The St. Augustine Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) Program
The St. Augustine Drug Abatement Team (DART) Program was formed to combat illegal drugs in St. Augustine by supplementing the traditional approach to solving the drug problem. The focus is on the property where drug activity flourishes.
In 1996 the St. Augustine Police Department took a bold step in the fight against nuisance properties by implementing a Federally funded grant program called DART (Drug Abatement Response Team). The DART program's ultimate goal is to ensure that properties in St. Augustine / St. Johns County are an asset to the community and not a liability, that are used to enhance, not diminish, our quality of life.
Since the inception of the DART program, this agency, combined with the efforts of Code Enforcement Agencies, Police Department / Sheriff's Office, the States Attorney's Office and several other government and private agencies, more than sixty seven DART's have been conducted on nuisance properties located throughout St.Augustine / St. Johns County.
21 Palmer St.
- On January 10, 1997, 21 Palmer St. was the subject of a DART. As a result of the DART the house was sold and a new owner took over and remodeled the property.
- In 1996 the property value was assessed at $25,110.
- In 1998 the property value was assessed at $32,400.
- In 1999 the property value was assessed at $93,700.
- In 2006 the property value was assessed at $218,960.
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| 21 Palmer St. before DART |
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| 21 Palmer St. before DART |
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| 21 Palmer St. before DART |
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197 San Marco Ave. (Cozy Inn)
- On February 2, 1998, 197 San Marco Ave. was DARTed. As a result of the DART the apartment complex was sold and a new owner took over and remodeled the property into two-story short term rental units.
- In 1996 the property value was assessed at $102,360.
- In 1999 the property value was assessed at $132,040.
- In 2006 the property value was assessed at $376,390.
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| 197 San Marco Ave. before DART |
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| 197 San Marco Ave. after DART |
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| 197 San Marco Ave. before DART |
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| 197 San Marco Ave. after DART |
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