BRIERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 23935
Jacksonville, FL 32241-3935
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The Brierwood Neighborhood Association is a
Neighborhood Association located in
Jacksonville, FL formed with the following goals in mind:
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"Bringing neighbors together to create unity and support within the Brierwood
community and to address issues such as safety, traffic, and crime to ensure the enhancement of our property values.
Come, ask a neighbor and get involved!"
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BNA - MEETING NOTICES
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October 2018 - Current Meeting: Oct 18, 2018
Guest Speaker: Ms. Lora Lewis
Meeting Topic: Florida Fall/Winter Gardening
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YEARLY MEETING DATES:
Brierwood Association meetings are held each month on the 3rd Thursday of the month. The regular meeting
time is 7:00-8:30 pm. The meeting dates appear below with any exceptions noted:
(2018)
Jan 18, 2018 |
Feb 15, 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
Apr 19, 2018 |
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May 17, 2018 |
(No Jun Meeting) |
(No Jul Meeting) |
(No Aug Meeting) |
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Sep 20, 2018 |
| Oct 18, 2018 |
| Nov 15, 2018 |
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PREVIOUS 2018 MEETINGS: |
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September 2018 - (Previous Meeting): Sep 20, 2018
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Topic: General Meeting & Funding
Special Note: The new BNA entrance signs have been installed and are paid for.
The material they're constructed from will enable them to last longer than the
previous signs.
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June, July & August 2018 - No Meetings
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May 2018 - (Previous Meeting): May 17, 2018
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Topic: General Meeting
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April 2018 - (Previous Meeting): Apr 19, 2018
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Topic: General Meeting at Wicked Barley Restaurant - 6:30 - 8:30 pm
"Dutch Treat" (pay for own meal)
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March 2018 - Previous Meeting): Mar 15, 2018
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Topic: General Meeting
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February 2018 - (Previous Meeting): Feb 15, 2018
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Topic: Chili Dinner Meeting, 6:30 pm -
BNA members meet to enjoy a chili dinner provided by the officers and residents of the BNA.
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January 2018 - (Previous Meeting): Jan 18, 2018
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Topic: General Meeting & New Signs Update
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PREVIOUS YEARS - MEETING & BULLETIN BOARD NOTICES:
Click on the following link to review Meeting and Bulletin Notices for
previous years:
2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - Past Years Postings
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
To Brierwood Residents:
CURRENT BNA MEETING LOCATION:
Baymeadows Baptist Church
4826 Baymeadows Road
Jacksonville, FL 32217
The new location is on the southwest corner of Baymeadows Road and
Craven Road.
(Note: This is on the same side of Baymeadows Road where we previously
had our BNA meetings, but this location is on the opposite side of Craven Road.)
To Brierwood Residents:
NEW GARBAGE & RECYCLE CONTAINERS:
As most Brierwood residents are already aware, we now have
a new system for garbage and recycle which utilizes large,
green containers on wheels. The one with the green
cover is for garbage and the yellow cover is for recycle.
For your reference,
here is some information about the proper way to use these
new garbage & recycle containers. (Click on the
smaller image to view full sized image.)
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CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 - NEWS & INFORMATION
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Our Neighborhood Brierwood Association is located in District 5
and is represented by Ms. Lori N. Boyer, City Council Member.
Ms. Boyer's website provides Brierwood residents with news and information for District 5. To access this information
on her website please click on the following link: LoriBoyer.org, or
click on the image to the right.
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To Brierwood Residents:
LETTER FROM BNA CHAIRMAN - (BNA Historical Information)
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BULLETIN BOARD
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PREVIOUS MEETING NOTICES & BULLETIN BOARD
Note: Certain items are selected to continuously appear on the Bulletin Board. Those items appear below.
Any Bulletin Board or Meeting Notices that have been removed can be viewed by clicking on the
following link: Previous Postings
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BRIERWOOD ENTRANCE SIGNS - New:
A total of six Brierwood Entrance signs have been installed, along with the
landscaping. In addition, through the hard work of the landscaping committee,
the original Brierwood entrance wall sign has been restored and
returned to the Brierwood Community. The committee has added landscaping,
which includes plants, lights and figurines.
