Topic: 2024 Legislative Session Update Guest Speaker: Scott Dudley, Florida League of Cities, Director of Field Advocacy The Florida 2024 Legislative Session will begin January 9, 2024 and will end March 8, 2024. Beaches Watch will be hosting a meeting Wednesday, February 7 at 7pm at the Beaches Branch Library, 600 3rd St, Neptune Beach, to help you learn about the concerning bills for 2024 and what YOU can do

Topic: The Good and the Bad of the 2024 Legislative Session Speakers: Mike Staffopoulos, Jacksonville Beach City Manager Bill Killingsworth, Atlantic Beach City Manager Neptune Beach representative   After 60 days of legislative meetings, what did the 2024 Florida legislature accomplish, and how will its actions affect our beach communities? To examine that question, Beaches Watch will host a community meeting on Wednesday, April 3 at 7pm at the Beaches

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Topic: Learn About the Duval Shore Protection Beach Renourishment Project Guest speakers: Kevin Bodge, Olsen Associates Coastal Engineer Jason Harrah, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers At the end of April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin the Duval Shore Protection Project to renourish our beaches. To provide residents more information about this important project, Beaches Watch will host a community meeting on Wednesday, May 1 at 7pm at

Topic: Town Hall with Jacksonville City Councilmember Rory Diamond Guest Speaker: Rory Diamond, Jacksonville City Council representative for the beaches

Topic: 2024 Beaches Police Panel Speakers: Chief Gualillo, Atlantic Beach Police Department Chief Smith, Jacksonville Beach Police Department Chief Key, Neptune Beach Police Department Beaches Watch will host our annual Beaches Police Panel to help our beaches residents understand the public safety issues for our beaches communities. Issues our police chiefs are expected to address include successes and challenges in the past year, crime stats and trends, updates on recent

Topic: Town Hall with the Jacksonville At-Large City Council Members Guests: At-Large Councilmembers Matt Carlucci, Terrance Freeman, Nick Howland, Chris Miller and Ron Salem Because the Jacksonville At-Large Council members represent the entire county, including the beaches, this Town Hall will give beaches citizens an opportunity to meet the Jacksonville At-Large Council members, hear their priorities for the coming year and hear how their priorities benefit or impact the beaches. There

Topic: Learn About the 2024 State and Local Ballot Measures Speakers: Bill Killingsworth, Atlantic Beach City Manager Mike Staffopoulos, Jacksonville Beach City Manager Jerry Holland, Duval County Supervisor of Elections The 2024 Primary is over and now it’s time for voters to prepare for the 2024 General Election. During the 2024 General Election, voters will be voting on several state and local ballot measures. To help voters understand the ballot

As a service to Neptune Beach voters, Beaches Watch is sponsoring a candidate forum for the Neptune Beach candidates on the General Election ballot.  The candidate forum will be held Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 7pm at the Beaches Branch Library, 600 3rd St, Neptune Beach. The Neptune Beach candidate forum is open to the public and will give voters the opportunity to learn about the candidates as well as their