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Residents, businesses urge county to pause Sun Trail routing along A1A Beach Boulevard
Summary
Dozens of St. Augustine Beach residents and business owners told the St. Johns County commission the proposed Sun Trail alignment along A1A (Beach Boulevard) would harm downtown businesses, raise safety concerns and that many were not notified; commissioners agreed to place the issue on a future agenda for a full review.
Dozens of residents and business owners told the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners on March 24 that a proposed section of the state-backed Sun Trail routed down A1A (Beach Boulevard) would harm safety and local commerce and that the community had not been properly notified.
The most sustained public comment of the meeting focused on the Sun Trail, a statewide shared-use path program. Linda, a St. Augustine Beach resident, said she and other residents first learned about the routing when crews placed pink flags along Beach Boulevard and that restaurant and hotel owners had not been given advance notice. “Putting down a 12‑foot asphalt path going both directions…
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