Mike Lednovich Fernandina Observer

Mike Lednovich Fernandina Observer Mike Lednovich is an award winning journalist who previously wrote for the Orange County (Ca.) Register, The Miami Herald and the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Residents near the Port of Fernandina have long raised alarms about early-morning tractor-trailers, idling, trucks leavi...
09/07/2026

Residents near the Port of Fernandina have long raised alarms about early-morning tractor-trailers, idling, trucks leaving designated routes and transport-related debris. A new traffic study now confirms many of those complaints. Read the full report and what it means for neighborhood safety and quality of life: https://wix.to/g95BcTF

By Mike Lednovich/EditorFERNANDINA BEACH - For years, homeowners living along Dade, North Second and North Third streets near the Port of Fernandina have complained about tractor-trailers arriving before dawn, idling and queuing on neighborhood streets, trucks straying from designated routes and por...

Fernandina Beach is taking a big step to protect more green space — the City approved up to $240,000 to help purchase fi...
09/06/2026

Fernandina Beach is taking a big step to protect more green space — the City approved up to $240,000 to help purchase five properties that would add about 28 acres to the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway. The North Florida Land Trust is covering roughly $500,000 of the ~ $740,000 acquisition. Read the full story and what this means for local conservation: https://wix.to/E3qyDoU

By Mike Lednovich/EditorFERNANDINA BEACH - The City is moving to add about 28 acres to its conservation lands, approving up to $240,000 toward the purchase of five properties that would expand the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway.The North Florida Land Trust will contribute approximately $500,000 towar...

Nassau County hit an Amelia Island property owner with a $100,000 fine after 10 protected trees were cut without permits...
09/05/2026

Nassau County hit an Amelia Island property owner with a $100,000 fine after 10 protected trees were cut without permits, violations the county ruled were irreversible and irreparable.

Nassau County has imposed a $100,000 fine against the owner of a South Eighth Street property after finding that 10 protected trees were removed without permits, an act the county’s code …

Fernandina Beach commissioners voted to tentatively raise the city’s property tax rate 9.24% above the rolled-back rate ...
09/03/2026

Fernandina Beach commissioners voted to tentatively raise the city’s property tax rate 9.24% above the rolled-back rate after paid parking was removed — a move meant to stabilize city finances ahead of possible statewide changes. Read the full report by Mike Lednovich. https://wix.to/NcEdkRT

By Mike Lednovich/EditorFERNANDINA BEACH - City commissioners voted 4-1 Thursday to tentatively raise the city’s property tax rate 9.24% above the rolled-back rate, a move designed to help make up for the loss of paid-parking revenue and protect city finances against a potentially steep drop in pr...

Fernandina Beach’s paid parking saga took another dramatic turn. Commissioner Tim Poynter tried to revive the downtown p...
09/02/2026

Fernandina Beach’s paid parking saga took another dramatic turn. Commissioner Tim Poynter tried to revive the downtown paid parking program after recently voting to end it — but Commissioner Genece Minshew blocked the move, leaving the program terminated after a 2-2 vote. Read the full story and what this means for local businesses and residents: https://wix.to/vvZM0bi

By Mike Lednovich/EditorFor about 40 minutes Tuesday, Fernandina Beach’s controversial paid parking program flickered back to life — only to be buried again by one of its most steadfast supporters.In a stunning reversal, Commissioner Tim Poynter called his successful effort two weeks earlier to ...

Fernandina Beach has decided to stop using Flock Safety license plate‑reading cameras, joining other Florida agencies ci...
09/01/2026

Fernandina Beach has decided to stop using Flock Safety license plate‑reading cameras, joining other Florida agencies citing privacy and data‑sharing concerns. Read the full report by Mike Lednovich to learn why the city made this move and what it could mean for local policing and privacy: https://wix.to/5asep6G

By Mike Lednovich/EditorThe Fernandina Beach Police Department is ending its use of Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras, joining law enforcement agencies across Florida that are abandoning the technology amid growing concerns about privacy, data sharing and potential misuse.The city announced...

Commentary: How budget choices during the Bean administration planted the seeds for Fernandina Beach’s paid-parking deba...
08/31/2026

Commentary: How budget choices during the Bean administration planted the seeds for Fernandina Beach’s paid-parking debacle and current revenue shortage crisis. Read Mike Lednovich’s full commentary on the policy decisions, timeline and consequences — and what it means for residents and local government. https://wix.to/2udPCdw

CommentaryFERNANDINA BEACH - Paid parking in Fernandina Beach did not begin when parking signs appeared downtown.It did not begin when this City Commission approved a parking contractor.And it did not begin when the commission ultimately imposed it.The origins of paid parking were spawned years earl...

City officials are considering a proposed 2026-27 property tax rate 9.24% above the rollback rate after the recent rejec...
08/30/2026

City officials are considering a proposed 2026-27 property tax rate 9.24% above the rollback rate after the recent rejection of a paid-parking program that would have funded waterfront improvements. A special meeting and public hearing will be held Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. to review the proposed 4.8530 mills. Read the full story and stay informed: https://wix.to/eajnU3J

By Mike Lednovich/EditorFERNANDINA BEACH - City Commissioners will consider Thursday whether to impose a 2026-27 property tax rate 9.24% above the rollback rate, a decision that comes just two weeks after commissioners voted to eliminate a paid-parking program expected to provide $1.5 million for wa...

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