HISTORIC CITY NEWS December 2014

Update for arts, culture, and heritage organizations

Historic City News readers interested in St Johns County’s arts, culture and heritage tourism issues, individual artists, as well as arts, culture, and heritage organizations, are invited to attend when the St Johns Cultural Council presents a report from the members of the conference team after returning from the National Arts Marketing Project in Atlanta.

Business

Tourist Development Council Regular Meeting

Tourist Development Council Regular Meeting AGENDA Monday, December 15, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. St. Johns County Auditorium, 500 San Sebastian View 1. CALL TO ORDER – Irving Kass, Chairman 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL – Dena Masters 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Action Required) – Agenda 5. ELECTION OF TDC CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN…

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Community

Board of County Commission Regular Meeting Schedule

St. Johns County Board of County Commission 2014 Regular Meeting Schedule The St. Johns County Board of County Commission Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays each month commencing at 9:00 am in the St. Johns County Auditorium located at 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, FL. The Board reserves the right to cancel…

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Community

Public Notice of Negotiation Meetings

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NEGOTIATION MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT to Section 286.011, Florida Statutes, representatives of the Collective Bargaining Team of St. Johns County and representatives of the International Association of Firefighters Local #3865 will meet in public session for the purpose of collective bargaining contract negotiations. The following meetings have been scheduled in…

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Community

County proclaims local state of emergency

St. Johns County issued an emergency proclamation during a meeting on Monday, December 8, 2014, declaring a local state of emergency due to coastal storm erosion.

Community

Lawyer for ex-450th fundraiser threatens to sue City

The wait for the other shoe to drop is over. On Friday, the City Manager and City Attorney received a letter from Daytona Beach attorney Kelly Parsons Kwiatek with the Cobb Cole law firm, claiming that the City violated the civil rights of former 450th Commemoration fundraiser, Charles Robert Seraphin.

Government

Teens seriously injured after fall from moving pickup

Historic City News has learned that two teenage girls, 16-year-old Alexa M. Almstead and 17-year-old Isabelle S. Childre, fell from the bed of a moving 2004 Chevy pickup truck early Saturday evening; sending the teens to the hospital in serious condition.

Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

Community