HISTORIC CITY NEWS June 2018

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Monica R. Reifeiss, 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…

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Community

Police Department is compiling history and needs help

Public Information Officer Cecilia Aiple contacted Historic City News to ask if our readers could help them uncover more information about the men who served in the St Augustine Police Department in its earliest years.

Community

Lecture series: 500 years of maritime Florida

St Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum informed local Historic City News reporters that an archaeological speakers series will be held beginning this month and running through March 2019.

Community

Opening Doors: Community Resource List for St Johns County

As a service to residents of St Augustine and St Johns County in need, Historic City News has compiled the following list of contacts who can assist in obtaining various essential services.

Community

City has about $19 million in uncollected hurricane claims

According to details obtained from Meredith L. Breidenstein, CPA – Director of Budget & Performance Management for the ‎City of St Augustine, the books for these killer storms are still largely open and there is much work remaining to be done. Our local reporters followed up on the collection results by the City on about…

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Government

City schedules full week of public meetings

The City of St Augustine reported to Historic City News that every day next week the meeting rooms will be busy.

Community

Nelson shares sea level rise concerns with Mayor Shaver

Historic City News was informed that ranking member Bill Nelson called on the US Senate to act on the devastating impacts of sea level rise at a Senate hearing Tuesday morning, pointing to nuisance flooding and rising rides in St. Augustine as indicative of the effects of climate change threatening lives and property on Florida’s…

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Government

Sheriff shields another employee: this time for drunk driving

Sheriff David Shoar, who once told local Historic City News editor Michael Gold that he is a recovering alcoholic, is discovered protecting another employee from prosecution. This time it is 61-year-old Cynthia Lynn Graham, who resides with her ex-husband at 1792 Carter Road in St Augustine, not far from where she admitted to deputies that…

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