1994 Fall Tide ViewsVolume I No. 4 (J Fall 1994
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.ommissioner Rosenbloom starting a 'grass roofs"
ampaign for 1-2 billion votes worldwide!
Steve and Paula Rosenbloom
moved to Atlantic Beach in 1981. Their
children are Beverly, aged 10, and Stevie,
aged 8.
Steve is a Senior Vice President
of Merrill Lynch in the Ponte Vedra Beach
office and specializes in providing invest-
ment consulting services to pension plans
and endowment funds. He is the third
generation of his family to live in Jack-
sonville. Steve graduated from Robert E.
Lee High School and has a BA in Eco-
nomics from Mercer University.
Steve and Paula live in a home
built in 1926, which they have exten-
sively restored. They also collect modem
art and enjoy traveling. This past spring
they visited Thailand and Hong Kong.
Glad to be back home, Steve said, "You
can only eat noodles for so long. I had to
get back to some Ragtime shrimp."
Four years ago Steve organized
his neighbors to beautify the 14th Street
access to the beach. This was probably his
first foray into Atlantic Beach community
service. "Access beautification is some-
continued on page 4
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Dear Friends:
As I sit in my VW Camper with my wife and children, the rain drizzling away the final
day of our 5 -week vacation, I am rested, and content, the lust for traveling and adventure being
satiated for another year. My mind was never far from Atlantic Beach as we traveled from place
to place through the Great Lakes regions of the United States and Canada. Some towns left me
longing for home and the blessings of beauty and comfort we have there. Other towns were an
inspiration, encouraging us to linger as long as possible, snitching tidbits of cleverness and
beauty to bring home to Atlantic Beach. Traveling always refreshes the creative spirit while
simultaneously nourishing the appreciation of home.
We found that when driving through a city, the visual impact makes a marked
impression; the landscape and green space, well-maintained with flowers gives the feeling of
a well-run city with inhabitants who are proud to live there. We found that cities with an
abundance of well-maintained parks and public facilities were a pleasure to use and were most
appreciated. These aspects, as well as a sensitivity to the available natural resources in a city,
are the signs of vision, good management, pride and involved citizens. These cities did not
happen overnight. Generations have transferred the baton and build upon each other.
As Mayor, I have found that vision is the single most important factor to maintain. It
is also the most difficult to maintain. The pressures and demands for immediate decisions,
combined with selfish interests that go against the grain of the fabric of community, constantly
coalesce to blur the vision. Making decisions that not only affectus, but will also affect our grand
children and beyond, require a level of thinking beyond the here and now. Maintaining the vision
amidst false deadlines and in spite of selfish interests is a necessary and rewarding challenge.
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Good management requires keeping the vision while con-
stantly attending to the ongoing operation of the city. Government
must be responsive to the changing and evolving needs of a commu-
nity, yetmaintain direction. Priorities andplanning are prerequisites to
creating a sound and workable budget. Employees and public servants
alike, must cooperate with each other and share in the vision of the
community.
Pride evolves as a result of vision, good management, and
citizen involvement in the community. Pride is instilled by citizens and
encouraged and supported by government, and vice versa. You can't
have one without the other.
We are fortunate in Atlantic Beach to have a diverse citizen
population, with professions and talents that are equally diverse. We
arejoined in a common bond of love for the ocean and are blessed with
abundant natural resources; beautiful white sandy beaches sculpted by
deep blue and frothy surf, warm waters to enjoy swimming, boating,
fishing, and surfing, a temperate climate that enables us to enjoy the
outdoors, and rains to keep our landscape verdant and blooming. I
believe we all share the vision of enhancing and maintaining these
natural resources in a sensitive and artistic way.
A talented and resourceful citizen involvement has devel-
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Recreation Board has come up with exciting ideas for the use and
development of park land, the Beautification Committee has worked
hard to establish a visual pride of place, Town Center will soon begin
another phase of beautification at our most public beach access,
Parking and Traffic Committee has come up with clever and innova-
tive ways to calm traffic, the Tree Board had educated us to the
importance of canopy in our community, Solid Waste Committee has
initiated a successful recycling program, Water/sewer and Zoning
Committees along with the Code Enforcement and Community Devel-
opmentBoards have worked hard to ensure future needs are taken care
of and our property isprotected. We will soon be enjoying the activities
and reaping the rewards of the Cultural Arts Committee. To all these
talented and committed citizens who have vision, and follow through
with planning and direction, we as a city, are indebted. Their pride
instills our pride and encourages involvement in the community.
