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HTML

<div>
    <form>
        <select id='yearDropdown'>
            <c:forEach var="years" items="${parkYears}">
                <option value="2010">2010</option>
                <option value="2011">2011</option>
                <option value="2012">2012</option>
                <option value="2013">2013</option>
            </c:forEach>
        </select>
    </form>
</div>

JavaScript

$("#yearDropdown").change(function () {
    alert('The option with value ' + $(this).val());
});