Townhome project on South Fourth facing opposition

This home on South Fourth Street sits on property that could become the site of a project to build 12 townhomes. The homes on the site, Historic District Chair Mike Spino said, were built by Italian immigrants who helped build the shrimping industry and should be preserved. People living in the neighborhood are opposing the project.

A property owner and a developer want to build townhomes on a property that is adjacent to the Historic District of Fernandina Beach, but neighbors are attempting to thwart those efforts before the ap…

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