1994 Winter Tide VIewsVolume 2 No. 1
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J. Dezmond Waters 111, City Commissioner
As I begin my fourth year on
the Atlantic Beach City Commission,
reflection lets me know just how lucky
I have been that my parents chose to
move our family to Atlantic Beach by
tpineering the Ocean Grove neigh -
hood when lots sold for $500 and
the development essentially went bust
because the developer could not move
the property and for twenty years those
lots sat on the market for $500. I sus-
pect that on a good day those lots now
sell for justunder $70,000. Times have
changed! In those days, before build-
out, soccer, surfing, hippies, and drugs,
kids pretty much entertained them-
selves exploring a vast expanse of
uninhabited beach, forest, dunes, and
scrub; sneaking into the Atlantic Beach
Hotel pool, and later, night foraying
on the Selva Marina golf course.
Kids have not changed, rather
the times have and the Beach has.
Since all of those changes have not
been good for a healthy youth, I have
become firmly wed to the concept of
parks as a focus for youth activities
and as a support for parents who want
to nurture their children well. We are
blest with creative, dedicated and well
educated parents and adults in this
community; and our parks, directed
Winter 1994
Atlantic Beach, A Great Place
to Call Home.
Dear Friends,
I have often thought how wonderful it would be to vacation at home. Yes, the
quintessential vacation would be to do nothing but read, relax, swim in a beautiful surf,
dine occasionally in an excellent restaurant, take long walks on the beach, relax some
more and just continue in this mode for about a month. And what better place than
Atlantic Beach, Florida, to have that perfect vacation. Not only does out little city
provide all of the above, but I would be guaranteed a perfect bed every night at no extra
cost, I wouldn't have to pack, and best of all, I wouldn't have to get in a car and drive
anywhere. Actually, our family attempted to vacation at home one year and as you
might guess, it was a disaster. No sooner had we found a great book and a perfect spot
for the hammock, when they began to appear .... all those things that needed to be done,
all those little chores that seem so easy to ignore every other day, were suddenly staring
us in the face. Instead of relaxing on the porch listening to the gentle breezes blow, we
were watching the tree limbs rub against the roof, surely causing damage which would
soon require costly maintenance. There was a time in my life, prior to marriage and
fatherhood, when I could shut the door on these nasty chores and walk to the beach for
an entire day of reading and sunning.
Now that I am mayor, this scenario has expanded to include not only my
personal domain, but the entire city of Atlantic Beach. I now go to the park, or to the
beach and although I still see the beauty, I also see the things that need to be done, the
broken playground equipment that needs repair or replacement, the sandspurs and ants
that need treating, the benches that are uncomfortable or beyond repair. The size of my
job has increased enormously.
My family has also increased enormously since mayorhood. I used to have only
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two children telling me what they want and then whining about
unfairness when my final decision did not satisfy them equally.
It is impossible to please two children at the same time all the
time. Equally impossible is to satisfy everyone in a diverse
group of people as we have living here in Atlantic Beach. And
so, as family needs sometimes take precedence over individual
needs, the needs of the city must sometimes take precedence
over the needs of individual citizens. There will.be times when
these needs mesh. Other times, some will be disappointed, even
angry.
0, I have found that the citizens who complain the least are
the citizens who are most involved in the community. They are
usually well informed about the workings of the city, they have
an ongoing dialogue with their representatives, they ask ques-
tions, and when something is important to them, they make sure
that they are involved in the process to make it happen. Al-
though they may not always agree with a final decision, they are
informed enough to understand both sides of the question. Also,
like myself, they have extended their personal domain to include
not just their house and yard, but their city as well.
These citizens understand the importance of commu-
nity, and the need to provide for community not only today but
into the future as well.
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provide for it and protect it and it will always be there for us, a
place we can call home. We are lucky here in Atlantic Beach,
because we have a small community whose government is
approachable and reasonable. We have a process of governing
that is open to the public and encourages new ideas. The public
forum, when utilized, guarantees no surprises. It is the respon-
sibility of the citizen to use and participate in the public forum,
not merely to voice opposition at the end of the process, but to
offer ideas and suggestions at the beginning, and, if for nothing
else, to stay informed.
I challenge all of you to become informed citizens. Find
out what is going on in our city and don't rely on the newspapers
for your information. Most of our planning sessions and budget
workshops don't contain enough sensationalism to keep the
average reporter awake long enough to sufficiently write about
them, so most information never makes the press.
I hope we can all extend our personal domains to
include our city, and feel comfortable sharing the burden of
caring for and providing for our community. It is where we can
see changes take place, where our efforts can make a difference,
where our lives can truly benefit from being here. It's a great
place to call home.
