Even before all the performance reviews were turned end, and with District 5 Commissioner Rachael Bennett absent, St Johns County Commission chairman Jeb Smith led those members present Tuesday to a 4-0 approval vote, increasing the pay of their two direct-hired employees.

Donna R. and Scott G. Wendler are largest single owners of real estate in Block G of the Model Land Company subdivision. Historic City News found that together with their company, Wendler Properties, they own eight building lots purchased between 1998-2006; four that face King Street and the connected four that face Oviedo Street. The area is about 55,300 square-feet with a perimeter of about 950 ft.