Jacksonville, FL (April 1, 2021) – The District 11 office has been inundated with calls and emails regarding missed yard waste pickup and collections by Waste Pro throughout several communities in the district. Waste Pro is one of the three private garbage haulers the City has contracts with for...

Jacksonville, FL (January 12, 2021) – On December 7th, 2020, the Special Investigative Committee of the City Council convened for the last time, wrapping up almost a year’s work looking into and behind the scenes of the events and communication of individuals involved with the JEA Privatization...

Jacksonville, FL (December 8, 2020) – The Jacksonville City Council in the last meeting of December for 2020, passed unanimously Bill 2020-419 which made major changes to JEA’s Charter within the Jacksonville Ordinance Code. This bill was introduced and lead by District 6, Council Member Michael...

Jacksonville, FL (June 23, 2020) – Councilman Becton received a strange voicemail regarding a JEA bill payment that raised a lot of red flags. The voicemail claimed that he had a payment due and to call a specific number to avoid his services being disconnected. Councilman Becton immediately...

  Jacksonville, FL (April 28, 2020) – After months of noticed meetings with constituents and local telecommunications representatives, Councilman Becton helped guide Council Members to their final unanimous vote on Bill 2019-770 during the April 28th City Council meeting. The new legislation...

Jacksonville, FL (November 26, 2019) – Councilman Danny Becton was the only Council Member to vote against the five JEA bills regarding labor contracts and retention bonuses at November 26th City Council meeting. Bills 2019-726, 2019-727, 2019-728, 2019-729, and 2019-730 all passed 18 to 1...

Jacksonville, FL (November 21, 2019) – Councilman Becton hosted a public meeting with Cordial Drive residents along with JEA and the Office of General Council of the city to introduce a program to resolve a critical problem whereby property owners of this neighborhood do not have safe drinking...

Jacksonville, FL – (July 1, 2019) – As each council year presents new challenges and new assignments, the Council Term 2019-2020 has District 11 Council member Danny Becton assigned as the City Council Liaison to JEA. It was not until the JEA Board meeting of July 23rd that this role took on a...

Jacksonville, FL (June 8, 2019) -- Each year, the City of Jacksonville, Public Works Department schedules various Hazardous Waste Remote Site disposal events around the city. One of the upcoming collection events is taking place in District 11: This event is to serve the needs of our Jacksonville...

Jacksonville, FL (February 6, 2019) – Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) is asking for the public’s help to prevent sewage disasters by defeating fatbergs, large clotting non-biodegradable sewage. JEA has broadcasted its mission to defeat fatbergs in city-wide email blasts, social media posts,...

Jacksonville, FL. (November 30, 2018) - After months of work, the Special Committee on JEA Issues its final report, dated July 25th, 2018, along with a report from the Jessie Ball duPont organization issued on November 30th, 2018[outofthebox dir="/5 utilities/20181130 final reports issued...

Jacksonville, FL (September 24, 2018) – In looking to address community concerns regarding storm water issues around the District, Councilman Danny Becton along with leadership within the City’s Department of Public Work performed a field trip to gain a first-hand look at the areas of District 11...

Jacksonville, FL (March 29, 2018) An email from Mike Weinstein, City's Chief Financial Officer, stating his office would not be providing requested information to the JEA Special Committee, that investigating the potential sale of the municipal-owned utility, drove another contentious wedge...

Jacksonville, FL (March 27, 2018) The City Council suite in City Hall was a buzz with whispers concerning the future of the JEA Special Committee. Rumors flew about the halls the day of the full council meeting that someone was going to make a motion to disband the committee. The motion happened....

Jacksonville, FL (March 22, 2018) City Council Auditor Kyle Billy took center stage at the March 22, 2018 Special Committee to Evaluate the Sell of JEA. He dampened the prospects of a sale being a massive economic windfall for the city and predicted that the city would only garner about $1.7...

Jacksonville, FL (March 15, 2018) Procedural issues stymied progress at the March 15, 2018 meeting of the Special Committee on the Potential Sale of the JEA. The decision to place all those speaking before the committee under oath led to two primary witnesses declining to take an oath of honesty...

Jacksonville, FL (March 8, 2018) Committee Chair John Crescimbeni set the tone from the beginning of the first gathering of the Special Committee on the Potential Sale of JEA. He told committee members, visiting council members, administration staff, and assembled JEA executive staff and employees...

Jacksonville, FL. (February 25, 2018) After several weeks of mis-representations and upon a Florida Times-Union (FTU) editorial misstating District 11 City Council Member Danny Becton’s views on a potential sale of the city-owned utility JEA, CM Becton corrects the record and speaks out in an...

District 11 Council Member Danny Becton garnered attention at the February 14 special meeting on the valuation of JEA called by Mayor Lenny Curry, suggesting that JEA might have gotten the “cart before the horse” based on the statement of Alan Howard, JEA Board Member and Chair, that “nothing...

Jacksonville, FL (June 24, 2017) It was a beautiful Saturday morning but hot as the City of Jacksonville and the folks in Solid Waste department battled the heat to collect your hazardous waste materials including paint cans, chemicals, electronics, including old TVs all in the name of not dumping...

Each year, the City of Jacksonville, Public Works Department schedules Hazardous Waste Remote Site disposal events around the city. In serving on the Special Committee for Solid Waste, Council Member Danny Becton noted that there were no hazardous waste remote sites selected anywhere near the...

Jacksonville, FL (April 1, 2017) City Officials announced that changes to acceptable items for recycling have changed effective April 1, 2017. The changes were communicated via a mailing to all residents. The changes are listed below however you may wish to review the copy of the flyer that the...

Jacksonville, FL (August 23, 2016) Through the efforts of Councilman Becton who is a member of a Solid Waste subcommittee additional hours were initiated from the City and in conjunction with Waste Pro who holds the contract for solid waste for District 11. Additional hours were provided to...

As the incandescent light bulb goes the way of the type writer, new technology like LED light bulbs provide a significant savings in electricity and longevity that can add up to big bucks for consumer households and businesses over time. This is especially true for our city municipalities. Each...