Advisory Board and Committee vacancies

St. Johns County has announced to Historic City News that they are currently accepting applications for the following board and committee vacancies.

Membership on one, or more, of the County’s boards or committees is open to persons with specific technical or professional knowledge as well as citizens whose sole qualification may be a desire to serve the County.

Contact Melissa Lundquist at (904) 209-0563 for more information or to obtain an application.

Land Acquisition & Management Program (LAMP)

Four (4) Vacancies

Purpose of Committee: Assist governing bodies participating in the program to acquire and conserve those lands and/or sites that enhance or promote natural communities, green corridors, water resources, outdoor recreation, historic, educational and scientific activities; in addition to identify, review, evaluate and rank those lands to best achieve the goal, while protecting rare, endangered, threatened natural communities of flora and fauna including species of special concern and they explore means of furthering the educational opportunities of conservation lands.

Qualifications: Prefer experience or expertise in one or more of the following fields: agriculture, archaeology, business/finance, eco-tourism, environmental planning, history, natural science, parks, recreation, real estate, soils or hydrologic engineering.

Meeting schedule: This Board meets every 4th Thursday of the month at 3:30 pm in the Commission Executive Conference Room, 500 San Sebastian View.

Application Submission Deadline: June 17, 2011.

The following is a list of opportunities for St. Johns County residents to get involved in their government.

• A1A South Overlay District
• Adjustments & Appeals Board
• Amphitheatre Board of Directors
• Category II Arts/Grants Funding Panel
• Children’s Commission
• Coastal Corridor/Ponte Vedra Overlay District ARC
• Code Enforcement Board
• Contractors Review Board
• Health & Human Services Advisory Council
• Historic Resource Review Board
• Housing Finance Authority
• Industrial Development Authority
• LAMP Conservation Board
• Library Advisory Board
• Mid­Anastasia Design Review Board
• North Coastal Corridor Overlay District Design Review Board
• Northwest Communications Tower Citizens Advisory Board
• Planning & Zoning Agency
• Ponte Vedra Zoning & Adjustment Board
• Ponte Vedra Architectural Review Committee
• Recreation Advisory Board
• Tourist Development Council
• Water & Sewer Authority