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Council shares community updates: National Night Out, movie nights, election move and new website

St. James City Council · August 6, 2026
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Summary

Council members praised National Night Out turnout, announced movie nights with $5 tickets, confirmed elections will be at City Hall on Aug. 11 (polls 7 a.m.–8 p.m.), and staff launched a new city website with translated PDFs and 'doc access'.

Council members reported a strong turnout at National Night Out and thanked staff and volunteers for organizing the event. "It was a great event with all the city employees there and the police officers and the other city vehicles down there," a department head said.

Parks/events staff announced a weekend movie showing (tickets $5) and staff confirmed a polling-place change: the Aug. 11 elections will be held at City Hall with Ward 1 in the council chambers and Ward 2 in the meeting room; polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. City staff also announced the launch of a new city website with improved navigation and a feature called "doc access" that provides translated PDFs in many languages; staff invited residents to suggest additional links or content.

A council member asked whether planned seal coating would finish before school starts so crosswalks can be marked; staff said they would follow up.