Revised Fitness and Playground
Note. All of these priorities are subject to change based on the damage caused by Hurricane Michael.
The Civic Club's SGI 2025VISION includes a focus on existing island facilities and features that badly need updating or repair. Those threatening health and safety are top priorities in this category. Consistent with Franklin County Ordinance 2018-02, we also want these facilities to be welcoming and attractive and reflective of an economically prosperous community.
Today, as a result of County Ordinance 2018-02, the county’s mission is to create a welcoming entrance to the island that is fitting a prosperous coastal community. Our loveliest natural resource view is the causeway area which is bound on two sides with the waters of Apalachicola Bay. Today, the area, which is part of state land holdings, is generally neglected with haphazard vehicle parking and no clearly marked entrance or exit. We can improve the safety for both pedestrians and vehicles with a marked entrance and a simple, designated parking area that stops the damage being done to the fragile shoreline.
Unlike the RESTORE-funded Island View Park in Carrabelle, this little area does not need docks, pavilions, restrooms, lighting, and other unnecessary improvements to provide an easy to access location for wading, learning to cast a net or to fish, and enjoying the spectacular sunsets and sunrises over the Bay. Safety improvements and additional benches will keep the natural look while providing public waterfront access.
Sponsored by the SGI Civic Club
The SGI2025 Plan is a proposal in response to the Ordinance 2018-02 SGI Business District Overlay.
No requests for funding or approvals have been granted for St. George Island's Business District Overlay Plan at this time.
On behalf of the SGI Board of Directors, we thank all the volunteers for their countless hours of research, preparation, measuring of distances, website creation, travel to meet with other communities and govt officials, photos, and endless commitment to SGI and the SGI2025 plan development.