Special meeting to consider charter ordinance

In an announcement received by Historic City News this morning, we are advised that the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, May 29, at 1:30 p.m. in the County Auditorium, located at 4020 Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine.

Government

About the editorial page

The editorial page at Historic City News is where we will express opinions on topics that have been reviewed by a three person panel of guest editors. The opinions published may not have been unanimously held; but they will reflect the major leaning of our editorial panelists.

Editorials

Noon deadline for candidate petitions

The deadline for prospective candidates to submit petitions to the Supervisor of Elections for verification in all Statewide, County, Special District & Municipal contests is noon on Monday, May 19, 2008.

Government

FPL gives hurricane season tips

“At FPL, we’ve been working hard to strengthen our system against storms.” announced the Florida Power and Light Company in a media release this afternoon. The announcement comes as a reminder of Florida’s summer hurricane season which is upon us.

Community

Colonial Bank is not in Djibouti

Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea and according to the bank’s staff here in St. Augustine, Colonial Bank doesn’t operate there. None the less, the following e-mail was received by Historic City News and Media this morning from a local Colonial Bank subscriber:

Public Safety

Inside the new administration building

Kevin Wiseman, project manager for the new county administration building, gave Historic City News and Media a “hard hat” tour of the construction progress on the new 105,000 square foot facility this morning and gave us a review of some of the thinking that went in to the design and planning for the project.

Government

Prosperity Bank closes two branches

In an announcement from Chris Kamienski, Executive Vice President and North Region Market President for Prosperity Bank, Historic City News and Media was advised that effective Friday, August 15th at 5:00 p.m., the Ponte Vedra Banking Center and the Jacksonville Beach Banking Center will close permanently.

Business