St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes notified Historic City News that tomorrow, Friday December 16th, the first absentee ballots for the Presidential Preference Primary will be mailed.
The appointed, but yet unfunded, federal commission overseeing the 450th anniversary of the settlement of St Augustine in 1565, has named a local official employed by the National Park Service as its interim director while the search for a permanent director and elusive dollars continues.
Media contact Danielle Fountain reported to Historic City News that “Occupy St Augustine” would meet in front of city hall on Saturday, December 17th, from Noon until 9:00 p.m.
Without a commitment from St Johns County that they will enforce hook-up to the proposed West Augustine sewer treatment expansion, if built, the St Augustine City Commission expressed reservations about moving forward.
The Christmas and New Year’s Holiday schedule for various St Johns County facilities was announced to Historic City News today by Public Information Officer Jeremy Robshaw.
The word of the day was compromise — at this morning’s meeting, St Johns County School Board attorney Frank Upchurch laid out the changes that have occurred since the board unanimously recommended “revised plan C” then listened as 4-of-5 members changed their votes; settling for “revised plan J”.
Historic City News reporters will be observing, as three proposed ordinances may become law in St Augustine following a second reading before the members of the City Commission and public hearing scheduled Monday night.
Monday evening, about 13,500 square-feet of back-filled marshland will be the topic of discussion when the City of St Augustine hears arguments, for a second time, asking for reconsideration of a permit denial for property owned by local lawyer and former St Augustine commissioner Susan M. Burk.
