Category: Government

This morning, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox reported to Historic City News that over the past eight to ten months, NRA has received many hundreds of e-mails warning about “SB-2099,” a bill that would supposedly require you to report all your guns on your income tax return every April 15th.

Public Affairs Specialist Karen Pan reported to Historic City News local St. Augustine and St. Johns County news desk that the first of five unpaid staff furlough days for county employees in 2010 will be Friday, January 15th.

All city offices will be closed Friday, January 1st, New Year’s Day, to re-open at 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. Monday, January 4th.

NOTICE OF CANCELED REGULAR MEETING OF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Karla Gore, spokesperson for the Southeast Regional Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service, has announced to Historic City News that effective January 4, 2010, all recreational and commercial harvest of red snapper in Atlantic federal waters is prohibited.

Financial Services Group Manager Meredith Breidenstein told Historic City News that if you planned to take advantage of the city’s holiday gift ParkNow card, you’re too late.

Historic City News was contacted by Joseph Alan Mayhew, Republican candidate for the District 4 county commission seat, to announce the launch of his campaign website on December 15th.

“If a citizen was writing to Kopelousos and put “pancakes” in the subject and the Transportation Secretary didn’t know who it was, she wouldn’t open it,” First Amendment Foundation president Barbara Petersen explaining why she thought Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos’ “WaffleGate” explanation was a little light and fluffy.