Government

Historic City News local editor Michael Gold interviewed St. Augustine resident William Lavern Leary yesterday; over morning coffee with a group of businessmen interested in learning more about Leary’s bid for the St. Augustine City Commission Seat 4.

Historic City News received word that Karen R. Stern has announced that she will make an attempt to reclaim her seat on the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners for District 2 — a seat she lost to one-term incumbent and current Chairman Ronald F. Sanchez in the November 2006 election.

Waiving signs that read “SB-6 takes away local control” and “Stop SB6 bad for kids and teachers” and “Protect Florida schools from bad politics” and “Call the Florida Chamber of Commerce tell them to oppose Senate 6”, local news reporters from Historic City News were on the scene where a crowd of about thirty five protesters packed the side of the road on US-1 at SR-312 during the 5:00 rush hour Thursday.

Local government offices will be closed for the Easter holiday.

Legislative Assistant, Kay Rousseau forwarded the following letter from Senator John Thrasher for publication to Historic City News readers.

Karen Pan reported to Historic City News that due to ongoing Courthouse renovations, the Richard O. Watson Judicial Center in St. Johns County will experience two changes affecting public access.

U.S. Rep. John L. Mica told local news reporters in St. Johns County yesterday that the St. Augustine – St. Johns County Airport will receive more than $4.5 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.

In order to canvass addresses that did not submit a 2010 Census form by mail, Census takers will begin going door-to-door over the coming four months, however, an e-mail scam that falsely claims to be from the 2010 Census is inaccurate — and the U.S. Census Bureau wants Historic City News readers to know the facts.