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Guest Column: Oh Saint Augustine, Hear Our Cries!

Guest Column: Oh Saint Augustine, Hear Our Cries! by Susan Rathbone St Augustine, FL Special to Historic City News Business owners along Anastasia Boulevard want to become a destination. I recently heard several Anastasia Boulevard business owners suggest that the City took away their ability to be a destination by calling them a corridor in…

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Correction: Letter to the Editor

Correction: Letter to the Editor Susan Rathbone St Augustine, FL The recent letter you published entitled “Positive and negative effects of tourism”, incorrectly identified me as the author.

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Letter: If you only knew, you’d vote Lareau

Letter: If you only knew, you’d vote Lareau George Lareau St Johns County, FL Dear Editor and Historic City News readers: For nearly twenty years, Cheryl Strickland served as our elected Clerk of Court. When she announced she would retire in August 2015, she requested the Governor appoint me to fill the remainder of her…

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Editorial: Judging city administration and demanding accountability

Editorial: Judging city administration and demanding accountability Michael Gold, Editor in Chief HISTORIC CITY NEWS Today was the day. The first day when our Mobility Consultant held an open house and invited everyone to take a look from the inside at our controversial 15-member Mobility Task Force in action. What a disappointment.

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Debra Maynard: Not perfect but I am accountable

Debra Maynard: Not perfect but I am accountable Debra Maynard St Johns County, FL Dear Historic City News readers: Would it surprise you to learn I’m not perfect? Some of you just laughed or wrinkled your brow; but if I got your attention, then I have succeeded.

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Letter: Political taint of the Mobility Task Force

Letter: Political taint of the Mobility Task Force Jay and Peggy Bliss St Augustine Dear Editor: I have written an open letter to City Manager John Regan and the current city commissioners. Please share this with your readers.

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Letter: We are mobility

Letter: We are mobility Nancy E. Shaver, Mayor City of St Augustine, FL “We in St. Augustine do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” -paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson

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Guest: Mobility plan stalled from the start

Guest: Mobility plan stalled from the start Lee Geanuleas St. Augustine Special to Historic City News Our city government recently announced the formation of a “Citizens Advisory Mobility Task Force” as part of a mobility “road map” process. According to the city, the road map lead to actions that will alleviate St. Augustine’s mobility challenges.

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