Former Mayor George Gardner
The St Augustine Report
St Augustine, FL
The holidays during November and December have reduced City Commission meetings to just two over the next two months, but commissioners will fill some time in workshops.
Historic City News readers in St Augustine can look forward to a year-long celebration beginning January 10, 2013; as Flagler College commemorates the 125th anniversary of the opening of the city’s most photographed resort; the Hotel Ponce de Leon.
On November 13th, Historic City News readers can learn more about changes in the supply-and-demand of labor during the 19th century that gave way to such structures as the Hotel Ponce de Leon; when Flagler College associate professor of economics, Allison Roberts, speaks during the Community Lecture Series.
St Augustine Police Sergeant Patrick McCaulley needs Historic City News readers to help identify a man captured on surveillance video at a local Kangaroo Station as he left the convenience store without paying for a 24-can pack of beer Saturday, October 27.
A Jacksonville attorney who was arrested February 3, 2011, and whose criminal case is still pending in Duval County Circuit Court, has been suspended by The Florida Bar for two years, according to records received by Historic City News in St Augustine today.
Both the Democratic Party and the GOP have gained new Florida voters since the 2010 elections; however, Historic City News has learned that the number of “no party affiliation” voters has outstripped both parties in new registrations.
The Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve has invited local Historic City News readers to participate in planned activities for November; focused on the conservation and habitat restoration of the local watersheds.
Letter: Community Development Districts
Jeff Neadle
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the many different taxing authorities, unsure of the value some taxing authorities provide?