Have a joyful holiday season!
Lyman Fletcher
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MAYOR
Lyman T. Fletcher
COMMISSIONERS
Steven Rosenbloom, Suzanne Shaughnessy,
J. Dezmond Waters III, Robert G. Weiss, Jr.
CITY ATTORNEY
Alan C. Jensen
CITY MANAGER
Kim D. Leinbach
CITY CLERK
Maureen King
BOARD MIENIBERS
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - John J. Venn,HeywoodDowling,
Jr., Kathleen Russell, Barbara Bonner, Edward Martin, Lou Etta
Waters, Theo K. Mitchelson (Meets 1st Tuesday every two months)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD - Ruth Gregg, Don
Wolfson, Mary Walker, Robert Frohwein, Mark McGowan, Patricia
Pillmore, Sharette Simpkins (Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month)
PENSION BOARD OF TRUSTEES - John C. Fletcher, Jr., Don Ford,
Richard White, Stuart K. Hicks, Jr.
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD - Rick Beaver, Thomas Frohne,
Mae Jones, Hope VanNortwick, Jim Pelkey (Meets 1st & 3rd Mon. of
each month)
RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD - Cynthia Corey, Barbara
Hopson, Edward Waters, Jane Tanner, Gary Santora, Patricia Goelz,
Beth Robertson (Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BOARD -Carson Merry Baillie, Betsy
Barrett, Barbara Benisch, Iva Larson Coplan, Alice Gartland, Kaye
Kaufmann, Fran Phelps, Gary Rhodes, Sarah G. See (Meets 3rd
Wednesday)
The City Commission meets in City Hall
at 7:15pm on the second and fourth Monday of
each month, except the month of December, when
the only meeting is held the second Monday.
Future meetings will, therefore, be held on De-
cember 12, 1994, and January 9 and 23, 1995. For
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J. Dezmond Waters III cont. from page I
by their efforts, have become the focal
point for many healthy family activities.
We still have a long way to go and there
are many other groups which need to be
served as well by our new, expanded and/
or improved facilities.
Atlantic'Beach has been good for
me because people still look out for one
another. Several years ago, I must have
looked as though I did not have enough to
do because my neighbor and Fletcher
High friend, Karen Read Wolfson, got
me elected to the board of North Duval
Beaches and then, unbeknownst to me,
saw that I was elected president. She, of
course, was right and my service with
NDBA blossomed into my involvement
with the City of Atlantic Beach which has
since led to my election to the City Com-
mission.
Having grown up here, my elec-
tion platform, Progress With Preserva-
tion, was more than just sloganeering; it
was belief nurtured both by my extensive
education and my love of Atlantic Beach
village life. "Friends looking after friends"
goes back a long way to when Amby and
Polly Rouke began suggesting to my
mother that Belmont Abbey College might
serve me well. While I was not especially
thrilled about being packed off to a mo-
nastic male college, I fell in love with the
mountains and the four seasons of North
Carolina where we now have a summer
home as have so many others from Atlan-
tic Beach.
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cation. Having taken my AB fdegree at
Belmont Abbey College in history and
philosophy, I pursued post graduate stud-
lesin Spanish and Latin American history
and culture at the Universities of Florida
and Guadalajara. I finally finished my
MAT in education and history at Jackson-
ville University. In those days my parents
suspected that I was a professional stu-
dent; but, off and on, I returned to teach-
ing, a career I had fallen in love with. My
parents were supportive, but I think they
would have much preferred an attorney.
After marriage to my wife, Janice,
I went back to FSU for doctoral studies in
Humanities and classical civilizations. I
was able to finish my studies in Florence,
Italy, where, in addition to art history, in
wife and I often traveled throughout much
of the classical and Renaissance and Ba-
roque and new -classical heartland of Eu-
rope. From Delphi to Aachen, Europe
was one serendipity after another. I often
say that my education began in earnest
when our flight landed in Pisa and ended
six months later when we flew back to the
US from Rome.
Imbued with an understanding of
the character and ambiance of so many
cities, sites and towns in Europe, I am
dedicated to preserving the "character" of
our Atlantic Beach. Fortunately my job is
made easier by the many residents, archi-
tects and builders who share that interest.
So many folks have upgraded theirhomes
while keeping the cedar/cypress shakes,
the roof lines, and the dimensions of the
old core city and the ocean front. Land-
scaping and trees are occurring every-
where. Having been dubbed one of the
"green twins" in the press during my
campaign, I am pleased at the greening
that has surrounded city hall, the water
plant, Atlantic Blvd. and, soon, Plaza,
which will be the City's fust large
greenscape project. Before being elected
to the City Commission, I had served as
chairman of the first Tree Conservation
Board and while we did not save every
tree, I believe we influenced many build-
ers and property owners who then went
on to save even more trees.
