Category: Government

Voter Registration Books will close Tuesday, October 9, 2012. This is the last day to register to vote for the November 6, 2012 General Election. Voter registration applications are available on line at www.votesjc.com, and at all St. Johns County Libraries, Property Appraiser, Tax Collection’s DMV offices or by calling the Elections Office at 904.823.2238.

St Johns County Tax Collector Dennis W Hollingsworth, CFC, reported to Historic City News that members of his staff, including Beth McDonough, Lois Lewis, Tommy Edwards, Bonnie Rackliff and Brenda Davis, received top honors at the Florida Tax Collectors Conference in Orlando recently.

Carl Youman told Historic City News reporters at their final public hearing last week, that the St. Augustine – St. Johns County Airport Authority unanimously adopted a “zero” millage rate resolution; marking the third year of self-sustenance without relying on ad valorem taxes.

US Senator Marco Rubio announced to Historic City News reporters that today’s approval of a Senate Resolution, without opposition, voices the legislative body’s strong opposition to an international effort to regulate the Internet.

When the City Commission convenes in regular session Monday evening, St Augustine City Manager John Regan reports to Historic City News that he will lead a discussion regarding whether to separate the sales office from the bayfront carpet golf or to allow ventures to operate on an integrated basis.

Some participants in the St Augustine Mobility Institute, going on this week at different venues around the city, have expressed concerns and some skepticism about what exactly it is that the planners have in mind for the city’s transportation system.