2012 News

Thanksgiving Solid Waste Collection Schedule: Residents whose regular pickup is on Thursday will receive pickup service the Friday after Thanksgiving. Residents whose regular pickup is on Friday will receive pickup service the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility as well as the Environmental Convenience Centers will be closed Thanksgiving day.
Veterans Day Half Price Pet Adoptions: In honor of our Veterans, we will be offerering half-price pet adoptions on November 9th, 10th, & 11th, at all of our CCACC facilities. Hope to see you there!
Advanced Disposal Services Veterans Day Schedule: On Monday, November 12, 2012, Veterans Day, Advanced Disposal Services will collect wastes and recyclables as usual. Please remember to place materials at the curb before 6:00 am. Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility will be open with normal operating hours from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Keystone Heights Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabiliation: The City of Keystone Heights is seeking applicants to participate in a Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation program to assist homeowners with repairs. This program is designed to perform general code related repairs and improvements for very low and low and moderate-income homeowners. Items eligible for repair include roofs, heating systems, plumbing, electrical and other code related housing systems at no cost to the homeowner. Currently, the City has funds available to assist a limited number of homeowners. Click on title for more information.
Effective October 1, 2012: Clay County Library System Hours of Operation: Please click on title for detailed information on the hours of operation for the libraries through out Clay County.
Public Notice of Second Organizational Meeting of the 2012 Value Adjustment Board of Clay County: Please be advised that a second organizational meeting of the 2012 Value Adjustment Board of Clay County will be held on Friday, September 28, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the Clay County Board of County Commissioners on the 4th floor of the Clay County Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida. This meeting is open to the public and all interested persons are invited to attend. Once prepared, an agenda for this meeting will be posted under “Agendas/Minutes” on this website.
FY 12-13 Budget: Please click on the above title to view/download the Clay County BCC FY 12-13 Budget
Housing Finance Authority: The Housing Finance Authority of Clay County, Florida (the “Authority”) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commission Meeting Room, 4th Floor, Clay County Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida. At that time, the Authority will consider adoption of the proposed 2012-2013 Budget and any other business to come before the Authority. Please click on title to read more and download the 2012/13 Proposed Budget.
Labor Day Schedule for Garbage and Recyclables Pick-Up: On Monday, September 3, 2012, Labor Day, Advanced Disposal Services will collect wastes and recyclables as usual. Please remember to place materials at the curb before 6:00 am. Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility will be open normal operating hours from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Small Business Administration Assistance Available to Tropical Storm Debby Victims in Clay County: In the wake of Tropical Storm Debby, the Small Business Administration has made available loan assistance available to eligible Clay County disaster victims. Examples of said loans include disaster loans up to $200,000 available to homeowners to repair or replace disaster damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters may also be eligible for up to $40,000 in loans to repair or replace disaster damaged or destroyed personal property. For further information, please click the above title.
Regional Transportation Study Commission Workshop: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will hold a Regional Transportation Study Commission (RTSC) Workshop on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Thrasher-Horne Conference Center, Room B, 283 College Drive, Orange Park, Florida. Please click on title for further information.
Clay County Mosquito Control Information: Due to a significant increase the area’s mosquito population due to Tropical Storms Beryl and Debby, Clay County has been forced to increase its mosquito control efforts. In doing so, the county has enlisted additional state resources to assist with ground and aerial spraying in order to supplement existing spraying efforts done by the county. The county will continue to step up its vector control efforts until mosquito populations demonstrate an acceptable reduction. For more detailed information please click the above title.
Tropical Storm Debby Recovery Information: Recovery Questions; Residents with questions regarding recovery efforts are encouraged to call Clay County Emergency Management at (904) 284-7703. Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated county can begin applying for assistance starting today by registering online at http://www.disasterassistance.gov, by web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-4785 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired.