Atlantic Beach has been a won-
derful opportunity and continuing educa-
tion forme. Fortunately I have been guided
in service to the City by the example of
two really selfless mayors, Bill Gulliford
and Lyman Fletcher. Such service re-
cently led to my appointment to the Board
of the Northeast Chapter of the Florida
League of Cities. I truly want to thank the
people of Atlantic Beach for allowing me
to serve them at this time of intense growth
and development. I still see myself rather
more as a friend and neighbor than a
politician; and I hope my constituents
still do, too.
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"Take a stand! Friends don't let friends drive drunk" is
the theme for this December's national drunk and drugged
driving prevention month. The Atlantic Beach Police Depart-
ment joins a coalition of national organizations, including the
National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) in kicking
off the month.
A decade of combined efforts by NHTSA, media, law
enforcement, and other public and private organizations had
demonstrated that prevention works to reduce impaired driving.
In 1993,17,461 Americans died in crashes involving drivers and
pedestrians impaired by alcohol and other drugs. This is the
lowest figure in 30 years, but it is still unacceptable high.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department is taking part in
this nationwide effort to emphasize the consequences of im-
paired driving and "call to action" methods to significantly
reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes that claim thou-
sands of innocent lives each year.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department is adding a full-
time motorcycle/traffic officer effective Dec. 1, 1994. This
officer will be responsible for full-time traffic enforcement
duties including the identification and apprehension of drunk or
drugged drivers, speeding, traffic control violations, and bicycle
law violations. All patrol officers will be receiving updates and
encouragement in drunk driving enforcement for the month of
December.
For information of how you can support National 3D
Month, and for assistance in planning activities to promote
"Take a Stand! Friends don't let friends drive drunk" in your
community, contact Lt. James Christman or Chief David Th-
ompson at 249-5606.
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For its holiday offering, ABET
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Christmas gift is being offered on December 1, 2, and 3, with
matinees for children and their families.
Coming up on the ambitious schedule are My Last
Confession, a play by Doug Delaney, the playwright of last
season's The Last Ten Miles of Avery J. Coping. This will open
on January 20, with a preview on January 19. The popular
Coffee House will continue with An Evening of Poetry III
previewing on March 9. This will be followed by the season
final Everyone Loves Opal, a family favorite.
Reservations for any performance are always recom-
mended and can be made by calling 249-7177.
ABET continues its ongoing offering of drama work-
shops for all ages. Children and teen _workshops are under the
direction of Beth Robertson, 246-0480: Carson Merry Bailllie,
249-7177, conducts the adult and senior workshops.
For those of you who have not had the opportunity to
visit the Adele Grage Community Center lately, you'll be
pleased with the renovations which have taken place over the
past few months. The "thrust stage," with audience seating on
three sides in tiers, allows for good viewing from anywhere in
the house. The original pine "tongue -in -groove" ceiling and
walls are restored and the risers are retractable which allow for
any other type event or function to take place in the front of the
building with increased seating. A very special thanks to Pete
Dowling, Renovation Project Manager, who has given unself-
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There is excitement at Fleet Landing and rightly so.
The independent community reached a major milestone on
November 4th ... 95% occupancy. And, construction has begun
on the new assisted living residence. This is equally exciting
news for the. whole Atlantic Beach community since The
Health Center at Fleet Landing offers both assisted living and
skilled nursing care to the private sector as well as to the
residents of th retirement community.
The current assisted living wing of The Health Center
has 26 private rooms and there are 42 skilled nursing beds. The
new assisted living residence will have 60 private rooms and
there will be three floor plans from which to select. The skilled
nursing beds will increase to 80 and there will be a dedicated
Alzheimer's wing.
Fleet Landing enjoys the reputation of being the pre-
mier continuing care retirement community in the country. To
have the services of The Health Center which has a superior
rating from the State of Florida Agency for Health Care
Administration available here at the Beach is special. Many
Atlantic Beach residents are familiar with the extraordinary
care that is extended to those who have received either long-
term or short-term care at Fleet Landing.
