Carole Jean Jordan serves as the Tax Collector in Indian River County. She was first elected in November 2008, and is the first woman to serve in this constitutional office.
Jordan focused her first years in office on increasing customer satisfaction through updating technology, eliminating the automated answering system, and preparing for seamless implementation of state mandated full Driver Licenses services. While continuing to emphasize efficient, cost effective, one-stop-shop customer service, Jordan continues to reduce the budget and annually returns almost three million dollars to the County Taxing Districts.

Her commitment to improvement and growth has been instrumental in bringing additional service opportunities to the Tax Collectors office, allowing residents to save time and accomplish more in one visit. Jordan was the first Tax Collector in Florida to offer Concealed Weapon Permit Applications as part of the pilot program in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture. Additionally, local Tax Collector offices now offer birth certificate services for those born in Florida, and, in the near future, will begin offering TSA Pre-Check and TWIC State Cards at the West Office.

One-stop-shopping currently includes Driver Licenses, Birth Certificates, SunPass Transponders, Concealed Weapon Applications and Renewals, Title and Registrations for vehicles, mobile homes, and vessels, Local Business Tax, Hunting and Fishing Licenses, and Tangible and Personal Property Tax collection.

 

This is an opportunity to have a great day at the golf course as well as mingle with many Sebastian area business associates. Join us for the Chamber's most important fundraiser of the year and help us  celebrate 27 years of this great event!

ARE YOU UTILIZING ALL THE BENEFITS THE SEBASTIAN CHAMBER HAS TO OFFER?

Whether you are an old or new member, we can help you get reacquainted with the Chamber to help you make business connections.

* Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/SebastianChamber/

* Join our membership Group page www.facebook.com/groups/sraccmemberconnect/

* Utilize our website for current news, calendar of events, posting employment opportunities, finding members, menus for restaurants and rainy day activities, etc. www.sebastianchamber.com

* Post our logo on your Website or Facebook Page

* Have your business cards and pamphlets in our Chamber Visit FL Center for the public to take

* Use your Business to Business Discount cards for members

* Send us your media outreach, events, business updates, job postings, and economic news. We promote all of these things for you as part of your membership.

* Attend our networking functions and Ribbon Cuttings: Breakfast 1st Friday of month, Lunch 2nd Tuesday of Month, and Business and Pleasure 3rd Thursday of month. Even if you can't attend you can still participate by donating raffle items for breakfast, lunches, business & pleasures, concerts, golf tournaments, and media auction. This is a great way to have your business mentioned even if you're unable to attend.

* Have your 2018 Membership decal posted on the front of your business.

We are here for you and your business. Please feel free to contact me, Vicki Wild, your Membership Director, as I am happy to meet with you and go over all the benefits we have to offer you and your business. Thank you for being a member of our wonderful Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce. I can be reached by email [email protected], phone 772-589-5969, or stop in anytime.

Great turnout at the April Tourism Committee Meeting! 

Thank you to those of you that attending our April Tourism Committee Meeting! For those of you that missed it, here is a quick recap:

We are updating the Visitors Guide which will go to print in June. We print 25,000 a year and they are distributed at the I-95 and I-75 Welcome Centers, Melbourne International Airport, Sebastian Municipal Airport, Vero Beach Regional Airport, as well as hotels, attractions, restaurants and festivals around town! All of our Tourism Partners are included in the listings but if you would like to stand out with an ad, please contact Vicki at [email protected]. This year we are revamping the map to unfold at the end of the guide. If you are pet friendly, kid friendly, offer free WIFI, etc., please let us know so we can update your listing! Also, if you have any annual events that we can include in the Calendar of Events section, please email the details to [email protected].  

 

     2. Art & Mural Projects & Their Impact on Tourism- Juanita Baker, Audubon Society

 

J u anita gave us a great presentation about birding in our area and examples of other mural projects around the world. If y ou are interesting in being on a sub-committee to help facilitate a mural project in the Sebastian River Area, please let me know!   

 

     3. Tourism Director Report-

• May 18th- The Bobby Owen Band

• Sebastian's Freedom Festival- Wednesday, July 4th at Riverview Park                          *We will have a booth if you are interested in volunteering to work a time slot and promote your business!

• Christmas in July/Shop with a Cop- July 21st from 10-2 at Riverview Park

• Interest in Summer FAM Tour? If there is enough interest, we will be doing a FAM Tour in place of our regularly scheduled meeting in July. The Tour would include: US 1 South & A1A- Whispering Palms, Pennwood Motor Lodge, ELC, Jungle Trail, Pelican Island, McLarty Treasure Museum, Sebastian Inlet, Disney, Holiday Inn Oceanside, SpringHill Suites, Riverside Theatre, Countryside Citrus, and Vero Beach Kamp. If you are interested in participating, please let me know:  [email protected]

• Follow us on Facebook & Instagram:

www.instagram.com/visitsebastianriverareafl 

 

 

The next meeting will most likely be a FAM Tour on Tuesday, July 17th.
Please stay tuned for a start time and the itinerary!  

 

Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum

www.melfisher.com