HISTORIC CITY NEWS March 2019

Are St Johns County libraries worth saving?

Historic City News would like to pass along a word of caution in a year that will no doubt produce some strategic negotiating during the 2019-2020 budget hearings. In years of stress since 2008, there have been attempts to raid the budget of the St. Johns County Public Library System. We have public libraries today,…

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Government

You can help prevent stormwater pollution

The City of St. Augustine Beach is asking Historic City News readers to join them in taking steps to improve the quality of its surface waters by reducing the amount of pollution carried to the waterways by stormwater runoff. Stormwater is the rain that falls refreshing our rivers and waterways. It is absorbed into the…

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Community

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.

Community

Festival Season events may cause increased traffic

March and April in St. Augustine has informally become known as “The Festival Season” and with good reason as demonstrated by the list below.

Community

Pedestrian killed in morning car crash on SR-207

Florida Highway Patrol District Lieutenant Aaron Stephens reported to Historic City News that a truck-vs-pedestrian crash this morning at about 6:54 a.m. has left the driver of the truck uninjured but the pedestrian died at the hospital.

Public Safety

Journalist’s toolkit: Stop agencies from blocking public records requests

Saying that there is a growing trend of agencies to use the courts to avoid fulfilling public records requests, Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues said he supports a Florida House committee bill, approved Wednesday, that is aimed at preventing government agencies from taking such evasive action.

Government

The Irish diaspora into Old Florida

Historic City News readers are invited to attend and participate when The Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association presents special guest speaker Sarah Miller, Regional Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network based at Flagler College. Miller will lead a pre-St Patrick’s Day discussion on the Irish influence in Florida from its earliest days.

Community

Obituary: Chief Jay Kennedy

St Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles reported to Historic City News that it is with great sadness that he announces the passing of retired Fire Chief Jay Philip Kennedy on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Kennedy was 78-years-old.

Community