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ABOVE VIDEO: PART 1 – The City of Satellite Beach was incorporated in 1957 and is relatively new by Florida Standards. (City of Satellite Beach video)

ABOVE VIDEO: PART 2 – The City of Satellite Beach was incorporated in 1957 and is relatively new by Florida Standards. (City of Satellite Beach video)

ABOVE VIDEO: Part 3 – The City of Satellite Beach was incorporated in 1957 and is relatively new by Florida Standards. (City of Satellite Beach video)

ABOVE VIDEO: PART 4 – The City of Satellite Beach was incorporated in 1957 and is relatively new by Florida Standards. (City of Satellite Beach video)

It was incorporated in 1957 and is on the barrier island south of Patrick Air Force Base and north of another relatively new town, Indian Harbour Beach. It has a population of about 10,000 and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Banana River on the west.

Brevard County had a severe housing shortage in the 1950s and 1960s due to the rapid build-up of employment at Cape Canaveral and later Kennedy Space Center in support of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo program designed to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.

Satellite Beach became one of the residential communities built to handle this extreme demand and was founded by Percy L. Hedgecock. He and his brother-in-law, Jimmy Caudle and cousin Dumont Smith, were originally from North Carolina and came down to develop real estate in the area.

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They built many of the original houses in the community and Hedgecock was the mayor of the new town from 1957 to 1973.

Most of the buildings in this little city were built after its founding in 1957, but one old building of interest is Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, located at 505 Grant Avenue.

This church was originally built in Fort Pierce, Florida in 1902 and was barged up the Indian River Lagoon some 60 miles from its original location and placed in Satellite Beach in 1959.

So even though the town was only two years old at the time, it had a historic church that is an excellent example of Carpenter Gothic architecture. It was also the first church in Satellite Beach.

One of the things that makes Florida a fun place to live is that there are many places that didn’t even exist just a few years ago. It’s easy to learn their history and even be a part of it.

And it makes you appreciate Old Florida and the back roads even more.

– Florida-Backroads-Travel.com

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Imagine going to the beach and fishing for a few hours only to come back and find a car boot on your tire – preventing you from leaving.

It happened to Johnny Durante, whose vehicle was booted on Wednesday.

"I've been booted for no reason. I'm out there fishing – I come back, and I'm booted," he said.

"Yesterday there were two booted (vehicles) when I pulled in, and then just this morning, 15 minutes ago, there was another van that was booted," said Jim Katanski, who frequents Satellite Beach often.

Satellite Beach, a coastal city in Brevard County, Florida, stopped allowing people to park at the beach for free. The change went into effect months ago. However, issuing tickets and warnings wasn't enough, so enforcement increased.

It's $2.50 an hour to parking at Satellite Beach. Those who do not pay or whose parking time expired, may be hit with a boot – and it's $80 to have it removed. Some residents believe the city has taken enforcement too far.

"Ticketing is not generally that effective, and we are just trying to get compliance," said City Manager Courtney Barker.

The city is using a private parking enforcement company to monitor beach parking lots and chose the boots to make sure they get paid if people don’t pay the hourly and daily rates.

Besides the unexpected fee, it's also causing people frustration about how to get the boot off – and whom to call.

"I don’t feel good, Durant said. "They’re stealing."

Others worry the new enforcement tool will push visitors away from the Space Coast.

"College campuses were really strict about booting, so I definitely don’t want to go through that again," said Harrison Hillenmeyer, who’s from Cocoa Beach and visited Satellite for the first time since moving.

"This is not the way to encourage people to come to your city," said Brevard County resident, Sandra Sullivan.

The city said booting vehicles is not going away, but residents can apply for a free yearly parking pass.

BREVARD COUNTY • SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA – Residents who have secured a parking permit through the City of Satellite Beach’s new Beach Parking Fee Program are encouraged to verify the license plate number in the system before visiting the beach.

The Beach Parking Program went into effect on September 15, with hourly, daily, and annual parking rates. Annual Parking Permits are available online and require a minimum of 72 hours to be processed.

The program uses license plates, not stickers, to track passes. Residents who have applied for a parking permit are encouraged to double-check their license plate information in the system before visiting the beach.

Both Hightower Beach Park and Pelican Beach Park are former county-owned properties, which were deeded to the City of Satellite Beach in 2013.

Parking at these locations will remain free for all Brevard County residents with proper passes, which can be obtained at the City of Satellite Beach parking website. Passes will be required for other Satellite Beach beachside parking areas.

Satellite Beach has implemented these daily parking rates:

? Brevard County residents are eligible to obtain a free annual pass that will allow parking at Hightower Beach East Parking Lot and Pelican Beach Park without being required to pay the daily parking rates.

