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From the County Insider
Office of the Nassau County Manager March 25, 2021 3/22/21 @ 8:10 p.m. – In early March, two public outreach sessions were held regarding the conceptual plan for the Westside Regional Park. The first was a virtual meeting held on Monday, March 1st. The presentation used for the virtual meeting was also used for the in-person meeting held on Thursday, March 4th. Approximately 30 people were in attendance at the in-person meeting and several expressed their thoughts on amenities they would like to see included in the park. The County’s consultant, Prosser, Inc., also provided the results of a recent survey in which citizens were given an opportunity to share their opinions about the possible amenities and the overall appearance of the park. The results of the survey were shared county-wide and then broken down further by zip codes and age groups. Top priorities identified included:
To view the presentation, please see the You Tube video link. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer
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The Nassau County Road Department has received notification regarding closure of railroad crossings for repairs in April. See below:
On behalf of CSX, the Nassau County Road Department is issuing a "Notice of Intent to Begin Construction" on the following railroad crossings due to repairs needed – All crossings could be closed from to 3-5 days. CSX will have rock staged at the crossings for first responders if they have to get across. These dates can change, with or without notice, due to unforeseen circumstances. These closures are a temporary but a necessary inconvenience for the maintenance and safety of the crossings. A disaster, such as a derailment, could cause the crossing to be closed for several weeks.
For additional information, please contact Erika L. Elmore at Southern Commercial Development 229-262-4394. The County is currently seeking citizen input related to the conceptual plan of the Westside Regional Park. This park will be located off of US 1, between Hilliard and Callahan. Citizen feedback will be used to establish the Goals, Objectives, and Statement of Intent and will guide the design solution created for the park. Take this opportunity to tell the County what amenities and features you would like to see included in this park. Click below for a link to the survey, which will close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23rd. https://bit.ly/3tRdFwA  Below is an important update from Nassau County Emergency Management related to the State’s new COVID-19 Vaccination system:
Waitlist UPDATE: Our team is aware of, and continuously monitoring, the State of Florida's new ShareCare COVID Vaccine Registration and Scheduling system that was announced late 01/29/21. Although we are looking forward to the state system being a success, there are indications that it continues to have difficulties that might cause delays and scheduling problems for residents. Nassau residents in the groups currently targeted for vaccination in the Governor's Executive Order #20-315, should register for the OneNassau Vaccine Waitlist through www.OneNassau.com, even if they decide to register in the statewide system. The systems do not communicate with each other. Residents who have already registered for the OneNassau Vaccine Waitlist do not need to register again - multiple/duplicate entries are deleted. Until we are positive that there will be no issues with the new ShareCare system, scheduling for local first doses of CoViD-19 vaccine will continue to be completed through our OneNassau system. The nominations are officially in! The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards process is an opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Nassau County. Winners will be announced and contacted during the week of February 8th. For questions or more information, please email info@NassauCountyFLChamber.com or call (904) 261-3248. And the nominees are... LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Amelia Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine Baptist Medical Center Nassau First Port City Bank Hot Paws Pet Grooming, Hotel & Spa Liberty Landscape Supply Meridian Waste Millennium Physician Group Orange Park Mall Rayonier Summer House Realty MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Amelia Express Care Joe's 2nd Street Bistro Junior's Seafood Palm III Realty The Hurst Company, CPAs, P.A. Wicked BAO SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Amelia Island Adventures Amelia Island Kayak Excursions FASTSIGNS of Fernandina Beach Paisley Grace Makery SJ Brewing Company Surcheros Fresh Grill Villa Villekulla Toy Store BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Randy Bowman | Orange Park Mall Michael Brooks | First Port City Bank Mark Bullington | Amelia Island Kayak Excursions Durand Childers | First Port City Bank Neal & Marty Cochrane | Cochrane's Collision Center Kerri Foster | Amelia Island Adventures Jodi Henson | Small Business Development Center at UNF Gil Langley | Amelia Island TDC and CVB Octavio Martinez | Hot Paws Pet Grooming, Hotel & Spa Kelley McCarter | Keep Nassau Beautiful Tracy Nazzaro | Traders Hill Farm Tim Poynter | Café Karibo Jaret P. Rice | The Hurst Company, CPAs James Schaffer | Summer House Realty Jenny Schaffer | Summer House Realty Don Shaw | Cambridge South JoAnn Stewart | SJ Brewing Company YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Dr. James Antun | 8 Flags Chiropractic Bradley Bean | Rayonier Advanced Materials Heather Bennett | Paisley