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FRANKLIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF

Solid Waste & Recycling ! Animal Control ! Parks & Recreation
210 State Road 65
Eastpoint, Florida 32328
Tel.: 850-670-8167
Fax: 850-670-5716
Email: fcswd@fairpoint.net

DIRECTORS REPORT
FOR: The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
DATE July 21, 2015
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
SUBJECT(S):
Right-of-Way Debris Pickup/Recycle Material Hauled July 1stJuly 14th
FOR BOARD INFORMATION:
July 1st

Apalachicola

Eastpoint

46.00 TONS

22.26 TONS

Apalachicola

July 14th

RIGHTOFWAY DEBRIS PICKUP

St George Island
Carrabelle
5.80 TONS

39.68 TONS

RECYCLE MATERIAL HAULED

Eastpoint
St George
Carrabelle
Island

5.20TONS
6.86 TONS
Cardboard
Plastic,Paper,
.76 TONS
3.78 TONS
Glass,
Aluminum
REQUESTED ACTION: None

Lanark

Alligator Point

49.13 TONS

34.80 TONS

Lanark

Alligator
Point

St James

3.71 TONS

.26 TONS

.19 TONS

-0- TONS

-0- TONS

3.83 TONS

2.43 TONS

.88 TONS

1.28 TONS

.48 TONS

28 Airport Road
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
(850) 653-8977, Fax (850) 653-3643
Em3frank@gtcom.net
Report to Board of County Commissioners
Date: July 21, 2015
Action Items:
1. Requesting Board to open and approval of RFQs for contractors for the Training and
Exercise Grant # 15-DS-P4-03-72-01-295.
Information Items:
2. EOC staff is pleased to announce the implementation of the NIXLE program. This program
will allow staff to send registered participants warnings, information, etc via phone, email or
both. If you have enrolled in the re-entry program and provided an email address, EOC staff
is registering you for this program.
3. EOC staff conducted outreach in several locations throughout the county during the past
month. Approximately 200 re-entry tags were issued or updated during the outreach. We
continue to issue the re-entry tags during normal business hours at the EOC.
4. We would like to announce that thanks to the assistance of Warden Smith at the Franklin
Correctional Facility in Carrabelle, Franklin County EOC will be having inmate work crews
present at our facility to paint our building. We would like to make everyone aware that
there are NO CHILDREN allowed at our facility when inmates are present. We will be
posting this information on our Facebook and Website.

!
Pamela!Brownell!
!
Pamela Brownell
Director

IFAS%Extension%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Franklin UF/IFAS Extension

66 4th Street
Apalachicola, FL 32320-1755
850-653-9337
elovestrand@ufl.edu!

Franklin County

Franklin County Extension Activities July 8 July 21, 2015

UF/IFAS Extension Faculty have been involved in the following Extension activities during this
period.
General Extension Activities:
County Extension Director and District Extension Director met with UF facilities staff on
site at the future home of the Extension office to discuss the renovation project.
Extension Director met with Mentor to work of Plan of Work for 2016.
Extension staff met with Calhoun Co. Extension Director to learn the Subscription
Management System for managing clientele contacts.
Extension Advisory Committee conducted its 3rd quarterly meeting for this year. They
adopted bylaws and appointed the nominating committee for officer selections next term.
Sea Grant Extension:
Extension Director assisted the Apalachicola Reserve staff during a teacher workshop
related to Estuary systems.

The current turtle lighting staff person will be resigning the position soon. She has found
other employment. Extension Director will begin recruiting to refill the position.

Extension staff assisted Bay County Extension by providing local field trip in
Apalachicola for a Florida Master Naturalist Class. Class went on boat trip, visited a
shrimp boat and visited a local shrimp processing facility.

Extension Director set up meetings for Sea Grant Director with local media contacts
related to NFWF oyster research project in Apalachicola Bay that is starting soon.

Extension Director attended sea level rise workshop at Research Reserve and participated
in Sea Grant Work Action Group planning call.

Family and Consumer Sciences:

The Family Nutrition Program Assistant is close to finishing up the summer youth
programs that have been scheduled. She is also scheduling some adult programs in the
area.

4-H Youth Development:

The Extension office was able to provide full scholarships to camp for all 8 campers who
participated during Franklin Countys week at Camp Timpoochee. Funds came through
Career Source funding related to specific aspects of youth education that 4-H curricula
covers during camp.
Agriculture/Horticulture:

The Extension office provided guidance for local landscape staff related to soil sample
results and fertilizer recommendations.

