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Letter: Julington Creek Plantation CDD
Letter: Julington Creek Plantation CDD
Sam Lansdale
Julington Creek Plantation CDD
Board of Supervisors, Seat 1
Dear Editor:
After just four months on the job, Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson was terminated after it was discovered he had lied on his resume. How about Dave Edmondson, who in 2006 was forced to resign as Radio Shack CEO for claiming two fake degrees, or Ronald Zarrella of Bausch & Lomb, who listed a phony MBA from New York University on his resume, then offered to resign as CEO and wound up seeing his $1.1 million bonus rescinded. That’s all it took to undermine credibility with their board members.
In what some are calling a “surprise”, and others are calling “expected”, the last junior member of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners has been tapped to serve as Vice Chairman. Rachael Bennett, who defeated the sitting chairman, Ken Bryan, in the last Republican Primary Election, was nominated by Ron Sanchez, seconded by Jay Morris, and appointed without opposition.
Sheriff David B. Shoar shared with Historic City News preliminary Uniform Crime Report data that indicates, during the past six-month period, the overall crime rate in St Johns County has decreased 8%.
Other than a whole bunch of ribbon-cutting gigs, why does Florida need a Lieutenant Governor? Jennifer Carroll left office in March; and, the hallowed halls of state government have not collapsed, and we’ve saved eight months of her $125,000 annual salary.
During this morning’s meeting of the St Johns County commission, Historic City News learned that Dr. Predrag Bulic has accomplished a goal which he set out to achieve when he began employment as the District 23 Chief Medical Examiner; national accreditation for his office that investigates all violent, suspicious or unusual deaths.
Historic City News has learned that a Sanford, Florida hotel developer, Humphrey Realty Corp, will put the wheels in motion before the end of the month for their first hotel property in St Augustine; following their $2.3 million purchase of the San Marco Inn located at 116 San Marco Avenue.
Jon Burpee informed local Historic City News reporters that, on November 23th, the National Park Service will host an evening that will bring the historic timeline of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument to life.