Grace Makery Aaron Bullington | Amelia Island Kayak Excursions Theresa Duncan | Villa Villekulla Toy Store Darrin Eakins | Nassau Pride Greg Franklin | Franklin Equipment Sales Martinique Lemke | Redbones Dog Bakery & Boutique Jacob Logsdon | Amelia Express Care Antoinette Richter | First Port City Bank Ricky Rochester | Meridian Waste CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Andrea Aroyo | Amelia Express Care Pam Austin | First Federal Bank Kathryn Bell | Millennium Physician Group Kellie Boston | Boston Photography Nik Bremer | Amelia Island Bait & Tackle Aaron Bullington | Amelia Island Kayak Excursions Amber Bullington | Amelia Island Kayak Excursions Rachel Clark | Traders Hill Farm Linda Crow | Crow Jewelers Kim Ferman and Kelly Redlinski | Advanced Muscle Therapy Dearsha Johnson | Story & Song Bookstore Bistro Michelle Myers | Mint Magazine Noelle Najimy | Hartke & Najimy Accounting Services Olivia Harris | Whataburger Amy Petroy | The Patio Place Ricky Robbins | Amelia Island Coffee Emiko Rocha | First Federal Bank Jenny Schaffer | Summer House Realty Tambre Webb | FASTSIGNS of Fernandina Beach Nathalie Wu | Wicked BAO NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR Barnabas Center Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Fernandina Beach Main Street Fernandina Beach Pride Keep Nassau Beautiful Micah's Place Nassau County School System Nassau Humane Society Nassau Pride Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Take Stock in Children of Nassau County Trinity Love Hoblit Foundation  The West Nassau Historical Society has selected Saturday, April 17, for their signature fundraising Railroad Day Festival. The all-volunteer nonprofit’s 16th annual celebration is an all-day event held in and around the historic 1881 Callahan Train Depot and adjoining 1856 Florida Railroad bed. This year’s event will include a commemoration of Florida's 200th anniversary of becoming a US territory. Other photos and maps of interest will be on display inside the museum of local history section of the 140-year old wooden train station.
The arts/crafts vendors and food vendors are open from 9 AM to 4 PM and the kids’ area will include Joel Pace hands-on music zoo and Hobo scavenger hunt. Local live entertainment will perform on the main depot stage from 9 AM to 4 PM. Callahan Cruisers will host a classic car show at Cochrane's Collision Center next door to the depot Various citizens and sponsors will be honored and car show and contest winners announced during the festivities. Antique engines, tractors, and scaled trains will be exhibited outside the depot while model train layouts will be on display inside the Depot Annex. This is an outdoor event so please bring your lawn chairs. COVID-19 guidelines that are in place during April will be followed. The West Nassau Historical Society is an all-volunteer non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the preservation of Nassau County’s rich and diverse history and entrusted with the upkeep of the historic Callahan Train Depot. Donations to the 501c3 organization are tax deductible in accordance to current IRS rules. Sponsors and volunteers are needed to help make this year’s festival a success. For additional information on the 2021 Railroad Day Festival visit www.wnhsfl.org or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, vendor, sponsor, member, or donor call festival co-chairs John Hendricks or Emily Baumgartner at 904-879-3406.  December 2, 2020 (Nassau County, FL) The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners recently partnered with the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce to use a portion of the funds from the CARES Act for the distribution of sanitizing supplies to the local business community.
Due to the overwhelming response and need within the business community, more sanitizing supplies are available. Each business will be provided supplies based on the number of employees and materials will be available until all supplies have been distributed. Businesses must bring a copy of either their utility bill or Florida Division of Corporations 2020 registration to receive free supplies. The provided document must show the name of the business and a Nassau County address. Nassau County businesses that previously received supplies may participate again. Cases of supplies will be available at the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce on the following date: Monday, December 14, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nassau County Chamber of Commerce 961687 Gateway Blvd., Suite 101-G Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Supply distribution is available for every Nassau County business, while supplies last. For more information about this program, please contact the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce at (904) 261-3248 or info@NassauCountyFLChamber.com.  The West Nassau Historical Society is actively seeking artists and high school students from Nassau County to participate in their 9th annual Nassau Art at the Callahan Depot (NACD) art show. The judged event is designed to showcase the many talented adult artists as well as middle and high school art students who reside in Nassau County, Florida. The exhibit will be held inside the historic Callahan Train Depot located at 45383 Dixie Avenue on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The quaint ambiance of the 139 year-old station and museum offers the perfect venue for county artists to display their works while giving the public a chance to check out many historic photos and artifacts on display inside the depot.
