The National Park Service, and the Gullah-Geechie Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, will hold a joint meeting in St. Augustine on Thursday, February 18th, and Friday February 19th, 2010 according to an announcement received by Historic City News this weekend.

County Administrator Michael D. Wanchick reported to the St. Johns County local news desk that The Office of Management and Budget has published several financial plan documents on the County website under the Management and Budget page.

Planning and Building Director Mark Knight and City Attorney Ron Brown will outline legal steps necessary to revise the long-standing Historic Preservation District guidelines in a presentation before the City Commission Monday night.

Historic City News urges all readers who are St. Johns County residents to fully participate in the 2010 U.S. Census.

A special joint meeting of local commissioners and U.S. Congressman John L. Mica has been announced to the St. Johns County local news desk of Historic City News.

The local news desk at Historic City News reported that during the June 2nd meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, a Resolution authorizing the County Attorney to execute a Employment Contract with four Florida law firms was adopted.

In an interview with St. Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline, the St. Johns County local news desk learned that even though stimulus funds were awarded to a High Speed Tampa-Orlando rail system, plans for an East Coast rail are still alive.

During a Special Meeting called yesterday morning, city commissioners authorized City Manager Bill Harris to proceed with efforts to purchase the car wash site at Ponce de Leon Boulevard and King Street.