HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Lower the cost of government services

While a pair of antiquated Florida laws, sections 50.011 and 50.031, Florida Statutes, require certain notices in civil, probate, and criminal proceedings to be published in “newspapers of general circulation”, that requirement does not extend to every public notice under every situation.

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Taxpayers expect proper business agreements

As citizens of St Augustine, in exchange for those public services which we have requested, through our elected and appointed representatives; we agree to pay our share of the cost through the levy of taxes. Included in those costs are the cost of administration of our municipal government.

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Gender neutral shouldn’t be the new normal

Gender neutral shouldn’t be the new normal Hannah Bleau, Guest Feature Writer Special to HISTORIC CITY NEWS It’s a touchy subject. I can already assume that half the people who read the title have made specific judgments about me as a person, but I would hope that the most “tolerant generation” in modern history would…

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Letter: Thinking of all the men I know

Letter: Thinking of all the men I know Malea Guiriba Hastings, FL Dear Editor, This time of year always makes me pensive and this year I am thinking about all the men I have met in Hastings and all of those who have passed and all of those who continue on, some with our help,…

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Letter: Menace of kittens reach crisis level

Letter: Menace of kittens reach crisis level Louis C Wise Saint Augustine, FL Our city, like many others has a problem with crime. We are blessed that our struggles aren’t as bad as our neighbors. Our murder rate is lower than Jacksonville and we have fewer meth labs than Clay County. No, we are not…

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How many city workers does it take to wrap a light pole?

Christmas (yes Christmas, not “the holidays”) is coming soon — I can tell because of all of the television ads that have broken into my home reminding me of that fact since shortly after Memorial Day. Another clue has been the reappearance of decorations about town that have been out of sight for the past…

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Congress does not support 450th Commemoration

Historic City News readers have been given every possible encouragement from Paul Williamson, Director of Public Affairs; Dana Ste Claire, Director of the 450th Commemoration; as well as outgoing mayor, Joe Boles, concerning the “overwhelming support” being shown for the 450th anniversary of the founding of St Augustine.

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Letter: My heartfelt thanks to everyone

Letter: My heartfelt thanks to everyone John Valdes St Augustine, FL My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who supported my campaign for city commission. I very much wanted to serve the City of St. Augustine for the next four years as your commissioner and it is a great disappointment not to…

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