HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
Letter: Commission voted unanimously in support of Keith Martin Field
Jimmy Johns
St Johns County Commissioner, District 1
Dear Historic City News editor:
I read with great interest the June 24 story regarding my participation in the memorial dedication of Keith Martin Field and that some had taken issue with me highlighting my participation on Facebook.
Local residents and Historic City visitors stopped in St Augustine’s Plaza de la Constitution today; many of whom brought with them a bouquet of flowers, a hand lettered sign or greeting card, a Gadsden flag, the Confederate battle flag, or even the red, white and blue that we fly today. Sunday was the day set aside for a “Fill the Fence” event organized by Jill Pacetti and many from the city’s Menorcan cultural community.
Letter: Face mask rule debacle
Bill Nesbitt
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
How is it that the bright minds elected to our city and county commissions are either too clueless or disconnected from reality to understand that tourists, and some residents, are confused about their jurisdictional boundaries?
In the case of Tina Jaeckle vs Flagler College Inc, Historic City News received confirmation that on Monday, United States District Judge Timothy J Corrigan granted Jaeckle’s motion to file a second amended complaint, opening the door for the case to move forward. Jaeckle has requested a trial by jury. Flagler College has until July 7, 2020, to answer the amended complaint.
Historic City News subscribers are being notified that the by the St Augustine City Commission has enacted Administrative Order 2020-11, pursuant to Resolution 2020-22, creating the following regulations. These several regulations became effective today, Saturday June 27, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. and remain in effect in the City of St Augustine for so long as a state of emergency is in effect or unless otherwise modified or repealed.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation reported to Historic City News that, effective today, all vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises who derive more than 50% of gross revenue from such sales of alcoholic beverages shall suspend such sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
Historic City News was notified by the 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.
On Monday June 22,2020, Mayor Tracy Upchurch along with Commissioners Nancy Sikes-Kline and Leanna Freeman voted to banish the names of 46 deceased US veteran soldiers because of the war that they died in.