Tentative millage rate approved
Historic City News reporters learned from County Administrator Michael D. Wanchick that his office recommended no millage increase for the 2011 budget — at their regular meeting Tuesday, the County Commission formally took the recommended action and adopted a tentative millage rate.

In accordance with Florida State Statute 775.21, this news release will serve as public notification that the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has been given information that a person judged to be a sexual predator is now residing within St. Johns County.
Jeremy Robshaw, Public Information Officer with St. Johns County Fire Rescue, informed Historic City News local reporters that County emergency personnel and the City of St. Augustine Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 1100 block of 4th Street at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning.
Kim Brumfield, Community Awareness Coordinator for the Betty Griffin House in St. Johns County, announced to local reporters with Historic City News that they will be a beneficiary of the Columbia Restaurant and Columbia Cafe during the “Community Harvest” during the entire month of September.
Jane Sims, publicist and performer of Tale Tellers of St. Augustine announced to Historic City News local reporters that their organization will soon commence their thirteenth annual series of storytelling programs featuring seasoned, performing members.
St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.
“One historic feature of the nation’s oldest city is not aging well and needs immediate attention — the pipes that carry the city’s water supply,” Public Works Director Martha Graham told Historic City News this afternoon.