A city is likened to a work of art. Using its natural resources
as a medium, it can be sculpted into a sensitive and beautiful master-
piece that feels good to be around, or it can merely result as amorphous,
mass produced and contrived. This might be an easier, quicker and
more economical way to build a city, but it won't feel good to live in.
As the head sculptor of our community, I am looking forward
to creating a masterpiece; one in which we all feel good to live in and
around. And when some guy and his family from somewhere up north
comes driving through Atlantic Beach, Florida, in a VW Camper, he
will stop and linger awhile and say, "Now this is one great little city!"
Very truly yours, August 16, 1994
Lyman T. Fletcher Watoga State Park
Seebert, West Virginia
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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 MEMBERS
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - John J. Venn, Heywood Dowling, 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 - Joseph Garven, John C.
Fletcher, Jr., Don Ford, Richard White, Stuart K. Hicks, Jr.
HOSPITAL BOARD - Dorothy Kerber, Atlantic Beach Represenative
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD - Thomas Frohne, Mae Jones, Carolyn
Woods, Hope VanNortwick, Jim Pelkey (Meets 1st & Ad Monday of each
month)
RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD - Donald Fagan, Henry Batts, Carolyn
Wright, Cynthia Corey, 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)
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Progress on Waste Water Treatment
We have received final design plans for the expansion of the
Atlantic Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant at 1100 Sandpiper Lane.
As soon as we receive our construction permit from the Department of
Environmental Protection, we will solicit bids. Construction could
begin in late 1994.
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If you have a problem with your water meter, meter box,
valves, or service lines on the City side of the meter, please call the
Water Department at 247-5834 immediately.
It is against the law to tamper with City meter boxes or any
City equipment and the cost of repairing or replacing damaged City
property will be paid by the customer or property owner. Fines for
ignoring this law can be up to $500 for each separate offense.
It is every property owner's and consumer's responsibility to
protectCity meters and appurtenances and maintain their accessibility.
Please assist us in keeping utility costs down by reporting any vandal-
ism or tampering to the Water Department or Police immediately.
Assisi Lane
The design for the expansion of the Assisi Lane Water
Treatment Plant is nearing completion. This project will provide two
new 150,000 gallon ground storage reservoirs and one new 10,000
gallon hydropneumatic tank.
Storm Water
After receiving bids on the Park Street Drainage Project in
May, 1994, the City Commission accepted an offer by the Department
of Public Works to perform the work themselves. This project is now
approximately 85 % complete and is on schedule and we hope to save
the City about $10,000.
4j.
Sea Turtle Update
Since May there have been 50 turtle nests (over 6,000 eggs) found
by the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol. Of those 50 nests, 16 were left
untouched in safe locations with signs to indicate where the nests
are located. If anyone finds a live hatchling in daylight along the
beach, do not put in the water, call Mort at 246-1634. Please avoid
unnecessary lights on the beach.
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Steve Rosenbloom cont. from page
thing that is finally catching on with others in our community and I am
glad to see it happening."
As a City Commissioner, Steve proposed the "Atlantic Beach
Under the Stars Family Camp -Out," a very successful project that he
hopes will become an annual event in Atlantic Beach.
Steve said he thinks he brings a business approach to the
Atlantic Beach City Commission and in this role hopes to bring about
some cost saving measures to the city.
Asked for a quotation to amend to this brief biography, Steve
said: "A little-known fact is that the book (and movie), A Clear and
Present Danger, by Tom Clancy, is based on my brief stint in the CIA."
[Editor's note: That's a quote. We presume it's true, but because it will
remain "little known," we aren't going to worry about it.]
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The Police Department has initiated a new program that
allows citizens to check out a police RADAR. The purpose of the
program is to allow citizens to monitor the speeds of vehicles, and to
record the information for review by the Police Department.
When someone checks out a RADAR, they are taught how to
use it. They are then asked to keep a log sheet as to the date, time,
locations, and speeds of all vehicles that are observed. They are
cautioned not to take any enforcement action on their own, and their
log sheets are turned in with the RADAR for review by the Police
Department.
