Smooth sailing for St. Augustine Lighthouse funding
Smooth sailing for St. Augustine Lighthouse funding Image via St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. The Senate agreed to fund the project at $484K. The St. Augustine Lighthouse Tower will get money for a restoration project in the 2021-22 budget — assuming it avoids another veto from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Cyndi Stevenson has unsuccessfully pushed for the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars for preservation and repairs. The 165-foot lighthouse, now 146 years old, is a Smithsonian affiliate and accredited by the American Alliance of Mus...
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