We will keep you posted as construction progresses at
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truction is the general contractor
of this phase of construction. Due to
weather and a broken drain pipe, we
are a bit behind schedule, but the first
of the year should bring some delight-
ful changes to our most visible beach
The old Atlantic Blvd. paving
bricks were removed and are stockpiled for reuse in the pro-
posed new round -about and promenade to the beach. The Town
Center Agency is reserving 100 of these historical bricks for
engraving. They will be placed in the walkway rimming the
round -about at the approach to the access. The donation for
each engraved historical brick is $ 100. If you are interested in
reserving one of these bricks for the current phase of construc-
tion, please call Joanna Fletcher at 246-3768 for an applica-
tion. All donations are tax deductible.
There has been a lot of curiosity about what will go in
the center of the round -about in Town Center Park. The Town
Center Agency would like to see a magnificent work of art
"race the Center of this gnac'P, aq the, frv-PI r+, va4 nF 41,P na•an and
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gateway to the Atlantic Ocean. We plan to sponsor a design
competition in the spring which hopefully will attract some of
the best artists and designers in the region. We will have more
details later so stay tuned for more information in the following
issues of Tide Views.
Town Center Phase II, which will run from Ocean
Blvd. to Al A, is in the preliminary design phase at this time. We
continue to work on additional funding for this second phase,
which includes the possibility of a grant. Bricks are still
available for this second phase and are still $25 per brick.
Applications are available at Biomax, Sun Dog, and Shorelines
in the Town Center Area, or at the Beaches Chamber of
Commerce.
New officers of the Town Center Board of Directors
are Chairperson, Joanna Fletcher; Vice -Chairperson, Michael
Dunlap; Treasurer, Terri Chandler; and Secretary, Lesley Fisher.
Other n ;vv i ic, dbi ks of di<, bodid are Jol-at Bishop and Stuart
Fore of Atlantic Beach, Richard Moore of Neptune Beach, and
Brenda Porter of Jacksonville Beach.
If you are interested in the Town Center Project and
would like to volunteer in some capacity, please call Joanna
Fletcher at 246-3768.
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This holiday season, the Committee is sponsoring its
first annual Luminary night which is hoped to become an annual
tradition for our community. The use of lumi-
naries is a long-standing custom in
many parts of the world and you've ,f'=,y:��tiA,,
probably seen areas or neighbor -l, -
hoods which use them profusely—
in Jacksonville, the Riverside-
Avondale section is a perfect and
beautiful example. Sunday, De- r,=
cember 18 and/or Christmas Eve,
December 24, have been chosen
as "Light Nights" for display of
the luminaries. '
To make it convenient for you
to participate, Committee members will be selling
kits, at cost, on Saturday, December 10 at the pavilion in Jack
Russell Park, beginning at loam. Drop by and pick up your
supplies and avoid the crowds in the stores. The kits will contain
the candles, bags, etc. so it will be a simple matter for you to join
in the "Light Night" celebration. Encourage your neighbors and
friends to do likewise. It's a beautiful and easy way of welcom-
ing in the holidays in a traditional manner.
As a reminder, it's not too late to purchase one of the last
of the supply of vanity license tags (Atlantic Beach—A Great
Place to Grow). They are available at City Hall or the Commu-
nity Center. Proceeds are used for Committee plantings and
landscaping on City property. For $5 they are the perfect answer
as a holiday gift for the person who has "everything"!
The Committee has decided not to hold its regular
December meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 14.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 11, 1995, in
the Conference Room of City Hall, beginning at 7:30pm.
Consider making a New dear's resolution to attend these
meetings on a regular basis. All you need is a desire to enhance
the appearance of our City. New members are always welcome.
Finally, speaking for the entire Beautification Commit-
tee membership and for its coordinator, have a most happy,
beautiful, and rewarding holiday season and year to come.
The winter heating season is just around the corner and
now is the time to get your heater ready.
Heat pumps should be checked for clean return air
filters (filter should be cleaned or changed monthly) and all
outside equipment should be cleaned and cleared of leaves and
other debris.
Fuel oil and gas heaters should be checked by fuel oil or
gas company technicians to assure systems are functioning
efficiently. Most companies will check the systems when they
fill your tank.
Space heaters should be cleaned thoroughly and rusted
or corroded units repaired or replaced.
Fireplaces should be checked for build-up of debris and
residue in the chimney. Chimneys should be cleaned of residue
to prevent afterburn and chimney fires. Do not bum charcoal or
pressure treated lumber in a fireplace or wood burning stove.
Any repairs or replacement of heating, ventilation, or
air-conditioning equipment should be pet -formed by a licensed
technician. Permits are required. All work permitted should be
inspected by the Building Department.
