Former St Augustine Mayor and Fullerwood Park Historic District resident George Gardner is continuing to take his fight to the legislature; rallying friends, neighbors and objectors to Senate Bill 1348, while castigating House Economic Affairs Committee Chair Dorothy Hukill.
The City of St Augustine Director of Public Affairs, Paul Williamson, is asking Historic City News readers to contact legislators by telephone or e-mail before the first committee hearing on the Senate Bill, currently scheduled for Tuesday, February 14th at 1:30 p.m.
Republican Ron DeSantis announced to Historic City News that he would be running for the United States House of Representatives, seeking to represent his fellow residents of the newly-proposed 6th Congressional District along Florida’s First Coast.
Commissioner Cyndi Stevenson reached out to Historic City News Editor Michael Gold this week to explain her concerns and reasons that she opposes the upcoming referendum to allow slot machines to be included in the mix of gaming options at St Johns County’s only pari-mutuel facility — The Best Bet at St. Johns Greyhound Park.
St Augustine Attorney Terry Shoemaker reported to Historic City News today that he has notified the Florida Division of Elections that he would be a candidate for State Attorney in the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Two weeks of speculation and rumors have ended this afternoon after St Johns County Commission Chairman and District 3 Commissioner Mark P Miner announced that he won’t seek re-election when his term in office expires.
With sitting county commissioner Joseph “Ken” Bryan becoming an announced candidate, a three-way contest is brewing for the District 5 seat which he currently occupies — and, even though he appears confident in his ability to achieve re-election, his opponents say they are in the race to win.
