Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm
Reporter – News Analyst
The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following businesses newly licensed to operate in our city last month:
| Business | Address | Owner | Type of Business |
| Travel Leaders | 1429 Sadler Road | Rita & ClaudeEnterprises, Inc | Travel agency |
| Greater HarvestProduce | 432 S. 8th Street | Jeanette M. Richo | Retail store |
| Amelia IslandAdventure Rentals | 218 S. 11th Street | Joseph & KimberlyMoore | Home local business |
| Eicholtz Electric, Inc. | 1718 Beech Street | Bryan Lewis Eicholtz | Registered electrical contractor |
| Florida Retina Institute | 6 S. 14th Street | Jonathan Staman, MD | Health services |
| Edward Jones | 1403 Park Avenue | Kim Harding | Commodity contract broker |
| Karl F. Peralta | 1031 N. Fletcher Avenue | Karl F. Peralta | Misc repairs and services |
| Karl F. Peralta | 1031 N. Fletcher Avenue | Karl F. Peralta | Misc personal services |
| Heather Peralta | 1031 N. Fletcher Avenue | Heather Peralta | Misc personal services |
The Community Development Department, which handles both planning and building, along with staffing city advisory committees, is doing its best to keep up with growing workloads during times of staffing cutbacks and normal turnover.
The City Building Department issued 291 building permits in July covering activities ranging from new construction to plumbing, mechanical, re-roofing, fence installations, signs, demolitions and tree removal permits.
All permits may be viewed on the city website fbfl.us. The permits listed below reflect new construction or other significant building activity:
New Single Family Dwellings
| Permit #2013- | Owner | Address | Contractor |
| 1560 | Theresa & Gary P. Sanders | 1619 Olmsted Lane | Lendry Homes, LLC |
| 1563 | Pierre J. & Carol R. Muentnich | 2828 Ferdinand Court | Seda Construction |
| 1567 | Pierre J. & Carol R. Muentnich | 2820 Ferdinand Court | Seda Construction |
| 1568 | Pierre J. & Carol R. Muentnich | 646 King George Lane | Seda Construction |
| 1573 | D. R. Horton | 1677 Indigo | D. R. Horton |
| 1576 | Pierre J. & Carol R. Muentnich | 2840 Ferdinand Court | Seda Construction |
| 1580 (construct new structure on old) | Medardo & Ann Monzon | 2962 S. Fletcher Ave. | Cole Builders, Inc. |
| 1596 | Pierre J. & Carol R. Muentnich | 548 Spanish Way | Seda Construction |
| 1611 | W. Durand & Susan Childers | 2155 Safe Harbor Lane | Seda Construction |
| 1758 | Surf Home Builders | 2504 Robert Oliver Drive | Surf Home Builders |
| 1811 | Highland 35 LLC | 1708 Highland Dunes Court | Trevett Building Systems, Inc. |
Renovation & Remodeling Projects
|
Permit #2013-/Action |
Owner |
Address |
Contractor |
| 1562/ residential remodel | David & Kimberly Page | 1702 Atlantic Avenue | Parker Contracting, Inc. |
| 1653/renovation of office building | Barnabas Center | 1303 Jasmine Street | Donna Lynne Custom Homes |
| 1658/reconstruct 4 chimneys | Diocese of St. Augustine (St. Michael School) | 228 N. 4th Street | Call Construction Unlimited, Inc. |
| 1667/add screened porch | Heidi Cormeir | 229 S. 8th Street | Meena Construction |
| 1743/interior build-out for new Staples retail store | Island Walk Associates, LLC | 1445 Sadler Road | CBI Construction, Inc. |
Miscellaneous
|
Permit #2013-/Action |
Owner |
Address |
Contractor |
| 1741/install residential swimming pool | Joseph H. & Xenia Dupree | 1703 Park Avenue | Blue Haven Pools & Spas |
| 1799/build new storage building | Matthew Miller | 416 Fir | Matthew Miller |
| 1795/install solar voltaic system | Chandlery Building LLC | 201 Centre Street | A1A Solar Contracting, Inc. |
August 14, 2013 1:00 p.m.