Vehicle Safety Issues
David B. Shoar
St. Johns County Sheriff
Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s motorists in Florida were required to have their vehicles inspected annually; however, as the state grew, it proved to be time consuming and motorists found themselves waiting in long lines to get their car or truck checked.
At the next meeting of the St Augustine City Commission, the same spendthrifts that brought you the First America Foundation, that conceived the skateboard park on Anastasia Island and purchased the M & M Market in Lincolnville, will decide if they should evict an attraction operator and demolish the oldest miniature golf course in Florida.
Historic City News notes that we are anything but lacking in visitor centers these days; for years the Visitor Information Center, owned by the City of St Augustine and one-time home to the Chamber of Commerce was it.
Edel: Preservation vs Conservation
Jeffrey Edel
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
The National Park Service is involved in both these initiatives, and often we use the terms interchangeably, as I did in a recent Castillogram; but, they are rather different approaches and so require some definition.
Errol Jones is a man who many in the community say has earned their trust and support; having served as vice-mayor and as a commissioner for ten years since his retirement from the St Johns County School District, where he was Dean of Students at St Augustine High School.
Letter: “Lame duck” chairman not accountable
Susan Godby
Hastings
Dear Editor:
County Commission Chairman Mark Miner said, “Two elected bodies — the city and the county — have a solid, unwavering commitment to the project. It’s going to happen.”
The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.
Historic City News reporters have learned the results of a LobbyTools’ poll last week asking whether the “Stand Your Ground” law should be changed, repealed or left alone in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting in Sanford.
