Snapshot: Monday city commission meeting

A wide-ranging agenda for Monday’s City Commission meeting includes a public hearing on an ordinance to regulate short term rentals, a strategy to reduce aggressive panhandling, the process for selecting a new city clerk, and three new residential parking spaces along Shenandoah Street.

Government

Aviles Street construction underway

Loren Townsend Zawawi reports that work has begun on Aviles Street in the heart of downtown St. Augustine and she told local Historic City News reporters that she hopes all goes well for the business owners as the facelift continues during the coming weeks.

Community

Legal challenges to constitutional amendments

Historic City News has learned from Florida Association of Counties General Counsel, Ginger Delegal, that four of the nine constitutional amendments originally slated for the November 2010 General Election, have been challenged in the Florida courts.

Government

Voting begins Monday morning

Penny Halyburton, St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, wants to remind all Historic City News readers to bring current and valid photo and signature ID when you come in to vote.

Community

Closed union and collective bargaining meeting

The City of St. Augustine reported to Historic City News that, in addition to their regularly scheduled public meeting on Monday, August 9, 2010, the City Commission will hold a private, non-public meeting — referred to as a “shade meeting”.

Government

Engineers survey county beaches

Local Historic City News reporters have learned that the United States Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Lowe Engineers of Atlanta to conduct survey work on St. Johns County beaches until the end of October.

Community