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Beaches Town Center Agency asks Atlantic Beach to fund lighting and lamppost replacements
Summary
A Beaches Town Center Agency representative urged Atlantic Beach to include recurring holiday-lighting costs and to fund replacement of corroded lampposts on Atlantic Boulevard; staff proposed a $100,000 placeholder for Atlantic Beach’s share while coordinating fixtures and costs with Neptune Beach and utilities.
Bruce Andrews, representing the Beaches Town Center Agency, told the commission during the public-comment period that the agency seeks recurring city funding for holiday lighting and annual sidewalk pressure-washing, and renewed a capital request to replace corroding Atlantic Boulevard lampposts.
Andrews said the lighting installation work is typically shared among Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach and the agency and estimated the lighting portion at roughly $39,000 (shared in thirds). On the lamppost replacements, Andrews said Atlantic Beach’s portion was quoted at about $148,000 for its side of Atlantic Boulevard; he told the commission the agency provided a Limbal Electric quote and offered to answer follow-up questions by email.
Staff and commissioners discussed interlocal complications: Atlantic Boulevard divides utilities (JEA on the northern side and Beaches utility on the southern side), meaning fixtures and foundations must be compatible and coordinated with Neptune Beach and its contractor. City staff recommended collecting fixture specifications with Neptune, getting a competitively bid price for a baseline replacement, and asking the Beaches Town Center Agency to fund any upgraded, non-standard features.
To begin planning without committing the full replacement cost, staff recommended a $100,000 placeholder in the city budget for Atlantic Beach’s share. Several commissioners expressed support for moving funding into the budget this year, citing corrosion and at least one reported collapse on the adjacent side, while others emphasized the value of confirming the exact quotes and coordinating with Neptune Beach before committing funds.
What happens next: staff said they would work with Neptune Beach and utilities on specifications and bring forward a recommendation (and a placeholder of $100,000 was proposed) for the commission to consider as it finalizes the enhancement list.
Representative Bruce Andrews’ remarks and the staff recommendation were heard as part of the Aug. 25 budget workshop; commissioners asked staff to return with refined pricing and coordination proposals before the next formal hearing.
