Category: Government

St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Penny Halyburton, and Assistant Supervisor Vicky Oakes, spoke to Historic City News Editor Michael Gold today; as they worked on their last election together before Halyburton retires on August 31st.

City Manager John Regan has previously recommended to Historic City News reporters that “until we can do some consensus-building in the community” any decision to further restrict the building heights in Historic Preservation District Three should be delayed.

In a follow-up to several prior articles that appeared in Historic City News concerning the original coquina seawall along Avenida Menendez, commissioners voted to join in a memorandum of understanding last night to proceed with a new seawall — 12 feet further into the Matanzas River.

As Historic City News reporters covered last night’s St. Augustine City Commission meeting, we heard Vice-Mayor Leanna Freeman made an appeal to take another look at limits on visual artists in public places.

After enjoying a successful career spanning 42 years in the St. Johns County Elections Office, Supervisor Penny L. Halyburton told Historic City News today that she will not seek re-election.

When the City of St. Augustine Commission convenes Monday, Historic City News readers will learn if the hibiscus will become the city’s official flower and if “red and yellow” will be designated as the official city colors, among other things.

Historic City News reporters will be watching when a multi-party memorandum for a new seawall, 12 feet seaward of the existing Avenida Menendez seawall, goes before the St. Augustine City Commissioners for approval on Monday night.

For the first time since the late 1930’s, the St. Augustine Port, Waterway, and Beach District, has approved the payment of District funds to dredge our federally-designated channel, according to Port Commissioner Jay Bliss.