Construction delays will extend closure of eastbound Arlington Expressway lane
Motorists on eastbound Arlington Expressway will face several more days of traffic headaches because a JEA water pipeline bogged down in further delays. JEA’s second attempt at inserting a...
View ArticleNew JEA chief Paul McElroy asks for less money but still gets $166,000 raise
An unusual salary negotiation — the kind when an employee asks for less money, not more — resulted Tuesday in JEA approving a $381,000 salary for incoming CEO Paul McElroy. read more
View ArticleLawyers: JEA pay hikes OK, even though City Council voted no
JEA pay raises that Jacksonville’s City Council rejected eight months ago are binding, and the council didn’t have the power to say otherwise, the city’s head lawyer has concluded. That means JEA could...
View ArticleAll JEA employees get $1,250 bonuses after goals reached
JEA has written $1,250 bonus checks to every employee of the city-owned utility after reaching a series of safety and cost-saving goals. The payouts to 1,921 workers cost JEA about $2.4 million. The...
View ArticlePush to sell JEA over for now, Jacksonville councilman says
Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Schellenberg has dropped a campaign for the city to put JEA up for sale. Schellenberg asked the council Rules Committee Monday to withdraw a resolution he filed in...
View ArticleAbel Harding: Don't pound on JEA for giving bonuses to employees
An organization, determined to curb workplace accidents and injuries, sets annual safety goals for its employees and they rise to the challenge. The goals are met. Beset with debt and determined to...
View ArticleJacksonville council members criticize JEA board attendance
After a nighttime board meeting at Jacksonville City Hall, JEA Chairman Ashton Hudson jotted some thoughts. “Bd members need to attend meetings,” Hudson wrote on a form the city-owned utility uses that...
View ArticleJacksonville councilman slams mayor for replacing JEA chairman
A Jacksonville City Council member Wednesday criticized Mayor Alvin Brown’s decision to replace, rather than reappoint, JEA Chairman Ashton Hudson when his term on the unpaid board expires next month....
View ArticleTPC Sawgass gets help from JEA
Flooding is under control at the TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course thanks to the help of the Jacksonville Electric Authority. JEA loaned the maintenance staff equipment to help pump water out of the...
View ArticleJEA considering economic incentives for some new or expanding companies
Some new companies moving to Northeast Florida and those expanding may soon get a discount on their electric bill. The JEA Board of Directors will hold a rate hearing Aug. 20 to discuss a proposed...
View ArticleJEA customer fuel credit in doubt
In the face of rising natural gas prices in recent months, JEA officials say they need a little more time to determine if customers will get a one-time break on their electric bills later this year....
View ArticleUnderground fire cuts power to Brooklyn area
An underground transformer beneath the 220 Riverside construction project caught fire around 10am on Wednesday April 23, 2014. Power was disrupted to the traffic lights and buildings in the area while...
View ArticleTraffic alert: Ortega Farms Boulevard and North Broken Arriow Drive...
The entire intersection of Ortega Farms Boulevard and North Broken Arrow Drive is closed due to reported broken water main, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The JEA is working on the...
View ArticleWASTE LINE: Work begins on new JEA sewer line under the St. Johns River
Crews have begun the process to install the South Shores force main sewer line 50 feet under the St. Johns River between a pumping station on Utah Avenue on the southbank running under the river and...
View ArticleJEA SEWER PROGRESS: JEA’s South Shores Force Main River Crossing Project update
The JEA’s South Shores Force Main River Crossing Project has completed the 4000 feet of 36” high-density polyethylene or HDPE carrier pipe 50’ under the river bed of the St. Johns River utilizing the...
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