From left are St. Johns' County Airport Authority Board members Len Tucker, Dennis Clarke and Reba Ludlow. | News4Jax
Published on August 5, 2025 at 3:56 pm
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Three members of the St. Johns County Airport Authority Board have resigned after being accused of violating Florida’s Sunshine Law on multiple occasions, a board member confirmed with News4Jax on Tuesday.
Board Chairman Reba Ludlow and board members Dennis Clarke and Len Tucker resigned after being formally charged by the State Attorney’s Office in late June.
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The now-former board members are accused of attending private meetings to discuss issues meant to be up for public discussion and working together to control the five-member airport board.
Tucker also faces a possible felony charge of tampering with a witness in a misdemeanor proceeding.
On March 10, the Northeast Florida Regional Airport hosted a contentious Airport Authority Board meeting as members addressed the accusations publicly for the first time.
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Ludlow, however, pushed back against the allegations, saying it was speculation.
“Until there are some charges, we have nothing,” Ludlow said. “Absolutely nothing except rumors.”
Three months later, those charges came down from the State Attorney’s Office.
At the center of the controversy was also a letter from the Douglas Law Firm, which alleged that Ludlow and Tucker engaged in a pattern of Sunshine Law violations and other ethical missteps.
As a result, the firm decided to withdraw as the airport’s legal counsel.
This story was produced by News4Jax, a Jacksonville Today news partner.
