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A Great County is St. Johns!
St Johns County Board of Commissioners Chair Sarah Arnold spoke to John Bachman at Action News JAX this week to share how the Board is working to deal effectively with the significant growth of the County. She opened the interview by saying, “The secret is out,” meaning, they’ve found out how totally great it is Continue reading
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Property Rights
This post skims the surface of the issue of property rights but given that this topic is important when talking about development, it seemed appropriate to do some research. More to come…. When I first moved to Florida, I kept hearing people say, “Florida is a property-rights state.” Makes sense to me. Someone buys the Continue reading
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It Could Happen Here
Earlier this year, Nassau County settled a lawsuit with Riverstone Properties, Inc. What happened there is a good lesson for those of us in St Johns County who want our Commissioners to reject or slow development. It is important to know about a Florida Statute called the “Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Continue reading
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Do the ends really justify the means?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “the ends justify the means,” right? Apparently, that phrase is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli, a political philosopher from the 14-1500s. He did not use the phrase, but much of his writing in The Prince was around achieving “the ends” in whatever way necessary. I would like to think that we Continue reading
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