Neptune Beach Approves FY24 Budget and Millage Rate

On Monday, September 18, the Neptune Beach City Council approved the FY23-24 budget based on the unchanged millage rate of 3.3656 mills (this is the same millage assessed in FY22-23). The Chief Financial Officer had recommended the City Council approve a slight millage increase of 3.3821 mills and as such, the proposed FY23-24 Budget was prepared based on the increased millage rate. The total proposed General Fund budget was $9,256,744

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2022 Neptune Beach Election Information

NEPTUNE BEACH SEAT 4 CANDIDATE INFORMATION: Click on the name below to see the candidate websites/biographies: Christine Burke Josh Messinger NEPTUNE BEACH CANDIDATE FORUM: Beaches Watch hosted a candidate forum on October 12 for Neptune Beach Seat 4 candidates who will be on the November 8 general election ballot. If you were not able to attend the forum, you can watch the video here: IMPORTANT DATES FOR VOTING: General Election:

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Neptune Beach Announces Tentative Schedule for Land Development Code Updates

Neptune Beach has announced a tentative schedule for the remaining public meetings for the Land Development Code updates beginning with a roundtable on March 29 through the July 5 Council meeting. To see the tentative schedule and details, click HERE. Tentative dates are as follows: May 11 at 6pm: Community Development Board Meeting, City Council Chambers May 16 at 6pm: City Council Workshop, City Council Chambers June 6 at 6pm:

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Neptune Beach Community Vision Plan for 2040

The City of Neptune Beach hired Dover Kohl & Partners to help them through a 3-phase planning process for the future of Neptune Beach: Phase 1: Develop Community Vision Plan The Neptune Beach Community Vision Plan was the first phase of a 3-phase process to gather big-picture input from the citizens of Neptune Beach and establish a long-term vision for the future of City. Phase 2: Update Comprehensive Plan A

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2020 Neptune Beach Election Information

2020 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS Congratulations to Kerry Chin who has been re-elected to serve as the Neptune Beach City Council Seat 3 representative. Esther Byrd: 869 (43.02%) John Cauley: 110 (5.45%) Kerry Chin: 1,041 (51.53%) To see results details: CLICK HERE LEARN ABOUT THE CANDIDATES BEFORE YOU VOTE! Beaches Watch asked all the Neptune Beach Seat 3 candidates to respond in writing to questions about Neptune Beach issues. Click on the name

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Neptune Beach Seeks Community Input on Vision Plan

The Neptune Beach Community Vision Plan process is the first phase of a 3-phase process to gather big-picture input from the citizens of Neptune Beach and establish a long-term vision for the future of the City. Before the city’s comprehensive plan and land development regulations can be updated, it is important to establish a shared vision of what Neptune Beach should look and feel like in 20 years. In the

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2018 Neptune Beach Election Information

2020 ELECTION RESULTS Congratulations to the following candidates who were elected to the Neptune Beach City Council on November 6, 2018: City Council Seat 4:  Josh Messinger See Seat 4 ELECTION RESULTS City Council Seat 5:  Fred Jones – unopposed The swearing in ceremony for the new Neptune Beach City Council members will be held Monday, December 3, 2018 at 7pm at the Neptune Beach City Hall in the Council

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Fred Jones Appointed to Neptune Beach City Council

Congratulations to Fred Jones who was appointed to Council Seat 5 to complete the remainder of John Jolly’s term that will expire November 2018. Mr. Jones is a senior transportation and land use planner with nearly 15 years of experience in plan development and project/program management for a variety of planning and mobility projects. His expertise includes multimodal transportation planning, corridor studies, complete streets, traffic impact analysis as well as

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Neptune Beach Seeks Candidate to Fill Vacant Council Seat

On Monday April 3rd, Neptune Beach City Council member John Jolly announced he would be stepping down from his Seat 5 council seat. The term for the Seat 5 seat expires November 2018, so the Neptune Beach City Council will be appointing someone to complete the Seat 5 term. Qualified candidates for City Council Seat 5 must be a resident of Neptune Beach and registered to vote in Florida. If

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2016 Neptune Beach Election Information

LEARN ABOUT THE NEPTUNE BEACH MAYORAL CANDIDATES GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE FORUM: On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Beaches Watch held a candidate forum for the Neptune Beach Mayor candidates on the general election ballot at the Neptune Beach City Hall Council Chambers.  The Neptune Beach Candidate forum gave voters the opportunity to meet the candidates and learn about their platforms and positions on Neptune Beach issues prior to the primary election on November

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2014 Neptune Beach Elections Information

Congratulations to Richard Arthur who was elected by a historical “game of chance” after votes were tied for he and his opponent, Rory Diamond. GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE FORUM: On Thursday, October 16, 2014 Beaches Watch sponsored a candidate forum for the Neptune Beach candidates on the general election ballot at the Neptune Beach City Hall Council Chambers.  The Neptune Beach Candidate forum gave voters the opportunity to meet the candidates

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