This allows citizens to take an active role in identifying
speeding problems in the community, and it provides them with an
accurate account of the vehicular speeds. The Police Department has
limited manpower to conduct such assessments, and the use of marked
police cars sometimes influences the results.
If you are interested in checking out a RADAR, please call
Captain Campbell or Chief Thompson at 249-5606.
The Police Department added 11 new reserve police officers
in August. These officers are fully certified law enforcement officers
and will be used to supplement the full-time manpower in the Police
Department. They will have to complete a field training program, then
they will be able to cover shifts for officers who are absent due to
vacations or illness. These officers are typically volunteers who wish
to gain experience and make contacts that will help them toward future
full-time positions.
Every Child a Swimmer
The Police Department sponsored the "Every Child a Swim-
mer" program in July and over 100 children participated over the two
week period. The intention was to offer swimming lessons and water
safety information to low-income children.
The program was operated with volunteers from the commu-
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cates. For the third straight year, the Jacksonville Beaches Kiwanis
Club donated the money to cover these costs.
Thanks to the Kiwanis Club and the volunteers from the
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The Fall Season at ABET
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre announces its new
season which introduces two plays in their world premieres to local
audiences, beginning September 1994 with the first local showing of
the '91 Neil Simon comedy Rumors.
ABET keeps its mission of introducing new and original
plays, new actors, and many plays in their local debut, as well as
revivals. This season, two playwrights will attend their opening night:
Robert Hawkins, now of St. Augustine, and Doug Delaney, author of
last year's hit comedy, Last Ten Miles of Avery Coping, who will
attend from Kansas.
The schedule announced by ABET Artistic Director Carson
Merry Baillie is:
Rumors by Neil Simon
Previews Sep 15; Opens Sep 16; Runs Sep 17, 22-24; 29-31
Hilarious situations as Simonreturns from his autobiographical trilogy
to his master touch at wild comedy, full of zany situations and witty
dialogue. Set in an upscale home, forty miles outside a large city. Four
couples meet for a party with wild and farcical results. This is its local
debut.
Quiet! Three Ladies Laughing by Bob Hawkins
Previews Oct. 27; Opens Oct. 28, Runs Oct. 29, Nov. 3- 5; 10-12
World debut of an original script by St. Augustine playwright, original
version done only in Connecticut. Hawkins is a former IBM speech
writer, etc. Set in Alabama in the 1940s, this comedy/drama concerns
a gathering of three sisters—and a brother—at their mother's home in
a humorous and insightful look at relationships. First runner-up in the
Fireside Theatre's Open Book play writing contest, which will stage
a showcase performance in January in New York City. It was also one
of the 60 finalists in the Eugene O'Neil play writing contest.
ABET's Christmas Happening
December 1-3
Summer drama camp musical for the whole family with matinees for
small children. FREE to Atlantic Beach residents with ID.!
Book Review
from Tappin Book Mine
Book Lover's Guide to Florida , edited by Kevin M. McCarthy,
published by Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Fla. Illustrated. $18.95
This 512 page soft cover is the ultimate compendium of
historical and biographical information for Florida bibliophiles.
City by city the book tells the story of Florida's literary figures
and their accomplishm nts. Atlantic Beach's claim to literary
fame, Pat Frank (ALAS BABYLON), is given about a page.
Other Beach luminaries, including Elaine Konigsburg, Dan
Jenkins and Taylor Caldwell, are detailed as well. Essays by
Stetson Kennedy, JackRudloe and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas,
as well as others, lend interest and depth.
This book is comprehensive. The index of authors and
places runs nearly 18 pages. The style is direct and readable, and
is backed up with an enormous amount of research. If you care
about literature and the state of Florida, this is a uniquely valuable
resource that belongs on your reference shelf.
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
The holiday season is rapidly approaching. The Beautifica-
tion Committee plans to help observe this special time of year by
sponsoring its first "Tour of Holiday Bright Spots." The event will be
held in December and will be similar to the "Tour of Atlantic Beach
Bright Spots" held in the spring of this year. The "drive-by" tour will
feature homes throughout our community fea-
turing varied holiday or seasonal decora-
tions.Look for details in our local newspa-
pers as the time draws nearer. We'll need s�%licda�d
volunteers to help with the event, so plan to
share a few hours with us on this festive
project. .Sjfao%d
And, speaking of the holiday
season, there are a limited number of
vanity license tags (Atlantic Beach—A
Great Place to Grow) left to be sold. This has been an on-going fund
raiser by the Committee with proceeds used for plantings and land-
scaping on City property. They make a neat "stocking stuffer" gift for
all residents. Purchase one at City Hall or at the Community Center for
only $5.
