ST. JOHNS COUNTY ATTORNEY HIRING DECISION FURTHER CONTAMINATED BY NONDISCLOSURE RE: OAK STRATEGIES? YOU TELL ME!

St. Johns County Commissioners oddly hired a law firm, BRADLEY, GARRISON & KOMANDO, as our St. Johns County Attorney by 3-2 vote.  They were.never told that BGK partner, former State Senator ROBERT MILNER BRADLEY, JR., o co-owns a Tallahassee lobbying firm, OAK STRATEGIES, which represents a large multinational corporate developer of gambling and other properties Here's a published State of Florida list of their 2025 clients, which include FOUNTAINBLEAU DEVELOPMENT.

Robert Milner Bradley Jr.

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 8234
Fleming Island, Florida 32006

Phone Number:

(904) 994-4847

Principals:

• Lobbyists registered to lobby the House and Senate will not display any chamber reference.
• Lobbyists registered to lobby one chamber and/or the PSCNC (Public Service Commission Nominating Council) will display the names of the entity(ies) next to their names (e.g., (Senate, PSCNC)) within the principal's information.
• Lobbyists registered to lobby all three legislative entities will display all entity names (e.g., (House, Senate, PSCNC)).

Advocating for Seniors

10521 Judicial Drive
Suite 200-A 
Fairfax, VA 22939
Industry Code: 813311 Senior citizens advocacy organizations
Effective Date: 3/24/2025

Arc Jacksonville, Inc, The

1050 N Davis St
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6808
Industry Code: 623210 Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Arc Jacksonville, Inc, The

1050 N Davis St
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6808
Industry Code: 813311 Developmentally disabled advocacy organizations
(Senate Only)
Effective Date: 3/24/2025

Bal Harbour Village

655 96Th St
Surfside, FL 33154-2428
Industry Code: 921110 City and town managers' offices
Effective Date: 3/14/2025

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida

10 S. Newnan Street, Second Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Industry Code: 624410 Child day care, before or after school, separate from schools
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Clay Behavioral Health Center, Inc.

1726 Kingsley Avenue
Suite 2 
Orange Park, FL 32073
Industry Code: 621420 Mental health centers and clinics (except hospitals), outpatient
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Clay Behavioral Health Center, Inc.

41 Knight Boxx Rd
Orange Park, FL 32065-7305
Industry Code: 621420 Outpatient mental health centers and clinics (except hospitals)
(Senate Only)
Effective Date: 3/24/2025

Daniel Memorial, Inc.

4203 Southpoint Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32216-6164
Industry Code: 623220 Mental health facilities, residential
Effective Date: 3/31/2025

Darline Angervil, individually and parent of Jayda Rocher, a minor

719 Vassar St
Orlando, FL 32804-4920
Industry Code: 541110 Attorneys' private practices
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

First American Title Insurance Company

3080 Timberlake Pt
Ponte Vedra, FL 32082-3726
Industry Code: 524127 Insurance underwriting, title, direct
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc

1574 Village Square Blvd
Suite 200 
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Industry Code: 813910 Trade associations
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Florida Cultural Alliance

1700 N. Monroe Street
Suite 11 Box 218 
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Industry Code: 813319 Community action advocacy organizations
Effective Date: 3/31/2025

Florida State Fraternal Order of Police

242 Office Plaza Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32301-2808
Industry Code: 922120 State police
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Fountainbleau Development

19950 W Country Club Dr # 10
10th Floor 
Aventura, FL 33180-4601
Industry Code: 551114 Corporate offices
Effective Date: 3/23/2025

Gateway Community Services, Inc.

555 Stockton St
Jacksonville, FL 32204-2534
Industry Code: 621112 Medical doctors' (MDs), mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Gateway Community Services, Inc.

555 Stockton St
Jacksonville, FL 32204-2534
Industry Code: 623220 Alcoholism rehabilitation facilities (except licensed hospitals), residential
(Senate Only)
Effective Date: 3/24/2025

Goldring Gulf Distributing Company, LLC

8245 Opportunity Dr
Milton, FL 32583-8728
Industry Code: 424810 Beer merchant wholesalers
Effective Date: 4/14/2025

Harrell & Harrell, P.A.

