More than 100 Citations Issued in First Three Days of Enforced Paid Parking in Fernandina Beach

More than 100 citations issued in first three days of enforced paid parking in Fernandina Beach

After a month-long grace period, parking attendants are now issuing citations for drivers who don't pay hourly or have a parking permit.

Fernandina commissioners fight recall drive over paid parking

Two Fernandina Beach city commissioners have filed legal action to stop residents from recalling them over a controversial paid parking program. Commissioners Tim Poynter and Genece Minshew are seeking an injunction against a petition drive begun by resident Pat Gass to remove them from office. Poynter and Minshew were among four members on the five-member City Commission who voted to institute paid parking downtown over a month ago. They are as…