{"id":772935,"date":"2026-05-04T16:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/772935\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:22:22","slug":"groundbreaking-for-new-library-and-park-in-nocatee-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/772935\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking for new library and park in Nocatee \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 Construction of St. Johns County\u2019s newest park and library is underway in Nocatee. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Northeast Community Park will be built on 49 acres of land that was donated by the Davis Family and The PARC Group, developers of the Nocatee community. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">St. Johns County Commissioners in 2024 voted on a $123 million plan to construct five regional parks and community centers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Once open, Northeast Community Park will feature fields for baseball, softball, soccer, and multipurpose uses, pickleball and sand volleyball courts, a children\u2019s splash pad, picnic pavilions, paved walking paths, a fishing pond and kayak dock, and a community center. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The full-service public library branch will serve the needs of the Nocatee community. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Construction is expected to be completed by the summer of 2027. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The project is funded through a combination of existing impact fees and debt issuance. No property taxes will be used to pay for construction costs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/on-demand\/morning-news-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/on-demand\/morning-news-podcast\/\"><b>Listen to Jacksonville\u2019s Morning News Interviews<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/local\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more local news from WOKV<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/fp\/download-free-wokv-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/fp\/download-free-wokv-app\/\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and traffic app. And <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wokv.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wokv.com\/newsletters\">click here<\/a> to subscribe to our daily 3 Big Things newsletter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 Construction of St. Johns County\u2019s newest park and library is underway in Nocatee. 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