Non-performing loans are affecting some banks that operate in St. Johns County; according to recent reports obtained by St. Augustine local news reporters from the Office of Thrift Supervision and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Susan Kessler invited Historic City News readers to attend a St. Johns River Community College program “Everything you wanted to know about the St. Johns County Government”.
Of the 175,000 gallons of diesel fuel the county consumes each year, the Public Works Department is now capable of producing over 35,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel, approximately 20 percent, through a process that recycles waste vegetable oil.
The Friends of A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway is in need of volunteers for a beach clean-up on March 13th at Mickler’s Landing in St. Johns County and a second one on March 27 at Mala Compra Road Beachfront Park in Flagler County.
Cathy DuPont alerted the local news desk that the reenactment of a 17th century raid on St. Augustine by Searle’s Buccaneers will necessitate intermittent disruptions of traffic in parts of downtown this Saturday, March 6th.
Barbara Petersen, president of the Florida First Amendment Foundation, has alerted local news and media organizations of pending legislation, expected to be considered next week, that would block the release of 911 tapes and exempt them from Florida’s public records laws.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 30 year-old woman on Arson charges stemming from a verbal domestic dispute, which escalated into an arson incident reported by Historic City News earlier today.
St. Johns County Housing and Community Services together with staff member Dana Moore, Administrator of Homeownership Programs, were jointly presented the affordable housing excellence award by the Northeast Florida Regional Council.
