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The carousel at Davenport Park was dismantled nearly five years ago. | News4JaxThe carousel at Davenport Park was dismantled nearly five years ago. | News4Jax
The carousel at Davenport Park was dismantled nearly five years ago. | News4Jax

St. Augustine seeks details about carousel plans

By Ariel Schiller - News4Jax
Published on January 23, 2024 at 9:39 am
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The St. Augustine City Commission met Monday to discuss a plan to bring an iconic carousel that was dismantled in Davenport Park back to the area.

It’s been nearly five years since the J&S Carousel was up and running at the park at San Marco and San Carlos avenues, next to the St. Johns County Public Library.

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The proposal is getting closer to approval. J.W. Brinkley presented renderings to the commission, but commissioners wanted a site plan from Brinkley as well as a safety plan and a few other items before approving the plans.

Read the rest of this story at News4Jax, a Jacksonville Today news partner.

author image Ariel Schiller joined the News4Jax team as an evening reporter in September 2023. She comes to Jacksonville from Tallahassee, where she worked at ABC27 as a weekend anchor/reporter for 10 months. Before that she worked in Macon, Georgia, for two years as a reporter and fill-in anchor for 41NBC.

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