Category: Government

In a thinly veiled appeal to limit the impact of a new methodology for calculating the fire assessment fee from small businesses, St Augustine City Commissioner Todd Neville, an accountant, declared in last night’s meeting that it was enough to ask businesses to pay a larger percentage than homeowners for fire services — to also…

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In a case of perception being greater than reality, Historic City News has learned that St Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar has been found inconsistent in the enforcement of what he calls a “non-negotiable” core value for his +600 civilian and sworn employees.

During their regular business meeting on Monday night, St Augustine city commissioners will get to hear a more detailed proposal regarding the Fire Assessment Fee from Budget Director Meredith Breidenstein according to the published agenda received by Historic City News Friday.

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes has prepared the following list of things Historic City News readers need to know about voting in the August Primary Election.

After 22 years of having a presence in the Town of Hastings, the St. Johns County Tax Collector informed local Historic City News reporters that Thursday, July 28th will be the last full day of business for his office there and that he is closing the Hastings branch effective August 1.

Just when St Augustine residents are at the end of their ropes with traffic congestion and overcrowding from summer vacations, three taxpayer-funded organizations are telling Historic City News readers not to breathe that “sigh of relief” just yet.

The gubernatorial appointment ad interim of Hunter Conrad is not the first controversial appointment that Governor Scott has made, nor was it even the last one he has made in St Johns County.

Since Historic City News first reported last week about the County Attorney’s office placing a slot machine ordinance on today’s agenda of the St Johns County Commission, the phones, e-mail, facebook, and twitter feed have been buzzing.