To see a copy of the Resolution, please click here.
-Sabrina Robertson
County Manager's Office
Welcome to beautiful Nassau County, located in the northeast corner of Florida along the Atlantic Ocean and Interstate 95. We are proud to serve as the Eastern Gateway to the Sunshine State. From our historic island, sandy beaches, and championship golf courses to our scenic rivers, green pastures, and majestic timberlands, we truly offer something for everyone.
On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a Resolution proclaiming the week of October 23-29, 2016 as Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Nassau County, Florida. October 26th was also declared as "Pink Day" to promote breast cancer awareness and to remind everyone of the importance of early detection. Nassau County employees showed their support for the cause by dressing in pink.
To see a copy of the Resolution, please click here. -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office
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11/10/16 at 3: 05 p.m. - County Offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2016, in observance of Veteran's Day. We will resume regular business hours on Monday, November 14th. "On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.” —Dan Lipinski -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office 11/10/16 at 2:55 p.m. SUBJECT: LANE CLOSURE INFORMATION Job Description: : SR-200 Reconstruction (W of Rubin Rd. to E of CR 107 Scott Rd.) Financial Project Number: 210712-4-52-01 & 210712-4-56-01 Federal Aid Project Number: 4881064P Contract Number: T2579 County - Section Number: Nassau - 74060 SPECIFIC LOCATION OF THE CLOSURE: Daytime: None Nighttime:
NOTE: Scheduled lane closures subject to change due to weather. PROJECT ENGINEER OR CONTACT PERSON AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: ETM Carrie Smithheart, PA Office: (904) 265-3170 Cell: (904) 509-9007 -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office 11/10/16 at 2:47 p.m. - The first phase of the debris pickup along County maintained roads has been completed early, and the removal of debris on the west side of the County was completed on November 7th. Nassau County has picked up 47,172 cubic yards and will begin a second pass on November 11th, 2016.
Citizens should have all debris at the right of way and be prepared for pickup no later than November 11th. Any debris that is put out for pick up after November 11th may not be picked up. If you feel that your debris was missed in the collection process, please contact Nassau County Engineering Services at 904 530-6225 or Road and Bridge at 904 530-6175. You can also email your concern to [email protected]. It is important to note that there may be some sticks and/or leaves left behind. Some lawn maintenance may be required by the property owner. To assist with cleanup efforts citizens are reminded of the following:
Two locations are available to residents to drop off vegetative debris:
Proof of Nassau County residency is required to use these sites. Proof of residency may include a government issued ID, a utility bill, etc. These sites will accept vegetative debris only and will not be able to accept construction/demolition debris. -Nassau County Public Works Department 11/9/16 at 1:30 p.m. - It is anticipated that the first phase of debris pick-up on County maintained roads will be complete on Friday, November 11th. The contractor has picked up a total of 47,172 cubic yards of debris on behalf of Nassau County and will begin a second pass on Monday, November 14th. Citizens should have all debris at the right-of-way and be prepared for pickup no later than November 14th. Any debris that is put out for pickup after November 14th is at risk not being picked up at all.
If you feel your debris was missed in the first phase of the collection process, please contact Nassau County Engineering Services at (904) 530-6225 or Road & Bridge at (904) 530-6175. You can also email your concerns to [email protected]. It is important to note that there may be some sticks and/or leaves left behind. Some lawn maintenance may be required by the property owner. To assist with clean up efforts, citizens are reminded of the following:
Two locations are available to residents to drop off vegetative debris:
Proof of residency is required to use these sites. Proof of residency may include a government issued ID, a utility bill, etc. These sites will only be accepting vegetative debris. -Nassau County Public Works Department On Saturday, November 5, 2016, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Fernandina Beach held their 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. A total of $2,610 was raised for the United Way of Northeast Florida and will be split between the City and County for their individual United Way campaigns.
Eight teams played an open scramble format at the OMNI Amelia Island Plantation's Ocean Links Course. The winning team with a score of 59 included Dale Martin, City Manager, Steve Murphy, General Manager of the City of Fernandina Beach Golf Club, and Andy Palmisano, owner of Amelia Island Paint & Hardware. The second place team with a score of 60 consisted of players, Scott Mikelson of the City's Parks & Recreation Department, Bill Pittman of the City's Utility Department, and friends Shannon Barry and David Jeans. The City of Fernandina Beach earned the highly coveted trophy and bragging rights for beating the County four years in a row. Additional challenges were presented at various holes throughout the tournament. Lance Jones won the "closest to the pin" challenge and David Jeans won the "longest drive challenge", earning them both $20 in Chili's cash. A great time was had by all! A big thank you to all the players, as well as those who sponsored the event or made donations for the raffle. We greatly appreciate everyone's support because without it, this event would not have been possible. Sponsors: Florida Public Utilities Rayonier Matovina & Company Donations: Chili's Bar & Grill OMNI Amelia Island Planation Amelia National Publix Residence Inn The Ritz Carlton RockTen Pittman's Back Country Adventures E-Clips and Company Salon Amelia Island Tourist Development Council Amelia Community Theatre -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office If you applied to FEMA for individual assistance and received a decision letter, please review the attached Press Release for important information including how to provide additional documents needed to process your application and ways to appeal any decision that has been made.
