No referendum on Airport Authority in November

Board of Commissioner
Defiant to the end and obviously irritated that he was not going to have the support he needed to push for a referendum to abolish the St. Augustine Airport Authority, County Commission Chairman Thomas Manuel made a final, threatening challenge to the airport’s Executive Director, Edward Wuellner … get off the tax rolls by October 1, 2009 or face “very aggressive” efforts to abolish the Airport Authority.

Two motorcycles stolen in SR 207 area

Whispering Woods
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Smith was called to Whispering Woods Apartments yesterday morning to take a report of a stolen motorcycle; the second motorcycle reported stolen in the area over night.

According to the victim, sometime between 9:00 p.m. Sunday night and 9:00 a.m. Monday morning, the motorcycle, which was described as chrome and silver color, disappeared from the parking lot near the victim’s apartment.

PAL offers Junior Development Football

The St. Johns County Police Athletic League is offering Junior Development Football for the fall 2008 football season.

PAL will be hosting a meeting 7 PM on May 1st at Murray Middle School Auditorium and it is open to anyone who may have a child interested in participating.

Credit card overcharge warning

IHOP
Be careful when paying by credit card in restaurants — without getting a final receipt.

The manager of IHOP at 2560 State Road 16 reported to Deputy Sheriff James Hayward that he received an Email from the main office stating that a customer had complained about an extra dollar being placed on their credit card bill.

Bank hit with $6,000 in forged checks

Prosperity Bank - Ponte Vedra Beach
Deputy Christopher Jones was called to Prosperity Bank in Ponte Vedra Beach on Friday to take a report concerning six forged payroll checks cashed at the branch over the past two days.

Checks totaling $6,184.47 that appeared to be issued by Salonen Marine Inc of Yulee, Florida, were cashed in amounts ranging between $753.26 and $1,421.97.