It would seem that amongst all the high-stakes wrangling taking place between the City of St Augustine, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, the King Street Merchants, and whoever’s trying to claim their share of the 450th pie this week, my front yard would be safe from unwanted government intrusion — no such luck.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.
The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Tax Collector and should be consulted before taking any action.
Yesterday evening, Historic City News editor Michael Gold attended a 16th Century ship keel-laying ceremony and ribbon cutting for a new 600-foot observation deck on the grounds of the 1565 birthplace of St Augustine — the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.
Jennifer Zuberer has invited Historic City News readers to witness history in the making when the Spanish Constitution Monument gets a dose of 21st century technology in the Plaza de la Constitucion located in downtown St. Augustine.
Historic City News has received the Florida Senate redrawn district maps; approved after some last-minute adjustments applied yesterday over objections from half the chamber’s Democrats who said, “it did not go far enough to shake up the existing Republican supermajority”.
Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. announced to Historic City News this morning that they are developing a privately owned, operated and maintained passenger rail service to connect South Florida to Orlando, which will be operational in 2014.
Historic City News recently received an interview with Jay Kislak, chairman of the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Federal Commission, who was in St Augustine on Monday for photographs at the Spanish Constitution Monument in the Plaza.
