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   29 Jun 05 County Financial Problem Analysis with comments......Click here

15 Jan 05   Impact Fees

The School Board and the County Commission have scheduled a Joint Workshop to discuss the proposed school impact fees. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 27 at 4 p.m. in the School Board Room 1201 Atlantic Ave.

  28 Jun 04   Mahaney heading for Nassau County

Kannapolis, N.C. City Manager accepts Florida job, to leave by Sept. 1

By Mark Wineka, Salisbury Post

KANNAPOLIS -- City Manager Mike Mahaney verbally accepted Saturday morning the county administrator's job in Nassau County, Fla.

He will start in his new position no later than Sept. 1. Floyd Vanzant, chairman of the Nassau County Board of Commissioners, confirmed Saturday night. The deal was done by conference call with Mahaney speaking from Kannapolis with Nassau County's five commissioners.

Also in on the call was County Attorney Mike Mullin and other staff members.

Vanzant said it took only about 15 minutes, from 8 to 8:15 a.m., to settle on the contract's final points. Mahaney expects to execute a written contract by sometime Tuesday.

The board and Mahaney settled on a lot of the contract's details by conference call Friday.

Vanzant said Mahaney brings 25 years of experience and a good knowledge of the area to his new job. Nassau County, which had a population of 57,663 in the 2000 Census, has been without an administrator for almost nine months.

From 1990 to 2002, Mahaney served as city manager for the city of St. Mary's, Ga., which lies just across the border from Florida and is about 30 miles from Fernandina Beach, the Nassau County seat.

Mahaney's salary in Florida will be $115,000 a year. He makes $110,000 in Kannapolis, but Mahaney said because Florida does not have a state income tax, his Nassau County salary is equivalent to about $125,000 in North Carolina dollars.

Mahaney has been Kannapolis' city manager for about two-and-a-half years. He and his wife dined in Salisbury Saturday evening.

Mahaney said he left messages with Kannapolis City Council members after he formally accepted the Nassau County job.

The county administrator's position is a step up, in terms of the county's total budget (about $100 million) and number of employees (about 400). Mahaney also will find himself working with other elected officials such as the sheriff.

"Kannapolis is a great place, and there's a lot of exciting things going on," Mahaney said. "But this is the next step up the ladder. ... We've made a lot of good friends here, and we're sad in many ways, but it's the right career move for me."

Mahaney has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in business. He said he has a lot of experience in helping local governments deal with the pressures of growth, which Vanzant said coastal Nassau County faces from the Jacksonville metropolitan area.

Mahaney said it's important in those situations to try to protect a community's quality of life, by making sure things such as the highways, parks and utilities are adequate and efficient.

Kannapolis Councilman Darrell Hinnant said it's his personal and business philosophy that if an individual can improve things for himself and his family, he should do so. From his discussions with Mahaney in the past, Hinnant said, the Florida job is a great opportunity, a bigger challenge and more money.

Mahaney's wife works for NorthEast Medical Center. Both the hospital and city require a 60-day notice of their leaving.

Vanzant said he believes Mahaney is looking forward to "coming down South again."

Mahaney began discussions with Nassau County and flew down for an interview June 12.

Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263, or mwineka@salisburypost.com.

Dear Interested Citizens and budding activists:

Here's the current calendar-

7PM Monday October 10th- wetlands.

The BOCC public hearing to change the county Comp Plan to reduce the buffer between wetlands and development from 50 feet to as little as 15 feet. This will have direct and drastic effects on Crane Island as well as throughout Nassau County. It is also suggested that the wording on the nature of wetland buffers be changed from “native” to “natural” vegetation which we worry opens the door for fertilized grass areas to fall under the buffer designation.

9AM Wednesday October 12- County Commission

BOCC discussion of the Memorandum Of Understanding between the County and Crane Island developers with comment from audience. We need broad support because the opposition from the Plantation will be there in full force. It is not clear whether county commissioners will vote on whether to accept this arrangement at this meeting or not. The public has never had the opportunity to comment on the MOU before either in city, county or joint city-county meetings.

