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This Week in History 6/7/18

Clay Today
Posted 6/6/18

5 years ago, 2013After weeks of hearing concerns from residents who opposed the measure, the Clay County Planning Commission voted 4-2 to deny an application for a rezoning that would have allowed …

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This Week in History 6/7/18


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5 years ago, 2013
After weeks of hearing concerns from residents who opposed the measure, the Clay County Planning Commission voted 4-2 to deny an application for a rezoning that would have allowed the Gustafson family to build an asphalt plant on the former dairy property.

The Clay County School District expanded its science program Living In Florida’s Environment after receiving an almost $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity.

Clay County Property Appraiser Roger Suggs said the taxable value for property in Clay County has increased countywide. The 2013 taxable value of new construction increased 31 percent to $91.4 million, which was up from $69.8 million in 2012.

10 years ago, 2008
The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration approved St. Vincent’s Medical Centers’ request to build a $115 million, 98-bed hospital on Branan Field Road north of Middleburg.

Clay County Property Appraiser Wayne Weeks said the taxable value of property in the county fell nearly 7.5 percent from 2007’s value.

After weeks of debate and vocal opposition from residents, Orange Park Town Council voted 3-2 to approve a rezoning to allow nonprofit Waste Not Want Not to set up headquarters on Carnes Street.

20 years ago, 1998
The Clay County Grand Jury issued a report critical of the clerk of court’s office and recommended that the role of county comptroller be separated out from the role of clerk of court, a second such recommendation in 16 years, both due to impropriety in office.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeb Bush made a whistle-stop campaign in Clay County where he visited the county jail in Green Cove Springs.

A state mandate to cease deployment of portable classrooms left the Clay County School District scratching its head over what to do about a Clay High program that simultaneously taught students construction while they build portable classrooms.

30 years ago, 1988
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said William Dixon Reynolds, 18, of Keystone Heights, was pronounced dead on arrival at Bradford Community Hospital after a car he was working under using the wrong jack fell and crushed him.

The Clay County Health Department issued a quarantine after testing proved a raccoon found near Branan Field Road and Green Oaks Lane was infected with rabies.

Human Hospital-Orange Park broke ground on a $9.2 million expansion to add 20,000 square feet to be used for outpatient surgery, labor and delivery and a new cardiac catheterization lab.
40 years ago, 1978
Clay County’s three high schools, Clay High, Orange Park and Keystone Heights, prepared to send 868 graduates down the aisles at their respective graduation ceremonies.

The Clay Board of County Commissioners voted to hire Sandra Lee as the new administrator of its CETA program after a controversy forced the commission to conduct an investigation that ended in a number of firings.

The Clay High Class of 1928 held a reunion in which nine of the school’s original 17 graduates. Also attending were the graduates’ six teachers.