HISTORIC CITY NEWS November 2019

St Augustine Beach considers waste assessment and other issues

The City of St. Augustine Beach’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. The event will take place at Lakeside Veterans’ Memorial Sculpture Garden (2200 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080), behind the Beach Police Station. This event is open to the public and the public…

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Government

Resident alleges Beach Mayor not paying trash collection fee

A relentless resident of the City of St Augustine Beach, Tom Reynolds, has been on the warpath about an ordinance that assesses property owners $74 for trash collection at certain properties within the city limits.

Government

Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park extended public access schedule

After considerable pushback from northeast St Johns County residents and beachgoers, on plans announced last week to close the Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park every weekday for construction and maintenance, the Board of County Commissioners amended the dune reconstruction schedule.

Community

City Commission meeting set for Tuesday, November 12

Historic City News readers interested in the St Augustine City Commission meeting, which would normally be on the second Monday of the month, will want to attend or tune-in on Tuesday, November 12 instead. Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Monday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day

Government

Police certificate revocations reported in St Johns County

Analysts with USA Today compiled a list of more than 30,000 cases of police de-certifications, including 33 from St Augustine, St Augustine Beach, and St Johns County. In Florida, de-certification occurs when the 19-member Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission issues a Final Order in the case.

Public Safety

Northeast Florida Road and Lane Closures November 8-15, 2019

Historic City News is informed weekly about road and lane closures in Northeast Florida from the District Two offices of the Florida Department of Transportation. Florida’s transportation system improvement needs exceed available funding, compelling news readers to keep watch over how our limited transportation resources are invested.

Community

Man arrested for molesting 11-year-old child of deceased girlfriend

On July 2, 2019 the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call to investigate the complaint of an 11-year-old girl who claimed that for over a year, she had been inappropriately touched by 53-year-old Phillip Frederick Martin, who was the former boyfriend of the child’s now deceased mother.

Public Safety

City water treatment process has resumed

Telling Historic City News reporters that the process is “standard operating practice”, on Thursday November 7, 2019, the City of St Augustine Water Treatment Plant operators resumed the process of feeding ammonia and reversion to chloramine disinfection.

Public Safety