HISTORIC CITY NEWS October 2017

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Debbie Delgado, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted. Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors…

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Community

PUD approval within St Augustine city limits

Within the city limits of the City of St. Augustine, Historic City News finds that there is very little which is more controversial than the use of a Planned Unit Development to circumvent established zoning. In fact, many critics of the practice refer to a PUD as “spot zoning”.

Government

Flagler County fugitive child molester located in Las Vegas

Brittany Kershaw informed local Historic City News crime reporters that on Monday, the Major Violators Unit of the Las Vegas Police Department arrested 38-year-old Bryan Patrick Loveland of Palm Coast on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of a 12-year-old child, clearing another outstanding felony fugitive warrant from Flagler County.

Public Safety

St Augustine Confederate Memorial presentation

During the August 28th meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission, more than four-hours of public comment was heard regarding the future of the city’s confederate memorial. At the conclusion of that meeting, and after discussion among themselves, commissioners asked the city manager to conduct research and return with options and a recommendation of specific…

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UBER driver assaults passenger in Lincolnville

Historic City News received word from the St. Augustine Police Department Community Affairs Officer, Dee Brown, that a visiting guest of a Lincolnville Air BNB was attacked by an UBER driver on October 14th about 2:38 a.m.

Public Safety

City manager favors keeping Confederate memorial

It’s the five-member city commission’s decision, but, St Augustine’s City Manager tells Historic City News that he will recommend at the next meeting that they not accede to the demands of a few residents, but rather allow the confederate memorial in the Plaza to remain in place; adding contextualization that will be guided by a…

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Local Chamber of Commerce seats Fiscal 2018 Board

The Board of Directors of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce will be led by Chairman Mary O’Brien of Keen, LLC during the 2017-18 fiscal year, according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.

Business

Impact of 1916 World War I agreement in Middle East

St. Augustine, Fla. – On Nov. 9, Dr. Robert Riggs, associate professor and chair in Religion and Politics at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, will discuss the early foundations of Middle East political tensions by focusing on the competing claims of Jewish, Arab and Turkish nationalists. Historic City News readers are invited to attend.

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