🌱 How Fleming Island’s future House speaker reshaped DeSantis’ tax-cut plan

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In today's newsletter:

• How Fleming Island’s future House speaker reshaped DeSantis’ tax-cut plan

Also on today's calendar: Blistur: Chris Kellam Acoustic - Whitey's Fish Camp and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 74.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• DeSantis quibbles with Legislature's changes to his property tax cut (wlrn.org) — Fleming Island’s own House Speaker-designate Sam Garrison helped strip a state trust fund from Gov. DeSantis’ sweeping property tax-cut plan now headed to the November ballot. The revised proposal would boost homestead exemptions and cap assessment growth, but local governments warn of revenue hits while DeSantis hints at restoring aid through a special session.
   

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📸 Around Fleming Island

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fleming Island

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 20

• Midsummer Night Dream →
  The Island Theater, 1860 Town Hall Cir #54, Fleming Island
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Fleming Island Book Club: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini In-Person
  Clay County Public Library Fleming Island - Meeting Room, Fleming Island Library
  10:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• Creation Lab: Sandy Beaches In-Person
  Clay County Public Library Orange Park - Meeting Room A, Orange Park Library
  2:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• ASK-A-LAWYER In-Person
  Clay County Public Library Orange Park - General, Orange Park Library
  5:30 pm

Sunday June 21

• Blistur: Chris Kellam Acoustic - Whitey's Fish Camp →
  Whitey's Fish Camp, 2032 County Rd 220, Fleming Island
  12:00 pm

Friday June 26

• Midsummer Night Dream →
  The Island Theater, 1860 Town Hall Cir #54, Fleming Island
  7:30 pm

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📣 Fleming Island Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 13

• ACT Main Building
  Orange Park High School , 2300 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park, FL 320
  6:00 am
• Fleming Island Book Club: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini In-Person
  Clay County Public Library Fleming Island - Meeting Room, Fleming Island Library
  10:00 am
• Sensory Friendly Screening | AMC Orange Park 24 – Orange Park, FL →
  AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Rd, Orange Park
  11:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• Creation Lab: Sandy Beaches In-Person
  Clay County Public Library Orange Park - Meeting Room A, Orange Park Library
  2:00 pm
• Basketball Camp - Gym
  Orange Park High School Orange Park, FL 32073
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• June Real Estate Career Night →
  KELLER WILLIAMS FIRST COAST REALTY, 151 College Dr STE 14, Orange Park
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• AMC Entertainment Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor in Fleming Island. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Fleming Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fleming Island here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Orange Park

• Trulieve Dispensary Associate - Part Time in Orange Park, FL (masslive.com)
• Southside Commons adding streetwear retailer's 8th area store (jaxdailyrecord.com)
• Cavender's Boot City Plans Northeast Florida Debut (whatnow.com)

Middleburg

• Trulieve Shift Supervisor in Middleburg, FL (lehighvalleylive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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