Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
In February, Historic City News was informed by Bill Korach, editor of The Report Card, that his publication, in conjunction with the Navy League of the United States, would award the 4th Annual Francesca Korach Battle of Midway Essay Contest.
Letter: Decision unrelated to “right to vote”
Louise Bird
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor and Historic City News readers:
This afternoon I wrote to my St Johns County District 5 representative; Rachael Bennett. I copied the entire Board, but my communication is addressed to her regarding the proposed sales tax increase.
El Galeón Andalusia, the authentic replica of a ship that traveled Florida’s coasts during the time of St. Augustine’s founding, completed its morning departure from the St. Augustine Municipal Marina this morning, Wednesday, June 17th, and Historic City News photographer Raphael Cosme was there.
About two-dozen stakeholders got an opportunity to see plans under consideration by the Florida Department of Transportation for one of the most controversial traffic boondoggles in the City of St Augustine; the intersection of San Marco Avenue and May Street.
Historic City News editor Michael Gold reports that three St Johns County Commissioners honored their commitment to resist new taxes as a solution to the burgeoning spending proposed by County Administrator Michael Wanchick for Fiscal Year 2016.
