Customs house at Port of Fernandina has code violations

The city of Fernandina Beach and the Ocean Highway and Port Authority are once again at odds over a building at the port that is in city limits. Numerous problems with the building that currently houses the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office at the Port of Fernandina were cited by both...

  • These photos show what U.S. Customs and Border Protection called a “rapidly deteriorating” facility that houses its office at the Port of Fernandina. The customs office and the city of Fernandina Beach has required the Ocean Highway and Port Authority bring the building up to standards. OHPA Chairman Danny Fullwood said while OHPA is working to correct the problem, the port is not under the city’s jurisdiction, and questions its authority to cite OHPA for code violations related to the building.
    These photos show what U.S. Customs and Border Protection called a “rapidly deteriorating” facility that houses its office at the Port of Fernandina. The customs office and the city of Fernandina Beach has required the Ocean Highway and Port Authority bring the building up to standards. OHPA Chairman Danny Fullwood said while OHPA is working to correct the problem, the port is not under the city’s jurisdiction, and questions its authority to cite OHPA for code violations related to the building.
The city of Fernandina Beach and the Ocean Highway and Port Authority are once again at odds over a building at the port that is in city limits. Numerous problems with the building that currently…

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