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PARKS & RECREATION
The Beaches tradition of kicking off
the holiday season with a tree fight-
ing and festivities in Atlantic
Beach's Russell Park continues
on December 6 from 6p.m. to
8:30 p.m. (Rain Date: Satur-
day, Dec. 10.) "The Atlantic
Beach Holiday Tree Lighting
Celebration" will feature mu-
sic and entertainment, including: Maiden
Heaven," an all female a cappella group,
choruses from Mayport and Atlantic
Beach elementary schools, the New
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Chorus, Fletcher Senior High School
Band and Santa's arrival aboard a big red
fire truck. Publix Super Markets will be
roviding free drinks, cookies and other
refreshments. The Exchange Club
will be preparing and serving dinner
foods on site for a reasonable cost to
benefit the club's child abuse pre-
vention programs. The event is
free and opened to the public.
The celebration continues two
days later, on December 8, when the
Donner Community Center will hold its
Christmas Celebration from 6 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. There will be free refresh-
ments, entertainment, the arrival of Santa
and a tree lighting. In the event of rain,
festivities will move indoors.
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Elementary School
Your neighborhood school con-
tinues to make strides in both technology
and the arts. The approval of expenditures
of over $17,000 for technology incentives
will provide Atlantic Beach Elementary
with at least $12,000 in computer hard-
ware and software. An additional grant
for more technology money was applied
for by one of the Atlantic Beach teachers,
which will provide the school with even
more computer equipment. Teachers re-
ceived training in computers last year and
continue to upgrade their skills on a regu-
lar basis.
Thanks to the success of the first
annual ABES golf tournament, held last
spring at Selva Marina, as well as the
generous donation of one of our dear
Atlantic Beach residents, the school is
endowed with $10,000 which will go to-
ward education and enlightening students
in the cultural arts. Plans are under way to
schedule programs and workshops high-
lighting various aspects of the arts through-
out the year. The Blackboard Gallery,
located at the entrance of the school me-
dia center, is currently showing the art
work of Mrs. Alice Gartland, who lives in
Atlantic Beach and has an art column in
the Beaches Leader.
Everyone came out for the Barn-
yard Bash, as evidenced by the number of
familiar faces sighted at this year's fall
festival held on Saturday, Nov. 5. This
annual fund-raiser, sponsored by the PTA
and co-chaired this yearby Carolyn Woods
and Patricia Goelz, took on a different
look as it was held in front of the school.
The idea was to make it more of a commu-
nity event and it surely succeeded. There
were hay rides, pony rides and a petting
zoo, complete with baby pigs and even a
llama. Game booths were decorated and
run by each classroom. A spaghetti dinner
was held in the cafeteria as well as a
country store and silent auction. Many
thanks to all the parents, teachers and
members of the community who helped
to make this a successful event.
Be on the lookout for ABES sec-
ond graders at the annual Christmas Tree
lighting. They will be singing some fes-
tive holiday songs for the community
during this annual event. Also, on Thurs-
day evening, Dec. 15, at 7pm, the commu-
nity is invited to attend a holiday program
in the school auditorium. The fifth grad-
ers and kindergarten classes will be star-
ring in this festive performance which
should send our holiday spirits soaring!
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.5r/V 11311th Street - Neptune Beach
246.1330
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Atlantic Beach
Elementary School
Your neighborhood school con-
tinues to make strides in both technology
and the arts. The approval of expenditures
of over $17,000 for technology incentives
will provide Atlantic Beach Elementary
with at least $12,000 in computer hard-
ware and software. An additional grant
for more technology money was applied
for by one of the Atlantic Beach teachers,
which will provide the school with even
more computer equipment. Teachers re-
ceived training in computers last year and
continue to upgrade their skills on a regu-
lar basis.
Thanks to the success of the first
annual ABES golf tournament, held last
spring at Selva Marina, as well as the
generous donation of one of our dear
Atlantic Beach residents, the school is
endowed with $10,000 which will go to-
ward education and enlightening students
in the cultural arts. Plans are under way to
schedule programs and workshops high-
lighting various aspects of the arts through-
out the year. The Blackboard Gallery,
located at the entrance of the school me-
dia center, is currently showing the art
work of Mrs. Alice Gartland, who lives in
Atlantic Beach and has an art column in
the Beaches Leader.
Everyone came out for the Barn-
yard Bash, as evidenced by the number of
familiar faces sighted at this year's fall
festival held on Saturday, Nov. 5. This
annual fund-raiser, sponsored by the PTA
and co-chaired this yearby Carolyn Woods
and Patricia Goelz, took on a different
look as it was held in front of the school.
The idea was to make it more of a commu-
nity event and it surely succeeded. There
were hay rides, pony rides and a petting
zoo, complete with baby pigs and even a
llama. Game booths were decorated and
run by each classroom. A spaghetti dinner
was held in the cafeteria as well as a
country store and silent auction. Many
thanks to all the parents, teachers and
members of the community who helped
to make this a successful event.
