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Nassau County Office of Management and Budget Director Chris Lacambra presents an updated Fleet Replacement Program to discuss possible vehicle replacements and acquisitions with commissioners.

Nassau County Office of Management and Budget Director Chris Lacambra presents an updated Fleet Replacement Program to discuss possible vehicle replacements and acquisitions with commissioners.

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County vehicle purchases on horizon

Marissa Mahoney
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners reconvened Monday for a workshop to entertain the possibility of replacing portions of the county’s vehicular fleet in the upcoming fiscal year.
Nassau County School District

Nassau County School District

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School board approves bond referendum

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Citing the nationwide “alarming increase in the number of resignations and retirements,” the Nassau County School Board approved an additional millage tax to go before the Nassau County commissioners and then the voters in November.
Yulee High School senior Avery Gallagher braved his first school board meeting to tell the board how important Principal Roody Joinville is to the students.

Yulee High School senior Avery Gallagher braved his first school board meeting to tell the board how important Principal Roody Joinville is to the students.

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Parents, students angry about principal’s dismissal

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Yulee High School parents and students expressed their outrage at the nonrenewal of Principal Roody Joinville’s employment at the June 9 Nassau County School Board meeting, where the board also approved Joinville’s replacement.
City of Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach

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City wants county to contribute to sports facilities

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross began a discussion at the June 7 commission workshop regarding youth sports leagues that use city-owned facilities and how best to pay for those fields.
A recently passed appropriations bill provides $21 million toward conservation of North Atlantic right whales. The bill was signed in March by President Joe Biden.

A recently passed appropriations bill provides $21 million toward conservation of North Atlantic right whales. The bill was signed in March by President Joe Biden.

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Right whale conservation receives $16 million increase

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
North Atlantic right whale conservation is about to receive a $21 million boost. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., recently passed H.R. 2471, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, funding projects and salaries all across government agencies.
Volunteers Jan and Eric Linden walk Sadler Beach before the sun has risen, keeping an eye out for turtle tracks leading to a nest.

Volunteers Jan and Eric Linden walk Sadler Beach before the sun has risen, keeping an eye out for turtle tracks leading to a nest.

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MORNING WALK

Holly Dorman
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Civil twilight – that’s when the walkers start walking. Every morning before the sun rises, volunteers from the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch start along their assigned sections of the beach. They walk along the most recent high tide line, looking for turtle tracks in the sand.
A Jacksonville attorney is suing the Nassau County Clerk of Court's office because it won't accept checks as payment.

A Jacksonville attorney is suing the Nassau County Clerk of Court's office because it won't accept checks as payment.

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Attorney sues Nassau County Clerk of Court over payment policy

Marissa Mahoney
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Jacksonville-based attorney Christopher Wickersham Jr. is suing Nassau County Clerk of Court John Crawford after he was unable to make a payment with a check on his client’s behalf to the county office.
City of Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach

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Commissioners spar about code violation fines

Julia Roberts
Thursday, June 9, 2022
One Fernandina Beach City commissioner says he would consider abolishing the Code Enforcement Department in order to “slash regulations” and the mayor said whether the department should exist is “a valid question.
City of Fernandina Beach

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Garbage contract will go out to bid

Julia Roberts
Thursday, June 9, 2022
The city of Fernandina Beach will request bids for garbage and recycling services rather than enter into talks to extend its current contract with Waste Management. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Waste Management’s Greg Huntington gave a presentation about the company’s operations.