{"id":7411,"date":"2021-01-12T19:21:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/?p=7411"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:40:33","slug":"long-standing-billboard-comes-down-in-st-johns-county-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/2021\/01\/12\/long-standing-billboard-comes-down-in-st-johns-county-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-standing Billboard Comes Down in St. Johns County, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byway leaders are always on the lookout for changes to their communities, and members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/scenica1a.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friends of A1A Scenic &amp; Historic Coastal Byw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/scenica1a.org\/\">ay<\/a> are no different. With the removal of 10 billboards in Flagler County in the early 2000s, members of the 72-mile National Scenic Byway organization were thrilled to learn of the removal of a long-standing billboard in St. Johns County in early January. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/develop-scenic-america.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Billboard-removal_StJohnsCoFL_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7412\" width=\"519\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Billboard-removal_StJohnsCoFL_1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Billboard-removal_StJohnsCoFL_1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eagle-eyed board member Bob Samuels spotted a crane working on a billboard along the route in St. Augustine&nbsp;Beach and stopped to inquire, learning the billboard&#8217;s lease had not been renewed by the owner and that the sign was being permanently removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I saw the large crane by the billboard, as a&nbsp;scenic byway board member I was immediately curious about what was going on. When I spoke to the crew there I received great information that it was not a repair but an actual removal and that it would not be replaced,&#8221; said Samuels,&nbsp;a byway representative of St. Augustine Beach for the past 12 years.&nbsp; &#8220;The removal of any billboard&nbsp;along the scenic&nbsp;byway is always a benefit for all of us, and the entire community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billboard removal is cause for great celebration among members of the Friends of the A1A, a 20-year old organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, promoting, and enhancing the beauty of this coastal byway, just as it is to the entire scenic community. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byway leaders are always on the lookout for changes to their communities, and members of the Friends of A1A Scenic &amp; Historic Coastal Byway are no different. 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