HISTORIC CITY NEWS June 2017

Local lawn contractor can’t afford to work in city

Historic City News was contacted this morning by Patrick McGee, the owner of McGee and Sons, a local lawn care and home services contractor. Although McGee says he has work in the city, he can’t afford to help those customers because, when he brings his equipment to their residences, he faces parking tickets with fines…

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Business

Letter: Thankful for St Augustine Fire Department

Letter: Thankful for St Augustine Fire Department Denice Altman Antiques & Uniques Collectibles St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I was sitting behind the desk in the front of our store on Aviles Street when the lights started flickering and finally went out with a very loud explosion.

Editorials

Letter: The State Attorney should not look the other way

Letter: The State Attorney should not look the other way C. David Nixon Melrose, FL Dear Historic City News editor: The Putnam County sheriff’s detectives in charge of investigating my stepson’s homicide decided, for whatever reason, not to complete their investigation and crafted a false report to close the case in November 2015.

Editorials

Fullerwood neighborhood will have overnight water outages

The St. Augustine Public Works Department has notified Historic City News’ residents and businesses in the Fullerwood neighborhood of an overnight water outage scheduled for Tuesday, June 20 from 10:00 p.m. to approximately 6:00 a.m., on June 21st.

Community

Limited access to Butler Beach boat ramp

Michael Ryan, Director of Communications for St Johns County, has informed local Historic City News reporters that the Butler Beach boat ramp will have limited access from June 21 through October 8, 2017.

Community

Driver killed but cause of crash under investigation

Historic City News was informed that, at about 10:18 p.m. last night, a single-vehicle crash on I-95, near southbound mile marker 331, the cause of which is still under investigation, took the life of the driver after the car traveled off the roadway.

Public Safety

Sheriff Shoar wants millions more while hiding spending

Tuesday will not be a good day for St Johns County Sheriff David B Shoar when he is scheduled to appear before the Board of County Commissioners to justify spending more than $5 million next year over the $67.18 million he spent last year — the records of which are not available for inspection.

Government

Understanding abuse and neglect of older people

Thursday, June 15th, was the 11th annual commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Historic City News participated in a local volunteer effort to distribute information to help readers better identify crimes against a growing population of our most vulnerable residents.

Community