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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Commissioners agreed to adopt a resolution that would endorse an effort to designate State Road 230 within Clay County in honor of the late Dr. Peter Gianas.
Commissioner Betsy Condon said she has spoken with Bradford County Commissioner Chris Dougherty about also designating the section of 230 within Bradford after the physician. Gianas served as the medical director for Alachua County Fire Rescue, Bradford County Fire Rescue, Clay County Fire Rescue, Union County Emergency Medical Services, Gilchrist County Fire Rescue, Starke Fire Rescue, Santa Fe College emergency medical services training programs and Florida Gateway College emergency medical service training programs.
Condon said the Bradford commissioner will seek a resolution from his colleagues.
State legislators approve memorials for state highways and require resolutions from local governments before approving the designations.
Condon added that State Rep. Chuck Brannan has agreed to sponsor a bill in the Florida House to designate the highway in honor of Gianas.
“You can’t be around people from Kingsley Lake, Bradford County, Clay County Fire Rescue …that don’t have a memory of Dr. Pete,” Condon said. He’s clearly an icon, and I know you all miss him every day.”
Current memorial roadways in Clay County include the James C. Penney Memorial Boulevard: the portion of S.R. 16 in Clay County within the town limits of Penney Farms and the Alvin C. Shands Bridge, which connects Clay and St. Johns counties.
Current memorial roadways in Bradford County include:
—The Correctional Officers Memorial Highway: the portion of S.R. 16 from the northwestern city limits of Starke to S.R. 121 in Union County:
—Lawton Chiles Trail: U.S. 301 at the Bradford-Alachua County line to S.R. 100 at the Bradford-Union County line:
—The Archibald Johns Thomas Bridge: the northbound and southbound bridges on S.R. 223 over S.R. 100 and
— Tom Chastain Highway: the portion of S.R. 18 between Hampton and Thressa
Gianas died in 2021 at the age of 65.
