Christian Whitehurst
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- Meetings spoken in
- 20
- Total speaking time
- 3:29:41
- Avg per meeting
- 10:29
- Segments
- 3632
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Agricultural enclave certifications and northwest growth
Certification is not development approval, but could open hundreds of acres to future residential density.
Industrial growth at 3960 Inman Road
The applicant estimates about 250 jobs and over half a million dollars in annual tax revenue, but residents worry about road costs and who pays for widening and sidewalks.
Data center moratorium
No direct cost; the pause protects water and power resources from heavy data-center demand.
Bartram Park DRI and Bartram Grove growth on Race Track Road
School concurrency handled through a proportionate-share mitigation agreement for high school students.
Grand Oaks PUD modification
$20 million in transportation mitigation coming to the county, plus a donated park site.
Affordable housing land inventory
None yet; a CLT would require county policy and potentially funding support.
State Road 207 Corridor Growth (Parker Drive, Trinca, Lee Family)
Adds commercial-tax-base uses and up to five homes in a partly agricultural corridor; the equipment rental site projects only about 40-45 vehicle trips daily.
Affordable housing need
None yet; a CLT would require county policy and potentially funding support.
State Road 16 commercial PUD
Fixing the corridor will require major FDOT/county investment; growth continues to add traffic regardless of individual project denials.
Cypress Road Mobile Home Park Density Variance
Applicant pays to extend water and sewer to the site; neighbors worry about property values and rental traffic.
Colee Cove Tower and Scenic Highway Character
Neighbors, including a prospective $1.3 million estate developer, argue the tower will reduce adjacent land values.
Durbin Park East Parcel residential mix change
The developer has already invested roughly $51 million in upfront roads; the road capacity charge revenue stays at $12.86 million.
Warehouse build-out at 3440 Agricultural Center Drive
Up to $969,205.66 in rebates against a projected $2.3 million return and 193% ROI over 20 years.
Marsh & Arrow outdoor archery range on US 1 South
No commercial component was stated, and the project uses existing site infrastructure.
Golfway Centre PUD overhaul
Adds commercial tax base to a county that's roughly 85% residential, helping offset potential property-tax reform losses.
West Augustine CRA Parcels Shift to Affordable Rentals
Parcels will be conveyed under agreements with clawback and income-restriction language rather than sold outright.
Canopy Shores conversion to single-family residential
No direct county cost; the change shifts the parcel from potential commercial tax base to residential.
Ashford Mills commercial parcel modification and traffic study
The applicant will pay for a private traffic study before the June 4 hearing.
Courthouse expansion avoided through space reuse
Avoids roughly $60 million in new construction.
Avenue C easement concerns at Tatum duplex site
No county cost; the easement is not county-maintained.
Decisions during term (12)
Recorded while Whitehurst was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
DEVAGREE 2026-01 Grand Oaks Development Agreement ($20M transportation mitigation)
Ordinance 2026-38 — Land Development Code Wellhead Protection
Third Amendment — Durbin Creek National Development Agreement (DEVAGRMOD 2026-01)
Reappoint Regina Gayle Phillips to Tourist Development Council
ENCERT 2026-05 Heritage Development East — approved
ENCERT 2026-06 Heritage Development West — approved
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-_____, approving the terms and conditions of the Temporary Use Agreement between Kings Development Group, Inc., and the County, and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the…
FY2027 Tourist Development Tax Fund budget with amendments
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-________,recognizing and appropriating $1,203,938 from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in CDBG program grant funds within the County's 2026-2027 budget; approving the 2026-2030 Consolidated…
Motion to adopt Resolution 2025-________, approving, and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute and deliver the contract between Twin Oaks Juvenile Development, Inc., Harriet's Haven and the County in an amount not…
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-____, authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Marketing and Brand Development Services with the St. Johns County Industrial Development…
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-________, approving the terms of a Roadway Conveyance and Development Agreement, together with associated documents, and authorizing the Chair to execute the agreement and associated documents, on behalf of…
Voting record (17)(Development)
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to approve NZVAR 2026-2, request for a Non-Zoning Variance to Land Development Code Section 5.01.01.C.3 regarding subdivision platting standards, based upon six findings of fact and four conditions, a
to approve NZVAR 2026-21, request for a Non-Zoning Variance to Land Development Code Section 5.01.01.C regarding subdivision platting standards and Section 6.02.00 regarding subdivision design standar
to approve the Grand Oaks PUD (DEVAGREE 2026-01), finding that DEVAGREE 2026-01, meets the requirements and intent of Section 11.09 of the Land Development Code (Proportionate Fair Share) for the Gran
to enact Ordinance No. 2026-38 regarding updates to the Wellhead Protection Areas of the St. Johns Land Development Code.
DEVAGREE 2026-01 Grand Oaks Development Agreement ($20M transportation mitigation)
to instruct the County Attorney to draft an economic development incentive agreement for Platform Real Estate Group, LLC, and place the proposed incentive agreement for consideration by the Board on a
to approve the Third Amendment to the Durbin Creek National Development Agreement (DEVAGRMOD 2026-01), finding that the request is consistent with Article Eleven of the Land Development Code
Economic Development Incentive — Platform Real Estate Group (direction to staff)
Third Amendment — Durbin Creek National Development Agreement (DEVAGRMOD 2026-01)
Reappoint Regina Gayle Phillips to Tourist Development Council
ENCERT 2026-05 Heritage Development East — motion to deny (failed)
Saw no competent substantial evidence supporting denial; timber is agriculture.
ENCERT 2026-05 Heritage Development East — approved
Believed the law left no defensible basis to deny.
ENCERT 2026-06 Heritage Development West — approved
Staff had verified the application met legal requirements.