Saturday, July 4, 2009
6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Fireworks Display at 9 p.m.
BCC Palm Bay Campus

Musical Performances by: Taylor Made and Swamp Fox and the National Anthem sung by Palm Bay's own Amada Williamson, ROTC Cadet at Bayside High.

Admission is free. Enjoy water slides, bounce houses, games, informational booths, great food and the best fireworks display in Brevard County! Children 12 and under are encouraged to decorate their bikes and participate in the patriotic bike parade. More Info

In a mutual parting of the ways with Charter Schools USA the private company that managed Palm Bay’s first and largest charter school, the City is now actively and aggressively seeking a new management company to lead the school into the future.  The decision was announced on June 22, 2009 as part of ongoing financial restructuring that is ultimately in the best interest of the school and the citizens of Central Florida’s second-largest City.  City management hopes to have the transition complete within the next thirty-days. More Info

Our nation, state and city are experiencing very tough economic times and we are grateful for the opportunity to pursue federal and state stimulus dollars for projects that are designed to jump start the economy, create jobs, reduce operating costs, improve the environment and enhance the quality of life for our community. We are committed to aggressively searching for all appropriate and available grant opportunities that may result in additional federal stimulus dollars to accomplish projects in the City of Palm Bay. More Info

The City of Palm Bay anticipates receiving approximately $4,500,000 in federal funds to operate the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership program (HOME) over the next five years from 2010–2015.

Housing And Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) division is conducting a Community Survey to identify community priorities for the expenditure of these Federal funds in assistance to low and moderate-income families/households. Individual survey responses are kept anonymous and will be one tool used to develop the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan that prioritizes the expenditure of these funds. ALL CITIZENS are encouraged to complete the survey. Persons with disabilities or non-English speaking residents needing assistance completing the survey, should call the HANDS office at (321) 952.3429. More Info

Neighborhood Stabilization Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program

June 25, 2009 the City of Palm Bay, Florida Housing and Neighborhood Development Services Division (HANDS) will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds under Title III of the Division B of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, to undertake a project known as the Neighborhood Stabilization Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program for the purpose of purchase and/or rehabilitation of up to 45 units of housing with approximately $5.2 million dollars of Neighborhood Stabilization funds in the (AGN) Areas of Greatest Need located within the City of Palm Bay, Brevard County Florida.

This project is on file at the Housing and Neighborhood Development Services office, 5240 Babcock Street, Suite 212, Palm Bay Florida 32905 and may be examined or copied weekdays from 8:30am until 5:00pm or accessed online.

On March 19, 2009 the Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2009-17 establishing a Code Compliance Lien Amnesty Program. It is the intent of this program to work with property owners to resolve outstanding fines where there has been compliance with the City Code. More Info