St. Johns County Announces Updates to Services Ahead of Milton
October 8, 4 p.m. –
Government Offices
- All St. Johns County government offices will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
- This includes all departments of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, the Supervisor of Elections’ Office, the Property Appraiser’s Office, and the Tax Collector’s Office.
- The Clerk of Courts and County Comptroller’s Office will be closed from Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 11.
- The Seventh Judicial Circuit will be closed from Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 11.
- All City of St. Augustine government offices will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
- All City of St. Augustine Beach government offices will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Residential Waste Collection Service
- St. Johns County household solid waste collection will be suspended on Thursday, Oct. 10. Residents who would have had household solid waste collected on Thursday, Oct. 10, will have it collected on Friday, Oct. 11. Residents who would have had household solid waste collected on Friday, Oct. 11, will have it collected on Saturday, Oct. 12.
- St. Johns County recycling collection will be suspended from Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 11.
- The Tillman Ridge and Stratton Road Transfer Stations will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 10.
- The City of St. Augustine will suspend solid waste collection services on Thursday, Oct. 10. Recycling will also be suspended on Friday, Oct. 11, as the City of St. Augustine focuses on storm debris cleanup.
- The City of St. Augustine Beach will suspend solid waste collection services on Thursday, Oct. 10, and resume normal operations on Friday, Oct. 11.
Public Library System
- All St. Johns County libraries, bookmobiles, and book drops will be closed beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, through Thursday, Oct. 10.
- Due dates will be extended and fines will not be incurred until Monday, Oct. 14.
Parks and Beach Services
- Community Centers
- Community centers will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
- Solomon Calhoun Pool
- The pool will close be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Thursday, Oct. 10.
- Programming
- All programming is canceled for Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
- The Hastings Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Walk previously scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, is rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 26.
- St. Johns County Pier and Gift Shop
- St. Johns County Pier will close to the public beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 5 p.m. through Thursday, Oct. 10.
- The Pier Gift Shop will close to the public beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. through Thursday, Oct. 10.
- The Pier will reopen once inspected.
- St. Johns Golf Club
- St. Johns Golf Club will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10. The golf course will reopen after inspections following the storm.
- Beach Driving
- Beach driving will close at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and remain closed until conditions allow.
- Parks and Athletic Fields
- All permitted and non-permitted events are canceled on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10. Fields and parks will reopen after inspections following the storm.
Schools
- All St. Johns County School District schools and district offices will be closed from Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 11.
- Scheduled afterschool, athletic, and extracurricular activities will be canceled from Tuesday, Oct. 8, through Friday, Oct. 11. Extracurricular activities and athletic events taking place into the weekend are also canceled.
- The St. Johns County School District is monitoring the storm and will make further announcements regarding additional closures at www.stjohns.k12.fl.us.
Council on Aging and Sunshine Bus Service
- St. Johns County Council on Aging (COA) has announced that all COA senior centers and facilities, including River House, COA administrative offices, and COA’s transportation headquarters, will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
- Sunshine Bus and Paratransit transportation services will also be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
- For more information and for updates, please visit www.coasjc.org/news, or call 904-209-3700.
- For information and updates on Sunshine Bus and Paratransit transportation services, please visit https://sunshinebus.net/alerts-updates or call 904-209-3716 during operating hours.
The St. Johns County Emergency Management Citizen Information Hotline (904-824-5550) is open to help answer the public’s questions about Milton.
St. Johns County Emergency Management encourages the public to stay informed through these options:
- Follow St. Johns County Emergency Management on Facebook (facebook.com/StJohnsEOC) and X/Twitter (x.com/StJohnsEOC).
- Sign up for the Alert St. Johns emergency notification system at www.sjcemergencymanagement.com.
- Ensure the notification settings selected allow you to be alerted at all times for your safety.
- Register for Nixle Alerts by texting StJohnsEOC to 888777.
- Download the SJC Connect app at www.sjcfl.us/sjc-connect.
- Enable notifications within the app to receive real-time updates.