location for the past six months, today was the official opening of the Beach Blvd location. CM Becton was...

Jacksonville, FL (September 22, 2021) – This morning Council Member Danny Becton was on hand with Mayor Lenny Curry and JFRD Chief Powers, Firefighters Union President Randy Wyse, and Council President Sam Newby to break ground on what will be the future home of Fire Station #74. This new station...

​ Jacksonville, FL (June 22, 2021) – The City of Jacksonville in 2015 adopted Bill 2015-337 authorizing the permitting of backyard hens in residentially zoned areas or neighborhoods after a two-year pilot program. This permission would allow property owners to have up to five (5) chickens with the...

Jacksonville, FL (January 15, 2021) -- The groundbreaking for the Southeast Quadrant development at the corner of J Turner Butler and I-295 took place on January 15th. Members of the Skinner family attended and participated at the groundbreaking as it is the last large lot of land left to be...

Jacksonville, FL (October 26, 2020) – Councilman Becton was the guest presenter for the Monthly meeting of the Southeast Citizens Planning Advisory Committee (SE CPAC) held via Zoom on October 26th. The purpose of the presentation was a Land-Use and Zoning training of sorts to teach the CPAC...

Jacksonville, FL (September 23, 2020) – As we reach the one-year mark since the temporary Fire Station #63 began operations off Gate Parkway near Burnt Mill Road, Councilman Becton joined Mayor Lenny Curry and JFRD Chief Powers to announce that dirt is officially being moved for the permanent...

JJacksonville, FL (September 5, 2020) – Councilman Becton helped celebrate the grand opening of Baer’s Quality Furniture & Interior Design newest store on Saturday, September 5th, located right in District 11! Baer’s is a family owned business that has been up and running for nearly 75 years....

Jacksonville, FL (June 23, 2020) – Rowe’s IGA Supermarkets opened its doors on June 18th, 2020 as its seventh location in Jacksonville within the Deerwood Village Shopping Center in Baymeadows at the former Winn-Dixie site. Located at 9866 Baymeadows Road, the store offers almost 59,000 square...

 Jacksonville, FL (June 19, 2020) – Bentley Motors celebrated a soft Grand Opening of their 46th US dealership on the Southwest corner of J.T. Butler Blvd and I-95 in District 11. The plans for the luxury brand was first announced nearly two years ago to the day on June 18, 2018. It is the first...

Jacksonville, FL (May 10, 2020) -- The Baymeadows Bikini Bar that caused such an uproar among the Baymeadows Community back in 2013, has shut down. At some point during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency, Paradise Gentleman’s Club closed its doors for good and put the dated building back on the...

Jacksonville, FL (May 22, 2020) – Its Official; nearly eight months after announcing the opening of the temporary Fire Station #63 off Gate Parkway, Councilman Becton has successfully worked and confirmed the pathway to having another New Fire Station in the District in the very near future,...

Jacksonville, FL (November 20, 2019) – Councilman Becton and Joyce Development Group sported hard hats and big smiles as they finally broke ground on the much anticipated Baymeadows Park development on November 20th, 2019. The ground-breaking ceremony started just before noon at the site of the...

Jacksonville, FL - (November 20, 2019) -- District 11 Councilman Danny Becton held a public workshop for the Greenland Chase Community on November 20th to inform residents of potential plans to develop the property adjacent to their neighborhood. The property, located at 6100 Greenland Road and...

Jacksonville, FL - (November 13, 2019) -- District 11 City Council Member Danny Becton is holding a public meeting for the Greenland Chase Community to inform residents of the potential plan to develop the property adjacent to their neighborhood. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November...

Jacksonville, FL (September 12, 2019) – It’s finally official! Councilman Becton and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers invited the media to the JFRD Headquarters for a Press conference to share exciting and momentous news that District 11 residents have long waited for; the...

Jacksonville, FL (July 17, 2019) -- Councilman Becton hosted a community workshop to discuss several large-scale land use Bills 2019-424 and 2019-425 to address concerns of residents. The bills were filed on June 6th to propose land use changes for two adjacent properties in District 11 that would...

Jacksonville, FL (April 8,2019) -- District 11 Council Member Danny Becton held a public workshop on April 8th to discuss the future application and rezoning of 1,068 acres of property located at the Southeast Quadrant of I-295 East and JTB, and the Skinner family’s plans to develop a “legacy...

Jacksonville, FL (March 29, 2019) - Its official, the City of Jacksonville has officially closed on the purchase of property that will be the new home of Fire Station #63 on Gate Parkway near Burnt Mill Road. In August 29, 2018 City Council passed Bill 2018-459, to approve the Purchase and Sale...

