City buys land for conservation, delays decision on events

The Fernandina Beach City Commission approved permits Wednesday for Veterans Day and Christmas parades in the city’s downtown but stepped back from making a decision about a Christmas tree lighting ceremony and New Year’s Eve Shrimp Drop and fireworks.  Commissioners said they want to...
  • The city of Fernandina Beach is purchasing this 5.35-acre parcel of property, outlined in yellow, and putting it into conservation to prevent development on it. Commissioners noted owner Richard Keffer could have made a considerable profit on the land if it had been developed and acknowledged his efforts to work with the city to put the land in conservation. NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST
    The city of Fernandina Beach is purchasing this 5.35-acre parcel of property, outlined in yellow, and putting it into conservation to prevent development on it. Commissioners noted owner Richard Keffer could have made a considerable profit on the land if it had been developed and acknowledged his efforts to work with the city to put the land in conservation. NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST

    The Fernandina Beach City Commission approved permits Wednesday for Veterans Day and Christmas parades in the city’s downtown but stepped back from making a decision about a Christmas tree lighting ce…