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Find out what's happening in the city of Fernandina Beach. Below is a list of current news releases and notices.
The City is actively working to preserve and improve the downtown waterfront area. To explain the Waterfront Master Plan to our citizens and to keep them informed about the progress of this project, the City has developed a periodic newsletter. Front & Centre - November 2008
Public Meetings of the Nassau County Canvassing Board for the First Unofficial Returns of the November 4, 2008 General Election [Additional info...]
Public Meetings of the Nassau County Canvassing Board for the Manual Audit of the November 4, 2008 General Election [Additional info...]
“ Update – 10/23/08: Beach Changes - What to expect in the coming monthsThe recently constructed federal beach restoration project placed approximately 1,800,000 cubic yards of sand along nearly 3.8 miles of City of Fernandina Beach shorefront. Irrespective of its size, the base beach authorized by Congress and designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is only 40-ft wide at an elevation of +10-ft above sea level (see Figure 1). Albeit much wider than pre-project conditions, it is not overly large for a beach fill project. Moreover, the project is designed to be renourished (or maintained) every five years. This portends that at the end of five years, the beach should have reached (on average) its 40-ft design dimension. At that time, sufficient additional sand must be again placed to protect the design beach template for another five years. To facilitate cost effective construction, dredged material is initially placed as a very wide fill berm. Most of this sand however, is not expected to end up as dry beach. The reason is that the actual beach profile intended to be improved extends from the dune (or rock revetment) seaward to water depths of 20-ft or more, a 1,000 feet offshore (see Figure 2). That is to say, the sand that is initially placed as a construction berm will move offshore to deeper water in order to form the natural foundation for the new beach. This movement occurs principally during periods of high wave energy – namely nor’easters and tropical storms. The more energetic the storm season – the quicker the equilibration process will proceed. As a result of this process, the water’s edge along the construction berm (or mean high water line) appears to move extremely rapidly in a landward direction. Often, this transport of sand from the berm to the seaward portion of the beach profile is construed as a form of “project failure”. Instead, however, it is an expected part of the beach equilibration process. Accordingly, it is important to realize that what one initially sees after construction is not the design beach. The final beach width and residual slopes – as shaped by Nature – generally takes between 6- and 24-months. The City of Fernandina Beach fill project has been affected by both Tropical Storm Faye and normal nor’easters that typify northeast Florida beginning in the month of October. As expected, the constructed beach berm has therefore been “adjusting” rapidly. Similarly, the vertical beach “scarps” that occur along the newly placed sand berm are a predictably frequent occurrence during the first year or two of the project life, and these must be periodically removed by mechanical means to keep the beach user friendly. It is likewise important to understand that in the future the new beach will again be subject to seasonal changes. Winter beaches will be narrower due to storms, but summer beaches will be wide and more robust as sand moves landward during periods of low wave energy. Fortunately for the City of Fernandina Beach, sand dredged from the St. Mary's Entrance Navigation Channel is routinely placed at the north end of the City limits every several years. The cost for this effort is borne by the U.S. Navy. Although the volume varies significantly from year to year, this additional sand added to the littoral system should serve to improve the beach restoration project’s long term performance and ideally extend the number of years between project renourishments. Figure 1
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Please see the following link for Official Nassau County Hurricane Information: Latest update: 10/02/08 Disaster Recovery Centers Closing Click Here
Amelia Community Theatre presents the romantic comedy, COMING APART by Fred Carmichael The marriage of a humor columnist and his wife, a romance novelist, is on the rocks. As they contemplate divorce, they decide to share the same apartment on a six month trial basis while attempting to divide their belongings. 8p.m. November 20, 21,22,28,29 and 2p.m. on November 30 8p.m. December 3*, 4,5,6
Tickets: Adults $16 Students $10
*On Wednesday, Dec 3, our audience will be served complimentary homemade desserts, coffee and tea. Join us in the lobby at 7:30 for a sweet treat before the show! Amelia Community Theatre 209 Cedar Street
Call: 261-6749 for reservations
Can you get HDTV over the air broadcast on a HDTV monitor with a standard TV antenna or do you need a converter?Yes, you can use the old antenna. However, some new antennas are specially designed to better capture digital TV signals. And the direction, angle, distance, and type of digital signals in your area could influence your choice of antenna. HDTV is a picture format, not a signal format. Most likely a TV with an HDTV picture format already has a digital tuner (ATSC) rather than only an analog tuner (NTSC). However, if it is just a monitor, then you may have to attach a tuner to it, or attach a tuner to your computer, and the computer to the monitor. Actually, there is no such thing as an "HDTV" tuner. There are analog and digital tuners. All HDTV is digital, but not all digital is going to be HDTV. In Feb 2009 the U.S. Government has mandated that all broadcasters will cease transmitting in analog format and begin transmitting their signals over the air in digital format only. This signal requires an ATSC type tuner (digital) to demodulate the digital signal and display it on your television screen. All TVs manufactured for use in the U.S. from 1 Jan 2006 must have an ATSC tuner. Older TVs with the older style NTSC tuner (analog) will require a converter box to demodulate the digital signals. More information about the upcoming changes to TV transmissions can be found here: www.dtv.gov-Source by WikiAnswers
The Broadcast Digital TV (DTV) Transition states that anyone using an “analog” TV set that functions with the help of “rabbit ears” or an outdoor antenna will not be able to watch broadcast TV channels on it as of February 17, 2009. Please refer to the following links to ensure your awareness and preparation of this transition: Comcast Helpful Links
Comcast Talking Points
The St. Johns River Water Management District supports the Watershed Action Volunteer (WAV) Program created to help preserve Florida's water resources. WAV performs routine salinity test to measure the amount of salt and nutrients found in Egans Creek and other bodies of water within Florida. Click Here to search the Water Quality Sampling Database
Egans Creek Greenway is being considered for the 2008 Opportunity Maps Update. These maps indicate recreational trails throughout the state of Florida which includes, hiking, bicycling, and paddling opportunities. Egans Creek Greenway www.FloridaTrailsNetwork.com
(1) St. Johns River Water Management District Mr. James O. Jett, Esq. Assistant General Counsel St. Johns River Water Management District 4049 Reid Street Palatka, FL 32177 jjett@sjrwmd.com 386-329-4391 NOTE: Refer to Permit #4-089-81627-4: (2) Florida Department of Transportation:
Mr. Jim Knight
Mr. Don Dankert
Florida Department of Transportation
1109 South Marion Ave., Mail Station #2007
Lake City, FL 32025-5874
Amelia Island, Florida voted top 10 North American Island in Conde Nast Traveler's 2007 Reader's Choice Awards
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has Released the 2008 Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Report. [Additional info...]
For information about Florida sexual offenders and predators in the Fernandina Beach Area, please refer to the Fernandina Beach Police Department Sex Offender page. [Additional info...]
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