If you have any questions, please contact Nassau County Emergency Management at (904) 548-0900.
-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.
01/10/17 at 1:55 p.m. - The State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management, has established an e-mail address [email protected] - for citizens to report storm-related debris affecting the St. Johns River and its tributaries in Clay, St. Johns, and Putnam Counties. Nassau County residents can also use this e-mail address to notify the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of local waterway debris impacting private property or debris that has been floating within a waterway's channel. Those reporting debris should provide their name, contact information, specific details about the debris, and pictures (if possible).
If you have any questions, please contact Nassau County Emergency Management at (904) 548-0900. -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office
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12/13/16 @ 8:48 a.m.- According to the News Release issued by FEMA, Friday, December 16th is the last day for residents who suffered losses or damages during Hurricane Matthew to apply for federal disaster aid. Please see below for additional infromation.
NEWS RELEASE December 9, 2016 TALLAHASSEE – With only 7 days left to apply, Hurricane Matthew survivors who suffered losses or damages are urged to register for federal disaster assistance now. The registration deadline is Friday, December 16, 2016. Floridians with disaster-related damage or loss from Hurricane Matthew may be eligible for assistance if they live in the following counties: Brevard, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Nassau, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia. Disaster Survivor Assistance teams will continue to canvass disaster affected communities to answer questions and support you with on-the-spot registration. Assistance from FEMA may include money for rental assistance, essential home repairs, personal property loss and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance. Survivors in the designated counties may register for assistance the following ways:
For more information on Florida’s disaster recovery, visit 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 www.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). Michael B Peacock Intergovernmental Affairs Manager DR-4283 St. Johns County Florida Phone: (202) 709-0759 Email: [email protected] 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 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 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 10/27/16 at 8:45 a.m. - Nassau County will continue to pick up debris on County maintained roads from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days per week. Debris pickup will begin on the West side of the County on Saturday, October 29th.
In an effort to be the most effective the debris contractor is working as efficiently as possible, and focusing on major debris removal, therefore, 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. Updates concerning debris pickup will be communicated through the County’s news website, www.thecountyinsider.com, and the County’s FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/nassaucountyfl. For additional information, please contact Nassau County Engineering Services at 904 530-6225 or Road and Bridge at 904 530-6175. -Shelley Caldwell Engineering Services 10/26/16 at 3:00 p.m. - The State Emergency Response Team and FEMA has provided the attached Fact Sheet containing information on how disasters affect children and warning signs that may indicate your child is suffering from stress caused by a disastrous event. The Fact Sheet also contains information on ways to reduce their anxiety and tips on how to protect them during future disastrous events.
-Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office 10/26/16 at 2:50 p.m. - Please see the below Press Release issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration regarding disaster assistance loans for private non-profit organizations in the State of Florida.
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that certain Private NonProfit organizations (PNP)s in Florida that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest rate disaster loans. These loans are available following a Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance resulting from damages caused by Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 3 through 19, 2016. PNPs located in the following Florida counties are eligible to apply: Brevard, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Putnam, Saint Johns, St. Lucie and Volusia. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges. PNP organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. The interest rate is 2.625 percent with terms up to 30 years. Applicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase up to 20 percent of their physical damages, as verified by the SBA for mitigation purposes. Eligible mitigation improvements may now include a safe room or storm shelter to help protect property and occupants from future damage caused by a similar disaster. The SBA also offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs, such as ongoing operating expenses to PNP organizations. Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance is available regardless of whether the organization suffered any physical property damage. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Disaster loan information and application forms may also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or sending an email to [email protected]. Loan applications can also be downloaded from www.sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. The filing deadline to submit applications for physical property damage is Dec. 23, 2016. The deadline to submit economic injury applications is July 24, 2017. For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Program, visit www.sba.gov/disaster. -Sabrina Robertson County Manager's Office |
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