Record letter opposes metastatic growth in St. Johns County, Florida

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: April 18, 2019


Posted Apr 18, 2019 at 2:01 AM
What city are you in?

I read the letter from Kay Miller regarding the growth in St. Augustine. She stated that the current Planning and Zoning commissioners’ main goal is to attract businesses. Perhaps that should be true, in part. But shouldn’t the interests of the citizens already living here and contributing to our economy mean something to them?

She stated that they are doing their best to protect the habitat in our city and will continue to conserve our natural resources. What city are you talking about? Certainly not St. Augustine. Take a drive around our once peaceful area and observe the acres and acres of clear cut land, the obvious destruction of nature replaced by thousands of houses. Try to get across town or, God forbid, downtown, in the bumper to bumper traffic. The final irony in her letter is her request for us to “allow our elected officials to do their job.” Well, we did that, didn’t we. And look what we have to show for it. I don’t think there are too many people who will ever trust the P&Z commission to have our backs again.

Jackie Grommes, St. Augustine