Kris Phillips, station manager of local radio station WFOY Newstalk 1240 has informed Historic City News that their station will bring back a St. Johns County tradition Monday, August 18th with an old fashioned political rally including a live radio broadcast.
The League of Woman Voters has notified Historic City News that a televised forum will be held tonight with all of the St. Johns County Commission candidates in the primary election scheduled to participate.
As you might imagine, there has been a considerable amount written about the proposed “charter” form of government for St. Johns County – both in support and against. It has been the subject of local radio talk shows, guest columns and letters to the editor in the weekly and daily papers as well as several neighborhood “meetings” in some parts of the county.
Begin Business Date: 07/21/2008 End Business Date: 07/27/2008
From the records of
DENNIS W. HOLLINGSWORTH
From the records of Cheryl Strickland
St. Johns County Clerk of Court
Historic City News was informed that on Wednesday, July 30th, the Board of Directors of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to oppose the county charter as proposed on the August 26 primary ballot.
This decision was based on three arguments: that the charter does not address the county commission’s ability to levy a utility tax; that the charter can potentially impose an uncertain financial burden on tax payers through its implementation; and that the charter and its amendments uses misleading language and structure on the ballot.
St. Johns Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue are on the scene of a general aviation aircraft crash at The St. Augustine Airport according to a breaking report from Sgt. Chuck Mulligan.
County Administrator Michael Wanchick reported to Historic City News today that he is pleased with the actions of the County Commission to reform the Employee Health Insurance Plan; a move which Wanchick says “was a critical step for the County.â€