4735 Sunbeam Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32257-6107
Industry Code: 541110 Attorneys' private practices
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

HCA Healthcare

101 N Monroe Street
Suite 801 
Tallahassee, Florida 30303
Industry Code: 622110 Hospitals, general medical and surgical
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center

1010 N. Davis Street
Suite 101 
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Industry Code: 621340 Speech clinicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center

1010 N. Davis Street
Suite 101 
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Industry Code: 621340 Speech therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
(Senate Only)
Effective Date: 3/31/2025

Kristin McIntosh and Elizabeth Thornton, as the parent of Lia McIntosh

1 Independent Drive
Suite 1900 
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Industry Code: 541110 Attorneys' offices
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Manuel & Thompson, P.A.

314 Magnolia Ave
Panama City, FL 32401-3125
Industry Code: 541110 Attorneys' offices
Effective Date: 3/24/2025

Miami Dade County

111 NW 1St St
1032 
Miami, FL 33128-1916
Industry Code: 921140 Legislative and executive office combinations
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Naval Aviation Museum Foundation

1750 Radford Blvd Ste B
Pensacola, FL 32508-5400
Industry Code: 712110 Military museums
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

New College Foundation, Inc.

5800 Bay Shore Rd
Sarasota, FL 34243-2101
Industry Code: 611310 Academies, college or university
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

North Florida Land Trust

843 W Monroe St
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4835
Industry Code: 531390 Real estate asset management services (except property management)
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Okaloosa County School District

202A Highway 85 North
Niceville, FL 32578
Industry Code: 611110 School districts, elementary or secondary
Effective Date: 4/1/2025

Operation New Hope

1830 N Main St
Jacksonville, FL 32206-3772
Industry Code: 611430 Professional development training
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Peoples Gas System, Inc

702 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602-4429
Industry Code: 221122 Electric power distribution systems
Effective Date: 3/10/2025

PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

2350 Kerner Blvd
Suite 250 
San Rafael, CA 94901-5596
Industry Code: 312230 Tobacco products (e.g., chewing, smoking, snuff) manufacturing
Effective Date: 3/23/2025

Public Trust for Conservation

2029 North Third Street
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Industry Code: 813312 Conservation advocacy organizations
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Santa Rosa County

6495 Caroline St
Milton, FL 32570-4595
Industry Code: 921120 Boards of supervisors, county and local
Effective Date: 3/31/2025

SidePrize LLC d/b/a PrizePicks

c/o 12587 Fair Lakes Circle
PMB 184 
Fairfax, VA 22033
Industry Code: 713290 Online gambling sites
Effective Date: 3/10/2025

Tampa Electric Company

702 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602-4429
Industry Code: 221122 Electric power distribution systems
Effective Date: 3/10/2025

TECO Energy, Inc

702 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602-4429
Industry Code: 221112 Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas)
Effective Date: 3/14/2025

The Arc Gateway, Inc.

3932 N 10Th Ave
Pensacola, FL 32503-2807
Industry Code: 623210 Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services

8540 Baycenter Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32256-7420
Industry Code: 624190 Social service centers, multi-purpose
(House Only)
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

University of North Florida

1 Unf Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32224-7699
Industry Code: 611310 Academies, college or university
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Valencia College Foundation

1800 S. Kirkman Rd.
Orlando, FL 32811
Industry Code: 813211 Trusts, educational, awarding grants
Effective Date: 1/16/2025

Vision is Priceless

6161 Arlington Expy
Jacksonville, FL 32211-5604
Industry Code: 624190 Social service centers, multi-purpose
Effective Date: 3/31/2025

Mosquito Control and Overdevelopment

I am running for Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County in the November 3, 2026 election.  May I please have your vote?

Flooding is increasing.  Increased flooding flows from every single proposed "development" here. Mosquitoes flourish amid flooding. 

The frequency and severity of storms and flooding is increasing.  We must use good science to prepare for the storms and remediate the flooding.  

We must protect people from persistent flooding, evidenced by testimony at government meetings.  

Whenever a development (sic) proposal is discussed, residents testify about flooding.  Too often, our governments are flummoxed, failing to present scientific evidence in response. 

Our Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County does its best to apply good science to mosquito control.  It has five Ph.D. scientists.

But our St. Johns County Commission has no Chief Scientist, no Chief Economist, and makes decisions substantially unencumbered by good data and good science.  

Poorly-staffed County Commissioners rather remind me of what Sir Winston Spencer Churchill said in 1937, "The Government simply cannot make up their mind, or they cannot get the Prime Minister to make up his mind. So they go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all powerful to be impotent. So we go on preparing more months and years – precious, perhaps vital to the greatness of Britain – for the locusts to eat."

Mosquitoes are eating us alive.  Building "developments" in mosquito swamps is unwise and unscientific.  It needs to stop. 