? For anyone residing outside of Satellite Beach city limits, the annual pass rate is $75 for access to ALL of the beach parking areas within the City of Satellite Beach, or $2.50 per hour with a maximum of $10 per day. A mobile phone convenience fee of $0.35 will be added to each mobile phone payment.

? Brevard County residents wishing to visit any other beachside park within Satellite Beach will need to purchase an annual pass at the rate of $75, or pay $2.50 per hour with a maximum of $10 per day.

? City of Satellite Beach residents are eligible to obtain a free annual pass that will allow parking at all beach accesses and parking areas without being required to pay the daily parking rates.

? All rate customers can pay either through an App, by phone, or through kiosks that will be provided at Pelican, Hightower, and Shell Street in Satellite Beach.

For questions on the Beach Parking Fee Program or how to obtain a beach parking pass, please call (321) 425-2522. Annual Parking Permits may be applied for any time of the year.

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SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. - Parking punishments could get stricter near some beaches in Brevard County.

The City of Satellite Beach is considering ticketing people who park on residential streets to avoid beach parking fees. FOX 35 News first told you when the city started charging people to park at the beach and booting cars to enforce the new fees. Some small business owners are worried all the new fees are pushing people away.

"People are going, ‘Stay away from Satellite Beach,’" said Anne Latorra who owns Latorra's Bagels and Italian Deli.

She said she often sees that on social media since the new parking fees were implemented.

"If people can’t park anywhere or are going to get ticketed to park to come to my place, they’re not going to want to," she said. "They’re not going to want to come to our businesses."

The owner said she noticed a dip in business as soon as parking boots started popping up in beach parking lots nearby.

"It’s sad to see what’s happening with beachgoers," Latorra said, worrying it could get worse.

More fees could be on the way. The city council is considering ticketing people who park on certain residential streets to go to the beach. Neighbors said cars are spilling onto sidewalks and blocking driveways. The new ordinance would ticket drivers with $80 fees.

"I’m not sure how they can get a ticket for parking on a side street. They could be at someone’s house. How are they going to check that?," asked Dana Schukert who goes to beaches in Satellite Beach every day.

At this time, the new ordinance doesn’t list what specific streets in Satellite Beach would be affected, but people who live near the beach say more people are piling onto their streets because of the new paid parking lots.

"Unfortunately, that is going to cause everyone to come to our street looking for free parking. I can’t blame them on that. We all deserve to get to go the beach for free," concluded one beachfront homeowner in Satellite Beach who didn't want to be identified by name.

As for what's next, the city council will vote on the new street parking tickets next week. They already approved the measure at the last meeting but wanted to up the fee from $50 to $80s.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The National Weather Service was on the ground in South Patrick Shores Thursday to verify that a tornado touched down in the South Patrick Park neighborhood.

The EF-1 tornado — packing peak wind speeds of 90-100 mph — touched down near the intersection of Lighthouse Landing St. and South Patrick Drive around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday and exited out over the Atlantic near A1A and Ocean Boulevard. NWS meteorologists said the tornado was on the ground for a mile and was 300 yards wide.

The NWS had issued a tornado warning for the South Patrick Shores area just after 5 p.m.

According to Brevard County Emergency Management, around 40-50 homes were impacted by the tornado. Two roofs sustained major damage while 12 had minor damage, as many as 12 power poles were damaged and around 126 FPL customers were left without power.

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“That’s another signal that this thing packed a big punch in just a short amount of time,” said county communications director Don Walker.

Video from the area shows fences and sheds torn apart, twisted trees, snapped branches, impacted autobodies and belongings strewn all over. No injuries were reported.

The county provided the following list of the most heavily-impacted streets, as well as a map outlining the area with the most damage.

Most heavily-impacted streets:

On SE 4th Street, Jon Manzi said the walls of his living room collapsed.

Manzi was remodeling his home so he said he wasn’t here, but had he been, he feared he might not be alive.

“I can’t imagine what would have happened if we were still living here so we are blessed in that respect,” the homeowner said. “I’m thankful myself, my wife, my daughter and my pets are safe today.”

Brevard County Fire Rescue, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the city of Satellite Beach and FPL received thanks from BCEM in their response efforts, credited as instrumental in sizing up the situation, determining there were no injuries, checking on residents and securing the area, according to a news release.

Neighbors told News 6 that there was nowhere near enough time to prepare for the tornado, as opposed to something like a hurricane. As one man said, it arrived in a matter of seconds. A woman we spoke with said that it was gone just as quickly.

A scrapper collecting metal said the tornado was worse on the neighborhood than recent hurricanes.

“The hurricane didn’t do as much damage as this tornado did,” Martin Carrizales said.

BCEM has since requested that residents of impacted communities send in photos and descriptions of property damage left behind by the tornado using an online damage assessment form. The county stressed the form was not an application for assistance and served only as information used to help along emergency management decisions.