City cancels some events to officially downsize crowds

The coronavirus pandemic was again a major point of discussion at the Fernandina Beach City Commission’s meeting on July 20 and resulted in commissioners canceling several upcoming events and extending the city’s emergency declaration. Commissioners discussed how the city can ensure that...

  • Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor Len Kreger voiced frustration about violations of the city's mask ordinance he saw when the commission held a workshop at the city-owned golf club, adding it was the city staff's responsibility to ask people to wear masks, not his as a city official. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER
    Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor Len Kreger voiced frustration about violations of the city's mask ordinance he saw when the commission held a workshop at the city-owned golf club, adding it was the city staff's responsibility to ask people to wear masks, not his as a city official. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

    The coronavirus pandemic was again a major point of discussion at the Fernandina Beach City Commission’s meeting on July 20 and resulted in commissioners canceling several upcoming events and extendin…