I spoke against this lousy project, as did residents of Vermont Heights. 

We were not quoted by developer fanboy Stuart Korfhage, formerly Managing Editor with the St. Augustine Record, now with the Jacksonville Business Journal. 

 I poionted out that in 2021, Pulte Homes was fined $13,700 by the State of Florida for destroying some 22 gopher tortois burrows in Marion County.  Pulte is the Nation's third largest home builder.

The devious developer said that the gopher tortoise burrow destruction in a different county, as dopey a non sequitur as ever emitted by an uncouth developer energumen in defense of the indefensible. 

Thanks to Commissoiners Henry Dean, Jeremiah Blocker nad Paul Waldron. No thanks to Commissioner Christian Whitehurst and Commissioner Sarah Arnold, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to take the place of Commissioner Jeb Smith.  After the January 25, 2022 Growth Management Workshop, we know who's heeding the will of the people and who cares about the future of our County, under constant assault by wildlife-killing, wetland-filling, clearcutting corporate thugs, "worse than any carpetbagger," in the words of former County Commission Chair Ben Rich, Sr. 

From Jacksonville Busniess Journal: 

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This is a map of the Winding Oaks development proposed in St. Johns County.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY