Effort underway to name highway after late medical director

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.

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.”

Gianas died in 2021 at the age of 65.