Planning and Building Director Mark Knight presented St. Augustine City Commissioners with a proposed ordinance at their regular meeting last night that will shift architectural style guidelines from the state-regulated Comprehensive Plan to local control.
The University of Florida assumes the management of 34 state-owned historic properties in St. Augustine on Thursday and incoming City Manager John Regan has received a nod from the commission to continue efforts towards “building bridges” with them.
Local preservationist Theresa Segal was featured in a July/August 2010 article discussing her formation of the citizens group, “Save our Bridge” that appeared in Preservation magazine, a publication of National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.
Fort Menendez at Old Florida Museum is kicking off its Summer 2010 Grand Opening and Historic City News readers are invited to participate in an Open House on Thursday July 1st.
Alison Johnson, Campaign Manager for the Re-Elect Bill Proctor State Representative – District 20 campaign, told Historic City News reporters that former Speaker of the House Marco Rubio has endorsed Representative Proctor.
Dana Ste. Claire, Director of the Heritage Tourism Department, told Historic City News that immediately following the July 4th holiday weekend, the City of St. Augustine will commence an aggressive schedule to create a new entrance to the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum.
