Michael Moron

Franklin County

Board of County Commissioners

Airport Operations & Economic Development Board

(AOED)

The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners is seeking volunteers to serve on its Airport Operations & Economic Development Board (AOED). If you are willing to become part of your local government by volunteering and meet any of the board member criteria (below), please send a cover letter with a brief background of your experience and indicate which board member seat you would be willing to fill on or before February 15, 2023.

You may email your letter to michael@franklincountyflorida.gov or drop off at 34 Forbes Street, Suite 1, Apalachicola, Fl 32320, with the heading or subject line: Attention: Michael Morón – Airport Operations & Economic Development Board.

Board Member Criteria

(Candidate may meet any one of the following criteria)

• Franklin County Resident (Any county resident with vast knowledge pertaining to the operations of municipal airports)
• Airport Resident (Residing within 2 miles of Apalachicola Airport – AAF)
• Local Business Owner (A medium to large local business owner)
• Airport Client (Rents a hangar, stores airplane, etc. at the Apalachicola Airport – AAF)
• Industrial/Economic Development (Prior experience with Industrial or Economic Development)

Franklin County is pleased to announce that Island View Park in Carrabelle was re-opened to the public at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 22, 2022, following a final walk-through inspection with County Staff, the project Engineer and District Commissioner Cheryl Sanders.   A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held in the upcoming months, date to be announced.   The county would also like to thank all who have been a part of the restoration efforts with a special thanks to contractor North Florida Construction for a job well done!

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• Locations by Nomi Health (Rapid Antigen and Send out PCR) Call 904-295-0562 or visit http://testing.nomihealth.com/signup/fl. Walk ups accepted.
  • 135 Ave G Apalachicola, FL 32320 – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm EST (outside Weems hospital in drive up lane)
  • 106 5^th Street East Carrabelle, FL 32322 – Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00am-5:00pm EST (outside Carrabelle health department)
• George E Weems Hospital @ 135 Ave G Apalachicola, FL 32320 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With a physician order only for outpatient, or through ER at any time if seen fit by ER physician. (Rapid PCR)
• Sacred Heart Apalachicola @ 55 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL 32320 – Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm EST (Send out PCR for established patients only)
• Weems East Clinic @ 110 NE 5^th Street Carrabelle, FL 32322 – Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm EST with physician order only. (Send out PCR)
• Weems West Clinic @ 137 12^th Street Apalachicola, FL 32320 – Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm EST with physician order only. (Send out PCR)
• North Florida Medical Center – Eastpoint @ 158 US-98 Eastpoint, FL 32328 – Monday through Friday 8:00am-5:00pm EST (Send out PCR for established patients only)

If you would like to be notified by email when a bid or award is added to the County’s website, send an email to bids@franklincountyflorida.com with your name and email address.  If you would also like the notification email sent to your mobile phone as a text, add your mobile phone number along with your mobile service provider name to the email.  That information would allow us to send you an “email to text” notification.  After we receive your initial email, a test email and/or text will be sent confirming that we have received your information.  If you have any questions regarding this process do not hesitate to contact Michael Morón, County Coordinator, at (850) 653-9783 ext. 155 or michael@franklincountyflorida.com.