When 25,000 fans of Mumford and Sons converge downtown in St Augustine for the Gentlemen of the Road tour stop September 13-14, an estimated 15,000 parking spaces will be needed in a town that has notoriously limited available parking.
A series of public budget hearings that include an evaluation of proposed funding requests for each St Johns County program, project, facility, and new initiative, requested for Fiscal Year 2014, begin this morning. Historic City News readers are invited to attend and encouraged to speak during the public hearings.
Communications Director Kathy Catron reminds Historic City News readers that an exciting reenactment of the 1740 Battle of “Bloody Mose”, which forced the British to retreat from Spanish Florida, will be held on June 22, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Fort Mose Historic State Park and will feature interpretations and demonstrations of military and civilian life in Spanish Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear (1739-1743).
Kenneth Rainer informed Historic City News that the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve and partnering schools have finished the Salt Marsh Grass Nursery Program; the final step in a year-long project that got students involved in hands-on research and restoration efforts.
Staff from the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument presented a Cross of Burgundy flag to the crew of El Galeón this morning, part of the Viva 500 Florida celebration; commemorating 500 years since Ponce de Leon claimed this land for Spain and named it La Florida.
Historic City News readers who would like to participate on a local government advisory committee or volunteer board can take a more active role in county government by applying for one of a variety of current vacancies in St Johns County.
Debra Rhodes Gibson, Director of the St Johns County Public Library System, invited Historic City News readers to participate in June activities being offered at their nearest branch library.
St Augustine and St Johns County residents are bracing for the 2013 hurricane season by creating their disaster preparedness plans — the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles encourages Historic City News readers to update their emergency contact information as part of those plans.
