Category: Editorials

This goes down as the “Quote of the week” from St Johns County’s biggest waste of a seat at the commission table.

Dan Holiday St. Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I am the owner of the Hamblen-Holiday Building at 11 Aviles Street.

The truth is hard. The truth is hidden. The truth must be pursued. The truth is hard to hear.

Does anyone else find it odd that four St Augustine City Commissioners who just voted to overturn a planning and zoning board denial, then voted to overturn 40-year-old historic preservation zoning, in favor of more tourism development; are now “concerned” about an advertising campaign dedicated to drawing more tourists to the city?

The St Johns County Sheriff’s Office has sustained more than its share of complaints by former employees who tell Historic City News that there is a failure in the culture of the para-military agency that overlooks unwanted sexual behavior, especially by individuals in power.

Richard Bozung St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: The parking provided by the San Marco Hotel PUD is totally insufficient. I know that with each change in the design of this project the applicant has increased the number of parking spaces provided. That is good, but it still does not come close to…

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Citizens for the Preservation of St. Augustine Steering Committee Marsha Chance Tom Day Melinda Rakoncay Ruby Raley Kathy Schirmacher John Versaggi Paul Zielinski Dear Historic City News editor: Citizens for the Preservation of St. Augustine is deeply concerned with the progression of Ordinance 2017-12 to second reading scheduled for July 10, 2017. Confirmation of this…

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This Saturday, neighbors in St Augustine will declare their independence from bad government, sloppy staff work, and commissioners who favor developers over city residents.