LIVE: School Board discusses controversial plan that could close nearly 30 DCPS schoolsST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla.
On Tuesday, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the five-year public safety plan and exploring financing options.The plan is to use money the county already has to build these facilities along with state and possibly federal dollars. Fire Chief Sean McGee said there is also a need for renovations and upgrades to current facilities, which will be addressed in a three-year, $9 million program that will be finished by 2027.Fire Station 21 , which will have a sheriff’s office substation, will be located in the Flager Estates region and will be finished around the end of 2025. Fire Station 22 , which will also have a substation, will be in the Silverleaf development, will get $7.5 million from the state and will be done by 2027.