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Local YMCA honors Shaver for two-years of charitable giving

NANCY SHAVER
NANCY SHAVER
After ex-chairman of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners, Ken Bryan, delivered his infamous “contracts are made to be broken” speech a couple of years ago, reneging on a decade-long Inter-local Agreement that required the City to pay the County to maintain the Willie Galimore Center and pool, the City found few resources to shore-up the failing community landmark.

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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONLaurie 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.

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Our neighbors find that a night trolley downtown is a success

300-JAX-TRANS-AUTH-TROLLEYDowntown trolley try-out a success

By: Jensen Werley

Historic City News is following, with interest, an article by Jensen Werley, who covers logistics, manufacturing and defense activities published in the pages of Jacksonville Business Journal. She reports that the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s test of a “Downtown Night Trolley” last weekend went so well, that staff is asking for permission to move ahead with a pilot program to keep them running more permanently.