Our St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners and our Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County are two separate local government agencies, with their own boards.  

SJC abolished its Intergovernmental Relations Committee under  controversial former County Administrator MICHAEL DAVID WANCHICK (2007-2019), who sought a County takeover of mosquito control.  We, the People stopped him. 

Our County must better regulate "development" by greedy "developers," who build homes in swamps, exposing residents to hordes of mosquitoes. 

Worldwide, some 1,000,000 people die every year after mosquito bites. My Father was bitten by a mosquito in Sicily in 1943, contracting malaria.  We saw his suffering.  Due to the effects of malaria, I was born fourteen (14) years later, after my parents prayed to Saint Jude (patron Saint of hopeless causes).. 

Our County's "Growth Management (sic)" staff must consult with experts with our Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County and AMCD's scientists and professionals.  

Every single "development (sic) order" must include a mosquito control plan. Every single one. No excuses. Protection against mosquito-borne diseases must not be a "hopeless cause."

I am running for Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County (Seat 4) in the November 3, 2026 election.  May I please have your vote?

Thank you.

With kindest regards, I am,

Sincerely yours,

Ed Slavin

Box 3084

St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084

www.edslavin.com

http://www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com

http://www.staugustgreen.com

(904) 377-4998

"County, city should pass the seven-generation test." (Ed Slavin, Sunday, September 8, 2019 St. Augustine Record column on 454th anniversary of our City's founding)

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Here's my 454th anniversary column in the Sunday, September 8, 2019 St. Augustine Record,
"County, city should pass the seven-generation test:"

Opinion
County, city should pass the seven-generation test
By Ed Slavin / St. Augustine
Posted at 9:42 PM
St. Augustine Record

On our City’s 454th anniversary, Sept. 8, let’s take stock of our past and future. There is much to be thankful for here:

• We saved 32 Grenada Street, 1880 Victorian by City Hall — preserved and protected as a local landmark.

• We saved 7 Bridge Street. There’s a conservation easement indoors/outdoors, and HP-1 zoning survives as a bulwark.

• We saved Fish Island. Vice-Mayor Leanna Freeman called it a “miracle.” The burial place of orange plantation and real estate buccaneer Jesse Fish and his slaves will now be a park, preserved forever. As playwright Tony Kushner wrote in “Angels in America,” miracles occur through politics.

What’s next?

Let’s preserve our 1955 Florida East Coast Railway station. Let’s save our 3,000- to 4,000-year-old Native American site north of SAHS.

Hurricanes are bigger. The ocean level is rising. Flooding of our neighborhoods and streets is becoming the “new normal.” We will survive, but we must act.

There are 31-plus St. Johns County neighborhoods with bad drainage due to poor planning — officials granting approval to destroy wetlands and clear-cut trees.

Before World War II, Sir Winston Churchill spoke against “appeasement,” stating that “The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.”

St. Augustine just survived another hurricane, our third since 2016.

Optimists founded our town Sept. 8, 1565 — 454 years ago. Some 22 generations of St. Augustine residents survived hurricanes, European religious wars fought on our shores, pirates, wars against Native Americans — having our town repeatedly burned to the ground, more hurricanes, the Civil War, tourists, scammers, monopolists, Henry Flagler, slavery, exploitation, racism, segregation, lynchings, corruption, and organized “crimes against nature” by developers (which former St. Johns County Commission Chair Ben Rich Sr. once called “worse than any carpetbagger”).

Minorcans and Africans in generations before us endured oppression and bondage, surviving slavery and indentured slavery-by-contract, mosquito-borne diseases and starvation.

Our Nation’s Oldest City has the Nation’s oldest town plan (1573). It was drawn for the generations, and still guides us today.

Let’s apply the “seven-generation test” to all who would modify this magical place. How would each proposal affect our quality of life, our precious historic, cultural and environmental heritage in seven generations?

Let’s finally enact the St. Augustine National Historical Park and National Seashore, first proposed 80 years ago by Mayor Walter Fraser, Sens. Charles Andrews and Claude Pepper and Rep. Joseph Hendricks. Let’s protect 130,000 acres of land our governments already own, in two counties, preventing it from being bulldozed, polluted or hornswoggled away from us.

Let’s enact stronger state and local laws protecting the environment. Let’s plant trees, including mangroves as part of natural shorelines. Let’s restore wetlands and oyster beds to protect us from hurricanes.


Let’s enact a legal moratorium on big developments and comprehensive plan changes.

Let’s stop secretive developers’ devastating destruction of forests and wetlands, flora and fauna. As John Muir wrote, “These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar.”