University of Floridas Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Franklin County Educational Team
Erik Lovestrand, County Extension Director/Sea Grant Regional Specialized Agent
Jamie Johnson, Office Manager/Program Assistant, Franklin County
Heather Henderson, Family Nutrition Program Assistant
Shelley Swenson, Family and Consumer Sciences
Eric Westbrook, 4-H Youth Development
Scott Jackson, Sea Grant/Agriculture/Technology, Regional Specialized Agent
Melanie G. Taylor, 4-H/Family and Consumer Sciences
Heather Kent, 4-H Regional Specialized Agent
Les Harrison, Agriculture/Small Farms/Horticulture
Roy Carter, Small Farm/Horticulture/4-H
John Wells, Northwest Extension District Information Technology Expert
Pete Vergot III, Ph.D., Northwest District Extension Director

The$Foundation$for$The$Gator$Nation$
An$Equal$Opportunity$Institution$
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do%not%know%how%to%use%a%computer.%%This%is%just%one%of%the%functions%both%libraries%provide.%%We%
have%public%access%computers%and%24/7%Wifi%service%available%to%the%community.%%The%staff%is%
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Franklin County Planning & Zoning Consent Agenda

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 6:30 P.M.
PLEASE NOTE: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION. ALL APPLICANTS ARE NOTIFIED THAT IF YOUR
APPLICATION IS DENIED, IT MAY NOT BE RESUBMITTED FOR ONE YEAR. ALSO, ANY PERSON WISHING TO
APPEAL THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OR THE DECISION OF THE
FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOARD ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT A
VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRCEEDINGS IS MADE.

CRITICAL SHORELINE APPLICATON:

1-

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL: (UNANIMOUS) Consideration of a request to construct a Single Family Private

Dock at 1831 Bayview Drive, Lot 8, Bay View Village, St. George Island, Franklin County, Florida. The boardwalk
will be 350 x 4, with a 12 x 16 deck, with the dock being 90 x 4 and an 8 x 20 terminal platform with attached
boatlift. Contingent upon getting State and Federal Permits or exemption. Request submitted by Larry Joe Colson,
agent for Douglas and Gayle Dehaan, applicants.

RE-ZONING REQUEST:
2-

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING: (UNANIMOUS) Consideration of a request to

re-zone Lots 1-8, Block Z, Lanark Beach, Unit 1 from C-4 Commercial Mixed Use to C-3 Commercial Recreational.
Request submitted by Michael Hughes, applicant.

LOT RE-CONFIGURATION REQUEST:

3-

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL: (UNANIMOUS) Consideration of a request for lot re-configuration for lots 17,
18, 19 & 20, Block 5 East, Unit 1, St. George Island, Franklin County, Florida. Fairpoint Communications,
formerly St. Joseph Telephone and SGI Real Estate would like to evenly trade out half of each of the above noted
lots. Fairpoint Communication would own the North of Lots 17, 18, 19 & 20, Block 5 East, Unit 1 and SGI Real
Estate would own the South of Lots 17, 18, 19 & 20, Block 5 East, Unit 1. Request submitted by SGI Real Estate
and Fairpoint Communications, applicants.

COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL:

4-

DID NOT RECOMMEND APPROVAL: (2 YEAS/3 NAYS) Consideration of a request for Commercial Site Plan
approval for Loula and Dan, LLC. Doc Myers Commercial Site Plan for an 80 (eighty) seat single service
restaurant located at Lots 24-30, Block 6 West, Unit 1, St. George Island, Franklin County, Florida. The kitchen,
restrooms and ice/cooler will be portable, moveable, mobile units that are road ready in order to meet FEMA
guidelines and have open air patio type dining. Request submitted by Jim Waddell, Inovia Consulting Group, agent
for Loula and Dan, LLC, applicants.

ADVISORY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

CONSENT AGENDA
June 3,2015
10:00 a.m.
______________________________________________________________________
1- Request for a variance to construct a single family house 13 feet into the front
setback line on property described as 764 West Gorrie Drive, also known as Lot
9, Block A, Unit 3, St. George Island, Franklin County, Florida. The request was
submitted by Galloway Construction, Inc., Agent for George D. & Linda Plymel,
Plymel Properties Trust.
The Advisory Board of Adjustment recommends approval of the above referenced
variance as requested.