News Flash

Cocoa/Rockledge Holiday Parade Cancelled but Holiday Event and Boat Parade Will Continue

Due to low registration of float participants, the Cocoa/Rockledge Holiday parade hosted by Brevard County Parks and Recreation that was scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3pm has been cancelled this year. The City of Cocoa will still have the C...

City Council Approves Naming of the new T-Dock After Long-time Resident & Volunteer Captain Ed Lanni

Cocoa City Council officially named the new T-dock at Lee Wenner Park after long-time Cocoa resident and volunteer, Captain Ed Lanni. Captain Ed is a faithful and dedicated community leader and volunteer and a loved and respected citizen of the City of Co...

New Website Design

The City of Cocoa will be update the look and feel of our website soon. In preparation of this transition we have developed an informative video to walk our citizens and visitors through the site. This video can be watched on our YouTube channel.

City Council Approves Cocoa’s First Ever Sustainability Action Plan

On Tuesday, October 29, 2020, Cocoa City Council unanimously approved Cocoa’s first ever Sustainability Action Plan. This plan, which was assembled by members of Cocoa’s Sustainability Board who volunteered over 800 hours for the last ...

Endeavour Elementary Crosswalk

In the summer of 2020, Pineda Street began as a standard roadway milling and resurfacing project but revealed some failing underlying structural issues of the roadway needed to be replaced as well. A full depth reclamation was completed on this r...

Cocoa Continues Partnership for Solar Co-op Program

Nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors announced on September 23, 2020 the launch of the Space Coast Solar Co-op to help Brevard County residents go solar. 

Partnering on the co-op are Citizens’ Climate Lobby Space Coast chapter, City of...

Cocoa Councilperson Lorraine Koss Appointed to Serve on Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida League of Cities, the united voice for Florida’s municipal governments, announced that Cocoa Councilperson Lorraine Koss was recently appointed to serve on the Florida League of Cities 2020-2021 Utilitie...

For the 2nd Year in a Row, Cocoa has Been Awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

On June 3, 2020, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) announced that the City of Cocoa received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Adopted Budget document. This prestigious honor represents a significan...

Cocoa City Council Passes Ordinance Requiring Face Covering in City Limits

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, the Cocoa City Council unanimously passed Emergency Ordinance No. 13-2020 requiring masks/face coverings in places open to the public inside the City limits consistent with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Florida Depar...

Brand New Waterfront in Cocoa Village is Now Open

After Hurricane Irma’s historically destructive winds and flooding rains came through the area nearly three years ago and caused over $1.7 million in damages to the t-dock, day slips and boardwalk area at Lee Wenner Park and Riverfront Park in Cocoa Villa...