Category: Government

Local Historic City News reporters have learned that when the City of St Augustine Planning and Zoning Board convenes tomorrow’s regular business meeting, they will hear an appeal from the owners of one Abbott Tract home regarding a staff determination that concerns controversial “short-term rental” of the property.

Historic City News reporters watched as St Augustine City Commissioners unanimously approved a spending authorization of up to $75,000 to hire a consultant to advise the City on the process of completing a Community Redevelopment Agency as a way to redirect ad valorem tax revenue to pay for new infrastructure projects in the Lincolnville area.

Historic City News reporters watched as St Augustine city commissioners listened to six minutes of harsh criticism for the way the City portrays Pedro Menendez and Ponce de Leon as “heroes” instead of as “murderers” of native people who lived here thousands of years — three minutes from Shannon Larsen and three minutes from St…

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In response to a request advanced on June 11th by St Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline, Historic City News reporters have been notified that, at tonight’s regular meeting, the commission will hear a report and request for approval of up to $75,000 for an outside consultant associated with the creation of a Lincolnville Community Redevelopment…

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Before Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes begins the process of mailing voter information cards in July to the nearly 150,000 registered St Johns County voters, she told Historic City News that she wants residents to make certain that her office has their correct mailing address.

Responding to today’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security regarding its relaxed immigration enforcement policies on children of illegal aliens, US Senator Marco Rubio issued the following statement to local reporters with Historic City News in St Augustine.