6 PM Monday October 17- County Commission

At this public hearing, the County Commissioner's will discuss and take comment on establishing a 9 month moratorium on building permits in the county. This will be followed approximately 10 days later by a second hearing to finalize and hopefully approve this county moratorium.

6PM Thursday Oct. 20- LDR Joint PAB/Commission meeting

Important discussions between City Commissioners, PAB, and Gail Easley on the newly proposed Land Development Regulation draft. The joint boards will be deciding upon the new revisions to our present LDR's. The PAB's comments have been sidelined in spite of the fact that they have spent over 9 months in special meetings trying to decipher the changes Ms. Easley is proposing for Fernandina.

6PM Tuesday Nov. 1- County P & Z Board

Public hearing on the application to change the county FLUM designation for Crane Island from wetlands/conservation to medium-density residential. Also on the agenda is an application to create a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that would involve building 169 homes on the island surrounding a 90-boat slip marina that would be carved out of the heart of the island.

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Here are the highlights of the December 13, 2004 Nassau County Board of Commissioners

PUBLIC HEARING(S):

Approval of CPA04-013, filed by Robert and Vicki Drury, Comprehensive Plan Amendment with property classified on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) as Medium Density Residential and applicant request to change to Commercial of approximately 4.5 acres. Property is located on the east side of US Hwy 1 between Burgess-Geiger Road and Empire Point Road, Hilliard area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of R04-033, Robert and Vicki Drury, rezoning of approximately 4.5 acres from Open Rural (OR) to Commercial Intensive (CI). Property is located on the east side of US Hwy 1 between Burgess-Geiger Road and Empire Point Road, Hilliard area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval . Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of R04-035, Yulee Home Center LLC, rezoning of approximately 1 acre from Open Rural (OR) to Residential, Single Family 2 (RS-2). Property is located on the east side of Lents Road between Roses Bluff Road and Haven Road, Yulee area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of R04-024, Amelia Island Company/Howard M. Landers, to request Notification of Proposed Change (NOPC) to amend the PLM West Development Order (DO) to (1) change the name of the developer; (2) amend DO condition 11 to convert from annual to biennial reporting; (3) establish the build-out date as December 31, 2012; (4) revise Table 12-1 to make it applicable only to the PLM West Development, to eliminate phasing, and to provide for the conversion of residential units to motel units; and (5) to clarify the future allocation of residential units to specific parcels in Map H. The property is located on the western side of A1A at the southern end of Amelia Island. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Continuation of approval of R04-026, Bryceville Timber, LLC/Tupelo Plantation Management, LLC and Gillette & Associates, Inc., rezoning of approximately 1,412 acres from Open Rural (OR) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). Property is located on the south side of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway between SR200/301, Bryceville area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Much discussion on road paving and railroad crossing. Motion was made to proceed with schedule d, have staff contact FDOT and continue for 60 days, February 14^th meeting update will be giving. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Continuation of approval of R04-031, Nassau Partners, Ltd/Susan McDonald of Rogers Towers, rezoning of approximately 368.54 acres from Open Rural (OR) to Planned Unit Development (PUD), for development of up to 690 single family home sites. Property is located on the south side of SR200/A1A and east of Edwards Road, Yulee area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Motion was made to approve, with change to 50 foot lots for a limit of 172 units. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of SP04-018, Nassau Center, PUD, Tract I-1, filed by OKIN, owner and Daniel I. McCranie, P.E., McCranie and Associates, Inc., agent for owner to construct 2 buildings, 11,224 square feet, restaurant and car wash on approximately 2.74 acres. Property is zoned as Planned Unit Development (PUD). Property is located on the north side of SR200/A1A beside Nassau Center Court, Yulee area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Staff recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of SP04-022, Step by Step, PUD, filed by Trevett Family Company, Inc., owner and Daniel I. McCranie, P.E., McCranie and Associates, Inc., agent for owner to construct 2 buildings, 16,000 square foot day care facility and general commercial space on approximately 1.2 acres. Property is zoned a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Property is located on the east side of Amelia Concourse, south of Lofton Square Shopping Center, Yulee area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Staff recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of SP04-029, Spyglass Villas II at Amelia Island Plantation, filed by Amelia Island Company, owner and Andy Zarka, P.E., Gessent, Hammack & Ruckman, agent for owner to construct a 1 building, 6 stories with 16 residences on approximately 1.10 acres. Propery is zoned as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Property is located at the Spyglass Villas, Amelia Island Plantation off Beach Wood Road, Fernandina Beach area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Staff recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Here are the highlights of the November 22, 2004 Nassau County Board of Commissioners

