Certain members of the City of St Augustine staff, and some of its elected commissioners, have increasingly taken heat from the public about what, exactly, we taxpayers have to show for the hundreds of thousands of our tax dollars that have been thrown at what should have been a simple, economically realistic anniversary week, or even event.
Historic City News has learned that the Florida Department of Education has resolved a contract dispute between the two competing bidders for a scholastic testing system, after the chosen company agreed to share $4.6 million of the $36.8 million federal grant proceeds with the losing bidder.
Wednesday, May 16
“ROMANZA WEEK”, Monday-Sunday, May 14-20, 2012, clusters over 50 shows and exhibitions in a single week to highlight the remarkable living culture of the Nation’s Oldest City.
Historic City News reader Linda Murray reminds residents that a new regulation, the “West Augustine Nuisance Ordinance”, is able to address complaints of blight, open-air drug sales, loitering, and unclaimed or unchained animals, through an anonymous complaint line.
Dana Williams, the son of colonial history and antique weapons expert, Jack Williams, reminds Historic City News readers that today marks the 200th anniversary of the burning of Fort Mose in St Augustine during the Patriot War of 1812.
During a very narrowly focused, almost scripted meeting this afternoon, on a unanimous vote by the St Augustine Beach commissioners, Chief Richard Hedges was placed on administrative leave, with pay, while an independent law enforcement investigation is conducted into his administration of the agency.
Although Historic City News cannot report a final action by the city commission tonight on the disposition of the 1949 landmark bayfront miniature golf course, commissioners did take note of what the mayor described as the only “hot button” issue; based on a show of hands of audience members attending to comment.
