Commissioner Sarah Arnold Issues Statement on FDEP’s Proposed Anastasia State Park Project

• 25 August 2024
• Category: SJC News District 2 Parks and Recreation
• Tags: 2024

St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners Chair Sarah Arnold provided the following statement, emphasizing grave concern and outrage regarding the 350-unit lodge, pickleball courts, and disc golf course at Anastasia State Park proposed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP):

“The State of Florida has not contacted St. Johns County with any details of this project. Parks are for people and not about projects for profit. Our Board of County Commissioners has been consistent in our views on natural resource conservation and protection. This proposed project is absolutely contrary to our County Board’s vision and priorities. As a Board, we will seriously address this proposed project with all available recourse. Anastasia State Park is a state-owned recreation area inside the city limits of the City of St. Augustine. It may involve a review by its staff and its City Commission.”