02/1989 Atlantic Beach NewsAAttantic Beach News
Volume 1 -**1 Editor: Daren Moore February 198'
Welcome to the first edition of the
Atlantic Beach News. This newsletter
was a brainstorm from our department
heads and our City Manager in the
interest of the employees of Atlantic
Beach. If you would like to contribute
any news, please feel free to do so,
just contact Karen Moore at City Hall.
New Employees:
Diane Howard has replaced Maureen
King as Mr. Fellows Administrative
Assistant. Diane comes to us from the
University of North Florida. Welcome
Diane, we're glad to have you!!
Bill Searcy is our new employee at the
Buccaneer Plant. Bill makes his home
here in Atlantic Beach and can be seen
most weekends throwing his frisbee on
the beach. Welcome to Bill.
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Parks & Recreation News:
Recycling is the big topic at Russell Park
according to Rose Blanchard, if you need
more information about the way of the
future, call her at 241-7431. "We have
collected over $175.00 strictly for
paper, for the months of November and
December. None of these collection
containers cost us a cent, so it's all
clear profit!" proclaims Mrs.
Blanchard.
"AB", Parks & Recreation Foreman, is
happy to have CYNTHIA WEATHERS as
his assistant. They are a Great
Twosome. They have "discovered" some
very "interesting" items that indicate
some of our citizenry are partaking in
activities less than moral/legal. Hope
you'll keep us informed Rose on those
moral issuesH The City's DEMOLITION
CREW WAS ACTIVELY ( and I mean
activiel y) at work last geek. They
further demolished the restrooms
attached to the Concession Stand in
Russell Park. The termites, etc. had
done an excellent job at preparing the
building for the DEMO CREW. Those
vermin who occupied that building were
the HEALTHIES we've ever seen. "I would
have suggested a membership in WEIGHT
'CATCHERS AND/OR A SPA - if they had
lived long enough!" according to Rose.
Many thanks to the DEMOLITION CREW! for
their help. Rose would highly
recommend them to all!!!! Rose urges all
departments to join in the Recycling
Program the City is trying to foster.
A parting word from P & R to all:
MOST OF US CAN FORGIVE AND FORGET - WE
JUST DON'T WANT THE OTHER PERSON TO
FORGET THAT WE FORGAVE!! Thanks Rose
for all your help in this first edition.
Police Department:
Welcome back to Pam Cody, one of the
many fine dispatchers at the Police
Station. We sure did miss you, Pam.
Fire Department:
Chief Rew reports that Sam Bass, Mike
Salazar and Rick Murphy are
attending an E.M.T. training course out
at Mayport Naval Station. The course is
given by Florida Junior College. Chief
Rew also reports that Jay Smith is busy
at Fire Inspectors School. The course
will last 5 weeks afterwhich Jay will be
our new Fire Inspector. Congratulations
to all of our fireman for expanding their
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knowledge. From the "hiss Scarlett,
they know al of about birthin babies "
file, Chief Rew, Jim Hill, Sam Bass,
Tedd Smith, and Volunteers Phillip
Nadeau and Dennis Herrman
responded to a call January 9 at a home
on Seminole Road, where they delivered
a bouncing baby girl named Emily.
Baptist Medical Centers' Life Flight flew
out to take momma and baby to the
hospital. This reporter was on the scene
and noticed a smile the size of the State
of Florida on Chief Rews face as he and
his men came out of the home. Great job
guys.
Buccaneer Plant:
Congratulations to Harry McNally who
was elected Secretary/Treasurer of
Florida dater Pollution Control
Operators Association.
Finance Department:
We need to tip our hats to two fine girls
who prepare our paychecks every other
week. Carlene Matthews and Ellen
LaVake don't get enough credit for the
fine job they do for us. Thanks girls.
City Clerk Department:
I'd like to personally welcome Maureen
King, our new City Clerk, to this
department. Even though Maureen has
been with the City for a number of years,
she took over the vacancy made by Mrs.
Tucker's retirement in November. Of
course Mrs. Adelaide Tucker is still with
us in the capcity of City Commissioner,
however the candy supply has stopped in
our department. Sorry guys, you needed
to lose weight anyway!! We are really
excited about this newsletter coming out
of this office.
City Managers Department:
Mr. Fellows reports on the action of the
City Commission meeting 1/11/89:
- Tabled for further study a motion to
rescind a permit for a directional sign
for the Selva Linkside Subdivision;
- Acknowledge action by the Atlantic
Beach Police Department and the City
Manager in transferring a 1981
Chevrolet pickup truck to the Department
of Public Works of the Ctiy of Atlantic
Beach for $500;
- Ratified an emergency action by the
City Manager for the replacement of a
blower at the Buccaneer Taste Water
Treatment Plant in the amount of $3,038;
- Approved execution of a mutat aid
agreement for fire fighting between the
cities of Jacksonville Beach, Neptune
Beach and Atlantic Beach;
- Authorized Gee & Jenson Engineers
to proceed with adding design of water,
sewer, paving and drainage for
DeWeese, Coquina Place and Shell
Streets to the existing contract for the
Beach Avenue water and sewer
extensions;
- Authorized architects Clements,
Rumpel, Goodwin, D'Avi to proceed with
preliminary design for a new City Hall;
- Agreed with the appointment of
citizen members to the Mayor's
Beautification Committee.
