Fun Things Going On - Fathers Day

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James and I had a fabulous time picking blueberries and getting fresh sweet corn at Vacuna Farms this past Saturday.  It was a mob scene.  We showed up about 15 minutes early and there were about 20 cars lined up on both sides of the road to get in.  Everything was very polite and orderly, but it was the place to be on Saturday.  I shared a lot of the loot with friends and family.  Corn and steak for dinner tonight.  Yummmm.  John and James are off for my mother's tomorrow.  More help with the insurance situation on her roof.  Good news, her pool is finally fixed.  They have promised pictures.  The City is working it's way around fixing the canal walls that were damaged.  That will take longer.  The kicker is, hurricane season has started again.  Fun times in Florida.  Of course, the insurance companies are asking the State to raise their rates again.

I am home working this weekend if you have real estate issues you would like some help with.  

There is a interesting article at the end of the news letter on how the State of Florida, with the help of the Florida Realtors groups, is helping to assist Affordable Housing development. Reminder:  I am licensed in Florida as well as Georgia.

For those of us home this weekend, here are some Fun Things Going On:

SATURDAY AT 11 AM – 2 PM

Fathers Day Weekend Classic Car Show & Cookout!

Lakes Crossing Senior Care  

Please join us on Saturday, June 17th from 11 am - 2 pm at Lakes Crossing Senior Care for a Classic Car Show & Cookout! We will have food, live entertainment, games for the kiddos and prizes for People's Choice and more!

Contact Kathleen Kerry at 912-674-3504 / kkerry@georgialivingseniorcare.org

THURSDAY AT 10 AM

Plant Exchange

Camden County Public Library  

Join us for a plant exchange on the porch this afternoon!

~Bring one/Take one~

June  17
SATURDAY AT 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Sensory Friendly Water Park Day

St. Marys Aquatic Center 
It’s getting that time of year! It’s time for our annual Sensory Friendly Water Park Day! Join us Saturday, June 17th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at St. Mary’s Aquatic Center! The park will be closed so that way we can ensure a sensory safe evening!
Tickets are $2 per person and limited to 6 tickets per family, immediate family only please.
To ensure a sensory friendly environment we will limit the amount of tickets distributed...first come, first serve basis.
*Concession stand will not open, however we will have light snacks and bottle water. Families are encouraged to bring your child's favorite snack
 
June 15
TOMORROW AT 6:30 PM

NAACP Camden General Membership Meeting

1197 Kinlaw Rd, Woodbine, GA 31569-2727, United States  
The NAACP Camden Branch (Unit 5177) is having our monthly General Membership Meeting at Kinlaw Rosenwald School (1197 Kinlaw Road, Woodbine, GA). All who support the mission of the NAACP are welcome to attend as guests. For more information, contact naacp5177@gmail.com. Learn more about the Branch at https://www.naacpcamdenga.org

 

June  18
SUNDAY AT 11 AM

Father's Day Pig Roast Fundraiser

Mocama Beer 
Tickets · $20
www.eventbrite.com/e/fathers-day-pig-roast-fundraiser-tickets-646108206037
Public Anyone on or off Facebook
The menu will include a whole roasted pig and all your favorite sides for a BBQ! desserts and non alcoholic drinks will be available as well. Beer and wine can be purchased directly from Mocama on property. All proceeds will be donated to Summit Garvin, the son of our late friend Patrick Garvin, in honor of Father's Day.

 

 June 16
FRIDAY AT 5 PM – 6:30 PM

Life Size Family Game Night

Camden County Public Library  Join us for an after hours family game night! We'll have life-size games that are fun for the whole family.

 

June 16
FRIDAY AT 6 PM – 10 PM

IllumiNights Summer Spectacle

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 
Tickets
www.jacksonvillezoo.org/illuminights
Beginning April 14, when the days become long and hot, cool Friday nights at the Zoo are now home to an incredible scattering of illuminations. An amazing dimension of color, IllumiNights Summer Spectacle promises to transcend from sleepy wildlife to a fantasy landscape of nature drenched with rich lighting. Enriching hearts and minds around fauna and flora through the use of illumination, this striking spectacle cycles through creative imagery, moving light and interactive entertainment.
June 17     SATURDAY AT 9 AM – 1 PM

Wildlight Market Place

Wildlight Market Place 
Duration: 4 hr
Join us at Wildlight Market Place, a farmers, arts, and food truck market in Nassau County , Florida. Your well-behaved, leashed pets are welcome.
Enjoy seasonal produce, fresh baked breads, and other delicious treats. There will be hand made and home crafted arts, too.
Open on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, year 'round, rain or shine.
123 Tinker St., Yulee FL
 
 
june  17  SATURDAY AT 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

All about Archery

Crooked River State Park 
Duration: 1 hr
 
Want to learn archery? Join us on the range to learn how to use a bow. Get the chance to show off your skills, and maybe find your next hobby.
Space is limited. Please call or visit the main office to register
Fee is $15.00 per person
Ages 8 and above only
 
 
June 16  FRIDAY AT 10 AM

K-9 Officers Visit the Library

Camden County Public Library  The K-9 Unit is visiting the library today! Join us for some fun demonstrations and interesting information on how they trains these awesome animals.
 
 
15
TOMORROW AT 5 PM – 8 PM

Burgers & Brews at Brackish Beer Company

Brackish Beer Company 
Duration: 3 hr
Brackish Beer is open 4-8:30pm and Bessie's on the Move Food Truck is serving from 5-8pm. Come grab what's on tap from your local craft brewery and enjoy live local music.
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Fla. Oks $117.3M for Affordable Housing Development

Florida Housing’s board approved money for 30 developments across Fla., with most of the funding coming from the Florida Realtors-supported Live Local Act.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) Board of Directors approved $117.3 million in loan funding to address the inflation-related cost increases affecting 30 affordable housing developments across the state.

The majority of the funding comes from the Live Local Act, a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March, which overhauled the state’s affordable housing programs and bolstered trust funds with hundreds of millions aimed at quickly bringing more affordable housing units onto the Florida market, representing the largest investment in the history of housing efforts in Florida.

Under the Live Local Act, $100 million was allocated to FHFC for distribution through a competitive process to projects currently under development that demonstrate a verifiable financing gap related to market inflation.

To maximize assistance, Florida Housing also utilized past program income for this new viability loan program. The approved funding will support approximately 3,600 housing units across 30 developments in 16 counties statewide.

This funding helps bridge the financial gap for projects who have already been awarded assistance from Florida Housing so they can continue development as planned and deliver these units to their communities, said Mike DiNapoli, Executive Director of FHFC.

This funding initiative follows the creation of the 2022 Construction Housing Inflation Response Program (CHIRP). CHIRP was established in response to feedback from developers regarding rising construction costs. The program awarded funds to 65 developments, preserving the viability of over 4,000 new affordable housing units in the previous funding cycle.

A deep-dive data analysis of Florida’s ongoing affordable housing crisis, issued jointly this week by the Florida Policy Project founded by former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes in cooperation with Florida State University’s DeVoe Policy Center, found that the state’s current zoning framework significantly contributes to the state’s affordable housing crisis by restricting the organic growth and adaptation of communities to changing housing demands.

The report highlights upzoning as a potential solution, a practice that allows residential density to increase naturally as neighborhoods evolve to accommodate higher densities. This strategy involves lifting restrictions on housing types and enabling the division of existing parcels, thus potentially allowing for the creation of hundreds of thousands of new housing units.

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