3/21/25 @ 4:30 p.m. - Below are pictures from the week of March 17 - March 24, 2025.
-Sabrina Robertson
Communications Officer
-Sabrina Robertson
Communications Officer
 3/21/25 @ 2:10 p.m.
As of 2pm today, Chester Road has re-opened. Thank you everyone for your patience while our Capital Improvements Project Department worked to make this much-needed improvement to the stormdrain. Have a great weekend. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer  3/18/25 @ 5:00 p.m. - Join us for an Open House on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. for an Open House. Speak with Parks & Recreation Staff and hear a conceptual design overview of the future Blackrock Cove Park from Designer Carlos Perez (Perez Planning) and Project Engineer Hannah Miracle (Kimley-Horn).
The event will take place at Blackrock Cove Park (on Blackrock Road, across from Crews Creek Road). Questions? Call (904) 530-6127 or email [email protected]. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer  3/18/25 @ 8:30 a.m. - This Earth Day, the Nassau County Extension Office and Board of County Commissioners are teaming up to offer an invasive species roundup. Join us on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 9am-11am while we remove the invasive Kalanchoe from the dunes. Removal of this invasive species will help native plants and wildlife (like the gopher tortoise) thrive. There is no cost to participate however an RSVP is required. Register at this link or by scanning the QR Code above. The event will start at the American Beach Community Center at 9am where Extension Agent David Herbert will lead you on a brief walk to the beach access on Gregg Street, identifying various invasive species along the way. If you have any questions, please contact David Herbert at (904) 530-6356 or via e-mail at [email protected]. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer  3/18/25 @ 6:00 a.m. Nassau County 4-H has released their Summer Camp schedule! These local day camps are affordable and feature something for all age groups and interests. To sign up for any camp, please click here. Camps fill up quickly so don't delay! Questions? Please contact the County Extension Office at (904) 530-6353. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer   Last week, the American Public Works Association sponsored their annual Equipment Rodeo. This event consists of individual challenges designed to test the operator's skills in a variety of areas including speed, accuracy, and precision. The operators competed on a variety of heavy equipment including small excavators, wheeled excavators, backhoe loaders, and small wheel loaders. Nassau County Public Works sent 8 individuals to participate this year, all of which are currently participating in the Nassau County Equipment Operator Apprenticeship Program. Congratulations to our winners! Event #1: Basketball Vac Truck Challenge Contestants used the Vacuum truck to pick up 2 maketballs and place them in goals of different heights. Winner: Nassau County. Employee Kenneth Thornton with a total time of 53 seconds. Event #2: Spider Excavator Sleeve Challenge Contestants used an Excavator Bucket to pick up a steel triangle with a steel sleeve, rotate it 180 degrees, place sleeve inside another sleeve, and then rotate 180 degrees back to its original position. Winner: Nassau County. Employee DJ Blake with a total time of 45 seconds. Event #3: Excavator Cornhole Challenge Contestants used an excavator bucket to pick up 3 square sleeves, rotate them 180 degrees, and then place the square sleeves into properly numbered space. Winner: St. Johns County Event #4: Excavator Basketball Challenge Contestants picked up 3 elevated basketballs and placed them into a barrell. Winner: Clay County Event #5: Excavator High Rail Challenge Contestants picked up a trapeze bar. While rotating it 180 degrees, they had to remove a tennis ball from a street cone with the trapeze bar and hange the trapeze bar in the alternate holder. Winner: Clay County Event #6: Vermeer Mario Cart Challenge Contests had to operate a mini loader through an obstacle road coure and remove 2 tennis balls from street cones. Winner: St Johns County Extra Event: During the safety meeting prior to the competition, contestants were given specific instructions on how to compete, monitor time and return score cards to the judges for completion. This event only had one winner. The winner was the first contestant to complete all 6 scoring events and return scorecard to the judges. Winner: Nassau County. Employee Travis Ray completed all events in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Each year the APWA sponsors the top 5 finishers to compete at the state level. DJ Blake finished 4th overall out of 61 competitors. This year makes the second time DJ Blake will represent Nassau County at the state level competition. DJ Blake is a 3rd Year Apprentice. Congratulations to all the Apprentices for representing Nassau County and showcasing their skills and knowledge of operating equipment. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer 3/17/25 @ 6:00 a.m. As part of the Winter Strategic Planning Sessions held on March 13 - March 14, 2025, County Manager Taco Pope presented the 2024 Annual Report. This document highlights achievements, projects, and initiatives of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), county staff and management for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. It also provides great insight into the County's operations, progress in executing directives of the elected body, and the priorities of the BOCC. Highlights include:
Chairman Hupp Huppmann stated, "This valuable resource not only provides an accounting of the diligent efforts of our workforce, it also allows continued public transparency of our priorities and budgeting. On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, we are grateful for your trust and confidence in our public service to our citizens. As you read the details of the last year, I think you will agree that 2025 is shaping up to be even better for the citizens of Nassau County". -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer Below are a handful of photos showing projects, events and activities   Commissioner John Martin with representatives of the Office of Management & Budget and Clerk of Courts Finance Division 3/16/25 @ 9:00 a.m.
The Florida Government Finance Officers Association is a professional association founded in 1937 and serves more than 3,300 professionals from state, county and city governments, school districts, colleges and universities, special districts and private firms. The FGFOA established Government Finance Professionals Week to recognize government finance professionals and the vital services that they provide to our state, local and federal government, as well as to our communities. The County’s professionals serving in the Office of Management & Budget and the Clerk of Courts Finance Division work hard everyday to ensure that financial policies are being followed and that the processes in place are sufficient. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) recognized both at the Monday, March 10, 2025 meeting and approved a Proclamation declaring the week of March 17 - March 21, 2025, as Government Finance Officers Week in Nassau County, Florida. The BOCC hereby expresses their appreciation and commends the finance professionals from the Office of Management & Budget and the Clerk of Courts Finance Division for all their hard work and dedication. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer 3/14/25 @ 3:30 p.m. On Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, 2025, County Manager Taco Pope hosted the 2025 Winter Strategic Planning Session (WSPS-25) of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). The WSPS is an annual event where the County Manager leads the BOCC in discussions to obtain feedback that defines the strategic direction of the organization, defines organizational priorities, allocates resources, and serves to ‘kick-off’ the County’s annual budget development process. The event was a Workshop and as such, no action was taken. Discussions included the budget, land conservation, park projects, road projects, Vision 2050, legislative matters, and more. The Board's collective input will be used to the guide the County Manager and staff to ensure that identified priorities are being addressed and achieved. Any items needing consideration will be brought back at future public meetings. A copy of the agenda can be found here. Audio from the meeting will be uploaded to the Clerk's website at www.nassauclerk.com/watch-meetings. Great job to County Manager Pope, the County Commissioners and other County staff for an informative and successful planning event. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer  UPDATED 3/18/25 @ 9:15 A.M. It has been noted that a full closure may not be required after all. Please consider this closure as cancelled until further notice. 3/14/24 @ 6:00 a.m. - The Nassau County Capital Improvement Projects Department is reconstructing the Chester Road and Pages Dairy Road intersection including the Water Forced Main on Chester Road immediately crossing the David Hallman Parkway intersection. This will require a temporary road closure from Chester Road to the Entrance of Home Depot. Work is expected to start on April 1st and is anticipated to be complete on Friday, April 4th, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting. Traffic will be maintained in accordance with FDOT design standards throughout the project. During the reconstruction there will be a detour via Courtney Isles Way to Chester Road and Home Depot Parking Lot to SR 200 / A1A. The public’s patience and understanding while we bring your community these needed improvements are appreciated. Questions or concerns may be directed to Project Administrator James Cuneo of CSI Geo at [email protected] or by calling (386) 983-2810. -Sabrina Robertson Communications Officer   |
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