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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK $1.00 WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 / 24 PAGES, 2 SECTIONS • fbnewsleader.com New storm evacuation zones No to New Nassau County hurricane evacuation zones, which have been approved by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, have been gas tax released beginning for the 2014 hur- ricane season. The new evacuation zones are based on storm surge, which is water that is pushed toward the shore by the hurricane force of winds. Advancing hike surge, combined with normal tides, creates hurricane storm tide. This can increase water levels 15 feet or MARY MAGUIRE more. Storm surge is often the great- News-Leader est threat to life and property from a hurricane. No new gas tax. The storm surge zones were gen- The county commission rejected a erated by computer models that uti- proposal Monday night to add five lized some of the most technologi- cents to the price of a gallon of gasoline cally advanced data of its kind to to help fund roadway maintenance. determine comprehensive storm Here’s the vote. surge for Northeast Florida. Based Commission Chair Barry Holloway: on this comprehensive storm surge, No. the impacted area of the county and Commissioner Steve Kelley: No. the number of residents and busi- Commissioner Walter “Jr” nesses in an evacuation zone has Boatright: Yes. increased dramatically, according to Commissioner Pat Edwards: Yes. Nassau County Emergency Manage- Commissioner Danny Leeper: Yes. ment. While a majority of commissioners County Emergency Management supported the increase, this vote need- and the Nassau County Property ed at least four out of five commis- Appraiser’s GIS director reviewed the sioners to say yes. storm surge for Nassau County to “It’s disappointing,” said Leeper. complete the new evacuation zones. “Federal and state funding is dropping, Evacuation zones now reach the West and we’ve got to look for ways to have Side of the county, along the St. everyone share in the cost.” Marys River, and include everything Supporters contend that the tax is east of the Intracoastal Waterway needed to bolster the budget. (Shave Bridge). Other factors were “It’s not fun and games and looking taken into consideration when creat- at the books we’re in the red,” said ing the zones, such as low-lying areas, Edwards. “We have to make sure the areas with historical flooding prob- county is in the black. I support a gas lems and access points. tax.” New this upcoming year, the Budget officials said the nickel National Hurricane Center will gen- This map shows new Nassau County hurricane evacation zones recently prepared by Emergency increase in the price-per-gallon would erate in real time and issue potential Management using the Property Appraiser’s GIS mapping. have raised $1.5 million per year. That’s storm surge flooding maps. This map about the same amount of money the will show geographical areas where county now spends on its pavement inundation from storm surge could map will be experimental for at least know about this map: with a tropical storm watch. The map management plan. occur, and how high above ground two years, during which time com- • The first map will usually be is based on the latest forecast track The proposal called for the tax for the water could reach in those areas. ments from users will be solicited and issued at the same time as the initial This is an experimental product. The gathered. Here are some things to hurricane watch, or in some cases, MAP Continued on 3A GAS Continued on 3A NEW PIRATE PLAYGROUND PHOTOS BY ANGELA DAUGHTRY/NEWS-LEADER Children explore on Saturday the features of the new Pirate Playground, which was recently opened behind the Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center. Playground construction was financed by 8 Flags Playscapes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building play areas for children of all abilities. More photos on 4B. News-Leader INDEX FISHING/TIDES ....................... 2B SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON 160th year. 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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2A WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 NEWS News-Leader OBITUARIES James Lee Carter the Sons of the American on Monday, May 12, 2014 in by four children – Dr. Joseph Amelia Marie o’clock from the Chapel of Legion Squadron 54, 626 South Honquest Family Funeral A. Jackson, IV, and Dr. Kit Yue Crosby Funeral Home with Rev. Mr. James Lee “Jimmy” 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach, Home with Crematory, Mulford Jackson Wong of Somerville, Kostecki Joey Andrews officiating. A Carter, age 64, of Fernandina FL 32034. Chapel, 4311 N. Mulford Rd., MA, and Greg and Laura Ms. Amelia Marie “Amy” eulogy will be delivered by Beach, passed away on Sunday Please share his Life Legacy Loves Park, IL 61111. Jackson Warren of Amelia Kostecki, age 66, formerly of Robbie Lee. evening, May 11, 2014 at Baptist at www.oxleyheard.com. Donations may be made to Island, FL. He has five grand- Amelia Island but presently a The family will be receiving Medical Center – Nassau. Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors Swedish American Foundation children: Alex, Leighton, and resident of Jacksonville, FL friends at the funeral home Born in Jacksonville, FL, he (Mike Donze Memorial Music Aidan Warren; Maxwell and passed away on Friday after- Saturday from 1:00 P M till was the oldest of five sons of Ann Ballard Fund on notation line), 1415 E. Sophie Mei Jackson. Close fam- noon, May 9, 2014 at Baptist funeral time. Mildred Garnto Carter and the Chappell State Street, Rockford, IL 61104. ily members include: John, Medical Center South in Crosby Funeral Home late Seth Carter, Jr. Being raised To share a memory or con- Mary, and Domilie Greene of Jacksonville, FL after a heroic 7- Alma, Ga. in the Panama Park section of Ann Ballard Chappell, age dolence, visit honquestfh.com. Salisbury; Andrew Greene and year battle with cancer. North Jacksonville, Jimmy was 86, of Fernandina Beach, Flori- Honquest Family Funeral Home Katie Greene Senko; and Born in Jersey City, NJ, she Kay Robinson Music a graduate of da, died May 1, 2014 of Chronic with Crematory, Loves Park, Ill. Pamela and Jim McLune of New was the eldest of three girls Andrew Myeloproliferative Disorder, York City. born to the late Dominic Joseph Kay Robinson Music, 59, of Jackson High Essential Thrombocythemia Joseph A. In words he himself wrote and Veronica Helen Dragone Yulee, Florida, passed away School, where Type. She grew up in Augusta, for this occasion, Dr. Jackson Bartolomeo. Being raised in Saturday, May 10th, 2014 at her he was a Georgia, the child of D. Lee Jackson III, M.D. “loved his dear wife, children, Jersey City, residence in Robbinsville. member of Ballard and Annie Lois (Seals) Dr. Joseph A. Jackson, III, grandchildren, and his many she attended She was preceded in death the Class of Ballard. M.D., died on May 5, 2014, in friends all over the world. He Holy Rosary by her Father Billy Samuel 1968. He Ann is survived by her Jacksonville, FL, of complica- also loved the practice of medi- Catholic Robinson and Mother Maebell attended Lake daughter, Lois Chappell tions from a cerebral hemor- cine, travel, New York City, Grammar Heyman Mobley and husband City Community College in Winkler of Chapel Hill, NC, and rhage, which had occurred two Broadway, baseball, playing the School and Gene; Sister Marsha Robinson; Lake City, FL and received an her son, Robert Ballard days earlier. piano for Barb, and all music – was a member and her Father-in-Law Wesley Associate of Science Degree in Chappell of Dr. Jackson was born on from Mendelssohn to Meatloaf. of the gradu- Music. Criminal Justice from North Poplar Bluff, June 19, 1940, in Pittsburgh, He loved the cabin on Lake ating class of She is survived by her hus- Western College of Allied MO; her Pennsylvania, the first of two Norman, the condo at Myrtle 1965 from St. Michael Catholic band of 33 1/2 years, Steve Sciences in Tulsa, Oklahoma. granddaugh- children of Mary Dougherty Beach, and summers in Maine. High School. After high school Music; Sons and their girl- He later attended the Police ters Colette Jackson and Joseph A. Jackson, He loved working out at the she attended Berkley Secretar- friends, Yancey Kyle Music and Academy with the Jacksonville Winkler of Jr. In 1945 the family moved to YMCA, and was an expert in ial School. She later lived in Sarah of Yulee, FL, and Cody Sheriff’s Office.Upon graduat- Boone, NC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Trivia and Pop Culture. He Bloomfield where her child- Miles Music and Ali of Yulee, ing from the Police Academy, and Sophia Dr. Jackson remembers fondly all the dogs ren, Bill and Dominique were FL; her sisters he served for seven years as an Winkler of attended East and the cat. He positively loved born. Amanda Pear- Officer with JSO. In 1979, he Chapel Hill. Her brother Lee Side Elemen- the trip to Russia. His favorite In 1979, she and her family son and hus- moved to Nassau County and Ballard lives in Mars Hill, NC, tary School TV show of all time was Buffy moved to North Caldwell, NJ band Norman joined the Public Safety Depart- and her late sister Marjorie and Naval Air the Vampire Slayer, and favorite where she enjoyed her years of Yulee, FL ment at the Amelia Island Ballard.