Category: Government

Local reporters at Historic City News have learned that Elkton resident, Gina Marie LeBlanc, a former Education Specialist for the Anastasia Mosquito Control District who resigned in 2009 to care for her infant son, is now running for Seat 4 on that board.

Noon today was the cutoff for candidates in most county elections to turn in their voter petitions — and thus avoid payment of “qualifying fees” for the upcoming Primary Elections on August 24, 2010.

City Attorney Ron Brown has announced to Historic City News local reporters that Donna Wendler, who planned to demolish seven homes along King and Oviedo streets, now plans to sue the City of St. Augustine for $3.4 million in damages.

In less than two weeks, local St. Augustine reporters from Historic City News will watch as city commissioners revisit the architectural style issue in the city’s Historic Preservation Districts.

With qualifying for St. Johns County commission seats still weeks away, the four declared Republican candidates in District 2, thus far, appeared before members of the Republican Club of St. Augustine, and Historic City News was there.

The St. Johns County Engineering Division notified Historic City News local reporters that they will host a public meeting on Thursday, May 20th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hastings Community Center located at 6195 South Main Street in Hastings regarding a proposed bridge replacement project on East St. Johns Avenue; east of…

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Melissa Lundquist reported to Historic City News that St. Johns County is currently accepting applications for the following Board and Committee vacancies.

Ponte Vedra Beach Resident John H. “Jay” Morris, who at the end of March had already raised 26,350.00 in campaign contributions and only spent $2,500, has his hand out again — this time serving wine and hors d’oeuvres in the ballroom of The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club for a suggested donation of $50 a…

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