Grassroot groups host meetings on Anastasia State Park changes [Video]

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Grassroots organizations in St. Augustine planned a public information meeting Monday night to rally the community against the proposed development at Anastasia State Park after the state postponed public meetings originally set for Tuesday.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the launch of its 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative. The proposed statewide plan impacts nine state parks and has led to protests in our area.

St. Augustine officials are still waiting to hear more about the state’s plan to develop Anastasia State Park, which includes a park lodge with up to 350-room capacity in the southern portion of the park, pickleball courts and a disc golf course. The hotel would be the second largest in St. Johns County.

“Things like hiking, kayaking, bird watching, that’s what our state parks our for, …