St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes told local Historic City News reporters that about 100 absentee ballots were not counted in the August 14 Primary Election because they were not received in the Elections Office until after the election.
Letter: Response to Leary “letter”
(Name withheld by request)
St Augustine, FL
“To: editor of Saint Augustine Record, Historic City News, and citizens of Saint Augustine”
I am an employee of the City of St. Augustine wishing to remain anonymous.
As an employee of the City of St. Augustine, I am living the waste of taxpayer money on this contrived “450th Celebration” and other projects.
Historic City News reporters were on the scene of a lunchtime crash, one block north of SR-312 on US-1, that sent a mother and her daughter to Flagler Hospital with serious injuries; after the Jeep struck a pick-up truck, bounced off a center curb, and went flying into the air — landing on the driver’s side in a northbound traffic lane.
Letter: Matanzas parking situation dangerous
Jim McCartney
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
The government is costing St Johns County thousands of dollars because they prohibit parking on the beach at Matanzas Inlet.
The City of St Augustine is spending $12,000 to hire a Board Certified Arborist to provide an initial tree inventory that will be used to learn more about the city’s urban forest, its health, and what should be done to protect it.
Three primary agenda items, remarks from the School District Superintendent and public comments will be heard during a School Board workshop tomorrow morning according to information received by Historic City News this weekend.
Carla Traister, informed Historic City News reporters that The Sheltering Tree would hold a “Steps to Success” fundraiser on Sunday, September 16, at the Hammock Community Center located at 79 Malacompra Road in the Hammock.
