Why isn't a copy of this politically-connected developer's last-minute motion for writ of prohibition available for a hearing set for Monday morning?
Waiting for a response from our conflicted St. Johns County Attorney, our political St. Johns County Clerk of Courts, politically-connected developer CHRISTOPHER SHEE or the robotic developer-friendly Jacksonville Daily Record.
As Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan said "Secrecy is for losers. For people who don't understand the value of the information."
READ September 26, 2026 6:09 AM Ed Slavin e-mail:
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
Box 3084
St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084
www.edslavin.com
(904) 377-4998
On Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 06:09:06 AM EDT, Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com> wrote:
Good morning:1. On Monday, September 28, 2026, County Commissioners will hear a motion by Commissioner Christopher Gregory Whitehust that is the subject of a pending motion in Circuit Court before Judge Smith2. On September 23, 2026, Heritage Development Company of NE Florida LLC filed a motion for writ of prohibition with the St. Johns County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller, reported September 24, 2026 in Jacksonville Daily Record (corrected).3. Oddly, the documents associated with the writ of prohibition are not yet on our St. Johns Clerk of Courts website.4. Why? Please send me every single one of to me this morning by e-mailed PDFs.5. Please place all of the documents on the Clerk's webpage this morning. We have a Right to Know. Now.6. In 1676, Chapter XXIII of the Fundamental Laws of West New Jersey stated, "Justice may not be done in a corner, nor in any covert manner."7. in 1992, 83% of Florida voters (3.8 million) adopted Article I, Section 24 of our Florida Constitution, adopting our Sunshine and Open Records laws..Thank you.With kindest regards, I am,Sincerely yours,Ed SlavinBox 3084St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084(904) 377-4998Heritage Development seeks to block St. Johns County from reconsidering enclave certificationsThe county is scheduled to revisit its August approvals at a special meeting Sept. 28.
The developer of two previously certified agricultural enclaves in St. Johns County is asking the court to block the county from reconsidering them.
Heritage Development Company of NE Florida LLC is asking the circuit court to block the county from reconsidering two agricultural enclave certifications it approved in August.Developer Chris Shee, who owns MasterCraft Builder Group LLC, a single-family homebuilder in St. Johns County, leads Heritage Development Company.The company filed a petition for writ of prohibition Sept. 23 in the 7th Judicial Circuit, asking the court to block the county from reconsidering the certifications at a special meeting scheduled Sept. 28.Heritage submitted two applications to the county July 1 seeking agricultural enclave certification under Florida Senate Bill 686, the Agricultural Enclave Law that took effect July 1. The enclaves are:• Heritage Development East, 615 acres, east of Interstate 95 and south of Florida 207.• Heritage Development West, 550.78 acres, west of Interstate 95 and south of Florida 207.County staff reviewed the applications and determined July 31 that both appeared to satisfy the law’s requirements. The Board of County Commissioners approved both Aug. 19, each on a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Krista Joseph and Ann Taylor dissenting.Nearly a month later, at the board’s Sept. 15 regular meeting, Commissioner Christian Whitehurst made a motion during his commissioner report to hold a special meeting to reconsider both applications.According to Heritage’s petition, the motion came without a published agenda item and without notice to the company. It passed 4-1, with Commissioner Clay Murphy dissenting.Heritage argues in its petition that SB 686 does not give the county authority to revisit a certification once it has been approved. The law lays out a specific process: local governments must issue a written report on an application within 30 days, then hold a public hearing to approve or deny certification within 30 days after that. If a local government denies certification, it must issue a written decision, which the applicant can then appeal.But the statute includes no similar process for reconsidering or appealing an approval, according to the petition.Heritage contends that once the county approved the certifications Aug. 19, it lost jurisdiction over the matter and any further hearing on the certifications would exceed the county’s authority under the law.The company is asking the court to issue the writ before the Sept. 28 meeting.St. Johns County has not responded to the filing as of this report.The case is the latest legal development in the county’s response to SB 686. Commissioners voted 3-2 Sept. 15 to pursue outside counsel and seek an injunction against the law itself. That vote came the same day the board denied an unrelated enclave application from BR4700 LLC, tied to the Davis family, founders of Winn-Dixie.
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