Government

The deadline to apply for former Beach Commissioner Rich O’Brien’s seat was 4:00 p.m. Friday.  Historic City News was informed that a dozen applications were received to fill in for O’Brien until his seat comes […]

To quote the band AC/DC, “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.” The St Augustine Police Department has long carried the stigma that came from a lack of […]

The St. Augustine City Commission convenes for a regular meeting on Monday, March 25th starting at 5:00 p.m. in The Alcazar Room at City Hall, located at 75 King Street in St Augustine.  Historic City News […]

Today, Florida Senator Travis Hutson (Rep Dist 7) updated Historic City News in St Augustine on accomplishments made this week as Florida’s 2019 Legislative Session continues. Senate Budget Prioritizes Education, Hurricane Recovery and Environmental Funding

Last year before announcing that he would not seek election to a second term in office, former city commissioner Todd Neville challenged city manager John P Regan during a duly called and noticed meeting, asking […]

Vilano Beach Main Street is mobilizing its members on the North Beaches to show support for four agenda items related to beach restoration that are scheduled to be considered by the St Johns County Board […]

Historic City News would like to pass along a word of caution in a year that will no doubt produce some strategic negotiating during the 2019-2020 budget hearings.  In years of stress since 2008, there […]

Saying that there is a growing trend of agencies to use the courts to avoid fulfilling public records requests, Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues said he supports a Florida House committee bill, approved Wednesday, that is […]

If there has ever been criticism of recent administrations at City Hall, the un-Godly length of the meetings, largely caused by unnecessary pablum from the commission table, must be at the top of the list.  […]

Historic City News readers interested in the historic preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan and to evaluate and rank the Historic Preservation Master Plan (HPMP) Work Plan Objectives for the Fiscal Year 2019/2020, will have […]