Jacksonville, FL (February 26, 2019) -- After nearly 10 months of hard work and many meetings, City Council passes Councilman Becton’s Bill 2018-271 during Tuesday nights meeting. The bill was first introduced on April 24, 2018 and is regarding road width in neighborhoods and inter-connectivity....

Jacksonville, FL (February 22, 2019) – District 11 is looking to grow, again! The Skinner family is looking to sell the last largest piece of the family’s land located at the Southeast corner of J. Turner Butler Boulevard and I-295. The family’s negotiation to sell the nearly 1,000 acres with two...

Jacksonville, FL (January 11, 2019) – Councilman Danny Becton had an on-site meeting, as promised, in Baymeadows with City officials and homeowners of the community of Linkside and of D.R. Horton , Inc.’s Senior Vice President, Bob Porter. D.R. Horton is the home builder of a new residential...

Jacksonville, FL (December 12, 2018) -- Building Better Neighborhoods, Improving Public Safety and Protecting Taxpayers, Council member Becton is requesting community support for his Neighbor and Taxpayer Protection legislation 2018-271 as special interest groups push back. He needs you to contact...

Jacksonville, FL (September 25, 2018) – The old Inn of Baymeadows is getting a facelift and new name. Stratford Management Company is buying and revamping the rundown hotel on Baymeadows Circle West and Cypress Green Drive turning it into modern studio apartments called the Lofts at Baymeadows....

Jacksonville, FL (September 11, 2018) – On July 16th and August 16th, District 11 City Council Member Danny Becton held two workshops to discuss a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning of 9.94 acres of property located at the northwest quadrant of Gate Parkway and Point Meadows Drive from...

Jacksonville, FL (September 10, 2018) – Bayard residents filled the Fellowship Hall at Julington Baptist Church where District 11 Councilman Danny Becton held a Bayard Town Hall to discuss a proposed rezoning for property on US-1. The Town Hall was the first community meeting regarding the newly...

Jacksonville, FL (August 29, 2018) -- Jacksonville City Council approved Bill 2018-419 for Councilman Danny Becton’s sponsored rezoning bill approving the Baymeadows Park development plan for District 11 on the frontage Baymeadows Road on the old golf course between Baymeadows Circle East “BCE”...

Jacksonville, FL (August 29, 2018) - Its official, Jacksonville City Council passed Bill 2018-459, to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement for new Fire Station #63 in District 11. After months and years in the making, this agreement for the land purchase to build a much-needed Fire Station in...

Jacksonville, Fla. (July 16, 2018) – Danny Becton, the Jacksonville City Council member for the Eleventh District, announced that a purchase and sale agreement has been reached for a new fire station site to be home to Station #63 and will be located on Gate Parkway near Burnt Mill Road. The fire...

Jacksonville, Fla. (July 16, 2018) – Danny Becton, the Jacksonville City Council member for the Eleventh District, announced that along with the purchase and sale agreement for a new fire station, CM Becton is also announcing a “temporary” station that will be built on an adjacent parcel located...

Jacksonville, FL (July 10, 2018) – On May 17th and July 10th District 11 City Council Member Danny Becton held the two workshops to discuss a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning of 15.44 acres of property located at the northeast quadrant of Gate Parkway and Burnt Mill Road from...

Jacksonville, FL (June 18, 2018) Danny Becton, the Jacksonville City Council member for the Eleventh District, officially welcomed today Bentley Motors who has plans to open their 46th US dealership at J.T. Butler Blvd and I-95 on the Southwest corner. “If you are a car enthusiast or just a car...

Jacksonville, FL (May 2, 2018) In Baymeadows, it will be a day to remember in Southside District 11’s short history whereby over 100+ residents, business owners and media turned out to witness an announcement that is sure to be transformational. District 11, Council Member Danny Becton took center...

Jacksonville, FL (April 6, 2018) The company is called “Amazon” but those touring the online retailer’s massive distribution center on Pecan Park Road would call the experience “Amazing.” The world’s second largest retailer behind Walmart, officially opened last September but hurricane IRMA...

Jacksonville FL, (March 22, 2018) Complete with a high school marching band, sub sandwich making contest and a visit from one of Wawa’s most loyal customers, the newest Wawa store held its grand opening on Thursday, March 22, 2018. The store is located at 11812 Beach Blvd., at the northern end of...

