Notes from the Mayor
“Democracy can be noisy messy and complicated, but it is forthright and honest, and encourages people to pay attention and consider the views of others.”
–paraphrased from “American Democracy”
Once a quarter, I’ll be sharing with you the progress we’re making on what you asked for—solutions to congestion, tackling our roads, water, sewer and storm water shortfalls, and updating our zoning–and along the way, deliver good governance and transparency. And the good news is—we are making genuine progress in a very short period of time.




A recap of this week’s best political and policy happenings; Historic City News brings you what you missed this week in Florida policy and politics.
A 36-year-old homeless woman was arrested about 2:00 p.m. this afternoon; St Augustine Police say that she was committing trespassing while in possession of drug equipment.
Secretary of State Ken Detzner reported to Historic City News that the Florida Division of Elections has learned of the “inadvertent release” of protected voter information following the fulfillment of a request for extracted voter registration information last month.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.







