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CRA board puts Bethel and First Baptist rehab projects on wait list, approves preliminary funding steps

City of St. Augustine Community Redevelopment Agency · January 26, 2026
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The City of St. Augustine Community Redevelopment Agency voted to preliminarily approve institutional rehabilitation applications from Bethel Baptist and First Baptist churches, adding both projects to the CRA wait list and authorizing staff to pursue design and phased funding as dollars become available.

The Community Redevelopment Agency voted to move forward with institutional rehabilitation applications for Bethel Baptist Church and First Baptist Church, placing both projects on the CRA’s wait list and authorizing staff to pursue design work and funding as resources permit.

Jamie D. Perkins, the city’s community services director, told commissioners that Bethel Baptist requested roughly $1,000,000 for interior and exterior historic repairs including wiring, roofing and plumbing, and that the CRA does not currently have the full…

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