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St. Johns County transmits watered‑down 2050 comprehensive plan to state after split 3–2 vote
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate over state changes in SB 180, the Board of County Commissioners voted 3–2 to transmit a revised 2050 comprehensive plan to Florida Commerce, with commissioners saying they will reintroduce locally preferred language when state law permits.
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners voted 3–2 on Jan. 20 to transmit its revised 2050 comprehensive plan to the state despite objections that parts were ‘watered down’ after a recent change in state law.
The vote followed more than an hour of public comment and two hours of staff and board discussion about whether to wait for a pending legislative fix. Commissioner Christian Whitehurst, who moved to transmit, said the county cannot operate effectively without an approved plan and that…
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