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Nelmar residents allowed only 30-seconds to speak

About ten residents, who live in the North City neighborhoods surrounding the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, chartered a 15-passenger van and made the 204 mile drive to Tallahassee to object to approval of House Bill 1039; they were greeted with an opportunity to address a legislative committee — for 30 seconds.

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Arts, culture and heritage community events

St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming arts, culture and heritage community events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

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Sikes-Kline reports on Flagler Line Forum

St Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline updated Historic City News local reporters regarding ongoing efforts by transportation planning organizations to return passenger train service to a vital corridor once served by Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. “With a population of 8 million people along the Florida east coast, all eight cities, including St Augustine,…

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Good night – Nights of Lights

Paul K Williamson, Public Affairs Director for the City of St. Augustine, announced to Historic City News today that as the 18th season of Nights of Lights ends, after tonight the city would be a little bit darker.

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Worried residents drive 204 miles to speak 1 minute

4:30 a.m. comes early in the morning, but that hasn’t dissuaded Skip Hutton or Gina Burrell who live in the North City neighborhoods surrounding the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind from chartering a 15-passenger van to appear before a legislative committee and object to approval of House Bill 1039.

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