Let’s adopt countywide lobbying registration and ethics ordinances.

Mayor Nancy Shaver refused to meet with zoning applicants, except on one occasion. Too many officials meet secretly “ex parte” with developers. Enough. Let’s require officials to videotape their conversations with developers. If they don’t, who can ever trust them?

Let’s eject money-changers from the temple of our democracy. Let’s show “temple destroyers” the door — they won’t destroy our town and God’s country.

Dengue spreads in Tampa area after hurricanes bring ideal mosquito conditions. (Mahika Kukday, WUSF, October 29, 2024)

I would be honored to have your vote for Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County, seat 1. Mosquito-borne diseases are a clear and present danger to our way of life in St. Johns County.  Overdevelopment is a root cause of their proliferation.  According to the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, development is one of three co-factors.  Meanwhile, louche local leaders have rubber-stamped development adjoining swamps without reasonable inquiry or scientific testimony.  From WUSF: 

Dengue spreads in Tampa area after hurricanes bring ideal mosquito conditions

WUSF | By Mahika Kukday

Published October 29, 2024 at 7:33 AM EDT

Pasco Country Mosquito Control 

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A Pasco County Mosquito Control technician treats for mosquitoes in an area flooded by tidal surge following Hurricane Helene.

The three hurricanes that affected the west Florida region this year created an especially inviting environment for Aedes aegypti.

The state’s recent onslaught of warm, wet weather is bringing back the mosquitoes.

And while you might be used to dealing with the tropical bug, now may be a good time to take extra precautions. 

“This is one of the most active arbovirus years for the state of Florida that I’ve seen in my 17 plus years in the state mosquito control industry,” said Adriane Rogers, executive director of Pasco County Mosquito Control.

Pasco County Mosquito Control 

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A technician searches for the mosquito species that could potentially spread dengue during a domestic sweep of an area of concern in western Pasco.

Dengue continues to be a concern for Pasco and Hillsborough counties. Both remain under a mosquito-borne illness alert, and the former reported six of the state’s 50 locally acquired cases this year, according to a Florida Department of Health report. 

Rogers said that the year started with drought conditions, causing wildlife to congregate around limited water sources. 

“What happens is you get amplification of the viruses,” she said. “The mosquitos are transmitting it to the birds, and then it’s sort of a vicious cycle going on between the animals.” 

That means that even before storm conditions started, disease-causing viruses were already highly concentrated in local wildlife.

Then, three hurricanes, starting with Debby, created the perfect conditions for mosquito breeding.

With Hurricane Helene flooding Pasco’s coastline and Milton dumping over 15 inches of rain on the county’s interior, Rogers said the situation was especially inviting for the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. 

Pasco County Mosquito Control 

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River flooding in Crystal Springs after Hurricane Milton increased the abundance of disease-carrying mosquitoes. 

“That really likes to breed around people’s homes,” Rogers said. “So, things that are around your property like plant trivets, water barrels, wheel barrows, dog water dishes, things like that, anything that can hold water has the capacity to breed that specific mosquito.”

Hillsborough County reported its fourth locally acquired dengue case in a news release on Friday. 

You can view Hillsborough's planned mosquito spraying treatments  here.

In addition, seven human cases of West Nile have been reported in Florida this year, and Rogers said eastern equine encephalitis, which affects horses, is also being monitored in Pasco because of increased stagnant floodwater. 

To protect yourself from mosquitoes, Rogers recommends wearing long-sleeved clothing and using insect repellent containing the active ingredients DEET and Picaridin.

She added, “You want to be cognizant of times during the day that mosquitoes are most active. Typically, we say avoid periods of dawn or dusk.” 

Copyright 2024 WUSF 89.7

Martha Gleason Responds to AMCD's Spin re: 41% Cost Overruns on Mosquito Museum (May 19, 2025)

Thanks to Martha Gleason, our former Anastasia Mosquito Control Commission of St. Johns County for responding May 18, 2025 to AMCD's spinning like mad in response to the cost overruns on the Mosquito Museum.  I've been scrutinizing AMCD's waste, fraud and abuse since 2006, when it voted to spend $1.8 million on.a no-bid $1.8 million Bell Jet Helicopter incapable of killing a single mosquito,  The vote was reversed unanimously in 2007 and we got a full refund of our $180,000 deposit.  From Facebook:

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AMCD Commssioner Martha Gleason