Be on the lookout for ABES sec-
ond graders at the annual Christmas Tree
lighting. They will be singing some fes-
tive holiday songs for the community
during this annual event. Also, on Thurs-
day evening, Dec. 15, at 7pm, the commu-
nity is invited to attend a holiday program
in the school auditorium. The fifth grad-
ers and kindergarten classes will be star-
ring in this festive performance which
should send our holiday spirits soaring!
Don't miss it!
It is easy to see that, relatively speaking, environmental
codes are still in their youth. Zoning and land use laws have
probably been in use longer than most of the other categories
which we are involved with, but most of those regulations
addressed problems associated with the erection of new struc-
tures and could be tied in with the building code enforcement
process.
More recently, the need for the regulation of the condi-
tions of existing buildings, phenomenal growth, animals, noise,
odors, and pollution has been recognized. The recognition of
need, of course, always comes long before willingness to
implement an effective remedy.
As we move now through the 1990s, the value of code
enforcement in all of those areas is being realized. Communities
are seeking to find the best laws and methods, and the best
qualified people to oversee those activities. Unfortunately, yet
understandable, national standards like the codes which govern
new construction do not exist. Until very recently most local
governments tried and discarded new methods of enforcing
their rapidly developing ordinances with untrained or poorly
equipped personnel.
Recent legislation in Florida, and other states as well,
recognizes the greater need for code enforcement in these
broader areas and provides some tools which can be effectively
utilized.
Recognition of these growing problems also has dem-
onstrated the need for the establishment of some training stan-
dards, not just in Florida but nationwide, and has resulted in the
formation of professional organizations whose membership is
made up, primarily, of code enforcement officials. The Ameri-
can Association of Code Enforcement (A.A.C.E.) is one such
organization which considers these issues at the national level.
Several state organizations are very active and boast
large memberships, notable Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. The
Florida Association of Code Enforcement (F.A.C.E.), incorpo-
rated in June of 1989, claims possibly the largest and most active
membership of all states whose sole focus is code enforcement
other than building codes. Probably the first organization of its
kind to do so, F.A.C.E. offers certification, through standard-
ized training at various levels, to its members. Undoubtedly this
certification will be recognized statewide as a qualification for
employment and advancement in the field of code enforcement.
F.A.C.E. recognizes the considerable experience of its
members and, in addition to the development of an acceptable
training and education program, will provide a communication
network for the exchange of information as well as support for
the professionals in theses new areas of code enforcement.
History of Housing and Zoning Codes
Our knowledge of housing codes begins during the
Colonial period when, as settlement of the colonies spread, it
was discovered that certain conditions were not conducive to the
general health and safety of the people. Thatched roofs pen-
etrated by chimneys on houses were banned when sparks burned
several of the buildings to the ground. Sanitation measures
relative to the location of outhouses were implemented to inhibit
the spread of disease.
New York City in the late 19th century enacted special
requirements to regulate certain aspects of tenement housing as
it was besieged by European immigrants.
Housing codes have been further refined through the
years and are now enforced in many areas of this country. They
establish minimum standards for health, safety, and welfare and
are most effectively used to prevent the creation of substandard
dwellings and slums.
Some minimum standards codes have been expanded to
encompass appearance standards and preserve and uphold prop-
erty values.
Zoning codes insure that land uses are compatibly
located for the health, safety, and welfare of the community,
governing the use of public and private property.
Early zoning laws, again in the colonies, sought to
prohibit certain types of development near population centers.
The objectives of zoning ordinances are to: regulate
height, bulk, and area of structures; avoid undue levels of noise,
vibration, glare, air pollution, and odor by designating zoning
districts; lessen street congestion through off-street parking and
off-street loading requirements; facilitate adequate provisions
of water, sewerage, schools, parks, and playgrounds; and to
conserve and stabilize property values.
Zoning laws usually provide for non -conforming uses
and vatiances.-4
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Donner Neighborhood Revitalization
The city of Atlantic Beach is about to start another year
of housing rehabilitation and neighborhoodimprovementthrough
our 1994/1995 Community Development Block Grant Pro-
gram. This is the fourth year that the City has operated this
program under a comprehensive Revitalization Plan prepared in
cooperation with the residents in the targeted area. The area is
north of Levy Road and Donner Road, south of Church Road,
west of the Public Works yard and east of Main Street. The funds
are provided by the City of Jacksonville's Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development from money received from Federal
HUD.
