Lance Thate, Chairman
Town Crier Committee
St Augustine, FL
Once upon a time in Old St Augustine Florida, Historic City News readers will recall a stucco covered brick-and-mortar structure that stood tall when boats still accessed the Plaza Market. It was a structure that stood tall and watched St Augustine’s only high-rise bank building being built.
Jill Pacetti, St Augustine, provided Historic City News with this letter; originally sent to the mayor and four city commissioners and city manager John P Regan, Sr. Keep in mind as you read her letter to our elected public officials and the appointed city manager, Pacetti is a descendent of Eusebio Pacetti who is listed on the War Memorial. She is the lead plaintiff, joined by the Veterans Council of St. Johns County, and the Ancient City Chapter of the Military Officers Association, who sued the city to temporarily enjoin them from taking any action to move the cenotaph until such time as an qualified architect and licensed engineer could determine the fortitude of the 141-year-old masonry construction.
H. K. Edgerton
Asheville, NC
Dear Historic City News editor:
It broke my heart when I read that Vice Mayor Freeman, who made the deciding vote to take down the confederate soldier’s memorial, said that if one black person would have stood up for the soldiers Cenotaph, she would have cast a different vote.
Bob Fliegel
St. Augustine
Dear Historic City News editor:
We are going to be hearing a lot about the “independent voter” and the “undecided voter” in the coming months. They are related myths.
Editorial: Be careful what you ask for …
Michael Gold, Editor
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
St Augustine, FL
Bill Lazar, Director
St Johns Housing Partnership Inc
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
We recently helped a single mother who is also a service-connected disabled veteran in St. Johns County. Her home was in active foreclosure because she had fallen victim to the scheme of a fraudulent debt consolidation company.
It has been 16-years since we made an endorsement for this important constitutional officer and over that time our volunteer editorial board has paid attention to the current officeholder so we could be prepared when this day finally arrived.
