New city manager: The Fernandina Beach City Commission hired Dale Martin to fill the city manager vacancy. Martin previously served as town manager in Winchester, Conn. He is scheduled to start Nov. 30.
Builders Council: Palmer Kuder [email protected] and (904) 725-4355
NEFBA’s Government Affairs Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 3, at NEFBA (103 Century 21 Drive, Suite 100).
New planning director: Mayor Lenny Curry announced several more appointments, including a new planning director. William Killingsworth is returning to Jacksonville to serve as the director of the Planning & Development Department. Killingsworth previously held this position for the City of Jacksonville from 2009-11, after serving for two years as chief of the Community Planning Division. Folks Huxford, who served as director of Planning & Development since May, will resume his position as chief of current planning. The mayor also announced the appointment of John Pappas to director of Public Works and the reappointment of Kelli O’Leary to director of Employee Services.
Duval County Issues: Jessie Spradley, [email protected] and (904) 725-4355
Mobility fee presentation: The Clay County Board of County Commissioners invited William Killingsworth to attend the Nov. 24 Board meeting to discuss mobility fees. Killingsworth was the Planning Director for Duval County during the implementation of Duval County’s mobility fee. Currently, Clay County is considering funding sources for new transportation infrastructure. Their transportation impact fee is under a moratorium until the end of the year.
Builders Council: Jessie Spradley, [email protected] and (904) 725-4355
Possible LDC amendments. On Oct. 20, the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioner discussed several possible changes to the Land Development Code at their commission meeting. Discussion included the potential to allow mobile food vendors within additional commercial and industrial zoning designations as a Special Use Permit; modification of the process for single-family zoned property owners to maintain chickens on their site; and revision of the method for calculating open space and/or active recreation in Planned Unit Developments, specifically allowing storm-water ponds to meet some or all of those requirements.
Builders Council: Leona Brown, [email protected] and (904) 725-4355
Baker County Issues: Jessie Spradley, [email protected] and (904) 725-4355
Sales & Marketing Council Director/Nassau Builders Council/E-Council
Palmer Kuder, [email protected], and (904) 725-4355
Events Coordinator/Remodelers Council/Education
Corey Hacker, [email protected], and (904) 725-4355
Member Services Director
Hans Krieg, [email protected], and (904) 725-4355
Governmental Affairs Director/Clay Builders Council/Young Professionals
Jessie Spradley, [email protected], and (904) 725-4355