Another interesting article about current developments with St. Joe Company.
Still haven't heard about St. Joe Co.? You should. This company is shaping the world around us as they're constantly building homes and selling of thousands of acres of property at (in my opinion) inflated prices. Chances are you can blame a sprawling housing development near you on their activities.
The department in 2002 required Franklin County to update its expired growth policies in return for approval of St. Joe's 499-home SummerCamp development near St. Teresa.(...)
At a contentious meeting in December, the Franklin County Commission agreed to hold the "consensus workshop" on Tuesday to hear public concerns.(...) Commissioners talked about possibly appointing a working group but didn't do so. Commission Chairwoman Cheryl Sanders said the commission couldn't legally take action because it was a workshop, not a formal meeting.(...) But David McLain, the Riverkeeper group's executive director, said he's against changing land-use maps to allow development on St. Joe land before there are policies to protect the seafood industry and natural resources.
Clearly The Riverkeeper group is up against a giant. Real estate development is a multi-billion business and sadly, environmental concerns can quickly get lost among the dollar signs.
