This afternoon at 2:00 p.m., the City of St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board will convene in the Alcazar Room at City Hall and will hear, among other issues, two requests for use by exception to allow alcohol sales and service at public and private events held at Government House and the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum.
League of Women Voters of Jacksonville First Coast reported to Historic City News that they will host two political forums this week; including a live candidate forum tonight in the St. John’s County Commission Building located at 500 Sebastian View in St. Augustine.
Assistant Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, reminds Historic City News readers that the last day to register to vote in the General Election is Monday, October 4th.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink tells Historic City News that she has picked up endorsements from St. Johns County Commissioners Phillip J. Mays, who represents District 4, and Ken Bryan, who represents District 5.
At the Monday night meeting of the City Commission, Historic City News Editor Michael Gold shook his head in disbelief as newly re-elected commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline moved to approve an expenditure of $25,000 for an “acquisition consultant” to assess the value of a proposed sale of West Augustine utility service to the county.
Historic City News editor Michael Gold joined Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist as he toured the campus of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind this morning — stop number two for Crist after a morning meet and greet hosted at the Council on Aging’s River House.
A rally is underway tonight, only briefly interrupted by light showers; Historic City News reporters, television and newspaper media have responded to the front plaza of the City Hall – Lightner Museum of Hobbies.
At last night’s meeting, Historic City News local reporters watched city commissioners approve initial spending of $20,000 to assess the value in a proposed expansion of the Visitor Information Center on Castillo Drive that will ultimately cost millions.
