LEE GEANULEAS
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News readers:
What to do with the former Dow Museum of Historic Houses? This relatively straight forward question has generated a fair amount of passion, raised a bumper crop of yard signs and caused many to ask, “Just what the heck is a PUD?”
Marlene Piriz
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
All sides are anxious to hear our city commission deliberate on the PUD application for the Cordova Inn.
Letter: Dow-Corneal PUD would restrict lot coverage
Jon Benoit
BEHST Builders, Inc.
St Augustine
Dear Editor:
I have followed with great interest the debate over the Cordova Inn PUD. I worked on the buildings for several months, so I know the buildings, the site, and the issues very well.
Patricia Reilly
St Augustine, FL
Dear members of the St Augustine City Commission:
I have delayed writing about the proposed PUD for the Dow property, however, a recent article in the New York Times about tourism, and the approaches taken in different cities to avoid the negative impacts it can have, has prompted me to write now.
Vilano Beach resident and Historic City News reader Chuck Snell decided that he would try to make me homesick with a few photos from his beautiful home.
Guest Column: Report on legislative sessions
Representative Paul Renner
House District 24
Palm Coast, FL
Dear Historic City News readers:
I want to provide you with a summary of this year’s accomplishments during the regular and special legislative sessions; we addressed many important issues facing our state and community while balancing our budget and adding to our reserve fund.
By: Heather Sciartelli
Tobacco Free St Johns
Kids are very perceptive, and in northeast Florida they know smoking is gross and dangerous. They know secondhand smoke is harmful and they do not want to breathe it in. We field a lot of questions from kids on where people are allowed to smoke.
Michael Gold, Editor
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
As a nation, we’re only days away from celebrating our independence from Great Britain. A short 239-years-ago, on July 4, 1776, our forefathers, who were ordinary citizens with extraordinary vision, adopted the Declaration of Independence.
