Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm
Reporter – News Analyst
August 4, 2015 6:53 a.m.
The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following businesses newly licensed to operate in our city last month:
| Business | Address | Owner |
| Bundle of Joy Birth & Wellness | 910 S. 8th Street | Keisha Williams |
| Custom Carpentry by Rob Psulkowski | 710 Beech Street | Robert Psulkowski |
| Netting Professionals, LLC | 1600 N. 14th Street | Will Minor |
| Fernandina Beach College of Allied Health | 910 S. 8th Street | George Nichols |
| Amelia Sharktooth Adventures | 2671 First Avenue | Kimberly Gaspar |
| Crafty Kids Amelia Island | 910 S. 8th Street | Angela Dennis |
During June 2015, the city surveyed 275 permits, 5 fewer than the same period in 2014. This activity brought the city $264,214 in fees. Permits were issued for 14 new buildings and 6 demolitions. Permits for the first 7 months of the 2015 calendar year are running ahead of last year, 1,784 to 1,691.
New Buildings – July 2015
| Permit #2015- | Owner | Address | Contractor |
| 1525 | D. & H. Homes, LLC | 1922 Amelia Oaks Drive | D. & H. Homes, LLC |
| 1527 | D. & H. Homes, LLC | 1997 Amelia Oaks Drive | D. & H. Homes, LLC |
| 1530 | D. & H. Homes, LLC | 1874 Amelia Oaks Drive | D. & H. Homes, LLC |
| 1548 | D.S. Ware Homes | 2803 Sea Grape Drive | D.S. Ware Homes, LLC. |
| 1552 | D.S. Ware Homes | 2800 Sea Grape Drive | D.S. Ware Homes, LLC. |
| 1559 | D.S. Ware Homes | 2789 Sea Grape Drive | D.S. Ware Homes, LLC. |
| 1588 | Byrom Sutton | 636 Tarpon Avenue | Self |
| 1600 | ESB Investments LLC | 762 Barrington Drive | Seaward Homes |
| 1694 | John Sasser | 424 Elm Street | Cayman Builders, Inc. |
| 1703 | D.S. Ware Homes, LLC. | 333 Dunes of Amelia Drive | D.S. Ware Homes, LLC. |
| 1716 | Kevin & Jessica O’Brien | 2887 Landyns Circle | Chism Development Company, Inc1 |
| 1741 | Arthur & Barbara Sanchez | 2347 S. Fletcher Ave. | Art Sanchez, Inc. |
| 1759 | Seth & Sarah Pascale | 1208 S. Fletcher Ave. | CBI Cole Builders |
| 1775 | Riverside Homes of North Florida | 368 Sargasso Street | Riverside Homes of North Florida |
Miscellaneous – July 2015
| Permit #2015- | Type | Owner | Address | Contractor |
| 1690 | Demo entire home | Medardo & Ann Monzon | 2960 S. Fletcher Ave. | W.H. Gross Construction Company |
| 1529 | Demo under home | Sophia Sheikh | 539 Ocean Avenue | Two Men & A Lady, LLC |
| 1532 | Install 15 replacement windows & 5 doors | James Zeart | 3136 S. Fletcher Ave. | Pella Window & Door Co. |
| 1539 | Demo interior & carriage house for restaurant | 20 S. 5th Street LLC | 20 S. 5th Street | Dougherty & Co. |
| 1540 | Construct/convert existing garage to living space | Ricky Abernathy | 1307 S. Fletcher Ave. | Self |
| 1541 | Construct foundation for home | Roger & Dianne Ganzel | 1637 Olmsted Lane | Clays Construction & Development, Inc. |
| 1557 | Accessory building | Ricky Abernathy | 1307 S. Fletcher Ave. | Self |
| 1566 | Construct medical office buildout (21st Century Oncology) | Jerome Properties 1699 LLC | 1699 S. 14th Street | DeVoto Construction of SW FL Inc. |
| 1624 | Home exterior & interior remodel | James & Marianne Garnsey | 218 N. 15th Street | NLP Homes, LLC |
| 1650 | Construct addition—First Presbyterian Church | First Presbyterian Church | 9 N. 6th Street | Compass Group, Inc. |
| 1680 | Kitchen Remodel | Bradford Stone | 104 N. 18th Street | Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. |