FAC Awards Clay County Commissioner Doug Conkey with the Presidential Advocacy Award: The Florida Association of Counties presented Clay County Commissioner Douglas Conkey with the Presidential Advocacy Award during the 2012 FAC Annual Conference & Exposition in Orange County. The Presidential Advocacy Award is presented to those commissioners who show a commitment to protecting local control and advocating on behalf of home rule in Tallahassee. “It is truly an honor to receive this recognition by the Florida Association of Counties,” stated Commissioner Conkey. “Over the past six years as District 2 Commissioner, I have strived to support efforts to maintain or enhance the high quality of life we enjoy in Northeast Florida. I will continue to be an advocate of protecting home rule on behalf of the citizens of Clay County for as long as I have the privilege of serving as their representative,” he continued. Click the above title to read the article in its entirety.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Digital Flood Insurance Maps: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published preliminary (revised) Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for unincorporated Clay County and the municipalities of Penney Farms, Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights and Orange Park. For further information and to review the FEMA index maps, click on the title of this article or the More... link.
Re-Entry Partnership Public Forum: Kenneth S. Tucker, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections invites you to a Re-Entry Partnership Public Forum focusing on "Partnering for Fewer Crimes, Less Victims, and Safer Communities". This is an opportunity to hear your thoughts and suggestions on how we can work together in facilitating the positive re-entry of offenders into your community. Re-entry begins on day one of the incarceration and continues upon release. Therefore, we must all work together as a team to allow these offenders in your community an opportunity to become successful members of society. Please click above for more information and to download flyer.
Disaster Low Interest Loans Available: The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Florida as a result of the drought that began on Jan. 1, 2012. Please click title for more information.
Swimming Pool is Open to the Public at Camp Chowenwaw Park: The Camp Chowenwaw Park Swimming Pool opened April 20, 2012 and will be open through September 30, 2012. Please click above for more details and and then click on “Calendar of Pool Hours” for the daily hours throughout the season.
Clay Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan: A Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan (PDRP) is now a requirement of all Florida coastal counties and municipalities, and is encouraged for inland communities. The PDRP covers policies, operational strategies, and roles and responsibilities for implementation which will guide decisions that affect long-term recovery and redevelopment of the community after a disaster. Click the above title for more information and to visit the PDRP website.
Florida Hardest-Hit Program: The federal government has allocated funding to help pay the mortgages of qualified homeowners who are unemployed or underemployed through no fault of their own. The Florida Hardest-Hit Fund (HHF) program aims to assist qualified Florida homeowners by providing mortgage assistance for up to 12 months (capped at $24,000), or until the homeowner finds adequate employment to resume paying the mortgage (whichever comes first), with up to $18,000 available to reinstate a delinquent first mortgage prior to payments being made. Additionally, for a homeowner who is recovering from unemployment/underemployment, up to $25,000 is available as a one-time payment to reinstate a delinquent first mortgage. Please click title above for more information.
Make Camp Chowenwaw America's Favorite Park.: You can help make Camp Chowenwaw "America's Favorite Park"! For directions on how you can help with this campaign and to download the flyer, click the title of this article.
Notice Regarding Curbside Trash Pickup: Clay County’s Solid Waste Franchising and Collection Ordinance (90-24) allows for Receptacles and Bundles for Hand Pickup Service to be placed at the curb prior to 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection. In no case, however, shall Receptacles or Bundles be placed on public right-of-way more than twelve (12) hours preceding the day of collection. Please click title for more details.
2012 Environmental Services Holiday Season Hours and Days of Operation: Green Cove Springs, Fla., December 3, 2012 – Clay County Department of Environmental Services announces the 2012 holiday season hours and days of operation.
Clay County Emergency Management: Code Red Weather Warn Press Release: Clay County Emergency Management is now offering to Clay citizens a CodeRED Weather Warning service. CodeRED Weather Warn is an extension of the high-speed notification system which alerts subscribers, free of charge, about impending severe weather to including Tornado Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Flash Flood Warnings. Click the above title for more information.
Advanced Disposal Services Martin Luther King Day Schedule: On Monday, January 21, 2013, Martin Luther King Day, Advanced Disposal Services will collect wastes and recyclables as usual. Please remember to place materials at the curb before 6:00 am. Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility will open at the regularly scheduled time (7:30 AM) and will close at 5:30 PM.