Governor Charlie Crist has proclaimed October 3rd – 9th as Register Your Emergency Contact Information Week in the Sunshine State and St. Johns County Tax Collector Dennis W. Hollingsworth is helping Historic City News readers to participate.

City Manager John Regan will brief commissioners on an estimated $2 million initiative to expand the Visitor Information Center; by enclosing the rear porches and adding wings resulting in a 20,000 square foot, climate-controlled, secure venue.

Historic City News reporters will be watching closely when the City Commission convenes on Monday night — one of the issues on the agenda will be the potential transfer of the city’s West Augustine utility system to the county.

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).