Historic City News reporters listened to Assistant City Attorney Carlos Mendoza last night as topics, including hygiene, city expenses, and horse carriage routes, were among elements weighed by the St. Augustine City Commission in a 1 1/2 hour workshop on a draft horse carriage ordinance.
Historic City News reporters watched last night as General Services Director Jim Piggott outlined for the St. Augustine City Commission the steps necessary for state and federal approval of “no-wake” zones along the bayfront.
City Manager John Regan, negotiating memorandums of understanding with the University of Florida and the National Park Service, told city commissioners Monday night “by August 13 we will know our fate” on state lands necessary for a Castillo Visitor Information Center in the Colonial Spanish Quarter.
Historic City News has received the dates and locations for the “Politics in St. Johns” events sponsored by the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce during August.
Jeremy Robshaw, Public Information Officer with St. Johns County Fire Rescue, informed Historic City News local reporters that in total, seven pieces of firefighting apparatus and 15 emergency personnel responded to a residential structure fire on Porpoise Road at approximately 9:45pm last night.
St. Johns River Community College criminal justice academy announced to Historic City News local reporters that cadets representing St. Johns, Clay, Putnam, Duval, Flagler, Broward and Miami-Dade counties received their certificates of completion for the law enforcement basic recruit program.
Marion P. Hammer, Executive Director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida and past NRA president, announced to Historic City News reporters that Dr. William Proctor has received their endorsement in his bid for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives, District 20.
Friday afternoon, police tell local Historic City News reporters that Corporal Tim Bryan observed a silver Dodge Neon swerve across the double yellow line in the center of the road in the area of King Street and M.L. King Boulevard.