CONSENT ITEMS:

For recording purposes only: Brady Point Preserve, Phase 1, plat to construct a 57 lot subdivision on approximately 126.87 acres. Property is zoned as Residential, Single Family 1 (RS-1). Property is located on the south side of SR200/A1A and Pine Grove Road, east side of Little Berry Lane, Fernandina Beach area. Continued per developer until December 8^th.

For recording purposes only: Timber Ridge, plat to construct a 6 lot subdivision on approximately 94.5 acres. The property is zoned Open Rural (OR). Property is located on the west side of CR 121, south of Kinard/Pringle Road, Bryceville area. Motion to approve with track lots not to be further subdivided. Motion carried.

For recording purposes only: Evergreen Estates, plat to construct a 15 lot subdivision on approximately 20.64. Property is zoned Open Rural (OR). Property is located on Booth Road, Callahan area. Motion approved.

7:00 P.M. – PUBLIC HEARING(S):

Consideration of an ordinance amending ordinance 87-17, known as the “Impact Fee Ordinance”, as amended; specifically amending section 2, applicability; section 4, definitions; providing an effective date. County Attorney made changes: 1^st page, para. 2, - remodeling or rebuilding of any structure where no additional units are created and the use has not changed based upon the uses listed in schedule A or chapter 2 of the Fla. Building code. And page 2, para. 6 – expansion of or in addition to existing structure provided that such expansion or addition doesn’t - insert “constitute a change of use based upon on schedule A or chapter 3 of the Fla. Building Code. And adding of definitions on page 3. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Consideration of request and recommendation of Conditional Use Appeal filed by James Draheim appealing the Conditional Use Variance Board’s denial of E04-005 filed by James and Jacqueline Draheim, owners, seeking an exception to allow a special use retailed of alcoholic beverages in Commercial General (CB-AB) district. Property is located on the eastside of Gregg Street between Gregg Street and Atlantic Ocean, American Beach area. Withdrawn

Approval of R04-031, Nassau Partners, Ltd/Susan McDonald of Rogers Towers, rezoning of approximately 368.54 acres from Open Rural (OR) to Planned Unit Development (PUD), for development of up to 690 single family home sites. Property is located on the south side of SR200/A1A and east of Edwards Road, Yulee area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Continued until 12/13

Approval of SP04-026, Tennis Villas at Amelia Island Plantation, filed by Amelia Island Company, owner Andy Zarka, P.E., Bessent, Hammock, and Ruckman, agent for owner to construct a 3 story, 18 unit building on approximately 2.20 acres. Property is zoned as Planned Unit Development. Property is located in the Courtside Villas area within Amelia Island Plantation, Fernandina Beach area. Staff recommends approval. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Motion to approve. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried.

Approval of R04-026, Bryceville Timber, LLC/ Tupelo Plantation Management, LLC and Gillette & Associates, Inc., rezoning of approximately 1,412 acres from Open Rural (OR) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). Property is located on the south side of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway between SR200/301, Bryceville area. Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval. Much discussion on roads/paving and maintenance. County attorney suggested to continue until 12/13 and authorize staff to meet with developer to bring back language on maintenance of road. Motion to move. Motion 2^nd. AIF. Motion carried. Discussion on class D permits, County Attorney suggest that information on class d permits be brought back, motion was made and died due to lack of 2^nd.

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