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Jim Cullis president of Grand Living Realty, and Flagler County commissioners David Sullivan and Greg Hansen, stand in front of the billboard prior to it being demolished on Jan. 30. Photos by Jacque Estes
The double-sided billboard on State Road A1A in The Hammock was taken down on Monday, Jan. 30.
A few hours later the billboard had been taken down. Courtesy photo Jim Cullis
The final billboard didn’t come crashing down as many had hoped, but by the afternoon on Monday, Jan. 30, it was on the ground.
The large, double-sided billboard that stood at the entrance to Hammock Dunes on State Road A1A, was the last of the 11 billboards purchased by Jim Cullis, president of Grand Living Realty, to come down. He purchased them with the intention of removing them from The Hammock.
Cullis said the cost to demolish the billboard was $4,000 to $8,000 each.
“This is the last of the eight taken down this week,” Cullis said. “This one has to be taken down, piece by piece. This was a three-year project, working with the Friends of A1A and Flagler County to restore the scenic beauty of The Hammock.”
Marge Rooyakkers, president of The Hammock Community Association and Hammock Conservancy, was all smiles as she chatted with Flagler County commissioners David Sullivan and Greg Hansen. The Conservancy was also part of the project.
“It’s just wonderful isn’t it?” she said.
Cullis purchased the billboards from Hammock Dunes and sold them to the county for $80,000 in June of 2013. Cullis was allowed to lease the billboards for three years to help recoup some of his expenses. The time was up this month.