The Committee always seeks new members. For those of you
who are not "meeting" people, there are always projects requiring
volunteer help. All that's needed is a desire to improve the appearance
of our City. For details, call Jack Robbins, Committee Chairperson, at
247-9549, or Carl Walker, City Coordinator, at 247-5828. Of course,
new faces and ideas are always welcome at regular meetings held the
second Wednesday of each month in the City Hall Conference Room
at 7:30 pm.
The Committee's appreciation goes to ABET's Children's
Summer Drama Camp for sponsoring two benefit performances of
their production The Pale, Pink Dragon with proceeds donated to the
City for the Beautification account. The presentation was made at a
City Commission meeting in August and the money is to be used for
the addition of flowering plants at several locations on City property.
A special thanks goes to all who contributed.
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community. The Board, often referred to as the "Zoning Board,"
consists of seven local citizens and holds public meetings on the third
Tuesday of every month to review applications submitted by residents
and businesses for uses -by -exception and minor variances from the
terms of the city's zoning ordinances. Over the years the Board has
worked diligently to follow the law and use good judgment in the
decisions and recommendations it renders. As a result, the charm and
quality of life that characterizes Atlantic Beach has been maintained.
At its last meeting the Board unanimously agreed to take a
more proactive role in the community. As its name implies, the Board
is responsible not only for zoning matters, but also for community
development. The city ordinance that empowers the Board grants the
Board the power to do a variety of things including recommending to
the city commission physical, fiscal, and esthetic development of the
city, capital improvements, changes in land use regulations and
planning and redevelopment. The Board is also authorized to promote
public interest in planning, zoning and beautification. Examples of this
might include recommending bike paths in certain areas and the
rezoning of certain districts from commercial to residential.
In addition to its own ideas, the Board is asking you, the
citizens of Atlantic Beach, for your suggestions or recommendations
to improve our community. The public is always invited to attend the
monthly meetings or you may contact the Board members directly (see
the listing in this newsletter) or call the city planner at City Hall.
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This summer I was blessed with
watching 30 children begin from scratch,
and finally perform an outstanding rendition
of the musical, The Pale, Pink Dragon, as a
result of the Summer Drama Camp offering.
It never ceases to amaze me how these young
people can learn lines, take direction, create
props, perform with confidence and all the
time ... just be kids. Wonderful! Beth
Robertson directed this show with the help
of Megan Phifer, instructor; Lynn Howard,
MusicDirector; CindyKidder, DanceDirec-
tor and the able assistants: Matt Burke and
Vanessa Harper. Of course, the stars are the
cast of the show and by the time you get this
newsletter, they will have performed in sev-
eral places. But keep your eyes on the news-
papers—maybe they will be back at Christ-
mas time, as they did last year.
Beginning Sept. 14th, and every
Wednesday after that, throughNov.16th, the
Creative Crafts Class will meet at 9:30 to
11:30 am in the Adele Grage Community
Center. This is a Senior Citizen Class, FREE
to Seniors over age 60. If you are between 55
and 60, the cost is $8.50. Under 55 are not
eligible. This FCCJ class for seniors began
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class. They made some great crafts. Come
and join them.
As most of you are aware—change
is a good thing! Well, as usual, the City of
Atlantic Beach is doing good things for you. One
of the special things is therenovation at the Adele
Grage Community Center that now provides
"short people" a wonderful opportunity to watch
the theatre performances without bobbing heads
from side to side. Beginning with the Sept. 15th
opening of the fall season, which will offer
Rumors, a comedy by Neil Simon, under the
direction of MeganPhifer, the forwardportion of
the Community Center will be enlarged to ac-
commodate more seats and provide more visibil-
ity.
As with all change, we have had to
make some internal modifications. The Parks &
Recreation Director and the Beautification Co-
ordinator have moved to the northern end of the
building. To see Rose or Carl, come in through
the door next to the telephone booth in the
parking lot of the Adele Grage Community Cen-
ter. We both would love to show off our new
quarters.
Classes (Bridge, Scrabble, Cribbage,
Creative Crafts, etc.) will still be offered—just in
different places. Our city has grown and we must
grow with it. We are doing our best. Hope you
will still enjoy your Community Center. Stop by
and visit with us.
