Category: Government

As we continue to focus on why St Augustine’s un-accredited police force is refusing to release the name of the driver who jumped a sidewalk, crossed Cordova Street against traffic, and crashed twice into a hundred-year-old perimeter wall at Flagler College, news in to the Historic City News office that Florida’s governor understands records of…

Visit full text article “Governor Scott demands public have access to police records” »

As the City has become a much more popular tourist destination, the added frequency and combinations of noise sources has placed an overwhelming burden on residents – more and louder live music at bars and restaurants, more trolley loud speakers, more noisy early morning truck deliveries, street sweeping, etc., more canon firings (onshore and off)…

Visit full text article “Noise Study by St Augustine Livability & Sustainability Alliance” »

Historic City News was informed that at the urging by local members of St. Augustine Livability & Sustainability Alliance (SALSA), the City Commission has agreed to hold a workshop on the growing noise problem in our city.

St Augustine, St Augustine Beach, and St Johns County officials in contests for election in the 2016 Primary and General Election, are down to the wire as Historic City News readers learn who will qualify for five constitutional officer seats, mayor, and various commissioners, seats on the Airport Authority, Mosquito Control Board, and several other…

Visit full text article “Let the qualifying begin” »

Historic City News readers often complain in comments about how elected members of St Augustine’s city commission and its appointed boards are ill prepared to discuss agenda items; having frequently not done their homework before the meeting. This continues despite improvements by city staff who have enhanced the availability, quality and completeness of copies of…

Visit full text article ““Dog ate my homework” won’t work with St Augustine mayor” »

Florida House member Cyndi Stevenson was in St Augustine today to be honored with the Florida Sheriff’s Association Legislative Champion Award, according to an announcement received by Historic City News Friday.

Historic City News has learned that at 4:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon, in a secret closed-door session, the city attorney, Isabelle Lopez, will request the advice of the City Commission regarding the pending litigation between the City of St Augustine and the constitutionally protected artists who they continue to harass.

Although it is up to the city manager to recommend and the city commission to decide, a city staff committee is seeking suggestions to consider for a name to give the former car wash site located on the southeast corner of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and King Street, now owned by the city and repurposed…

Visit full text article “City staff wants to name “car wash” park” »