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  • Elected officials, senior leadership and key partners from Duval and St. Johns Counties participated in a tabletop exercise to discuss regional hurricane preparedness. The meeting was held last month at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Jacksonville Beach. (photo by staff)
    Elected officials, senior leadership and key partners from Duval and St. Johns Counties participated in a tabletop exercise to discuss regional hurricane preparedness. The meeting was held last month at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Jacksonville Beach. (photo by staff)
In preparation for the 2016 peak hurricane season from Aug. 25 through Oct. 21, officials from Duval and St. Johns counties met in Jacksonville Beach recently to discuss the Jacksonville area's plan in case of a hurricane. Representatives from various agencies in the area participated in a hurricane preparedness exercise led by director of the Emergency Preparedness Division Steve Woodard, deputy…

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