HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Planning and Zoning Agency Meeting

AgendaSt. Johns CountyPLANNING AND ZONING AGENCYThursday, August 6, 2015 Please be advised that the regularly scheduled public meeting of the St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Auditorium at the St. Johns County Administrative Complex located at 500 San Sebastian View,…

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HHSAC Executive Committee Meeting Schedule

Health and Human Services Advisory Council FY 2014/2015 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule All meetings are held at the Health and Human Services Kingfisher Conference Room, 200 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine. Any changes in dates, times, or meeting rooms will be posted. Meetings held on first Thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m. FY 2014/2015 October…

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Jorma Kaukonen Concert

Jorma Kaukonen Thursday, August 6, 2015 For a complete list of events go to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall website.

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Burglar sent to hospital with apparent self-inflicted injuries

A St Johns County Sheriff’s spokesman told local Historic City News reporters that a 59-year-old St Johns County man faces at least seven felony charges following a standoff with the Sheriff’s Office early this morning.

Public Safety

40-year-old predator sentenced to 825-year prison term

State Attorney R. J. Larizza reported to Historic City News that his a 40-year-old Port Orange man, convicted in June of 55-counts of possessing child pornography, was sentenced today to begin serving 825 years in a Florida state prison facility; the maximum possible penalty.

Public Safety

Ashton concludes investigation into O’Connell death

Earlier today, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office reported to Historic City News that they had received the 70 page investigative findings from the Ninth Judicial Circuit, regarding the death of Michelle O’Connell, and it is currently reviewing those findings.

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Who is accountable for the 450th Commemoration spending?

Taxpayers in the City of St Augustine have been some of the harshest critics of what they see as mismanagement, fraud, waste and abuse surrounding more than $4-million dollars in public spending; much of which was paid to employees, contractors, and those insiders who profited from “sole-source” contracts, private meetings held outside of Florida’s Government…

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Re-live historic landing of Pedro Menendez September 8th

Historic City News readers know that it was four hundred and fifty years ago, on September 8, 1565, that General Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles stepped ashore at Matanzas Bay and founded St. Augustine, Florida; the oldest continuously occupied city, port, and parish of European origin in the continental United States.

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