HISTORIC CITY NEWS June 2016

Goldman warns Mobility Task Force too heavily skewed to residents

To most Historic City News readers in the tourism and hospitality industry, 60-year-old Richard Goldman is the darling of the Visitors and Convention Bureau in St Johns County and the quoted authority on all things having to do with development of tourism in northeast Florida.

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No write in candidates in St Augustine City elections

As we chug down the road to November and the General Election in St Augustine, we find some contests that will be decided early and some that will be decided late, while some will be decided in August even though not legally decided until a runoff between the top two contestants.

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Police finally report Sunday morning armed robbery with gunfire

At about 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Historic City News was informed that an armed gunman entered the lobby of the Holiday Inn on North Ponce de Leon Boulevard and robbed the desk clerk of an undisclosed amount of cash.

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Make politicians clean up their mess, not Florida’s taxpayers

Bill McClure, candidate for the Florida 4th Congressional District and a sitting St. Johns County Commissioner, announced his opposition to the proposed sales tax increase, scheduled for referendum on August 30th.

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Looking ahead to busy Monday commission meeting

Looking ahead to busy Monday commission meeting George Gardner As published at The St Augustine Report The regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Alcazar Room at City Hall and will be live-streamed at CoSATV.com. The meetings are aired live on Government Television, Comcast Channel 3, and…

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Historic City Undercover: June 24, 2016

Each weekday, Historic City News publishes a summary of calls handled by the St Augustine Police Department. The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.

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Two Jacksonville residents charged with trafficking cocaine

Historic City News was informed by the St Augustine Police Department that, at about 2:19 a.m., an officer on routine patrol observed a red Ford Explorer leave a local business on King Street.

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New Property Appraiser elected without a fight

In an unusual end to the election of a new St Johns County Property Appraiser, Historic City News verified that political newcomer, Eddie Creamer, Regional President of Ameris Bank and former CEO of Prosperity Bank, wins the seat vacated by Sharon P Outland after two announced opponents fail to qualify.

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