Yesterday at 2:33 PM  · 

Dear St. Johns County Citizens,

I am compelled to address you in light of recent developments, providing my perspective on the attached JaxToday article. While I will not comment on Commissioner Becker’s resignation, I must speak out regarding the Mosquito Museum’s budget overruns. It is imperative that you, the citizens, are aware that you are being misinformed regarding the reason provided by the AMCD administration for the cost overruns. As I previously stated in my prior postings, the $1 million allocation, which will likely exceed that amount upon completion, was a clear example of a vanity project. The administration exploited a February 2022 Board vote, which terminated the prior General Contractor contract, and subsequently issued new scopes of work using multiple purchase orders instead of requests for proposals, effectively bypassing the Board. Notably, one vendor, who has done work for Disney World and Universal Studios, has charged nearly $600,000 without a contract or Board approval. There are many other vendors in similar situations lacking a contract, and whose charges to date exceed the administration's spending limits.

In December 2024, I requested a forensic audit because I not only suspected financial mismanagement, but also fraud, waste, and abuse. That motion was not even seconded by the Board. Because the Board has either willingly or unwillingly turned a blind eye to this abuse, I felt compelled to resign instead of continuing to be part of this unending spending spree at the expense of St. Johns County taxpayers.

Furthermore, the illegal Board bonuses and what I now have come to learn were improperly approved employee bonuses, and the questionable accounting practices used to account for Board expenses were among the additional reasons for my resignation.

I hope that when the Commissioner of Agriculture appoints the replacements to the seats left vacant by me and Commissioner Becker, that that he appoints people with strong financial background, integrity and back bone. It is time to rethink the model of how these services are delivered. For too long these relatively small independent districts have operated with little oversight.

Please pay attention to the 2026 election, as these two seats will be up for grabs. Take the time to educate yourself about all the candidates and the district. Better yet, reach out to Wilton Simpson and request a truly independent and thorough financial and operational audit!

Best Regards,

FORMER Commissioner Gleason

JAXTODAY.ORG

Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns | Jacksonville Today

Trish Becker is the latest commissioner to resign from the Anastasia Mosquito Control District in

Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns

By Noah Hertz

Published on May 16, 2025 at 12:25 pm

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Trish Becker is the latest elected member of the Anastasia Mosquito Control District board in St. Johns County to resign in just three months. 

However, unlike former Commissioner Martha Gleason, who resigned due to personal reasons and concerns about the board’s mismanaging its finances, Becker says she is leaving because her husband got a job in another state. 

“I love the board. I love the people and my job,” Becker told Jacksonville Today. “My husband got promoted, so we’re getting transferred out.” 

The Mosquito Control board levies taxpayer dollars to spray pesticides and control the local mosquito population, but also to educate people about mosquito-borne diseases.

Becker was first elected to the board in 2018. She says she’s proud of increasing the wages for the district’s employees and helping get the Disease Vector Education Center — or the mosquito museum, depending on whom you ask — up and running. 

Anastasia Mosquito Control District Commissioner Trish Becker | Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Since it opened last March, the Mosquito Control District says more than 11,000 people have visited the center. According to data from the district, more than half of those people were local residents, and many heard about the education center through word of mouth. 

The education center was even featured recently by The Washington Post.

The development of the education center wasn’t free of controversy, though. Members of the public, and former Commissioner Gleason too, have been critical of the cost of the center. 

District officials say high construction costs led to a final cost of more than $4.5 million — more than $1 million higher than the district initially projected. 

Becker has been the education center’s biggest cheerleader on the Anastasia Mosquito Control District board, and she hopes to see it around for a long time. 

“I’m hoping that will prevent at least one person from getting a mosquito disease,” Becker said. “Then it will have all been worth it.”

After Becker’s final meeting in June, the board will be left with two vacancies that she says are unlikely to be filled until sometime this summer. 

An interest form is available on the district’s website for people to put their name in the running for one of those seats. The appointment of those seats is ultimately up to Florida Agricultural Commissioner Wilton Simpson, and the extension of this year’s legislative session is having a trickle-down effect on the mosquito control board.

“We’ve heard a couple people have applied, but what we’ve heard from the Department of Agriculture is that they’re waiting for the session to be over, and they think they’re going to be able to appoint someone for (Gleason’s seat) in July,” Becker said. “There’s no timeline. It’s just on Tallahassee — what they can do.”

The board’s next meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 12 at the district’s headquarters, 120 EOC Drive in St. Augustine.

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Noah HertzReporter emailNoah Hertz is a Jacksonville Today reporter focusing on St. Johns County. 

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