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View MoreSt. Johns County celebrates $191.8M water facility Oct. 15
St. Johns County holds a public ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. Oct. 15 for its $191.8 million State Road 207 Water Reclamation Facility in Elkton, the largest capital project in county history, which has been treating wastewater since May and is expected to prevent over one million pounds of nutrient pollution from reaching the Matanzas River over 20 years.
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View MoreSt. Johns commissioners face 200-acre enclave hearing Oct. 20
St. Johns County commissioners will hold a public hearing Oct. 20 on a 200-acre agricultural enclave certification for the Carter Road tract, the latest test of a contested state law that has already prompted approvals, reversals and talk of legal action.
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View MoreSt. Johns adopts $1.9 billion budget, keeps tax rate flat
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners approved a $1.9 billion FY2027 budget that holds the property-tax millage rate steady and commits more than $264 million to new capital projects, even as $100 million in other projects remain on hold ahead of the Nov. 3 Amendment 3 vote.
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View MoreSt. Johns Amendment 3 town hall set for Sept. 29
St. Johns County will host a town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 29, where County Administrator Joy Andrews and Office of Management and Budget Director Wade Schroeder will detail how Amendment 3 could cut county property-tax revenue by up to $192 million annually.
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View MoreSt. Johns studies beach trolley to lower restoration costs
St. Johns County is exploring a beach trolley along South Ponte Vedra and Vilano Beach that could lower the county's cost share on a long-term Army Corps of Engineers coastal restoration project. A public input meeting is set for Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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View MoreDurbin Crossing board reviews roundabout safety Sept. 28
The Durbin Crossing CDD board meets Monday, Sept. 28 to review county coordination on the North Durbin Parkway and Sanctuary Road roundabout, consider proposals for updating its Capital Reserve Study, and hear financial reports showing a $336,694 general fund surplus.
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View MoreSt. Johns early voting opens Oct. 21 at 10 sites
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election runs Oct. 21–31 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at 10 locations across St. Johns County, with voter registration closing Oct. 5.
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View MoreSt. Johns drought restrictions continue without end date
Phase III water restrictions remain in effect across St. Johns County as the region faces its worst drought since 2000, and the St. Johns River Water Management District says the aquifer needs roughly 30 more inches of rain over three months to recover.
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View MoreNew fire station in Flagler Estates begins emergency calls
St. Johns County Fire Rescue's new Fire Station 21 in Flagler Estates began running emergency calls Sunday, Sept. 13, bringing dedicated fire and rescue service to a rural area where response times previously averaged 15 to 20 minutes.
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View MoreSR-16/SR-13 intersection closes for Shands Bridge beam deliveries
FDOT will close the SR-16 and SR-13 intersection intermittently between noon and 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, through Friday, Sept. 18, as crews deliver large concrete bridge beams for the $595 million First Coast Expressway Shands Bridge project.
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View MoreDurbin Park proposal swaps 745 apartments for 330 houses
A proposed major modification to the Durbin Park Planned Unit Development would add up to 330 single-family homes east of I-95 while cutting the maximum multi-family units from 2,265 to 1,520, with a Planning and Zoning Agency hearing set for Thursday, Sept. 17.
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View MoreSt. Johns sheriff ramps up school zone patrols
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office has launched a school bus safety enforcement operation about a month into the school year, increasing deputy patrols around school zones to target speeding and distracted driving near students.
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