“Local Opinion and Commentary”
March 10, 2026
The Fernandina Beach City Commission’s 4–1 vote to approve a contract with One Parking, Inc. moves the city toward implementing paid parking downtown and along
Read MoreThis is a long one, but some TDT or TDC funds are constrained. Some aren’t as constrained. In trying to research the uses, I stumbled
Read MoreWhere Things Stand Fernandina Beach remains locked in a high-stakes fight with Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) over its proposed bioethanol project on Gum Street. The
Read MoreThe city of Fernandina Beach is advancing plans to implement a paid parking system in the downtown area, aiming for a launch by January 1,
Read MoreThe Original 1997 Lease The City’s lease with Centre Street Restaurant Group (CSRG) said the City would receive 5% of “Gross Revenues” from the lease
Read MoreFor more than fifty years, Disney operated in Florida under a special arrangement called the Reedy Creek Improvement District. This district granted Disney unusual authority,
Read MoreBoundaries vs. Scope Fernandina Beach covers roughly 12 square miles at the north end of Amelia Island, with about 13,000 residents. Yet the Waterfront Resiliency
Read MoreHurricane Floyd, the fourth major hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season, formed as a tropical wave off Africa on September 7 and rapidly intensified into
Read MoreIf Fernandina’s real goal is resiliency, then a natural living shoreline strategy often outperforms a costly concrete “resiliency wall.” Here’s why: 🌊 Wave Energy Dissipation A
Read MoreThe ongoing fight between Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) and the City of Fernandina Beach centers on one question: does adding an ethanol distillation unit to
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