Category: Government

Historic City News has learned that Republican Senator Steve Wise of Jacksonville, who is leaving the chamber because of term limits, was added to a Florida Senate Redistricting Panel yesterday when the legislature started a two-week “extraordinary session”.

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes announced to Historic City News today that her office would begin its “Voter Outreach Program” tomorrow at the St Augustine Lions Seafood Festival.

Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to government transparency, released the winners of the “Third Annual Sunny Awards” and among the winners was the St Johns County School District, awarded an A+

Historic City News local reporters learned of a request from a Port Orange company, Masci General Contractors, to the Florida Department of Transportation to be allowed to continue the $1.6 million King Street Drainage Improvement Project approved to begin next week.

Among other business to come before the St Johns County School Board tomorrow, attorney, Frank D. Upchurch III, will request approval to publish notice of a public hearing on two proposed new rules related to electronic communications and employee use of social media websites such as facebook and twitter.

Despite a budget destined for cuts, Historic City News has learned that the St Johns County Industrial Development Authority members want to spend $25,000 to host a two-hour reception at Stadium Village, adjacent to the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse.

When about 30 downtown merchants and residents along the King Street corridor gathered at Butterfield Garage yesterday afternoon, they were not there to sing “Kum Bah Yah” — they wanted to hear what City Manager John Regan had to say about the bombshell news that King Street was about to be under construction for over…

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The Federal Aviation Administration training center in Palm Coast will remain in Flagler County and continue to be a vital part of the local economy while FAA officials reevaluate a plan to move the facility, Congressman John Mica reported to Historic City News today.