Nassau, FL

06/21/2024

Please be advised that beginning on Monday, June 24, 2024, we will no longer be posting information to this page as it was temporary and only being used while we were locked out of our official page. As announced yesterday, the County has regained access to its official page and will begin using that page again to share information with the community. Please be sure you're following that page at: https://www.facebook.com/nassaucountyfl/

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06/21/2024

MOVIE NIGHT POSTPONED

We are sorry to announce we are postponing our Outdoor Movie Night due to the weather. But don't get rid of those Pink Ladies and T-Bird jackets yet as we have rescheduled the event to Friday, July 12th.

If you have any questions, please contact Parks & Recreation at (904) 530-6120 or email [email protected].

06/20/2024

OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE RECOVERED

In late December 2023, Nassau County’s official FaceBook page for the Board of County Commissioners was compromised and inaccessible to County staff. Despite diligent efforts from staff, including the County Attorney’s office, there was little progress. A temporary FaceBook page (this page) was created in the interim to continue sharing information with the community, however the Board of County Commissioners knew it was imperative that we regain access to the original FaceBook page with its 12,500+ followers to ensure information could get out to as many residents as possible, particularly as we head into the 2024 hurricane season.

Congressman Aaron Bean and his administrative team, joined our efforts to regain access to our original FaceBook page. And thanks to their hard work, the County regained access this yesterday!

We are grateful to Congressman Bean and his office for all their support as we worked to resolve this very important matter. A special thank you to Bryan Campbell for being our champion in pushing forward with this issue until it was finally resolved.

As a friendly reminder, the Board of County Commissioner’s official FaceBook page is as follows: https://www.facebook.com/nassaucountyfl

Please be sure to follow it.

Aaron Bean

06/20/2024

VENDOR INFORMATION SESSIONS

The Nassau County Procurement Division is hosting vendor information sessions to help current and prospective vendors learn more about the County's procurement process. An in-person event will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 9am-12pm at Florida State Community College (FSCJ) - Nassau Room located at 76346 William Burgess Blvd., Yulee. A virtual session will be held on Friday, July 26, 2024 from 9am-11:30am.

Topics for this session include:
-Learn about Nassau County's procurement process
-Learn how to submit a responsive bid
-Be informed about upcoming projects
-Marketing your products and services directly to representatives
from each County department
-Register to do business with the County during the event

Current and prospective vendors can register at the link below. The meeting link and access information for the virtual session will be provided to you a week prior to the event (once you've registered).

​If you have any questions, please contact the Procurement Department at (904) 530-6040 or via email at [email protected].

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCSxHJowQm2EAY2YM5aXzc1YL_2EpEb9k-O4GVaUczw6oPUA/viewform

06/18/2024

COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED WEDNESDAY JUNE 19TH

Please be advised the County Offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth. This date commemorates the end of slavery in the United States following the Civil War.

In 1991, the Florida Legislature designated June 19 of each year as "Juneteenth Day" in recognition of the traditional observance that began in Texas. In 2021, the United States Congress passed Juneteenth National Independence Day, making Juneteenth a Federal holiday.

Looking for ideas on how to celebrate Juneteenth? Visit www.juneteenth.com/how-to-celebrate. Here you will not only find impactful ways to celebrate, you can also find information about the history of Juneteenth.

06/18/2024

Congratulations to Prince Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church on their 134th Anniversary. The Board celebrated with them by presenting Proclamation No. 2024-026 at their June 10th meeting congratulating them and extending their best wishes for many more years of success and service to the community.

06/18/2024

This Friday, June 21, 2024, is our next Outdoor Movie Night at Peters Point Beach Front Park.

The next movie to be featured is "Grease", a 1978 classic with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. Good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton John) falls in love with bad boy Danny Zuko (John Travolta) over summer break. When summer ends, they unexpectedly discover they're at the same high school and Danny has a hard time living up to his macho image and being a good boyfriend to Sandy.

The movie has a running time of 1 hr. and 50 minutes and is rated PG.

6:00 p.m.
Event opens with music, food trucks and class cars by Amelia Cruizers

7:00 p.m.
Grease Costume Contest

7:45 p.m.
Music Trivia

8:45
Show time

Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the movie from our big screen or enjoy from your vehicle. If you have any questions, please contact Nassau County Parks & Recreation at (904) 530-6120 or email [email protected].