The City's program is intended to bring owner occupied
residences up to minimum health and safety standards and to
support the improvement of the general living conditions in the
Donner Neighborhood target area. The program has been quite
successful ,and has contributed to a noticeable improvement in
the overall appearance of the neighborhood as well as to the
individual homes which have been worked on. To date we have
completed twenty rehabilitations.
The program also includes some park and infrastructure
improvements and direct assistance to the Donner Community
Development Corporation, a nonprofit neighborhood organiza-
tion.
In the past several years we have built a restroom,
cleared overgrown lots and demolished unsafe buildings as part
of the holistic approach to revitalization adopted by the city.
If you are in the target area and are in need of assistance
in the rehabilitation of your home, or if you know someone who
needs assistance, please contact City Hall and ask for the
CommuniLy Development Department. 014
On November 3rd, the 2nd annual "Cel-
ebrate Housing" dinner was held at Selva
Marina Country Club. This dinner benefits
Beaches Habitat. The dinner honors those
i rky, I, businesses, corporations and individuals who
have supported Beaches Habitat. The guest
speaker for the evening was Dan Edwards,
Executive Director of Communications for the Jacksonville Jag-
uars. If you would like to help support Beaches Habitat call the
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We are continuing to replace old water meters through-
out the City with new, encoded water meters. These new meters
increase efficiency and reduce errors by allowing meter readers
to touch the meter with a "wand" and receive an accurate
reading. By improving the accuracy of our meter reading and
billing, we are able to properly account for all water used and
help avoid raising utility rates.
Slight Increase
In Utility Rates
In 1991, in order to better serve our utility customers
and to meet federal man-
dates, the City Commission
appointed a citizens water
and sewer study committee
to review the city's long-
range water and sewer
needs. As a result^ of the
efforts of the citizens com-
mittee, a Eve -year utility
plan was developed. In or-
der to fund the ne&essary
improvements, in Novem-
ber, 1992, the City Com-
mission adopted Ordinance
No. 80-92-51 which estab-
fished a five-yearutility rate
schedule. January 1, 1995,
will mark the beginning of
capacity at each plant, as required by the Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection. We anticipate construction will begin in
early 1995 at each plant.
Solid se
We have used recycling grant moneys to purchase
approximately 400 compost "Earth Machines." Residents who
requested the composting machines are urged to pick theirs up
at the City Public Works Yard on Sandpiper Lane, between the
hours of gam and 4pm, before the supply runs out. The machines
come with a booklet titled Backyard Composting which has
very clear instructions for recycling yard clippings.
With the holiday season approaching, we remind resi-
Atlantic Beach
Customers
Old Rate New Rate
$4.78
1.26
9.66
2.89
$35.28
Copies of Ordinance No. 80-92-51 and the five-year rate scedule are
available in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 800 Seminole Road.
the third year of that five-
year plan and you will see a slight adjustment in your utility bill.
A comparison of the old and new rates is listed above for your
information.
We have completed the design for the expansion of the
Atlantic Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant at 1100 Sandpiper
Lane and the Buccaneer Water Treatment Plant at 902 Assisi
Lane. These expansions will provide for necessary reserve
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dents that there are no
scheduled pickups for
Thanksgiving and Christ-
mas Day. We also would
like to remind you to please
place your Christmas tree
out on your schedul ed yard
trash day for pick up.
As a reminder: Yard
trash and garbage should
be nlaet-.d t nrlhcidP nn later
than 6am on your sched-
uled day.
I On December 7,1994,
the Public Works Depart-
ment will face the retirement of Mr. Claudie Hogans, a fixture
in the City of Atlantic Beach since 1956. Mr. Hogan is well-
known to everyone in the community for his knowledge of the
streets, drainage, and sanitation, as well as for handling almost
any minor inconvenience a resident might have. He is easily
recognized by his white shirt with his radio on his left shoulder
and can sometimes be seen smoking a cigar. We are hoping
Claudie will enjoy his retirement and will remain close by, so we
can call him occasionally for his knowledge and expertise on
City operations. We will sorely miss Claudie and will retire his
well-known number "43" from the airways!
Neptune Beach Office • Eve. 241-0571
Jan Shields
ART
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214 Charlotte Street
St. Augustine 904 824-0251
Open Daily Until 4pm
ACCOUNTING
David K. Hatten
Tax Preparation & Accounting
Service
599 Atlantic Blvd, Suite 1
Atlantic Beach 249-5997
BEAUTY SALONS
L.A. Rose
Hair & Nail Designs
991 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 249-4140
BOOKSTORES
Tappin Book Mine
"The Oldest Continuously Operated
Book Store in the Beaches Communities"
705 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-1388
CAFES
Heaven on Earth
"A Neighborhood Gathering Place"
363-14 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 249-6242
Mezza Luna/Vagabondo
Italian Restaurant & Club
110 First Street
Neptune Beach 249-5573
CAR CARE
Mayport Motor Parts, Inc.