Happy Birthday wishes to:
Joan LaVake - 218
Ell en LaVake - 2112
Clavin Blair - 2113
William Brown - 2117
Hillary Thompson - 2122
Terry Mincey - 2127
Melvin Lentz - 2127
Gerald Bussell - 2129
Atlantic Beach News February 1989 Pate 3
Letters to The Editor:
Bear Editor:
I have found that it is terribly
inconvenient for me to get up in the
morning to put my trash out by the curb.
And sometimes I accumulate trash
through the morning and afternoon hours
that I do not like to store overnight. I
find the existing pickup schedule
unacceptable, and I am starting a
petition.
To correct this problem, I recommend
that the City of Atlantic Beach implement
twice a day garbage service. This would
solve the problem for me.
If you do not like this idea, perhaps the
City would consider a call-in trash
pickup. A citizen could call "P -U Trash",
and a sanitation employee would be
dispatced to the house.
Signed: I.M. Spoiled
Dear I.M. Spoiled:
You"11 love it when we start recycling!
Signed: Editor
Dear Editor:
I was happy to see your newsletter
because I have been hoping to start a
local fan club for PTLM. David "Kato"
Catir. Please put this letter in the first
publication so that we can solicit
members.
Signed: Anthony Rogers, Robert Duffy,
J. J. Joiner
Note from Editor: Anyone wishing to join
the above signed citizens, contact Chief
David Thompson at the Atlantic Beach
Police Station at 249-5806!!
Rumor Control Column:
There is no truth to the rumor:
- The City Recreation Department has
been renamed the Atlantic Beach Solid
Waste/Recycling/Recreation/Flea Market
and Disco Department.
- The dune overwal ks were recently
painted with a camouflage/sand paint to
preserve the view of the oceanfront, and
twelve residents have complained that
they can no longer find them.
- The Atlantic Beach Police Department
is a subsidiary of Tandy Corporation.
- The Mayor declared the Friday before
the Superbowl as a regl igious holiday.
- Harry Royal and Karen Moore are
actually brother and sister.
- David Thompson and Hillary Thompson
are actually husband and wife.
- Due to complaints of excessive traffic
and inconvenience to the neighborhoods,
the City of Atlantic Beach will erect a
chainlike fence across Mayport Road.
- the City newsletter will be printing all
employee's birth years unless you send
in $50 in small, unmarked bills to the
Editor.
- The employee of the month feature
will include a color, nude fold -out , a
trip to Tahiti, and a pink Porsche.
- Employees of the sewer plant have
been seen taking only two pieces of
bread for lunch.
- Guards on the Sel va Marina Drive gate
of Fleet Landing project will be
authorized to utilize snit -tank weapons
to prevent the abuse of the exit by
rambunctious senior citizens.
- Harry Royal was the model behind the
idea of Howdy Doody.
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There is no Truth to the Rumor:
- Madame Lol a's Massage Parlor has
now been classified as a Community
Recreation Center and has been issued a
permit to place a directional sign at the
corner of 11 th Street and Seminole Road.
- The new Atlantic Beach City Hall will
be located near Regency Sgaure, the
projected center of the City for the year
1992.
- There are ongoing negotiations with
Barnum & Bailey for rental space in the
proposed new City Hall.
It is True That:
- Chief David Thompson wishes deep down
that he were an AUBURN FAN.
- Karen Moore was seen wearing a
Florida State shirt to work on January 9,
1989.
- In January, Beejay was dispatched to
attempt to locate a "REINDEER" on Main
Street in Atlantic Beach.
- Officer Cary Cobb detained a 13 year
old juvenile in possession of a fully
automatic Mac 11 Machine Gun.
- There have been no reported
emergencies or fatalities, though the
City Commission failed to restrict
lighting on the Beach to protect Sea
Turtle hatchl ings. However, we have
unconfirmed information that sandcrab
enthusiast are mounting a similar
campaign to prohibit "townies" from acts
that would lead to high anxiety levels in
local shellfish. The resulting headaches
have disrupted the reproductive cycles
of these animals.
Classified Ads:
For Sale: Royal Medallion 11 Electric,
heavy duty portable typewriter, Good
condition with case. $75.00 . See Beejay
#300.
Holiday this month:
President's Day 2/20
Commission meetings #his month:
February 13 & 27.
Another date to remember guys:
'dal entines Day 2/14
,lust a Footnote before I go:
I have enjoyed creating this first edition
of the Atlantic Beach News. Hopefully the
editions that follow will contain al of
more information and news. If you have
anything you would like to put in next
months newsletter (we do prefer clean
news) please have it to me by February
15th. Thanks, Karen Moore
Special Thanks to:
Rose B1 anchard
Chief David Thompson
Chief Wally Rew
Beejay Lester
Harry McNally
Richard Fellows
Georgia Horn
And now its Miller Time!!! See you next
month.
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