06/18/2024

Below are public meetings scheduled for this week:

Development Review Committee
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
Commission Chambers, 96135 Nassau Place, Yulee, FL 32097

Planning & Zoning Board
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Commission Chambers, 96135 Nassau Place, Yulee, FL 32097

Conservation Land Acquisition Management (CLAM) Committee
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Commission Chambers, 96135 Nassau Place, Yulee, FL 32097

Agendas can be located on our website:

06/18/2024

It's turtle nesting season! From May 1st - October 31st each year, sea turtles visit Amelia Island beaches to nest, and it's up to all of us to make their visit as safe as possible! During this turtle nesting season, we are introducing "Turtle Talk Tuesday". Every Tuesday, we will provide you with facts about our local turtle population and what is being done to protect them.

For today's Turtle Talk Tuesday, we wanted to share this video of a sea turtle excavation that took place in 2021. Every day, volunteers from the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch walk the length of the beach looking for signs that a sea turtle has come ashore to nest. The nest is then located and roped off for protection. The volunteers return to the nest daily to check it and make sure it's okay. After the incubation period ends in about 50-60 days, they watch to see that eggs have hatched and within a few days, they return to the next to excavate it. This includes releasing any hatchlings that did not emerge from the next and counting egg shards (both hatched and unhatched).

If you've never been to a sea turtle excavation, you're missing out! Visit the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch webpage to locate an excavation schedule.

Video credit: Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau

Video link: https://youtu.be/HTdXzbgSWHU?si=YwcymZ0OiPBTd1WT

Amelia Island

06/14/2024

Only one week until our next Outdoor Movie Night. Join us for a classic car show from Amelia Cruizers, movie trivia, Grease costume contest, and a showing of the movie "Grease". Full details can be found on our event page:

https://www.facebook.com/share/7GVrMU8ob2mEdJNk/

06/13/2024

AMAZING ARCHITECTURE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

The Nassau County Public Library System is hosting a program that highlights Northeast Florida's rich and diverse collection of architectural gems. This illustrated program provides an in-depth survey of the most significant landmarks as well as many remarkable "hidden jewels" worthy of acclaim.

What: Amazing Architecture of Northeast Florida
When: Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Fernandina Beach Library, 25 N. 4th Street

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library and the Hampton Inn & Suites Amelia Island-Historical Harbor Front. This event is also sponsored in part by Florida Humanities with funds from The State of Florida Department of State, Division of Arts & Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

RSVPs are required. Visit www.nassaureads.com to secure your spot today. Questions? Call (904) 530-6500.

06/13/2024

Nassau County staff, in partnership with the North Florida Land Trust, has been busy working towards land acquisition for the Conservation Land Acquisition Management (CLAM) Program. This includes two properties within the Lofton Creek Watershed that were ranked in the top 15 CLAM priority projects. These properties are important because they offer protection to Lofton Creek, an Outstanding Florida Water, and to the headwaters and marshes of the Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve.

As part of the due diligence process, Director of Strategic Advancement Brandy Carvalho, representatives from the North Florida Land Trust, District Three Commissioner Jeff Gray, and the property owners participated in the appraisal site visits. Should the County move forward with acquisition, the properties would be designated as conservation lands in accordance with the adopted CLAM Manual & Conservation Plan adopted in January 2021. Potential public benefits of acquiring these properties include minimizing future storm surge and flooding vulnerabilities and the provision of recreational opportunities in the form of kayak launches, viewing platforms and trails.

All CLAM related documents including the meeting schedule, adopted CLAM Manual & Conservation Plan, nomination forms, priority projects list, CLAM Resource Ranking Map, meeting agendas and minutes, and more can be found here. The CLAM Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of County Commissioners and has no final approval authority. Its role is to review the programmatic details of the CLAM Program and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as a committee of expert advisors. The Board of County Commissioners maintains authority to make all final decisions of the ex*****on of potential acquisitions.

If you have any questions, please contact Brandy Carvalho at (904) 530-6019 or via email at [email protected]