Category: Government

Cindy Hollingsworth reported to Historic City News on the long awaited elimination of an ad valorem tax levy by the St. Augustine Airport Authority made official at a resolution signing ceremony yesterday evening.

Historic City News will be on hand as County Administrator Michael Wanchick presents the county’s proposed 2011 budget to the St. Johns County Commissioners at a public hearing tomorrow evening at 5:30 p.m.

Historic City News reporters have obtained a copy of the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of St. Augustine and the University of Florida regarding the management and operation of the Colonial Spanish Quarter and other state-owned properties.

As a finale to The Tea Party Network’s Saturday “Forward with the Constitution” rally, Historic City News has learned that organizers will conduct a raffle — including a drawing to win a commemorative, collectible Sig Sauer 9mm pistol with a Gadsden Flag (Don’t Tread on Me).

U. S. Representative John L. Mica brought his fight to Tallahassee today; clearing the way for a new Castillo de San Marcos Visitor Center after he made a rare appearance before the Florida Cabinet according to an announcement received by Historic City News.

Last night, Historic City News reporters watched as city commissioners approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Florida to “share in the common interest and purpose” of preserving St. Augustine’s history.

Historic City News reporters learned from Assistant City Manager Tim Burchfield the final shakeout on the recent city-financed trip to Aviles, Spain; a trip that gained wide media and public scrutiny before the August Primary Elections.