Resolution No. 24-47RESOLUTION NO. 24-47
A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION OF DEVELOPMENT IN ANASTASIA STATE
PARK; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Anastasia State Park was acquired by the State of Florida in 1949; and
WHEREAS, Anastasia State Park is located on a peninsula on Anastasia Island across Matanzas
Bay from downtown St. Augustine along the Atlantic coastal plain; and
WHEREAS, Anastasia State Park has a variety of wildlife, birds and plants in a setting of beaches,
tidal salt marsh, and marine and upland hammock; and
WHEREAS, Anastasia State Park is also home to the Old Spanish Coquina Quarries, an
archaeological site from which the coquina stone used in the construction of the Castillo de San Marcos in
St. Augustine was mined, earning it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, in its 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative, the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection has proposed constructing a 350 -room lodge, which would be the second largest hotel in St.
Johns County, along with pickleball courts and a disc golf course in Anastasia State Park; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection also is proposing to add at least
one traditional golf course in a state park in its 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative; and
WHEREAS, residents of Northeast Florida, including those who live in Duval County, enjoy
beautiful Anastasia State Park in its current condition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach:
SECTION 1. The City Commission hereby opposes the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection proposal to construct a 350 -room lodge, new pickleball courts, and a disc golf course in Anastasia
State Park.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Atlantic Beach, 9' da ember 2024.
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Attest:
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Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
Jason a rie , y Attorney