Editing Satellite Beach, Florida (section)

==History==

Satellite Beach became incorporated in 1957 by Percy L. Hedgecock and his brothers, B. D. (Shine) and Herbert (Hub) Hedgecock, along with cousins Jimmy Caudle and Dumont Smith. Hedgecock also served as the town's first mayor from 1957 until 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/satellite-beach-florida.html|title=Satellite Beach, Florida: Space Age Boom Town on Atlantic Ocean|website=Florida Back Roads Travel}}</ref>

In 2010, the city began planning for a rise in sea level resulting from [[climate change]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100904/NEWS01/9040313/1086/Satellite+Beach+plans+to+be+ready+for+rising+sea+levels|title=Florida Today|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>

As of 2011, volunteers have provided more than 10,000 hours each year to youth and public service programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA "WHERE PROGRESS PREVAILS" |url=http://www.satellitebeach.org/birthday/documents/brief-history.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927031831/http://www.satellitebeach.org/birthday/documents/brief-history.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |website=www.satellitebeach.org}}</ref>

In 2011, the city became one of the first areas in the United States to install [[solar panel]]s on municipal buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110820/NEWS01/108200321/Satellite-Beach-Rockledge-sign-solar-panel-freebies|title=Local News - FLORIDA TODAY - floridatoday.com|work=FLORIDA TODAY|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, the city announced that it would undertake $36 million worth of work to restore beach areas and dunes along the coast, battered by hurricanes in 2004. The project was underwritten by Brevard County and the [[Florida Department of Environmental Protection]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Beach-debate-rolls-on-over-Brevard-s-Mid-Reach-project/-/1637132/12618014/-/15aaat2/-/index.html |title=Beach debate rolls on over Brevard's Mid-Reach project &#124; News – Home |publisher=Clickorlando.com |date=2012-05-06 |access-date=2014-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20131101/NEWS01/311010014/|title=New month ushers in shoreline projects|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>

As of 2013, the only traditional Jewish synagogue, [https://www.jewishbrevard.com Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts], along the Brevard County coastline is in the city.<ref>[http://www.jewishbrevard.com Welcome to JewishBrevard.com | Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts]. Jewishbrevard.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-18.</ref>

On December 4, 2013, there was a parade in celebration of the [[Jewish]] holiday of [[Hanukkah]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Times |first=Brevard |url=http://news.brevardtimes.com/2013/11/2013-grand-menorah-parade-hanukkah.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021720/http://news.brevardtimes.com/2013/11/2013-grand-menorah-parade-hanukkah.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |title=Brevard Times: 2013 Grand Menorah Parade Hanukkah Celebration December 4 |publisher=News.brevardtimes.com |date=2013-11-22 |access-date=2013-12-12}}</ref> There were one hundred [[Menorah (Hanukkah)|Menorah]]-topped vehicles, a Menorah lighting, free food (including traditional [[Latkes]]), and live entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20131127/NEWS01/311270015/|title=Local News – FLORIDA TODAY – floridatoday.com|work=Florida Today|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://brevard.happeningmag.com/chanukah-menorah-parade-brevard |title=Chanukah Menorah Car Parade &#124; Brevard Happening |publisher=Brevard.happeningmag.com |date=2012-12-10 |access-date=2013-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wftv.com/events/detail/855686/ |title=Chanukah Menorah Car Parade |publisher=www.wftv.com |date=2011-12-22 |access-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131204014740/http://www.wftv.com/events/detail/855686/ |archive-date=2013-12-04 }}</ref>

As of 2013, the annual Ocean, Reef, and Beach Festival is organized by the Surfrider Foundation, Pure Ocean TV Productions and Anglers for Conservation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20131205/SPORTS05/312050024/Beach-lovers-share-common-bond-annual-Festival|title=Outdoors/Rec Sports|work=Florida Today|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pureoceantv.com/archives/5869 |title=2013 Ocean Reef Beach Festival |publisher=Pure Ocean TV |access-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211125615/http://pureoceantv.com/archives/5869 |archive-date=2013-12-11 }}</ref>

As of 2013, Banana River Sail and Power Squadron sponsors the annual Holiday Boat Parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.satellitebeachrecreation.org/Documents/2013-2014%20WS%20Brochure.pdf |title=Winter/Spring 2013-2014 Brochure |access-date=2013-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213032606/http://www.satellitebeachrecreation.org/Documents/2013-2014%20WS%20Brochure.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bananariversps.org/ |title=Banana River Sail & Power Squadron – Home Port |publisher=Bananariversps.org |access-date=2013-12-12}}</ref>

On December 20, 2013, the city announced plans to build a beachside trail that would allow people to walk, jog and cycle along the coast. The proposed trail would run along the dunes south from Fischer Park. The beachside trail would hook up to the proposed {{convert|40|mile}} "A1A Urban Trail".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gunnerson |first=Scott |date=23 December 2013 |title=Trail would traverse Cocoa Beach dunes |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20131223/NEWS01/312230011/Trail-would-traverse-Cocoa-Beach-dunes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226025120/http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20131223/NEWS01/312230011/Trail-would-traverse-Cocoa-Beach-dunes?&nclick_check=1 |archive-date=26 December 2013 |website=floridatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacecoasttpo.com/BIKE%20PED/Mobility/MobilityPlan_MapsTables.pdf|title=Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization|work=spacecoasttpo.com|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226062703/http://www.spacecoasttpo.com/BIKE%20PED/Mobility/MobilityPlan_MapsTables.pdf|archive-date=2013-12-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the summer of 2018, [[Erin Brockovich]] hosted a town hall to address citizens concerns that ground contamination from an old military dump was causing increased rates of cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2018/09/26/erin-brockovich-here-sept-29/1422060002/|title=Erin Brockovich in Satellite Beach: 'People's response' to cancer concerns sparks visit|last=Waymer|first=Jim|website=Florida Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Satellite Beach, Florida|url=https://m.facebook.com/ErinBrockovichOfficial/videos/374881246383835/|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2018/09/30/erin-brockovich-inspires-satellite-beach-area-cancer-survivors/|title=Erin Brockovich inspires Satellite Beach area cancer survivors|last=Today|first=Jim Waymer, Florida|date=2018-09-30|website=WKMG|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> These concerns were validated when County health officials released a report the following summer that showed a higher incidence of some rare cancers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/05/09/cancer-satellite-beach-florida/1151132001/|title=Cancer mystery: Cancer rates are higher in Brevard County, but health officials don't know why|website=Florida Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> and again when the U.S. Department of Defense designated an area just blocks north of the city as a "Formerly Used Defense Site".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2019/09/27/long-lost-papers-prove-site-military-dump-now-linked-cancer-fears/2438947001/|title=Key documents exposed military's role in dump site near Patrick Air Force Base|website=Florida Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> While no direct link between the cancer cases and contamination had been established as of January 2020, officials and activists were still working on the issue. A renewed interest in this issue was prompted when an oncologist who graduated from Satellite High School in 2003 noticed that an unusually high number of her classmates were getting cancer and dying.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacecoastdaily.com/2018/06/satellite-grad-dr-julie-greenwalt-asks-state-health-dept-to-look-into-recent-cancer-diagnoses-in-brevard/|title=Satellite Grad, Dr. Julie Greenwalt Asks State Health Dept. To Look Into Recent Cancer Diagnoses In Brevard {{!}}|website=spacecoastdaily.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>