Bradford Approves OEC’s Request
The Bradford County Commissioners meeting was packed on March 21, by citizens concerned about a $300 tax assessment for fire protection. All seats were taken nearly an hour before the 6:30 pm beginning. The […]
Starke & Lawtey are becoming aware of HPS and the Mine.
More signs went up today, two double-sided ones on US. Hwy 301 and a busy lead-in road on the property of Lloyd Crawford, friend of many and well-known in the area. Mr. Crawford understands the […]
Starke and Lawtey Get No-Mine Signs
Thanks to some concerned citizens in Bradford County, we now have a sign in beautiful downtown Lawtey, right at the single stop light on US Hwy 301, and one at the Starke City dump, where […]
New Anti-Mine Signs Go Up
Thanks to Suwannee St. Johns Group of Florida Sierra Club, we have seven new signs in mine territory, bringing awareness to the threat of the proposed phosphate mine. And thanks to OSFR for manpower and […]
Union County Commission Meeting, January 2019
Attorney David Theriaque addresses the board. All went smoothly and routinely during the monthly board meeting; in attendance were two lawyers apparently representing mining interests. When item 13. on the agenda, “Report from Russell […]
Bradford BOCC Begins New Year
The first Bradford commissioners meeting of 2019, hopefully the year they will deny the mining permit. A short meeting today, with Kate Ellison and your historian in attendance. Your representative reminded the commissioner of the […]
Union County Stands Strong and Adopts New LDRs
LDR 18-03, consisting of amendments to the county’s land regulations, was before the commissioners tonight, Dec. 17, 2018. Commissioner Jimmy Tallman made a motion to adopt, and at 5:41 the board voted unanimously to pass […]
No Changes in Bradford Board
Commissioners Thompson and Riddick are sworn in by Judge Tatum Davis. The mid-term elections did not change the make-up of the Bradford County Board of Commissioners, as commissioners Riddick and Thompson were re-elected for […]
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