(Click on the images below to see a larger version
of each.)
Photos Note:
(1) The first two photos shown were taken when the projected
was first completed.
(2) The second two photos show the project after the plants
have grown.
(3) The third two photos were taken in August 2015.
(4) A photo showing an updated BNA sign, with shadowbox and plants, also appears.
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Brierwood Community Signs
Lori N. Boyer,
City Council Member & City Council President.
"The Brierwood Neighborhood Association has undertaken a project to install
signage at several entrances to the neighborhood to both
identify the neighborhood and create a greater sense of
community. Brierwood is located on both the north and south
sides of Baymeadows Road west of Old Kings. The northern
boundary is San Clerc Road and the area between San Clerc
and Baymeadows was the original Brierwood community.
The area south of Baymeadows was developed sometime later
and Rathbone is the through street near the southern boundary
of the community. The community, which once had its own pool
and clubhouse, has an increasingly active neighborhood
association, Neighborhood Watch committees and participates
in the Southeast CPAC and Zone 3 SHADCO. I look forward to
assisting with the signage project." - (Posted on
March 7, 2012 by admin)
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CAMP TOMAHAWK PARK
Many Brierwood residents may not be aware that we have a public park
located about a mile from our BNA meeting location. The photos
show aerial & ground level images as well as a map to the site. Enjoy!
PARK HISTORY:
Octavio Garces, an instructor at The Bolles School, known as Captain O.S.
Garces to his campers, and his wife Geraldine (Gerry) Garces established
a private day camp on the site in the latter 1950’s known as Camp Tomahawk.
The city later purchased the property from the couple in 1981 for use as
a public park, subject to the stipulation that it be named for Mr. Garces’
father, Alejandro Garces. The neighbors principally wanted a passive park,
and most of the grounds have been left in a natural state with a mature growth
of oak, pine, and maple trees and a creek that extends through the middle of
the tract to Goodbys Creek. And with help from the Mayor’s Council on Fitness
and Well-Being, the Jacksonville Track Club, and numerous Eagle Scouts,
the trails have been expanded and improved over the years. In Feb. 2007,
the playground has been expanded to add a new playground climber. This piece of
play equipment, a Satellite Climber, was won from BCI Burke at the National
Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference in Seattle. It is the first
of its kind to be installed in a public park in the United States.
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(Continuous Postings)
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Click Here To Read the Recent BNA Article
that appeared in the Florida Times Union, 3/26/2012 (PDF)
Neighborhood watches encourage 'eyes, ears'
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Brierwood Neighborhood Association Meeting Signs:
Signs notifying Brierwood
residents of an upcoming meeting can be seen a few days before our monthly meetings and are placed near
the entrances of our community.
(Click on the image below to view a larger version.)
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping:
Having a Florida-Friendly Yard is becoming increasing more popular, especially with regard
to water restrictions and the cost of yard maintenance. For many links to Florida Friendly
Landscaping documents (pdf) and web sites please click here or on
the landscape image on the right.
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CPAC, Citizens Advisory Council:
District 3 Meetings are held the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Location is St. Luke’s Hospital,
Auditorium C, 4201 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, FL 32216.
List of Districts -
District 1: Urban Core,
District 2: Greater Arlington/Beaches,
District 3: Southeast,
District 4: Southwest,
District 5: Northwest,
District 6: North
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Do Not Call List:
To get on the government's official "Do Not Call List", which
prevents phone solicitors from calling you, simply call 1-888-382-1222. You need to call from each of the phone
numbers that you want included on the list. Any phone solicitor that calls you faces significant fines.
(Charitable organizations are exempt from this law.)
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Hurricane Season & Flood Zones: 2009
Residents of Brierwood need to consider their
need for flood insurance. You can find information on flood zones from FEMA at
www.fema.org. To find your specific address, go to the FEMA website, select
the Flood option (Get Disaster Information), then click on the Flood Maps (Disaster Information).
A definition of flood zones are at this link in our website:
Flood Zones. Also, for reference, the 8-15-89 flood map of the area around Rathbone Drive area
is shown to the right:
(Click on the image below to view a larger version.)
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"No Soliciting" Signs Are Available:
Orders have been taken for residents who would
like one of these signs. They are 9" x 12" x .040" aluminum non-reflecting signs, white with red text.
Production time is approximately. 7-10 business days. Price of the signs will be determined once orders
are all placed, and will be based on the following quantities: 50 - $10.12 each, 100 - $8.77 each,
250 - $7.91 each, 500 - $7.50 each. The sign will appear generally as shown to the right:
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NO
SOLICITING
MUNICIPAL CODE
230-703
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Rathbone Drive 4-Way Stop Signs:
The 4-way stop signs continue to be
very effective in reducing the incidence of speeders on Rathbone, as well as helping to decrease
the overall traffic volume. The signs helped to return Rathbone Drive to the Brierwood community as a
residential street. We ask that all Brierwood residents obey the stop signs in our community, including those
on side streets, as this sets an example to other residents, and visitors passing through Brierwood, that
Brierwood residents are very serious about traffic safety in our community and in protecting our children
from injury. It is difficult for us to expect visitors to obey the stop sign laws if we don't. Also, be
aware that the fine for running a stop sign is $118.50 and that the police continue to actively give out
both speeding and stop sign running tickets, from both marked and unmarked cars, even to Brierwood residents.
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Brierwood Neighborhood Watch Program:
The Brierwood Neighborhood Association (BNA) began as a Neighborhood Watch program.
This continues to be a very important and integral aspect of the BNA. We encourage all Brierwood residents to take the time to get to know their neighbors.
By working together we can all help to reduce and eliminate any incidence of crime in our area.
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(See meeting agenda below)
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The Brierwood Neighborhood Association General Meeting is held each month on the 3rd Thursday of the
month. There is often a guest speaker, who provides important and interesting information, from their area of expertise,
for the residents of Brierwood. At the meeting residents are informed about important areas of interest to the community and
are encouraged to offer suggestions that would further improve the quality of life in Brierwood. Police officers from the
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Zone 3, are present at times to provide updates on crime prevention and to answer any
resident's question. The Mayor of Jacksonville has attended our meetings in the past. Also, our City Council Member, and members
of her staff, often visit the meetings. Brierwood residents from various committees present their reports on topics such as:
• Report from SHADCO monthly meeting, (Sheriff's Advisory Council)
• Reports of any suspicious criminal neighborhood activity in the last month
• Traffic Calming Committee report
• Neighborhood beautification, holiday preparations, etc.
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We look forward to seeing all of our fellow residents at the next Brierwood Neighborhood Association
meeting! (Some of the accomplishments of the association.)
Note: The Brierwood Neighborhood Association is not a homeowners association and
participation is voluntary.
MEETING FLYER
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BRIERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION MEETING
Brierwood Neighborhood Watch Groups
from both sides of Baymeadows Road
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Refreshments served
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OCTOBER 2018 MEETING
Thursday, October 18, 2018
(7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Baymeadows Baptist Church
4826 Baymeadows Road
(On the SW Corner of Baymeadows Rd and Craven Road)
Please join us for this meeting.
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GUEST SPEAKER:
Lora Lewis, BNA Member
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TOPIC:
Florida Fall/Winter Gardening
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Each month Brierwood homeowners meet for fellowship and to address issues related to the
neighborhood with the sole purpose of working together to ensure our safety as well as the enhancement
of our property values!
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Following are the Thursday meeting dates for 2018
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Jan 18, 2018
Feb 15, 2018
Mar 15, 2018
Apr 19, 2018
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May 17, 2018
(No Jun Meeting)
(No Jul Meeting)
(No Aug Meeting)
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Sep 20, 2018
Oct 18, 2018
Nov 15, 2018
(No Dec Meeting)
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Visit the Brierwood website at:
www.brierwoodassoc.org
to see what's new!