If you have any questions regarding this Press Release, please call the FEMA Helpline at (800) 621-3362 (voice) or (800) 462-7585 (Florida Relay Service). Multilingual operators are available by pressing Option 2. Phone lines are open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 7 days per week. -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office 11/3/16 at 4:15 p.m. - Please see the below notice received from the contract of the Florida Department of Transportation regarding lane and road closures for November 7-November 10, 2016:
SUBJECT: LANE CLOSURE INFORMATION Job Description: : SR-200 Reconstruction (W of Rubin Rd. to E of CR 107 Scott Rd.) Financial Project Number: 210712-4-52-01 & 210712-4-56-01 Federal Aid Project Number: 4881064P Contract Number: T2579 County - Section Number: Nassau - 74060 SPECIFIC LOCATION OF THE CLOSURE: Daytime: None Nighttime:
Installation of Temporary Signal Wire/Cable/Heads 11/07/16 – 11/10/16 Force Main Crossing 11/07/16 – 11/10/16 NOTE: Scheduled lane closures subject to change due to weather. PROJECT ENGINEER OR CONTACT PERSON AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: England, Thims & Miller Carrie Smithheart, PA Office: (904) 265-3170 Cell: (904) 509-9007 -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 4:50 p.m. - In a Special Meeting held on Tuesday, November 1st, the Board of County Commissioners approved an expanded contract with AshBritt Environmental to immediately begin cleanup of Amelia Island beaches. Beach operations are expected to begin early next week and will last approximately ten days. The contract covers the entire expanse of Amelia Island, excluding the two state parks. The Commission, with the support of the Amelia Island Tourist Development Council (AITDC), voted to use up to $1 million in Tourist Development Reserves for removal of demolition and marsh grass debris from the beaches. In the proposal submitted, AshBritt estimates over 30,000 cubic yards of natural and manmade debris remain as the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. After considering the health, safety, and economic issues involved, the Commission decided to act without waiting for assistance from state and federal agencies. Chairman Walter Boatright stated, “We have been in constant contact with officials from Florida DEP and FEMA to gauge what assistance might be available, however we decided to move forward using the beach reserve funds built up over the years by the AITDC. This is exactly why we have reserve funds - to get us back to full speed as soon as possible after a major event like Matthew.” AITDC Commission member and Chair of the AITDC Danny Leeper noted that moving forward is essential to the recovery of the tourism economy. ‘The tourism industry is critical to Nassau County. It generates 38% of the taxable sales and provides jobs for 25% of our workforce. Although we have rebounded somewhat, we lost over $6.5 million in business at hotels, restaurants, and attractions during the storm. Without addressing the beach debris, it makes it difficult to move forward.” Leeper added that no local tax dollars will be spent on the project. Tourist Development Funds are generated from bed taxes charged to overnight guests at Amelia Island lodging facilities. The funds generated are also used to promote tourism. ******************************************************************************************************** If you have any questions, please contact Public Works at (904) 530-6225. Please see the below Press Release from FEMA regarding free legal assistance to eligible low-income survivors in the 17 counties affected by Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew.
October 31, 2016 DR-4280-4283-FL NR 006 State News Desk: (850) 921-0217 FEMA News Desk: (202) 322-6282 News Release Free Legal Assistance for Survivors Affected by Florida Hurricanes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Free legal assistance is available to eligible low-income survivors in the 17 counties affected by hurricanes Hermine and Matthew: Brevard, Citrus, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Leon, Levy, Nassau, Pasco, Pinellas, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia. This service is a partnership among The Florida Bar, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, and FEMA. Examples of the legal assistance available include: · Assistance with securing FEMA and other benefits available to disaster survivors; · Assistance with life, medical and property insurance claims; · Help with home repair contracts and contractors; · Replacement of wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the disaster; · Assistance with consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures; · Counseling on mortgage-foreclosure problems; · Counseling on landlord/tenant problems. Survivors may call the legal assistance hotline at 866-550-2929, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Those who qualify for assistance will be matched with Florida lawyers who have volunteered to provide free, limited legal help. Although consultations with attorneys are confidential, survivors should be aware that there are some limitations on disaster legal services. For example, assistance is not available for cases that will produce a fee (i.e., those cases where fees are paid as part of the settlement by the court). Such cases are passed to a lawyer referral service. Other entities providing free legal aid are: · National Disaster Legal Aid Online (disasterlegalaid.org); · Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. (800-405-1417); · Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. (1-866-256-8091). For more information on Florida’s disaster recovery visit fema.gov/disaster/4280, fema.gov/disaster/4283, twitter.com/femaregion4, facebook.com/FEMA, and fema.gov/blog, floridadisaster.org or #FLRecovers. For imagery, video, graphics and releases, see fema.gov/Hurricane-Matthew. # # # FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-3362 (voice, 711/VRS - Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (for Spanish, press 2). KELLY GODBEY Resource Support Mgr, External Affairs (202) 702-6996 |
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