HISTORIC CITY NEWS 01/11/2020

At the City Commission table Monday

Historic City News will be reporting on three separate resolutions that come before the St Augustine City Commission on Monday evening. Two marine issues will be discussed; a resolution to fund Salt Run dredging and another authorizing a plan for derelict vessel removal. Also on the table, community shareholders and the developer of Flagler Crossing…

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Government

Editorial: Remembering Ron Parker

Michael Gold, Editor in ChiefHISTORIC CITY NEWS Every year in January, Brenda Parker returns to the community where she and her husband Ron were living in 1975. The young couple moved to St Augustine from their home in New Jersey where Ron served as one of the youngest members of his police department. He was…

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Editorials

Five proposed new ordinances to be reviewed Monday night

During the first meeting of the new year, Historic City News reporters will be watching Monday evening when St Augustine city commissioners consider five new ordinances on first reading. If approved, the ordinances will advance to public hearing and final action at a later time, typically at the following meeting.

Government

Pharmacy employee arrested for theft of prescription drugs

A St Johns County Sheriff’s Office spokesman reported to Historic City News that a Walgreens employee was arrested Thursday after she stole more than 200 prescription pills from the pharmacy’s store located on CR-210 West.

Public Safety