Brevard County Government introduces its new quarterly news publication, Brevard Delivers! This publication focuses on newly completed projects, updates the status of work already in progress and a look at projects earmarked for the weeks ahead. In our effort to be transparent, we believe quarterly updates will keep residents and visitor informed on how your tax dollars are being spent and utilized to the benefit of our county. Click on this link -- http://apps.brevardcounty.us/PublicInformationReleases/ -- to subscribe to Brevard Delivers, and you’ll receive this quarterly report automatically in digital format throughout the year.
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Brevard leads Central Florida in recycling, but there's a right way and a wrong way
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It’s anticipated that as many as 40 rockets will launch from the Space Coast in 2017. Did you know that Brevard County Government is involved in each and every rocket launch? Brevard County’s Emergency Operations Center is the most frequently activated EOC in Florida due to robust space launch activity at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As space tourism increases, reusability of launch vehicles improves, the return to human spaceflight is on the horizon, and a mission to Mars is planned, launch frequency continues to escalate. Along with the exciting sights and sounds of launches (and now, landings) on the Space Coast, however, there are inherent risks, which is why an activation of the EOC is required.
Brevard County Fire Rescue has implemented two major programs ProQA (Priority Dispatch) and the Squad Program. Both reduce fuel consumption, extend the life of emergency response vehicles and provide better, safer emergency services to Brevard County residents.
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Brevard County Fire Rescue named top Emergency Medical Services provider in Florida. For more information please click here...
Brevard County Libraries is pleased to announce its online library platform OverDrive has achieved 500,000 downloads or checkouts from the eBook and eAudio collections since OverDrive introduction in September 2011. For more information on please click here.. Read More
Effective March 2, 2015, Space Coast Government Television (SCGTV) has moved from channel 199 to channel 499 on the Brighthouse network. The move is part of a channel lineup standardizing initiative for Public, Education and Government programming across Central Florida. SCGTV, which airs live broadcasts of Brevard County Board of County Commission meetings as well as taped municipal government meetings, Public Service Announcements and Florida Channel programming, will continue to air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Budget for FY 2015-2016 is $1,035,192,411. This budget represents a decrease of 3.29% or ($35,198,154), from the FY 2014-2015 Amended Budget of $1,070,450,128. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the Budget at a public hearing on September 28,2015.
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Contractors have more options to reel in permits for building and land development. BASS – Brevard's Advanced Service Site -- allows contractors to submit online applications for residential demolition, generators, pools, fences, air-conditioner change-outs, reroofs, and pool resurfacing. Brevard County Planning & Development is implementing an Electronic Document Review process. This entails electronic customer submission, county review and approval of application documents. Customers will be able to access approved plans as well as their permits online using BASS https://acaweb.brevardcounty.us/CitizenAccess/ The intent is to speed up the application and permitting process while making it easier for the customer..
To find out more, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exed_iMO6Is .
The Budget for FY 2014-2015 is $1,036,245. This budget represents a decrease of 3.1% of ($32,951,840) from the FY 2013-2014 Amended Budget of $1,069,197,022. The Board of County Commissioners is holding budget hearings in January and February. The budget for FY 2015-2016 will be proposed in July and adopted in September.
To view the recommended budget, click here. The document is extremely large and in PDF format. Please be patient while the document downloads. To view the summarized changes to the July budget, click here .
For a complete look at Brevard County�s priorities for the upcoming Legislative Session, which is scheduled to begin March 7, 2017, and run through May 5, 2017, click here .
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has announced that Brevard County's North Reach is a winner of its Best Restored Beach Award. The North Reach, which includes the Cities of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach, extends 9.4 miles between Jetty Park and Patrick AFB. Restoration efforts on the once highly eroded beaches have exceeded expectations in the face of extraordinary storm events and helped turn a shoreline of seawalls and rock revetments into one of wide beaches and flourishing dunes. Recovery projects implemented in 2005 and 2014 have helped sustain the integrity of the project initially begun in the fall of 2000. The estimated $1.6 billion economic impact each year by Brevard's beach related tourism greatly exceeds the restoration costs.
It took less than 30 days to complete and finished 4 weeks ahead of schedule but this time-lapse video of the Palm Bay Road Culvert Replacement Project captures the entire project in less than 7 minutes.
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INSIDE Magazine, Brevard County Government's magazine, is now available online. Please click here to read more.
Brevard County is one of seven counties and 24 cities that have been certified as Open for Business by MyRegion. Open for Business is a pioneer campaign that streamlines and unifies the individualized permitting and licensing application processes throughout Central Florida. It will help businesses open faster and more efficiently by providing:
Planning and Development stands ready to guide businesses through the development and permitting process. For more information please call 321-633-2069 or email (Robin Sobrino, Department Director).
As part of our commitment to innovation, serving our current riders, and attracting new customers, Space Coast Area Transit has partnered with Google Maps to create the new Google Maps Trip Planner on our website, RideSCAT.com. Using the site, you can view upcoming departures, see the bus route on the map, get step-by-step directions, travel times and transfers, plan a return trip, and print out a map and text directions. By accessing RideSCAT.com from a PC, MAC or mobile device, riders can also print out maps and schedules for any Brevard County bus route from the convenience of home or office. Additionally, an on-line Interactive System Map shows how to navigate the entire transit system throughout Brevard County. Connect with Space Coast Area Transit by receiving our quarterly E-Newsletter News On The Move, or on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. For personalized assistance, call 321-633-1878.
What can you do to help the Indian River Lagoon? Change to Blue by adopting Blue Lifestyles.
For more details on Blue Lifestyles visit the LiveBlueFL.org website. Watch us on YouTube: [ Video 1 ] [ Video 2 ]
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Government Center at Night [ Courtesy: Rich Ataman ]
Body-boarding at Space Coast beaches
Dock on the Banana River [ Courtesy: Rich Ataman ]
Brevard County Government Center in Viera
Countdown clock at Kennedy Space Center
Limpkin chicks at Viera Wetlands [ Courtesy: Vince Lamb ]
Sea Turtle at Canaveral National Seashore