A new plan by the city of St. Augustine aims to bring new life to a part of town that hasn’t received the same attention as the rest of the historic city. That’s why city leaders agreed this week to adopt a 30-year plan to funnel money into the community and revitalize it.
Community Redevelopment Agency Manager Jaime Perkins says the new West City Community Redevelopment Agency will give the city the tools — and the funds — to fix up the streets, keep people in their family homes and boost business.
But the plan isn’t to turn West King Street into a new St. George Street.
“I think downtown is downtown,” Perkins tells Jacksonville Today. “It’s our historic downtown area, and you can’t mimic that. I think West City has its own flair, and I think what we want to do is amplify what’s already happening in the western part of the city.”