Fort vandals sentenced – fined for graffiti
U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announced to Historic City News today, that U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel B. Toomey sentenced 22 year-old Scott Anthony Hill and 20 year-old Fang Chin Tsai, both of Jacksonville, to serve 24 months’ probation, including one month of home detention, for malicious damage to United States property.






Habitat for Humanity reported to Historic City News that they are expanding their current affordable home construction program to include exterior home rehabilitation and repair for existing homeowners in the Lincolnville community.
AT&T’s announcement that it would start to throttle the “heaviest users” on its wireless network is only the latest in a series of developments that place the idea of a thriving, useful Internet at risk.
On a motion by Ron Sanchez, seconded by Mark Miner, and unanimously approved by the St. Johns County Commission, the maximum millage increase of .75 will be the figure included in the TRIM notices that will be mailed to property owners this month.


Rhey Palmer, president of the St. Augustine Uptown Neighborhood Association, informed Historic City News that he is chairing a 450th Beautification Project Steering Committee to tackle landscaping in the city’s historic district, entry corridors, and neighborhoods.
A large number of arrests and crimes involving sexual offenders and predators have been reported to Historic City News in recent weeks; enough to warrant looking a little deeper into the sex offenders residing in St. Johns County.
Lindsay Haga, Development Review Director, reported to Historic City News that Tuesday night will conclude the second Board of County Commissioners hearing and the final of three public hearings to consider modifications to Article II Zoning Districts and Special Uses of the St. Johns County Land Development Code.