During this COVID pandemic several aspects of the county-wide art show has been limited or moved to an exterior location. To keep all artists, visitors and volunteers safe several preventative measures such as temperature checks and social distancing will be followed. Artists will be restricted to only 2 judged art works and any who bring more of their art works to sell will be given an area outdoors on the depot platform. With the unpredictability of the virus and the weather, other aspects of the art show could change without notice. The all-volunteer nonprofit organization hopes all Nassau County artists will visit their web site www.wnhsfl.org for entry applications and art show information. Deadline for entering is noon on Friday, January 15. The group also encourages Nassau County middle and high school students to contact the Historical Society or their art teacher for an student entry form. Prizes will be awarded to the adult artists with the best art work in three categories: painting, photography, and 3-D art. The public attending the NACD event will also be given a chance to vote for their favorite art work with that artist receiving a People’s Choice award. Another judged category will cover artwork from high school students who attend school or study at home in Nassau County. Gift cards and other prizes will be awarded to the top winners of each category. The NACD art show is open to the public from 10 AM to 2:30 PM, with a one hour break from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM to allow for the art entries to be judged. During this intermission members of the Historical Society will serve a luncheon for the artists, students and sponsors inside the iconic 1881 train station annex. The Callahan Train Depot will then reopen to the public at 1:30 PM with refreshments and the awards ceremony. Admission to the 9th edition of the NACD art show is free but donations are always appreciated. The West Nassau Historical Society is a registered 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting Nassau County’s history and culture and is entrusted with the upkeep of the historic late Victorian-style Callahan Train Depot. They are also active in and receive support from Arts and Culture Nassau, a county-wide organization dedicated to promoting the arts and culture in Nassau County. To become a sponsor or for more details on entering the show or becoming a volunteer visit our web site www.wnhsfl.org, call 904-879-3406, or like us on Facebook. The Historical Society is always looking for new members and volunteers to help us promote our county’s rich and diverse history and to put on historical and cultural events such as this. The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners recently designated a portion of the funds from the CARES Act to be used for the distribution of sanitizing supplies to local businesses and reimbursement funds for disinfectant foggers. Sanitizing supplies will be available to all local businesses free of charge on a first-come-first-serve basis. “Providing these programs for the Nassau County business community is critical to the ongoing efforts to assist our citizens, community partners, and businesses recover in these unprecedented times. We are extremely appreciative to the Chamber Board of Directors for the opportunity to partner and execute this program.” Taco Pope, County Manager.
Various distribution dates and locations have been established, making it easier for all businesses throughout Nassau County to access difficult to acquire sanitizing supplies. Each business will be provided supplies based on the number of employees and materials will be available until all supplies have been distributed. Businesses must bring a copy of either their utility bill or Florida Division of Corporations 2020 registration to receive free supplies. The provided document must show the name of the business and a Nassau County address. Free supplies are available to Nassau County businesses one time only. Businesses that received supplies during our first event in Fernandina Beach will be unable to attend again in Yulee or Callahan. Supplies will be distributed on the following dates and locations: Monday, November 9, 2020 from 9:00-11:00 A.M. The Journey Church parking lot 95707 Amelia Concourse Yulee, FL 32097 Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 9:00-11:00 A.M. West Nassau Historical Society parking lot 45383 Dixie Avenue Callahan, FL 32011 Businesses may participate in the reimbursement program by submitting a receipt for a disinfectant fogger. The deadline to submit your receipt is November 10, 2020. For more information and restrictions, please contact the Chamber of Commerce. According to Regina Duncan, President of the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, “This program, coupled with the recent distribution of small business grants, will play a significant role in the recovery of our business community. We are pleased to partner with Nassau County to aid the entire business community.” Supply distribution is available for every Nassau County business. For more information about this program, please contact the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce at (904) 261-3248 or at info@NassauCountyFLChamber.com. As the major safety net organization for Nassau County residents in need, Barnabas Center is on the front line of helping residents in need during the COVID-19 crisis. Services offered to Nassau County residents with low to moderate incomes include food assistance, financial assistance and urgent medical and dental care.
Food Assistance: A short-term supply of food is provided that may include produce, dairy, meat and nonperishable items, depending on availability:
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Medical and Dental Care: We provide medical and dental care to adults who are uninsured and do not have a primary care doctor. Please contact us to discuss. For more information about our health services, visit www.barnabasnassau.org/get-help/health-services. For information about available assistance and eligibility, contact Barnabas at (904) 261-7000, visit www.BarnabasNassau.org, or follow our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/BarnabasNassau. For your safety and others during the pandemic, please call Barnabas for a telephone pre-screening for financial assistance, food stamp and/or Medicaid applications before visiting the office. |
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