George Gardner Award given to Reuben Franklin
September 15, 2021The Neighborhood Council of St. Augustine is happy to announce the creation of The George Gardner Award to honor the love George had for both the City of St Augustine and its residential neighborhoods. While Mayor, it was his idea to create Neighborhood Associations to represent the various unique residential neighborhoods throughout St. Augustine. These Neighborhood Associations would be united under the umbrella of the Neighborhood Council of St. Augustine, which would meet regularly to discuss the needs of the neighborhoods and represent them before the City. Almost twenty years later, the Neighborhood Council of St. Augustine has grown to 10 Neighborhood Associations and still operates under Mayor Gardner’s original vision, which was to act as a bridge between City government and its residential neighborhoods. From working with the City, we have found that there are many dedicated City employees who give of their time to make […]