HISTORIC CITY NEWS May 2015

First America: An exercise in fraud, waste and abuse

Definition: STRAWMAN; a person set up to serve as a cover for a usually questionable transaction. They won’t want you to remember who they are, but the actors in First America Foundation, Inc., it’s incorporators, officers, and very public “board of directors”, may go down as the most flagrant abusers of taxpayer money in the…

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Government

Lisa Loeb Concert

Lisa Loeb with Flagship Romance Sunday, May 10, 2015 For a complete list of events go to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall website.

Community

Henry Flagler, Pedro Menendez lobby senator

Florida senator Travis Hutson told Historic City News this week that, even though the legislative session has ended, they were unable to agree on a budget.

Community

ZZ Top and Jeff Beck

ZZ Top and Jeff Beck Saturday, May 9, 2015 (Rescheduled from the cancelled Sunday, September 7, 2014 event.) For a complete list of events go to the Amphitheatre website.

Community

Jenny Lewis Concert

Jenny Lewis Saturday, May 9, 2015 For a complete list of events go to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall website.

Community

Visioning consultant and Vice Mayor Horvath still not done

When Vice Mayor Roxanne Horvath brought Herbert A. Marlowe, Jr., PhD of Analytica Consulting to the city commission’s handpicked panel of volunteers, there were mixed reactions and some neighborhood residents said we didn’t need to spend the initial $15,000 consulting fee for a “visioning statement”. Taxpayers would end up spending $74,500 for the out-of-town consultant.

Editorials

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

Guest Column: How law enforcement responds to mental illness

Guest Column: How law enforcement responds to mental illness Debra Maynard St Johns County, FL In talking with St Johns County residents, I have learned that there is a common concern among those families who have a relative suffering from some form of mental illness; whether it be post-traumatic stress, developing stages of dementia, or…

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