Category: Government

It never hurts to have a meeting room packed with engaged residents poised to hold them accountable to get members of the St Augustine city commission to temper their behavior; but, at Monday night’s meeting, Mayor Nancy Shaver called for commissioners to improve the climate in which they conduct the people’s business.

Historic City News reporters watched as a stream of nearly twenty citizens addressed the St Augustine City Commission and a packed Alcazar meeting room waited to hear the outcome of city manager John Regan’s plans to close two northbound entrances into the Nelmar Terrace neighborhood from SR-A1A; also known as May Street.

Guest Column: Elections Office follows statutory schedule Vicky C. Oakes St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections Dear Historic City News readers: I want to take this opportunity to educate our voters on important information about the elections process.

Historic City News was informed that during last night’s meeting a spokesman hired by City of St Augustine contractor, Littlejohn Engineering Associates, told members of the Mobility Advisory Task Force that available parking is not really the problem that residents have imagined it to be.

Historic City News was alerted to an e-mail between a St Augustine resident and sophomore commissioner, Todd Neville, after the commissioner responded that “we have to smooth over the mayor’s continual public attacks on the project” as the reason “additional community outreach and task force meetings” had to be held, costing taxpayers more than $11,000…

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Historic City News has learned that St Augustine City Hall and the Lightner Museum have active termite infestation and that attempts to spot treat the wood in the 128-year-old building have failed; leading to damage of the building and its historic contents as well as exposing holes in the floor.

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, reminds Historic City News readers that Voter Registration books will close on Monday, August 1 2016, for the upcoming Primary Election on August 30th.  This is the last day to register to vote or change your party affiliation for the Primary.

Already weeks into a contract that has failed to meet its first deliverable dates and has announced an additional six-week delay to develop the first phase of the city’s mobility plan, the consultant selected by City Manager John Regan, Littlejohn Engineering, has made its first change order adding another $11,476 to the taxpayer’s $108,219 price…

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