JWB Property Management has 30 days to submit a final order that exempts the company from paying $4,001.80 in outstanding business tax receipt fees in Jacksonville Beach. City
Community Redevelopment Agency funds will help strengthen security and improve the appearance of two popular businesses in Jacksonville Beach's central business district.
"Your mission is to design a space that supports residents during everyday 'blue-sky' days and rapidly activates as a safe haven during extreme weather events," according to the city's release.
During its presentation before the Community Development Board last March, representatives from The Grande outlined plans to provide a relaxing atmosphere for customers to enjoy a quality cocktail and engage in conversation without the distraction of live music.
According to documents submitted to the city Aug. 27, the development agreement request calls for a three-story, 150-room hotel on the south side of the property, which backs up to the Neptune by the Sea subdivision. A two-story retail plaza is planned for the north side of the property.
Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier will be the guest speaker at the Beaches Kiwanis Club meeting on Sept. 10.
The meeting will be held at 12pm at
Sheriff Waters' order affects only the consolidated city of Jacksonville, not the three Beaches municipalities. Any decision on whether to continue or discontinue Flock camera use at the Beaches rests with each city's own police department and elected officials.
A former Atlantic Beach official is pushing back on plans to develop city-owned land into a small-scale grocery concept at the northern end of Mayport Road.
Former Mayor
The project is Jacksonville's first major artificial-reef installation in several years, and organizers hope it will serve as the foundation for a renewed, long-term reef-development program in Northeast Florida.
Have you noticed something going in near the Home Depot Plaza? New landscaping planned for the passive park under construction in south Jacksonville Beach will be funded by the Jacksonville Tree Commission.
This kind of resource can be especially helpful in municipal races, which rarely get the attention given to presidential, congressional or statewide elections. Yet the people elected to local office make many of the decisions residents notice most in their everyday lives.
The Neptune Beach City Council will hold a special meeting next week to address deficiencies identified in the proposed budget. City officials held a workshop Monday to review the budget, but Mayor Cori Bylund pulled the item from the agenda for further discussion.
