Editorial: Historic preservation does not mean closed to the public
Last month was the first time since 2005 that Historic City News readers were allowed to visit the interior of the historic City Waterworks Building at Davenport Park; a building that once served an important community purpose but, because of mismanagement, was finally shut down.
Manager John Regan announced to the members of the St Augustine City Commission last October that he had a plan to “contextualize” the history of the 1879 memorial in the Plaza de la Constitution after commissioners voted unanimously not to remove the monument from its current location.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Communications Officer Ludmilla Lelis reported to Historic City News today that Circuit Judge Howard Maltz is scheduled to hear all pending motions in the case of State of Florida v. James Terry Colley Jr.
Patrician Price announced to local Historic City News reporters that the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold a beach exploration event soon and the public is invited to participate. This will be an opportunity for discovery as you stroll our historic first coast beaches.
Paul K Williamson, Public Affairs Director for the City of St Augustine, was recently selected to serve on the Florida Municipal Communicators Association’s founding Board of Directors, according to a statement received by Historic City News from Melissa Wissel in the Public Affairs Department.
The state Supreme Court on Monday removed a Northeast Florida circuit judge because of improper conduct during a 2016 election campaign and other actions while on the bench. In the unanimous decision, the court ordered the removal at 5:00 p.m. Monday of Judge Scott DuPont, who heard cases in Putnam and Flagler counties in the 7th Judicial Circuit.
A 29-year-old St Johns County man was killed over the weekend in a shooting that occurred near Hurst Street and Sanatorium Avenue in St Augustine around 6:00 p.m.
Florida is a “closed Primary” state, which means that during Primary Elections, voters may only vote for candidates of their own political party; Democrats can only vote for candidates who are Democrats, Republicans can only vote for candidates who are Republicans.
