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City budget revenue and expenditure highlights
Increased revenues Millage rate remains at 7.5 mills resulting in $500,478 additional ad valorem revenue. Visitor Information Center parking fee increase to…
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City holds 2017-18 budget hearings
Historic City News readers will be following two days of meetings when the St Augustine City Commission holds their 2017-2018 budget hearings on Thursday and Friday, August 24, 2017 and August 25, 2017, starting at 9:00 a.m. each day in the Alcazar Room at City Hall, located at 75 King Street.
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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Debbie Delgado, that traffic will be impacted at the following
St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors will be working on the roadways and need your full attention.
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Local pharmacist pleas guilty to $2 Million fraud
Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow informed Historic City News that 40-year-old Dino Ajloni of St Augustine pled guilty to healthcare fraud for his role in a fraudulent compound pharmacy scheme. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.
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Jury sends Bush to death row for 2011 murder
Historic City News was informed that a St. Johns County jury deliberated for just under three hours today, then returned a unanimous death verdict for Sean Alonzo Bush.
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Latvala candidacy signals political attacks will get nasty
Today, Florida GOP state Senator Jack Latvala kicked off his candidacy in the race for governor. Historic City News political reporters foresee his entrance into the race as the beginning of what will be a long and expensive primary; continuing to expand as more candidates get in.
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Virtual driving simulator teaches danger of distracted driving
Historic City News learned that the Florida Department of Transportation has a new tool in its repertoire to help curb distracted and impaired driving among teenage drivers.
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Gonzmart will fund Flagler hospitality scholarship
Richard Gonzmart, a fourth-generation co-owner of the famed Columbia Restaurant, has agreed to fund a $2,500 annual scholarship for the next five years to deserving students majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Flagler College, according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.