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St. Johns County growth debate dominates Commission races as ballot finalizes
Growth politics again take center stage in St. Johns races. The post St. Johns County growth debate dominates Commission races as ballot finalizes appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. .
Candidate qualifying closed at noon Friday, finalizing the ballot for key St. Johns County races. These contests will again gauge voter sentiment on growth and development in one of Florida’s fastest-growing counties.
Two years ago, candidates running on “slow the growth” platforms unseated incumbent County Commissioners they viewed as too favorable to developers. A third candidate with a similar message narrowly lost to incumbent Christian Whitehurst .
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