Voters set St Johns County record Saturday
Yesterday, the first day of early voting for the November 6 General Election, set a new record for St Johns County elections; according to a report from Supervisor Vicky Oakes received by Historic City News after the polls closed at 7:00 p.m.



Historic City News reporters have been introduced to a first-time-ever convenience for voters beginning at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning; made available by the St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes.
If St Augustine city commissioners find legal sufficiency to an appeal filed by Ed Slavin and Brian Wallace Monday evening, the city Planning and Zoning Board will have to take another look at their original approval for a property owner to remove trees from his yard.
When Historic City News reporters reviewed the consent agenda for the St Augustine City Commission regular meeting tomorrow night, one of the items slated to be approved, without public discussion, is a nearly $55,000 invoice, including the 61-90 day past due amount, for costs and legal services rendered by the Gunster Law Firm.
Historic City News reporters were watching when St Johns County Tax Collector Dennis W. Hollingsworth, CFC, distributed $4,089,705.24 to the local government and taxing authorities, from unused earned revenue collected during FY2011-2012.
In another measure aimed at making it as convenient as possible for St Johns County voters to cast their ballots in the November 6 General Election, Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes has added a secure “24-hour” drop-off box for absentee ballots.