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Mid-Anastasia Design Review Board Special Meeting
AGENDAMID-ANASTASIA DESIGN REVIEW BOARDOctober 10, 2013 at 3:00 P.MConference Room 2 A/B, Permit Center4040 Lewis SpeedwaySt. Augustine, FL 32084Please be advised that…
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Troopers in St Johns County arrest accused drug trafficker
Historic City News has learned that this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol Criminal Interdiction Unit was able to intercept about $120,000 in compressed high grade marijuana in St Johns County; before it completed its intended journey from Miami to Jacksonville.
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City to update 1995 Vision Plan
Freshman St Augustine City Commissioner Roxanne Horvath led the Focus 2015 Vision Plan workshop this morning; attended by about twenty-seven citizens, city department heads, city manager, assistant city manager, city attorney, assistant city attorney, and the city clerk.
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October 1 – County Commission Meeting
The regular meeting of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners was held Tuesday October 1, 2013, in the County Auditorium in the St Johns County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.
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Avoid a ticket, crash, or worse – don’t text and drive
As of today, a warning to Historic City News readers that “texting and driving” is no longer legal in Florida; according to an alert from Julie L Jones, Executive Director of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
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4th annual Candlelight Vigil held Thursday
Betty Griffin House has invited Historic City News readers to attend the candlelight vigil on Thursday, October 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the Plaza de la Constitucion, as we honor survivors of domestic violence as well as the women, men and children who have been murdered in St Johns County in acts of domestic violence.
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With national monuments closed – state parks gain visitors
Despite a federal government shutdown which has closed St Johns County’s two national monuments, Historic City News reminds our readers that Florida’s 171 award-winning state parks are still open for business to ensure Floridians and visitors can enjoy the state’s natural, cultural and historic resources.
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Four years of self-sustained operation of local airport
Carl Youman, Chairman of the St. Augustine – St. Johns County Airport Authority, informed local Historic City News reporters that at last evening’s final public hearing, the Airport Authority once again voted not to assess ad valorem taxes, making this its fourth year of self-sustenance.
