Neighbors packed the county complex in St. Augustine on Thursday, wearing red and urging officials to reject a proposed Daily’s gas station and car wash that would sit beside the Fruit Cove Estates neighborhood along State Road 13.

Fruit Cove Estates residents in St. Johns County will continue their fight against a proposed Daily’s gas station adjacent to their neighborhood on Tuesday by rallying at a community meeting being held to discuss the development.

Residents of Fruit Cove Estates in St. Johns County are once again fighting against a proposed Daily’s gas station development adjacent to their neighborhood, marking the third attempt by First Coast Energy to develop the property since 2016.

FRUIT COVE, Fla. - It was an emotional day for many who spoke out Thursday against a Daily's 24-hour gas station being built along State Road 13. The nearly 8-acre plot of land sits just outside Fruit Cove Estates. "Daily's told us that a gas station here is going to be the greatest thing that ever happened to us, we didn't drink the Kool-Aid," Fruit Cove resident, Harry Fairfield, said. "There are 18 properties within 300 feet of this gas station. These are our families, and to be honest, we feel violated," said Cindy Dunlop, a Fruit Cove resident.