On February 12, the City of St. Augustine approved the creation and implementation of a Conservation Program that will allow the City Commission to acquire, improve, and manage lands that protect the City’s natural and cultural resources, as well as improve the community’s overall health and resilience.
Property owners or their authorized agent may submit an application to nominate their parcel of land to be reviewed and ranked by a staff-appointed committee comprised of representatives from the Planning and Building, General Services, Utilities and Public Works, and City Administration departments. The program will be administered by Assistant City Manager Reuben Franklin and the committee chair will be J.B. Miller, the city’s Land Management Coordinator.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, May 31, 2024, and may be submitted via email to conservation@citystaug.com, US Mail to City of St. Augustine, PO Box 210, St. Augustine, FL 32085, or in person at 75 King Street, 2nd Floor, Lobby B at the Clerk’s Office.
Once the applications have been reviewed, a publicly-noticed meeting will be convened wherein the committee will discuss the properties and rank them according to a pre-approved decision matrix.
The results of the review committee will be presented publicly to the City Commission and the City Commission will make a decision as to which property or properties should be selected for conservation.
For Conservation Program inquiries, contact JB Miller, Land Management Coordinator at 904.209.4270 or via email at conservation@citystaug.com.
For media inquiries, contact Melissa Wissel, Communications Director at 904.293.3307.
Visit the Conservation Program page.
Download the application form.