St. Johns County

From St. Johns County:

Average Savings Of 20 Percent Off Retail Price
 
St. Augustine, FL – (May 29, 2008) – St. Johns County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county has signed a contract to make free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.
 
The cards, which will be available June 9, may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage. An estimated 90 percent of the county’s pharmacies will accept the NACo card, and a national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies also will honor it.
 
“The NACo prescription discount card will offer significant savings for the uninsured and underinsured residents of our county, and even those who have prescription coverage may use the card to save money on drugs that are not covered by their health plan,” said County Public Affairs Specialist Karen Pan. “Residents do not have to be Medicare beneficiaries to be eligible for this program.”
 
There will be no cost to county taxpayers for NACo and St. Johns County to make these money-saving cards available to residents. The cards will be available beginning June 9 at County libraries, tax collector offices, the Health Department and various other locations. A complete list of locations and more information is available on the County website by visiting www.sjcfl.us/cards.
 
“Using the NACo prescription discount card is easy,” said Pan. “A cardholder will simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.”
 
The discount card program is administered by Caremark Rx, Inc.
 
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties. NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public’s understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money. For more information about NACo, visit www.naco.org.

From St. Johns County:

What Do Property Taxes Pay For?
 
St. Augustine, FL – (May 6, 2008) – As all government agencies are making difficult decisions in response to tax reform and decreasing tax revenues, St. Johns County officials encourage citizens to remain informed of and active in the local government process. One step citizens can take to become educated about property tax is to learn where their tax dollars go:
 
For every $100 of Property Tax Paid:
 
 
Schools
$53
Sheriff's Operations
$14
Fire Protection Services
$8
Transportation
$6
Special Districts
$5
All Other County Services
$14
Total
$100
 
To learn more about the services provided to St. Johns County residents, visit www.sjcfl.us.
 

St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners
Office of Public Affairs
4020 Lewis Speedway
St. Augustine, FL 32084

MEDIA ADVISORY – March 14, 2008

St. Johns County is currently accepting applications for the following Board and Committee vacancies.

Planning and Zoning Agency - One (1) Vacancy
Qualifications: Must be a registered voter in St Johns County. Members must file financial disclosure.
Meeting schedule: Meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the County Auditorium, 4020 Lewis Speedway.

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.

I held my campaign kick-off last night in St. Augustine. Anyone interested can see my speech at www.ElectMarkMiner.com.