St Augustine Mayor Tracy Upchurch announced coronavirus business closures Tuesday, but in an interview with First Coast News yesterday, he admitted that it felt counterintuitive.
Zachary Lively, Director Of Communications for the St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum and Colonial Quarter Experience, announced to local Historic City News reporters the decision of’s St Augustine company businesses to suspend operations until further notice.
In the City of St Augustine, Historic City News confirmed that city voters overwhelmingly approved two amendments to the City’s governing document — the City Charter. In November, those voters will return to the polls to elect a mayor for the next two years and two commissioners who will each serve four-year terms.
Director Linda Stoughton has provided Historic City News local reporters with updated conditions from the St Johns County Emergency Operations Center on Agricultural Center Drive in St Augustine. At this time (Tuesday 4:00 p.m.) St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center is elevated to Level II partial activation. The Citizens Information Line will be open to assist residents with questions and concerns at 904-824-5550. Hours of Operations will be 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
TODAY is St Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17th and it is also Election Day in St Johns County. Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reported to Historic City News this morning that only one precinct polling location, Pct. 306 Coquina Crossing Community Center, has been moved. All other precincts are opening in just 45-minutes.
For those in the often-mocked “prepper” community, this whole coronavirus pandemic is quickly becoming their “I told you so” moment. But according to an Associated Press report, many are resisting saying that, even if it’s in the back of their minds. What they hope is that they’ll finally be taken seriously and that more people will follow their lead.
In the interest of public safety and in an effort to minimize the impact of COVID-19 within our community, the following St. Johns County facilities and programs are closed to the public, or have been cancelled, from March 16 through March 29, 2020:
Special provisions in a larger proposed ordinance to deal with issues at city parks, venues, and facilities, will affect Hamilton Upchurch Neighborhood Park, which is on Red Cox Drive at Anastasia Boulevard. The facility includes a controversial skateboarding area, and is named after Mayor Tracy Upchurch’s father.
