Hogans Creek Cleanup: February 12th @ 9:00 am, Noone's Launch Park

[Noone]

Capt., Lucasjj, anyone else. I'm down with the 5Th. High tide is around 10:30. Lets make it a fun low impact cleanup. Capt. I bought an inner tube so that whenever you want to be the first to tube down Hogans Creek you let me know because I want to join you. Your pioneering attempt and floating completion will rival those previous examples of our city forefathers like Mayor Hans Tanzler and his water skiing Downtown on our St. Johns River our American Heritage River. 

More soon on Sat. cleanup.

[fieldafm]

I've got a tube in the garage that has seen more than it's fair share of Florida's springs.
Maybe a tube day is in order once Spring weather turns to humid Summer weather!  That's a great idea Stevsie.

Saturday 9am, lets meetup at Noone's Launch and make the 25 foot trek on foot over past where the chain link fence comes to a point heading towards the Hogans Rapids.

[Noone]

I put a call into Vivian Harrell with Keep Jacksonville Beautiful and will try to identify another garbage dump location. Councilman Gaffney feel free to jump in on this forum at any time. Being that its in your District and I'm in District 4. Also 22 days out from the next election.

Anyway, I just would like to work out the logistics for all of us so that we have an acceptable location for the pile of garbage and an additional access issue resolved.

The 19Th is a separate deal and we can't thank enough the permission that we have from the Jacksonville Historical Society for that parking location and dumpster drop.

[Noone]

Field, Looking forward to the 5Th. Have a call in to Sheriff Rutherford to seek and ask for a future potential access point that hugs the westside of the creek. Notice the parking.  Still haven't heard back from Vivian Harrell with Keep Jacksonville Beautiful. Have a call into Lisa Rinamon with the Mayors office too. There is going to be a ceremony at the new floating dock at RAM with Mayor Peyton arriving by boat. That event is important and I'd suggest that we find out when that is to take place and maybe try to attend before or after. It is important that Mayor Peyton get involved and the administration to identify where an access point needs to happen.

Does anybody know if Gaffney plans on doing anything. 

We can meet up at Washington and Beaver but for those who haven't been on Hogans you will see that there is still a lot of cleaning left to do but getting to it will be challenging. Its happening.

[fieldafm]

I think that ceremony is at 10:15AM according to the email RAM sends out.

[Noone]

How would people feel if we met at 8:30 instead of 9 and try to get over there by 10. Personally I think its important that everyone celebrates and recognizes this event and how it is such a positive moment in our cities history and build on the river access issue.

Lets paddle Hogans Creek at 8:30 be done by 9:30 light clean up and just identify where access points for the Public can happen now.

[Noone]

Anyone running in the Spring elections want to meet at 8:30 paddle Hogans Creek then head over to RAM and be a part of Jacksonville's maritime history? Its happening and I can't wait to share it with the Commissioners of FIND representing the east coast of the state of Florida.

[fieldafm]

Ok,
After talking to Noone this morning... we're going to do a paddle at 8:30AM and then head over to the opening of the RAM floating dock and talk up river opportunities with the powers-that-be.

Anyone that wants to paddle the creek at 8:30AM, meetup is as always at Noone's Launch Point, behind the old fire station and old FDLE building(two blocks behind downtown Winn Dixie).

[Captain Zissou]

Here's some of the stuff we got out last Saturday.  if I'll be in town this weekend I'm down to paddle.  I'll know by tomorrow night.

[billy]

is a small sit on top suitable?

[billy]

for Saturday 3/5 at Hogans Creek that is.....

[fieldafm]

billy, yes absolutely.

Check out the pics Okc posted a few pages back.  The creek is navigable for pretty much any hand launched craft depending on tidal conditions.

Come on out Saturday! 

[JaxNative68]

will you guys be venturing into the St. Johns from Hogan's creek during this excursion?

[Noone]

Billy, Hope to see you in a half hour. Short paddle. Not out into the river. We'll pop out at the Maxwell House Plant. If you have a kayak bring it.

Today is Jacksonville Maritime history. Mayor Peyton is making a scene on the water and we are too. Huge campaign issue and the state is watching especially as we are saying that we are Open For Business.

So who in this small group that is growing is ready to see for themselves the opportunity that exists right now.

VISIT JACKSONVILLE!

[billy]

Noone,
Got message at 9:00, may drive or run to RAM and launch later.