Again, we encourage you to call to
reserve an area of the park, community center,
etc. for birthday parties, weddings, receptions,
and special family celebrations. Give us at least
48 hours notice, or more, so that your plans may
not have to be changed due to lack of space.
While we are on the subject of
"change," please be informed that I will
RETIRE on Sept. 30th as Parks & Recreation
Director for the City of Atlantic Beach. I
want to thank you for sharing your precious
children with me since I've moved to Atlan-
tic Beach, almost a quarter of a century ago.
It's been a joy to watch them grow, a little sad
to see some go, but always, a love fest. Now
Ws time for me to recreate and enjoy, my
fabulous family. I know you will welcome
my successor with a first class AtlandcBeach
welcome and be available to help when called
upon.
In closing, I would like to share the
following quote from an unknown author
that bestexpresses my feelings aboutmylife,
my workandprinciples: "One hundred years
from now, it will not matter what kind of car
I drive, what kind of house I live in, how
much I have in my bank account, or what my
clothes look like. But the world may be a
little better because I was important in the life
of a child."
- Rose Blanchard
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of Atlantic Beach beyond the requirements
of their jobs.
Two such employees are our Parks
and Recreation Director, Rose Blanchard
and Fire Marshal Walter Rew, both of whom
have notified the city that they will retire on
September 30.
Rose spent some time in the City
Clerk's office, but her real niche, and the
area where she spent the majority of her
fifteen years of service to the city, was in the
Atlantic
Beach)
Resident
White House Guest
Ronald M. Storn, an established
contractor in building exclusively for the
disabled, was honored this summer when he
was invited to a reception on the White
House lawn, hosted by President and Mrs.
Clinton.
The occasion was the celebration
of the fourth anniversary of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
Storm is the state chairman of the
Accessible Housing Council for the Florida
Home Builders Association and a 20 year
resident of Atlantic Beach.
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Atlantic Beach
Elementary School
Welcomes New
Principal Lucy Stewart
Miss Stewart is a native of South
Carolina. She was graduated from Winthrop
College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, and the
University of North Florida.
This is the first time Miss Stewart
has been at Atlantic Beach Elementary
School. She has worked at San Pablo,
Mayport Elementary, Seabreeze, and Nep-
tune Beach. She has served as vice-princi-
pal at Crown Point Elementary and Princi-
pal atHydeParkElementary andGreenfield
Elementary.
She resides in JacksonvilleBeach.
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area of parks and recreation. In recent years
the city has acquired additional park land and
we have watched the recreational facilities
and activities grow under her direction. She
spent many hours both on and off the job to
make sure that the summer programs for chil-
dren were all that they should be, and was
selected as the Atlantic Beach Employee of
the Year by the Beaches Area Chamber of
Commerce. Rose has touched the lives of so
many of our children over the years that it's
impossible to meet her on the street and talk to
her for more than five minutes without having
someone come along and give her a hug.
Walter Rew (Wally to us) has seen
Atlantic Beach grow from a small town with
a population of about three thousand to its
current thirteen thousand over the 28 years he
worked in our fire department. During this
service with the city he worked his way from
firefighter to Chief, and is currently working as
Fire Marshal. Over the years he was committed
to the safety of the citizens and employees and
served as coordinator of the city's safety pro-
gram and under his direction the number of
employee accidents was significantly reduced.
Rose and Wally are both loved and
respected by the citizens and employees and are
leaving some "big shoes" to fill. We wish each
of them a long and happy retirement. At the
time of writing, their replacements have not
been hired.
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HelpWanted 1the Arts. 1ntertainmenti 1' . 1
The newly appointed Arts & Entertainment Advisory Board is interested in YOUR input in determining what types of cultural or
artistic functions should be planned by the Board for our citizens? Please take a moment to complete the following. �t s your
opportunity to let us know what is needed for our community and its residents.
1. Which of the following CLASSES would you or your family be most interested in attending? (Please number by preference, 1
being most interested, and 4, least interested.)
