monthly meeting

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

Note: the date of the November monthly meeting has been changed due to coting equipment in the library community room after the November 5 election. Beaches Watch Hosts Update on 2024 Sea Turtle Nesting Season With sea turtle nesting season ending in October, Beaches Watch will be hosting a meeting to provide an update on the 2024 sea turtle nesting season on Wednesday, November 13 at 7pm at the Beaches

2024 Give Back Award Presentation Recipient: Beaches Habitat for Humanity The 2023 Give Back Award Recipient, Beaches Community Kitchen will also be providing an update on their use of the Give Back donation they received in 2023.

Meeting Topic: State of the Beaches Guest Speakers: Atlantic Beach Mayor Curtis Ford Jacksonville Beach Mayor Chris Hoffman Neptune Beach Mayor Cori Bylund This annual meeting gives residents an opportunity to hear about issues that impact their quality of life at the beaches. Each of the beach mayors will talk about the state of their cities, addressing 2024 accomplishments and challenges, plans for 2025, and the 2025 legislative session issues