{"id":131514,"date":"2026-01-25T21:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/131514\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:36:09","slug":"get-involved-local-government-meetings-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/131514\/","title":{"rendered":"GET INVOLVED | Local government meetings guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to get more involved in your community? Attending local government meetings is a great step! The weekday morning <a href=\"http:\/\/jaxtoday.org\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jacksonville Today newsletter<\/a> always lists important meetings of the day, but if you prefer to plan farther ahead, you\u2019re in the right place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bookmark this page (or some of the pages below) and you\u2019ll always know what\u2019s going on in your community\u2019s government:<\/p>\n<p>DUVAL COUNTY<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Jaxson-main-12.14.22-e1670975712989-edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51895\"  \/>Jacksonville City Hall <\/p>\n<p>ST. JOHNS COUNTY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2023-10-08-at-11.44.37-AM-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51976\" style=\"width:624px;height:351px\"  \/>St. Johns County Administration Building<\/p>\n<p>CLAY COUNTY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/248781928_181387030819685_8507257315681912648_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51977\" style=\"width:651px;height:367px\"  \/>Clay County Administration Building<\/p>\n<p>NASSAU COUNTY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2023-10-08-at-1.52.49-PM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51978\" style=\"width:676px;height:381px\"  \/>James S. Page Governmental Complex<\/p>\n<p>BAKER COUNTY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2023-10-08-at-1.57.31-PM-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51979\" style=\"width:668px;height:376px\"  \/>Baker County Administration Building<\/p>\n<p>PUTNAM COUNTY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2023-10-08-at-2.15.36-PM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51980\" style=\"width:654px;height:367px\"  \/>Putnam County Governmental Complex<\/p>\n<p> .x-row-inner{flex-direction:row;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:stretch;align-content:stretch;margin-top:calc(((20px \/ 2) + 1px) * -1);margin-right:calc(((20px \/ 2) + 1px) * -1);margin-bottom:calc(((20px \/ 2) + 1px) * -1);margin-left:calc(((20px \/ 2) + 1px) * -1);}.m16oe-1 > .x-row-inner > *{margin-top:calc(20px \/ 2);margin-bottom:calc(20px \/ 2);margin-right:calc(20px \/ 2);margin-left:calc(20px \/ 2);}.m16oe-2{&#8211;gap:20px;}.m16oe-2 > .x-row-inner > *:nth-child(1n &#8211; 0) {flex-basis:calc(100% &#8211; clamp(0px,var(&#8211;gap),9999px));}.m16oe-3.x-col{z-index:1;border-top-width:0;border-right-width:0;border-bottom-width:0;border-left-width:0;font-size:1em;}.m16oe-4.x-text{border-top-width:0;border-right-width:0;border-bottom-width:0;border-left-width:0;font-size:1em;}.m16oe-4.x-text .x-text-content-text{margin-top:8px;margin-right:8px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:8px;}.m16oe-4.x-text .x-text-content-text-primary{font-family:inherit;font-size:1.4em;font-style:normal;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:0em;text-align:center;text-transform:none;color:#ee4137;}.m16oe-5.x-text{margin-top:0em;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:2rem;margin-left:1rem;}.m16oe-6.x-text{border-top-width:0;border-right-width:0;border-bottom-width:0;border-left-width:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:1em;font-style:normal;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;letter-spacing:0em;text-transform:none;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);}.m16oe-6.x-text > :first-child{margin-top:0;}.m16oe-6.x-text > :last-child{margin-bottom:0;}]]><\/p>\n<p>This guide is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. 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