Category: Government

Several Historic City News readers joined a crowd of a hundred or more citizens at 400 West Bay Street in downtown Jacksonville yesterday to show outrage over the revelation that the Internal Revenue Service was used to harass and abuse US citizens who are Tea Party members and members of other conservative Patriot groups.

Paul Williamson reminds Historic City News readers that on Monday, May 27, all offices of the City of St Augustine will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

Tomorrow, May 21st, Historic City News learned that patriots across the country will be hitting the streets to protest the recent revelation that the Internal Revenue Service was used to harass and abuse US citizens who are Tea Party members and members of other conservative Patriot groups.

Florida TaxWatch urged Governor Rick Scott to veto 107 budget items Thursday, including three in St Augustine, but top Florida Senate leaders said the policy-study organization’s annual list of financial “turkeys” is a worn-out publicity gimmick — intended more to get publicity for TaxWatch than to safeguard the taxpayers’ money.

Pledging to get the unpopular item on the City Commission agenda for approval at the June 10th commission meeting, Assistant City Manager Tim Burchfield met with Lincolnville residents and business owners yesterday; informing them that, no later than the June 24th meeting, construction of horse stables could get the “go ahead” needed to move forward.

Historic City News has championed a cause during this year’s legislative session that will improve the public’s ability to be heard in public meetings; a sentiment echoed at Monday night’s meeting of the St Augustine City Commission by frequent public speaker, Betty Jane (B.J.) Kalaidi.