Category: Government

When Historic City News editor Michael Gold first met Attorney General Pam Bondi in St Augustine, she campaigned against a policy implemented by former Governor Charlie Crist that allowed the voting rights of convicted felons to be restored upon completion of their prison sentence.

Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reported to Historic City News that the registration books for St Johns County voters would close Monday, July 16 — marking the last day to register to vote or to change your party affiliation for the August 14, 2012 Primary Election.

Historic City News local reporters will learn tomorrow afternoon what is to be done with $500,000 in bed tax collected by the St Johns County Tourist Development Council; when the Arts, Culture & Heritage Funding Panel evaluates $1,240,215 in recently scored requests.

Monday evening, during agenda item 8, the City of St Augustine commission will hear from City Manager John Regan and Development Director Dana Ste Claire regarding the progress of 450th commemoration programs; one of which includes another request for money for what more than a few St Augustinians feel has become a financial black hole.

Historic City News has been following the allegations against the former Chief of Police, Richard Hedges, since nine St Augustine Beach Police Officers signed a complaint, spanning about seventy pages in length, iterating more than a dozen charges against Hedges and his assistant chief, Dan DeCoursey.