Susan Rathbone
Davis Shores
Dear Editor:
A few days ago I received a group email concerning recent, embarrassing behavior by our public officials on the Saint Augustine City Commission. Numerous people from across the city have continued to contact me to voice their displeasure.
Taxi cabs not entitled to special government treatment
Michael Gold, Editor in Chief
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
St Augustine is America’s oldest city — but, that does not mean that we should remain trapped by America’s oldest ways of doing things.
Bart Dodge Woloson
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Dear Editor:
On Friday, January 15, St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Division Chief Planner Danielle Handy, notified me that next Tuesday’s hearing for the procedural clarification of the Ponte Vedra Beach Preserve appeal has been continued.
Letter: We found Santa Claus at Le Pavillon
Elayne Minzenberg
Ocala, FL
Dear Editor:
All it takes is one person to make something special happen…just one. As Christmas 2015 approached, myself and 2 of my other senior friends with families that are distant or non-existent, decided to spend Christmas day in St. Augustine, FL.
Two hours is a long time, but it is not without precedent at St Augustine board and commission meetings, and it was the case again today when more than 20 citizens stood to speak to the Planning and Zoning Board to oppose an effort by Flagler College to continue to expand its development of student dormitories into residential areas.
Guest Column: Defend your right to your public records
Frank Denton, Editor
Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville, FL
Republished with permission
Imagine you’re a public official charged with maintaining vital public records and making them readily available to the public, that is, any citizen, whenever he or she wants.
We love St. Augustine! Our 450th commemoration reminded us of just how special St. Augustine is: we are all blessed to live in this beautiful, historic, multicultural, semi-tropical Paradise, which is threatened by greed.
Hon. Nancy E. Shaver, Mayor
CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
It’s the time of year for celebration, the joy of family and friends, and reflections on the past year and the one to come.
