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From St. Johns County: 

Referendum Day Meeting will Continue on May 8th
Public encouraged to be involved
 
St. Augustine, FL – (May 2, 2008) – The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners will continue their “Referendum Day” meeting on Thursday, May 8, at 2:30 p.m. in the County Auditorium, located at 4020 Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine. The Commission will consider the following items to potentially be placed on upcoming ballots as referendums:
 
Charter Government, including non-partisan elections, term limits and other important considerations
Funding for transportation projects
Straw vote to gauge the electorate’s desire to consolidate the duties of the Anastasia Mosquito Control District into County operations
Public safety general obligation bonds
Any other initiative introduced by a Commissioner or citizen
 
In keeping with the Commission’s desire to engage the voting public, the Board continues to encourage citizens to take advantage of this Referendum Day meeting to present an issue to the Board of County Commissioners and, through the recommendation of the Board, possibly have it placed directly on the ballot as a referendum item. This would permit a citizen to bypass the normal tedious process of gathering signatures to have an item placed on the ballot.
 
For more information, contact Public Affairs Specialist Karen Pan at 209-0549.

St. Johns County Commission candidate Al Abbatiello hosted a media event last week and set out his platform for the coming election. 

At the meeting, which he hosted at the Julington Creek Plantation Community Development District Building on Davis Pond Boulevard, Abbatiello said he hoped to promote "scenic and historic St. Johns" as a tourist destination.

"People have referred to us as a bedroom community," he said, "But I think we have a lot more at stake."

Abbatiello is currently president of the William Bartram Scenic and Historic Highway Corridor Management Council, the group tasked with protecting and promoting the scenic highway (Florida 13) that parallels the St. Johns River, and also serves an elected supervisor on the board of the Julington Creek Plantation CDD.

Hello Everyone,

I am a graduate of Bartram Trail High School, a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a manager for CSX. I am running for St. Johns County Commission Dist. 3 as a Republican. I would love to answer any questions you may have and I look forward to getting to know you. Please go to www.ElectMarkMiner.com to see more about me.

Thanks,

Mark P. Miner