Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm
Reporter – News Analyst
June 29, 2015 1:00 p.m.
The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following businesses newly licensed to operate in our city last month.
| Business | Address | Owner |
| Pet Supermarket, Inc #260 | 1416 Sadler Road | Pet Supermarket, Inc. |
| G.L.O. Tutoring, LLC | 802 Parkview Place East | Robin Lentz |
| Dunlop Property Management, Inc. | 32 S Fletcher | M. Langford |
| Indulge in Beauty | 1426 Lime Street | Marie Relm |
| Coastal Auto Detail | 233 S. 6th St. | Paul Laubach |
| R&E Design Group, LLC | 1753 Azalea Street | Tiffany Hinton |
| Saltysand | 2157 Whitfield Drive | Rita Brutsch |
| Bridges Behavioral Consulting, LLC | 1838 Perimeter Park Road | Philip Kinard |
| Amelia Group, LLC | 961687 Gateway Blvd. | Albert J. Glover |
| Beech Street Bar & Grill | 801 Beech Street | Tim Lawther |
During May 2015, the city issued 281 permits, 4 fewer than the same period in 2014. This activity brought the city $99,125 in fees. Permits were issued for 4 new buildings and 2 demolitions. Permits to date for the 2015 calendar year are running ahead of last year, 1,224 to 1,138.
New Buildings – May 2015
| Permit #2015- | Owner | Address | Contractor |
| 1167 | Howell Steuert LLC | 1719 S. 15th Street | D.S. Ware Homes, LLC |
| 1221 | John Sasser | 406 N. 4th Street | Cayman Builders, Inc. |
| 1226 | Williams & Marsha Watson | 1593 Canopy Drive | Seda Construction Company |
| 1232 | Robert & Judy Chastain | 903 Division Street | Intact Construction Mgmt. Group |
Miscellaneous – May 2015
| Permit #2015- | Type | Owner | Address | Contractor |
| 971 | Construct dune walkover | Michael Irvine | 2170 S. Fletcher | AVS Builders, Inc. |
| 1006 | Construct 2nd floor separation for new tenant | First Coast Community Bank | 1750 S. 14th Street | Buchanan Builders, Inc. |
| 1014 | Interior remodel of existing CVS | Courson Development Corp. | 870 Sadler Road | Exodus Construction, LLC |
| 1025 | Install inground pool | Kathleen & Erik O’Brien | 2619 Portside Drive | Pools by John Clarkson, Inc. |
| 1028 | Construct composite patio enclosure | Arnold & Lynn Celestini | 2973 Princess Amelia Court | 5 Star Group, LLC |
| 1031 | Install swimming pool | Baxter Hayes | 3280 S. Fletcher | Island Watershapes, LLC |
| 1032 | Construct new addition | James & Inga Warren | 218 N. 18th St. | Clayton Buchanan Builders, Inc. |
| 1152 | Demolish house and shed | Shoreline Rental Investments, LLC | 230 S. 3rd Street | Vernon Long, Inc. |
| 1155 | Construct accessory garage & remodel existing home | Ralph & Rebecca Crawford | 1775 S. Fletcher Ave. | Plantation Husing Corp. |
| 1164 | In-ground pool | Ralph & Rebecca Crawford | 1775 S. Fletcher | Brogan Pool Company, Inc. |
| 1220 | Construct additions and remodel home | Robert Taylor & Lenora Waddel | 2400 S. Fletcher | Southern Grace Homes, LLC |
| 1225 | Construct new kitchen addition | Robert & Loretta Erickson | 30 S. 3rd Street | Sturges & Sturges |
| 1391 | Remodel of clothing store to sandwich shop | Sadler Equities, LLC | 1468 Sadler Road | Oakwell Companies, LLC |