In addition to his accomplishments as mayor, Gardner also established the popular newsletter The St. Augustine Report.
Credit: City of St. Augustine
Author: Matthew Copeland (WTLV)
Updated: 4:57 PM EDT April 7, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Former St. Augustine mayor and city commissioner George Gardner died Tuesday. He was 83.
Gardner began his term as mayor in 2002 and served through in 2004 before serving as a City Commissioner until 2006, according to current Mayor Tracy Upchurch.
Before serving in the public sector, Gardner and his wife owned a toy shop on Charlotte Street and even lived above the shop, according to Upchurch.
"This gave George a profoundly empathetic understanding between the needs of the tourism business community and the needs of residents," Upchurch said in his statement. "It also provided an appreciation for both the joys, as well as the challenges, of living downtown."