ADULT CLASSES
Dance
Music
Visual Arts
Theatre/Acting
CHILDREN'S CLASSES
Dance
Music
Visual Arts
Theatre/Acting
2. Which Artistic or Cultural event would you be most interested in attending and/or participating in? (Please check no more than 3 events)
_Art Exhibits
Art Festivals
Dance performances
3. When would you most likely attend and/or participate?
Weekday mornings
Weekday afternoons
Weekday evenings
Musical or theatrical events (Indoors)
Outdoor Concerts
Other (specify)
Weekend mornings
Weekend aftemonns
Weekend evenings
4. Would you be willing to pay a reasonable admission or fee to attend cultural/art events or classes?
Yes No
5. Do you feel that performances, classes or events should be:
Professional
Amateur Both
6. Have you and/or your family participated in or attended any of the following?
Adults Children
ABET performances
Beaches Arts & Crafts Gallery
Beaches Fine Art Series
The Blue's Festival
Players -by -the -Sea performances
Sandycrafters
TownCenter's Dancing in the Street
7. Would you be interested in 'oining a group to attend functions or events in Jacksonville if transportation is provided and/or
group rates were made avai�able?
Yes
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8. Would you be willing to assist in planning and implementation of projects and/or Board sponsored events?
Yes
9. (Optional)
Name
No
Phone number Number of Adults in Family?
Children?
Please mail completed form to: City of Atlantic Beach
806 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Attn: C. Walker, Arts Board Coordinator
or drop form off at Atlantic Beach City Hall. Thanks for your help!
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214 Charlotte Street
St. Augustine 904 824-0251
Open Daily Until 4pm
BEAUTYSALONS
L.A. Rose
Hair & Nail Designs
991 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 249-4140
Transitions
Shoppes of Northshore
Atlantic Beach 247-8122
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 LunalVagabondo
Italian Restaurant & Club
110 First Street
Neptune Beach 249-5573
B O O K - M I N E
At the corner of Atlantic
& Seminole Rd.
246-1388
Sliders
218 First Street
Neptune Beach 246-
0881
CAR CARE
Mayport Motor Parts, Inc.
2825 Mayport Road
Atlantic Beach
Parts 246-4805 Service 246-7131
CHOCOLATES
Peterbrooke Chocolatier
Shoppes of Northshore
363 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-0277
CLOTHING
Duncan's Attic
Shoppes of Northshore
Atlantic Beach 241-7759
COFFEE SHOPS
Shelby's Coffee Shop
At The Crabapple Tree
40 Ocean Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 249-5182
DENTISTS
John M. Della Porta, D.M.D., P.A.
"Gentle Dentistry"
469 Atlantic Blvd. #5
Atlantic Beach 246-2222
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Popular paperbacks ®half price, Fiction, Literature, Art,
Military, Americana, Nautical, Aviation, 1st editions,
Children's Books, Fine Bindings, Reference, Humor, Sports,
Poetry, Drama, Illustrated books, Signed books, Books about
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GIFT SHOPS
Front & Centre
108 1st Street
Neptune Beach 247-7747
GOURMET FOODS & WINE
On the Boulevard
403 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-0056
The Wine Club
645 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-6450
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Luckin Construction
241 Atlantic Blvd.
Neptune Beach 241-1639
MAILING/SHIPPING
Post Mark
Your Personal Postal & Business Center
Shoppes of Northshore
363-6 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 270-2648
MASSAGE THERAPY
Debra Fagen
299 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 249-0636
MORTGAGE COMPANIES
Harrell Mortgage, Inc.
Brinkley Harrell
Mark Muchowicz
325 3rd Ave, North
Jacksonville Beach 249-5000
North Florida Mortgage
David H. Maclnnes
1661 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville Beach 241-1177
PIZZA
Hungry Howie's
Pizza & Subs
469 Atlantic Blvd.
Atlantic Beach 246-9991
IIMM 1: RIMS
Larry Teague & Sons
Plumbing, Inc.
Beaches Repair & Repipe
Specialist
Atlantic Beach 249-7100
POTTERY
Atlantic Beach Potters
28 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach 249-4499
PRINTING & COPYING
RINTING
Inc.
27 Seminole Rd. Atlantic Beach
246-7552
Quality Business Printing & High
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
Watson Realty
Jan Shields
1117 Atlantic Blvd.
Neptune Beach 249-3804
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CITY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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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 Amall (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 Li$hts)
632-0300
Parks & Recreation Department
247-5828
Police & Fire Emergencies
911
Police & Fire Non -Emergencies
249-5606
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Property Appraisers Office
630-2025
Public Works
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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