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555 Hammock Road
Melbourne Village, FL 32904
Phone: 723-8300
Fax: 984-7219

The Town of Melbourne Village, Florida

Melbourne Village is a town of about 700 residents and one half of one square mile surrounded by Melbourne and West Melbourne. The Town is approx. 90% residential – about 310 lots – mostly owner occupied. We have about 20 acres of commercial land in 5 parcels, four of which are currently developed and occupied. The remaining one is vacant land and will probably be developed in the next ten years. The annual town budget, including the 24/7 police department, is about $650,000.

Melbourne Village was founded in the 1940s by the American Homesteading Foundation (AHF) as an intentional community based on the idea of creating a community of self-sufficient homesteads. The Town incorporated in 1957 and developed into a more "standard" model of a bedroom community for the space industry and support professionals, with a very active and fairly powerful home owner's group in the AHF.

The Town retains much of the sense of community, and community purpose, of the founding group, as well as the idea of community action. The Town has been ahead of the curve on many issues, including environmental concerns.

Are you new to the Village you may want to check out our Department and Services link for important information about each of our departments, garbage pick up and other services the town provides to you.

 

Link to Town information on Wikipedia: Melbourne Village Wikipedia Entry