Jacksonville, FL (July 25, 2017) A proposed re-zoning bill (2016-805) that would have placed as many as 20 homes on a 9-acre site along County Dock Road in the “V” of Scott Mill and Loretto Road was defeated by a vote of 14-5 at the July 25, 2017 City Council meeting. Had the bill passed, many...

Jacksonville, FL (June 5, 2017) If you have not been by the new IKEA location lately, the progress in construction has the blue panels installed, some of the parking lot paved and soon to begin will come the inside construction of walls to divide up the store giving it the feel that inventory of...

Jacksonville, FL (May 23, 2017) The Jacksonville City Council passed Bills 2017-36 along with 2017-68 and 2017-69, resolving many months and several years of negotiations of a lawsuit filed by Ability Housing, Disability Rights Florida, and the Department of Justice vs. the City of Jacksonville...

Jacksonville, FL (May 8, 2017) As promised, Council Member Danny Becton delivered to the Land Use and Zoning Committee, a substitute bill 2017-36 that he introduced, which was debated and passed out of committee and is now ready for full Council approval for May 23rd prior to the official extended...

Jacksonville, FL (April 5, 2017) Councilman Becton received an exclusive invitation from Joseph Roth, with IKEA’s Corporate Expansion and Property Public Affairs to witness the first blue panel installation on April 5, 2017 a milestone for which IKEA celebrates. The installation of the iconic blue...

Jacksonville, FL (March 14, 2017) After months of community workshops hosted by City Council Member Becton, were representatives from Cantrell & Morgan working with local residents within the area, the Gate Parkway Village development is on its way to becoming a reality as City Council passed...

Jacksonville, FL (February 23, 2017) Hines, the international real estate firm, today announced that it has broken ground on the newly named Southside Quarter, a 105-acre signature mixed- use property at the southwest intersection of I-295 and J.T. Butler Boulevard on Jacksonville’s Southside....

Jacksonville, FL (February 21, 2017) Expect more construction along Gate Parkway and Deerwood Park Boulevard if PUD zoning is granted by the City Council on March 14. Ironically, another major project is going to mean an improvement, however so slight, in peak time traffic flow. The 18-acre parcel...

Jacksonville, FL (January 24, 2017) Businesses continue to come to District 11. On January 24th, 2017, Council Member Danny Becton joined State Senator Aaron Bean, and fellow council members Matt Schellenberg and Tommy Hazouri along with JSO Zone 3 Commander Mat Nemeth for Tire Plus Store #772996...

Jacksonville, FL (January 17th, 2017) Residents voiced traffic concerns about more development when representatives of Cantrell & Morgan addressed a community meeting arranged by District 11 City Council Member Danny Becton at the Southeast Regional Library. Developers sought citizen input to...

Jacksonville, FL (January 10, 2017) The River City Marketplace on the Max Leggett Parkway near Jacksonville International Airport is one of the most prosperous retail areas in the city. As District 11 Council Member Danny Becton sees it, new development in this economically strong area of town...

Jacksonville, FL (November 15, 2-16) During the Sweetwater, “Coffee with Katie” community meeting, CM Becton announced that negotiations are on-going to find an affordable and equitable land swap for a new fire station from the current City of Jacksonville owned site, labeled #63 to cover areas...

Jacksonville, FL (November 03, 2016) The landscape of District 11 will change forever when the IKEA store opens in late 2017 near Gate Parkway and I-295. Several city officials including Mayor Lenny Curry, and Council Members Danny Becton, Jim Love, Matt Schellenberg and Aaron Bowman where on hand...

Jacksonville, FL (Octiber 25, 2016) Through Bill 2016-545, sponsored by Council Member Danny Becton and enacted on October 25, 2016, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Zone 3 substation will be relocating to 8875 Liberty Ridge Drive, Building 700, Suites 110 and 210 in the Prominence Office Center...

Jacksonville, FL (May 24, 2016) After several community workshops hosted by City Council Member Becton along with Hines representatives and local residents within the area, the Hines Mixed-Use development is on its way to becoming a reality as City Council passed Bill 2016-283. Hines is a...

'Jacksonville, FL (January 26th, 2016) After several community workshops hosted by City Council Member Becton and many hours working together with representatives from IKEA on site plans and traffic impact issues with local residents, the retail store that is all the buzz is now on its way to...

Jacksonville, FL (December 8, 2015) Bill 2015-781 was passed to support the partnership agreement with the Jacksonville Jaguars, to spend $90 million to reconstruct the East and West Club Seats, build a new Amphitheater, and to build a Covered Flex Field practice facility next to the stadium. The...