For more than an hour of the 90 minute 450th Commemoration workshop preceding Monday evening’s St. Augustine City Commission meeting, Historic City News reporters listened to a solo presentation by Commissioner Bill Leary about a trip that he says, for him, “was a game changer”.
The City of St. Augustine reported to Historic City News that on Saturday, October 1st, the cost of parking at the Historic Downtown Parking Facility, will change from an hourly rate to a flat “pay-on-entry” fee.
Although national statistics show that about 8 percent of the general population uses illegal drugs, only 2 percent of welfare recipients in Florida have tested positive since a two-month old law took effect that requires applicants for welfare to pass a drug test.
Historic City News received word from St. Augustine City Commissioner Bill Leary that he has an entirely new perspective on the commemoration of the City’s 450th anniversary after returning to town from a three-day working-trip in Washington, D.C.
Historic City News has learned that former State Representative Audrey Gibson has won the Special Democratic Primary Election for Florida’s district 1.
Executive Director Edward R. Wuellner announced to local Historic City News reporters that during last evening’s meeting, the St. Augustine – St. Johns County Airport Authority voted not to assess ad valorem taxes.
