Category: Editorials

Guest: Mobility plan stalled from the start Lee Geanuleas St. Augustine Special to Historic City News Our city government recently announced the formation of a “Citizens Advisory Mobility Task Force” as part of a mobility “road map” process. According to the city, the road map lead to actions that will alleviate St. Augustine’s mobility challenges.

Letter: No transparency in selecting Mobility Task Force Susan Rathbone St. Augustine Dear Editor and Historic City News readers: Monday night, I was watching the St. Augustine City Commission meeting and looking forward to hearing about the selection process and criteria for the Mobility Task Force.

Editorial: City police department needs to consolidate Michael Gold, Editor HISTORIC CITY NEWS There is probably a reason that the St Augustine Police Department is the only law enforcement agency in St Johns County that is not accredited.

Letter: We need someone with a backbone in Washington Bill McClure St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News readers: We know the story. Congress is broken. Barack Obama has sabotaged our future, and weakened our national security. The Republican political elites in Congress have gone along and let him do it.

Letter: Frustration with the congestion in the city Nancy E. Shaver, Mayor St Augustine, FL Let’s face it: we’re all really frustrated with the congestion in our City. The truth of the matter is that we have had studies and committees—and made modest progress. But we haven’t had an overall plan (not a study) we…

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The late George McClure was representing Henry and Esther Whetstone, when Historic City News learned, in December 2011, that St Augustine city staff had walked away from negotiations on a permit to allow “Whetstone’s Bayfront Inn” to construct a dock and pier over city-owned bottomlands.