Name/Title
Fairfax Manor Property Owners Association CollectionEntry/Object ID
2017.045Scope and Content
The collection contains items relating to the activities of the Fairfax Manor Property Owners Association, between the years of 1995 and 2007. The association was formed to address drainage and traffic problems in the Fairfax Manor neighborhood. Series 1 contains information on various projects related to these two problems. Series 2 is grant materials that reflect possible funding opportunities to address public works projects. Series 3 contains petition results for some of these projects. Series 4 contains tax records and associated property evaluations. Series 5 contains documents on various city planning projects. Series 6 contains meeting minutes, membership information, and event flyers. Series 7 contains general correspondence, and correspondence related to traffic problems, and drainage problems. Series 8 contains newspaper clippings, the Fairfax Flyer, and magazines.Context
The Fairfax Manor Property Owners Association was established on June 9, 1997, as a direct response to drainage and traffic issues identified in a two-year-long traffic study from 1995-1997. The first president was John McCraine, and Jan Harbeson was the first vice president and later the president. The Property Owners Association petitioned residents of the Fairfax Manor neighborhood about the problems they faced, and established the Fairfax Manor Property Owners Association to address the issues and to advocate for the residents, specifically targeting high traffic areas such as the intersection of Woodmere and San Juan and San Juan and Herschel. The residents specifically complained about drainage from Fishweir Creek, which lined the northern end of the residential area. The Fishweir Creek Remediation Project was undertaken with funding from the city and with the support of the Army Corps of Engineers. Members of the Fairfax Manor Property Owners Association were directly involved with petitioning the city for funding, including grants in excess of five hundred thousand dollars. Due to these petitions, the Fairfax Manor neighborhood installed traffic speed bumps, added new speed limit signs, and resolved the Fishweir Creek drainage issues. By 2005, the Fairfax Manor Property Owner’s Association began to assess beautification efforts in the Herschel Park area. These beautification efforts included the removal of invasive trees and an overhaul of the park structure. These beautification efforts were still ongoing by 2007. As of 2025, the Fairfax Manor Property Owners Association does not appear to be active.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
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Fairfax Creek Project 1998-2003Description
Maintenance invoices from The Lake Doctors, Inc regarding algae cleanup, news article about aging infrastructure in the Fishweir Creek, a copy of a bid specifications document for aquatic weed control from the City of Jacksonville, and brochures for water maintenance items from The Lake Doctors, Inc, Kasco Marine, Inc, an the St. Johns River Water Management District.Date(s) of Creation
1998 - 2003Container
Box 1, Folder 1Notes
7 Maintenance invoices, 1 news article, 1 bid specifications document, 1 printing invoice, 1 Fairfax Flyer newsletter, 3 water maintenance brochures