The Brierwood Neighborhood association's website now provides a Brierwood Business Page on the site which is a
voluntary listing of resident's businesses with information and email links. The only requirement to be
listed is that you are a resident of Brierwood. Those wishing to be included should email their information to:
awa@nlcurve.com.
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Association Officers:
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Chairman: Steve Spickelmier, Vice Chairman: (Open)
Secretary: Liz Yadon,
Treasurer: Russ Frack
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Board of Directors: |
1. Steven Spickelmeir,
2. (Open)
3. Elizabeth Yadon,
4. Russell Frack,
5. James Usery,
6. Edward Sheaffer, Jr.,
7. Alphonso Carter,
8. Melissa Trawick
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Board Members: Please come to your
meeting at 6 PM prior to each scheduled meeting.
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Additional Information:
For emergencies only, call 911. For non-emergency, call 630-0500
To give an anonymous tip for a crime committed:
866-845-8477 (No Names... No Faces... No Hassles)
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Your Block Captain is: ________________________ Phone No:_____________
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Agenda Prepared by:
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MAP OF BRIERWOOD SOUTH:
The map below shows the location of the Brierwood Neighborhood Association Meetings (X). Also
indicated are the locations of the two 4-way stop signs (S) installed on Rathbone Drive
for traffic calming purposes. Note: A map showing all of Brierwood (North & South) appears in the "BULLETIN BOARD" section
under the topic of "Brierwood Entrance Signs"
Brierwood South
REPORTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY:
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) has informed all of the residents that it's very important to report any suspicious
activity. JSO has a firm belief that it's better to prevent a crime from getting started, or stop a crime in progress,
than it is to try to piece things together after a crime has already been committed and the perpetrators have left. Do not
hesitate to call...Let's all help to insure that Brierwood is Crime-Free.
- Call 911 if you see a crime in progress.
- Call 630-0500 if you suspect a crime has been committed or would like to report something suspicious.
(This is the police non-emergency number)
Crime Prevention - Useful guidelines for residents to
help prevent criminal activity in our Brierwood community.
RELATED LINKS:
City of Jacksonville: Home Page
(coj.net)
City of Jacksonville:
Traffic Calming Dept
City of Jacksonville:
Neighborhoods Dept
City of Jacksonville: SHADCO-Zone3 (Sheriff's Advisory Council)
City of Jacksonville: City Council Members
EMAIL CONTACTS:
Lori N. Boyer
- Lori N. Boyer, Councilwoman, District 5, Jacksonville, FL, and City Council President
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The list below highlights some of the changes and improvements that your
Brierwood Neighborhood Association has been able to accomplish with the support of residents, the Sheriff's Department,
our City Council Member & President, Ms. Lori Boyer, and our Mayor, Mr. Lenny Curry. All of the individuals and organizations
involved deserve our thanks and appreciation.
- The installation of two stop signs on Rathbone Drive for the purpose of
Traffic Calming. This has resulted in a major decline in the
number of speeders, as well a significant reduction in the number of cars
using Rathbone Drive as a cut through street.
- The placement of "Curve" signs with a 25 mph speed limit to help reduce the
speeding activity on Rathbone Drive.
- Increased police monitoring and ticketing of speeders on Rathbone Drive. In
addition, the number of police monitoring Brierwood, in both marked and
unmarked police cars, has been increased.
- The placement of Neighborhood Watch signs.
- The chaining of all fences on Runnymeade Road.
- The installation of a six foot fence at Baymeadows Road and Old Kings Road.
- JEA and UPS workers have been asked to report anything they see out of the ordinary in
our neighborhood.
- Arranging of luminaries, and the placement of bows on street signs, during the holiday season.
Your Brierwood Neighborhood Association will continue to strive to make Brierwood one of the most sought
after home developments in Jacksonville, FL.
REFERENCE:
Map of Brierwood South (PDF) - A combined map showing
Brierwood South & North will be posted soon.
Traffic Calming Subcommittee Page - Resource Information.
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