Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm
Reporter – News Analyst
The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following businesses newly licensed to operate in our city last month. Note that Florida Public Utilities is not new to the city, but has changed its location from S. 8th Street to Amelia Island Parkway.
|
Business |
Address |
Owner |
Type of Business |
| Cutthroat Red’s Trading Company | 1214 Beech Street | Jonathan Feit | Misc. Retail Store |
| Maharaj Tennis | 25 S. 13th Street | Maharaj Tennis | Misc. Personal Services |
| Re/Max Sterling | 3391 S. Fletcher Ave. | Lazaro Marganon | Real Estate |
| Keller Williams | 319 Centre Street | Steven Tufts | Real Estate |
| Eye Envy Optical and Sunglasses | 1480 Sadler Road | Michael Sharpe | Health Services |
| Andeler Power | 5 S. 3rd Street | Ricky Abernathy | Misc. Personal Services |
| Cleverfish Software | 341 N. Fletcher Ave. | Ian Taylor | Home Occupation |
| Recession Fighter, Inc. | 910 S. 8th Street | John Grolean | Misc. Personal Services |
| All Power Pro | 995 Egans Creek Lane | Noah Kane | Misc. Personal Services |
| Florida Public Utilities Company | 780 Amelia Island Parkway | Florida Public Utilities Company | Electric Services |
| Coastal Spine & Pain Center | 1865 Lime Street | Allan Miller | Health & Allied Services |
| Glas Tara School of Irish Dance | 2500 Atlantic Avenue | Kathleen Barnard | Dance/Studio/School/Hall |
| ASA Brokers, Inc. | 312 S. 8th Street | Don Jay | Misc. Business Services |
The City Building Department ended 2013 having surveyed 2,892 building permits during the year. Of those, 80 represented new buildings, while mechanical permits (554), residential general building permits (412), electrical permits (406), roofing/reroofing permits (335) reflected the major categories of permits. The total amount collected in fees for the year was $1,619,185.46.
Despite the holidays, the Building Department issued 6 permits for new single-family dwellings in December. The remaining 185 permits surveyed for the month reflected a typical end-of-year decline in activity.
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 |
| 2749 | Nassau Habitat for Humanity | 419 S. 13th Terrace | Ackerman Homes |
| 2755 | Nassau Habitat for Humanity | 417 S. 13th Terrace | Ackerman Homes |
| 2785 | Nassau Habitat for Humanity | 315 S. 10th Street | Ackerman Homes |
| 2788 | Seda Construction Company | 672 Ferdinand Court | Seda Construction Company |
| 2830 | Seda Construction Company | 671 Spanish Way | Seda Construction Company |
| 2895 | ARH Models LLC | 3815 S. Fletcher Ave. | Plantation Housing Corp. |
January 4, 2014 1:00 a.m.