08/30/2026
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UPDATE: WEAR BLACK. We need to overflow the auditorium on Sept. 1 in the single most important fight for Ponte Vedra. Ever. Be sure to email all commissioners and demand denial at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Print out flyers from comment below, and distribute in your neighborhood!
District 4 Commissioner Krista Joseph told First Coast news the resulting traffic would "collapse Ponte Vedra Beach." (Link to coverage in comment below.) The law would allow 26,000 homes, although the attorney who has presided over the unbridled overdevelopment of our county, Ellen Avery Smith, claims it would be 4400 homes - still far more homes than our infrastructure can handle. Of course, the taxpayers COUNTYWIDE would subsidize the massive project with schools, parks, etc. etc.
How did this happen? Our conflicted lobbyist, The Florida Group, has large developer clients that include The Parc Group (who developed Nocatee) and The Hutson Cos. (SilverLeaf). It's our lobbyist's job to inform the county of any legislation that could negatively impact us, and they did not do that. The Agricultural Enclave law (SB 686) was pushed through two subcommittees by our own senator, Thomas Leek.
If our county votes to deny and then is sued by the developer, then that is how we fight this land grab that circumvents local oversight. We have an excellent case for denial; please see the red URL at the bottom of the flyer and type it into your browser for a brief video.
Be there Sept. 1, give public comment for up to 3 minutes, and write commissioners. See more details at the website: SaveTheLastLandInPV and then add .com
Fight the Tallahassee takeover of St. Johns County which has been uniquely targeted by this bill - more applications for development have been submitted in SJC than in any other county due to SB 686. While some other counties were carved out and EXEMPTED by the bill (because their lobbysts actually protect them), our county is ground zero for the bill. We've had a developer-controlled BOCC for so long who put this lobbyist in place. (Thank God that will change in November when Martin Pyszczymuka is sworn into office and Krista Keating-Joseph is sworn in for a second term, and together with Ann Taylor, they will form a majority on the board that will protect residents, not developers.)
See you Sept. 1! Bring your neighbors and friends! Flood the commissioners' inboxes with emails today. Demand denial.
UPDATE! THIS IS BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR SEPT. 15TH, SO IT CAN STILL BE DENIED! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN HELP: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1064630792935367&set=a.260343273364127¬if_id=1788534448913917¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif
UPDATE: WEAR BLACK. We need to overflow the auditorium on Sept. 1 in the single most important fight for Ponte Vedra. Ever. Be sure to email all commissioners and demand denial at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Print out flyers from comment below, and distribute in your neighborhood!
District 4 Commissioner Krista Joseph told First Coast news the resulting traffic would "collapse Ponte Vedra Beach." (Link to coverage in comment below.) The law would allow 26,000 homes, although the attorney who has presided over the unbridled overdevelopment of our county, Ellen Avery Smith, claims it would be 4400 homes - still far more homes than our infrastructure can handle. Of course, the taxpayers COUNTYWIDE would subsidize the massive project with schools, parks, etc. etc.
How did this happen? Our conflicted lobbyist, The Florida Group, has large developer clients that include The Parc Group (who developed Nocatee) and The Hutson Cos. (SilverLeaf). It's our lobbyist's job to inform the county of any legislation that could negatively impact us, and they did not do that. The Agricultural Enclave law (SB 686) was pushed through two subcommittees by our own senator, Thomas Leek who is heavily beholden to developers and regularly votes against our interests. (He can't be voted out for 2 more years.)
If our county votes to deny and then is sued by the developer, then that is how we fight this land grab that circumvents local oversight. Be there Sept. 1, give public comment for up to 3 minutes, and write commissioners. See more details at the website: SaveTheLastLandInPV and then add .com
Chair Clay Murphy put another large parcel on the agenda just ONE DAY after the election - which caught us unable to fight back - and he provided the third vote to approve massive development of land owned by his close friend, developer Chris Shee who donated $10K to his campaign. County staff stated there are "currently not adequate services for the site" which would be 15,000 homes. Yet the three developer-funded commissioners approved it without a fight. We will all be subsidizing Mr. Shee's development if it goes through - and helping him become a billionaire. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02qdjjFCgsnNh6e3LNohpGheuePnH6zp3DSS32kMRi63JB7y38RFybSuKRnbjRjMXSl&id=100081653688196
Fight the Tallahassee takeover of St. Johns County which has been uniquely targeted by this bill - more applications for development have been submitted in SJC than in any other county due to SB 686. While some other counties were carved out and EXEMPTED by the bill (because their lobbysts actually protect them), our county is ground zero for the bill. We've had a developer-controlled BOCC for so long who put this lobbyist in place. (Thank God that will change in November when Martin Pyszczymuka is sworn into office and Krista Keating-Joseph is sworn in for a second term, and together with Ann Taylor, they will form a majority on the board that will protect residents, not developers.)
See you Sept. 1! Bring your neighbors and friends! Flood the commissioners' inboxes with emails today. Demand denial.
