Posted inPublic Safety
City tests their “compromise plan” for San Marco parking
Lee Geanuleas attended the San Marco Avenue parking and re-striping plan meeting Wednesday night and filed this report with Historic City News yesterday.
Posted inGovernment
Qualifying in Hastings election closed today at noon
St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky C. Oakes, reported to Historic City News, that candidate qualifying just ended at noon for the regularly scheduled Town of Hastings General Election set for November 7th.
Posted inBusiness
Local lawn contractor can’t afford to work in city
Historic City News was contacted this morning by Patrick McGee, the owner of McGee and Sons, a local lawn care and home services contractor. Although McGee says he has work in the city, he can’t afford to help those customers because, when he brings his equipment to their residences, he faces parking tickets with fines greater than what he charges for the service.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: Thankful for St Augustine Fire Department
Letter: Thankful for St Augustine Fire Department
Denice Altman
Antiques & Uniques Collectibles
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
I was sitting behind the desk in the front of our store on Aviles Street when the lights started flickering and finally went out with a very loud explosion.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: The State Attorney should not look the other way
Letter: The State Attorney should not look the other way
C. David Nixon
Melrose, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
The Putnam County sheriff’s detectives in charge of investigating my stepson’s homicide decided, for whatever reason, not to complete their investigation and crafted a false report to close the case in November 2015.
Posted inCommunity
Fullerwood neighborhood will have overnight water outages
The St. Augustine Public Works Department has notified Historic City News’ residents and businesses in the Fullerwood neighborhood of an overnight water outage scheduled for Tuesday, June 20 from 10:00 p.m. to approximately 6:00 a.m., on June 21st.
Posted inCommunity
Limited access to Butler Beach boat ramp
Michael Ryan, Director of Communications for St Johns County, has informed local Historic City News reporters that the Butler Beach boat ramp will have limited access from June 21 through October 8, 2017.
Posted inPublic Safety
Driver killed but cause of crash under investigation
Historic City News was informed that, at about 10:18 p.m. last night, a single-vehicle crash on I-95, near southbound mile marker 331, the cause of which is still under investigation, took the life of the driver after the car traveled off the roadway.
