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OCTOBER 2021, VOL. 14, ISSUE 10
In 1946, the first building on the HAB campus would not be a sanctuary but a gymnasium.
HENDRICKS AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATES TOWN HALL MEETING CALLED TO ADDRESS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY 75TH CONCERNS, ALTER TRAFFIC PATTERNS ANNIVERSARY San Marco Blvd. - Hendricks Ave. interchange improvements presented Hendricks and San Marco intersection concept plan from FDOT
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Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Oct. 23 and 24 with a weekend of fun, food and entertainment for the community. Three simultaneous activities on the church campus on Saturday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., are open to the public. Saturday events include a Home Run Derby featuring all of the church’s HACAA coaches and a surprise first batter; a Fall Festival with games, inflatables and food trucks; and “Reflections and Fellowship” with time for the community to share special HAB memories. On Sunday, Oct. 24, the church will hold a Campus Open House, 9-10:45 a.m., with history and photos of the church family and a new exhibit in the church’s Art Gallery. worship at 11 a.m. will be followed by an outdoor luncheon. There is no cost for the luncheon; reservations are required, however, by Monday, Oct. 18. Contact laraine@ habchurch.com The church, known as HAB, calls itself “A Place of Grace,” to emphasize its focus on service to others. Its year-round recreation program known as HACAA, provides food through UCOM. Members participate at the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless. The church also hosts a Community Arts Gallery and a Community Garden. The history of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church will be featured in the November Issue of Resident News, stay tuned for more about the humble beginnings of the congregation.
BY KEVIN J. MEERSCHAERT Resident Community News
A small group of local residents business owners gathered at Southside Baptist Church to hear about proposed changes to the San Marco Blvd. — Hendricks Ave. interchange. The intersection has long been a problem with vehicles speeding through, making difficult u-turns, and a dangerous crosswalk for pedestrians. City Councilmember LeAnna Cumber was joined by Jacksonville Chief of Traffic Engineering Christopher LeDew and Florida Department of Transportation Project Manager Jeff Daugharty for a town hall meeting to talk about some changes under consideration. The plan would redesign the lane from San Marco to southbound Hendricks that Daugharty
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said would force drivers to slow down before merging. It would also move the crosswalk on Hendricks further north so it is beyond where vehicles merge southbound onto Hendricks. It would also add a new traffic signal, more room for bicycles, and a median separator on Hendricks. Cumber said the main concern has always been safety. She says the improvements under consideration should help. “What I wanted to make sure is that we had enough room for bicyclists, and we had enough maximum space so that when you are going into Arbor there’s actually a whole block for a merge rather than what we have now,” Cumber said. LeDew said the city will be adding some signage including a “No U-Turn’ sign at the end of San Marco and other signs directing motorists how to access northbound Hendricks. The about two dozen people who attended the meeting, for the most part, welcomed the
proposed changes. There were some minor changes suggested that Daugharty said he’ll bring back to F-DOT. He said the key is to get motorists to slow down coming off San Marco onto southbound Hendricks. “We’re going to move the curb out...so this traffic (on San Marco) will have to slow down quite a bit,” Daugharty said.” The turn will be much tighter.” The upcoming opening of the new San Marco Publix and The Hendricks multi-family housing complex are also expected to add enough traffic to slow down some drivers. The project is expected to cost about $2 million but no funding has been appropriated. The earliest a design concept can be funded is next year, with the actual construction a year later. That would leave the earliest the redesign could be finished would be around early 2024.
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