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By NewsLine Staff
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Members of the community joined local elected officials, judges and law enforcement in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late April for the new St. Johns County Memorial Garden, a tranquil courtyard garden at the St. Johns County Judicial Center dedicated to victims and survivors of violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new St. Johns County Memorial Garden is the centerpiece of the judicial complex courtyard and a place for courthouse visitors and staff to pause and reflect,\u201d St. Johns County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Brandon J. Patty said. \u201cWith this garden, we remember those in our community who have suffered at the hands of others and offer families and friends a safe, serene place to find comfort and healing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The memorial garden project has been a year-long collaborative initiative between the St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, the Seventh Judicial Circuit, St. Johns County and the Sheriff\u2019s Office, State Attorney\u2019s Office, St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach police departments and the Betty Griffin Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a decade, a small garden and monument dedicated to the memory of two members of the St. Johns County community, Stephanie \u201cTheresa\u201d Singleton-Gilliam and Laura Messina, was located outside the courthouse\u2019s south entrance. Over the years, the garden had begun to deteriorate, and its location made maintenance difficult, Clerk Patty said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to moving the garden inside the courthouse walls, the project added a memorial plaque, benches and new landscaping to the courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, about 10 million people become victims of domestic violence, which equates to around 20 people every minute. Last year, 279 domestic violence injunctions were filed in St. Johns County, and nearly 72,000 were processed statewide. Many of these resulted in temporary and permanent injunctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo courtesy St. Johns County Clerk of Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local dignitaries participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late April for the new St. Johns County Memorial Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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