2825 Mayport Road
Atlantic Beach
Parts 246-4805 Service 246-7131
CHOCOLATES
Peterbrooke Chocolatter
Shoppes of Northshore
363 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-0277
DENTISTS
John M. Della Porta, D.M.D., P.A.
"Gentle Dentistry"
469 Atlantic Blvd. #5
Atlantic Beach 246-2222
FIREWOOD
Webers Tree Service
820 West 14th St.
Atlantic Beach 241-4895
GIFT SHOPS
The Crabapple Tree
40 Ocean Blvd,
Atlantic Beach 249-5182
The Wine Club
645 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-6450
HEALTH FOOD STORE
Bio -Max
Health Food & Groceries
299-1 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-1634
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Shoppes of Northshore
363-6 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 270-2648
MORTGAGE COMPANIES
Harrell Mortgage, Inc.
Brinkley Harrell
Mark Muchowicz
325 3rd Ave, North
Jacksonville Beach 249-5000
PIPE/TOBACCO
The Wharf
973 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-8616
PLUMBERS
Larry Teague & Sons
Plumbing, Inc.
Beaches Repair & Repipe Specialist
Atlantic Beach 249-7100
PRINTING & COPYING
PREMIER
PRINTING Inc.
27 Seminole Rd. 246-7552
Quality Business Printing & High
Speed Copying
RENTAL EQUIPMENT
Tucker Equipment Rental
& Sales
113 11th Street
Neptune Beach 246-1330
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
Fleet Landing
One Fleet Landing Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-9900
REALTY COMPANY
Remax At The Beach
Peter & Joan Sapia
900 Third Street
Neptune Beach 246-1200
Remax At The Beach
Annette Page
900 Third Street
Office 246-1200 Home 247-7623
Watson Realty
Jan Shields
1117 Atlantic Blvd.
Neptune Beach 249-3804
TAX SERVICE
Triple Check
North Beach Plaza
1524 N. 3rd St.
Jax Beach 241-2533
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MORTGAGE COMPANIES
Harrell Mortgage, Inc.
Brinkley Harrell
Mark Muchowicz
325 3rd Ave, North
Jacksonville Beach 249-5000
PIPE/TOBACCO
The Wharf
973 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-8616
PLUMBERS
Larry Teague & Sons
Plumbing, Inc.
Beaches Repair & Repipe Specialist
Atlantic Beach 249-7100
PRINTING & COPYING
PREMIER
PRINTING Inc.
27 Seminole Rd. 246-7552
Quality Business Printing & High
Speed Copying
RENTAL EQUIPMENT
Tucker Equipment Rental
& Sales
113 11th Street
Neptune Beach 246-1330
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
Fleet Landing
One Fleet Landing Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-9900
REALTY COMPANY
Remax At The Beach
Peter & Joan Sapia
900 Third Street
Neptune Beach 246-1200
Remax At The Beach
Annette Page
900 Third Street
Office 246-1200 Home 247-7623
Watson Realty
Jan Shields
1117 Atlantic Blvd.
Neptune Beach 249-3804
TAX SERVICE
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FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS
Atlantic Beach Elementary School
249-2794
Bus Schedule Information
356-5521
Councilman Dick Brown (Council District 3)
630-1386
Dial -A -Ride
246-1477
Driver's License Bureau (For Appt.)
241-3215
Fletcher Middle School
247-5929
Fletcher Sr. High School
247-5905
Mayport Middle School
241-2441
Public Library (Beaches Branch)
241-1141
Rep. Joe Arnall (State House District 19)
249-1990
Supervisor of Elections
630-1410
Tax Collector (Auto Tags)
246-7407
Tallahassee
488-0001
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Animal Control
246-1648
Building Department
247-5826
City Clerk
247-5810
City Hall (Central Switchboard)
247-5800
City Manager
247-5800
Finance Director
247-5800
Garbage & Trash Collection
247-5834
J.E.A. (Street Lights)
632-0300
Parks & Recreation Department
247-5828
Police & Fire Emergencies
911
Police & Fire Non -Emergencies
249-5606
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Property Appraisers Office
Appraisers
249-+U2y
630-2025
Public
247-5834
Purchasing
247-5818
Recycle Hotline
247-5834
Tax Collectors' Office
630-2000
Utility Billing/New Connections
247-5816
Water/Sewer Problems
247-5834
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