Busy day at City Hall
Today, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Historic City News reporters will be watching as city commissioners and staff wrangle with issues that will likely go on for eight or nine hours tonight.
Category: Government
County Fire-Rescue completes internal investigation
Historic City News received the following statement from St. Johns County Fire Rescue Chief, Carl Shank, after completion of the department’s internal review and investigation into the events surrounding the initial response to the Belleza condominium complex on July 13, 2015.
50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Historic City News has been invited to participate in an “on the record” press call at 3:00 p.m. today, Thursday, August 6th, to discuss the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Local attorney Hunter Conrad makes bid for Clerk of Court
Former Assistant State Attorney and current Canan Law Attorney, Hunter S Conrad, has announced his candidacy for St. Johns County Clerk of Courts.
Who is accountable for the 450th Commemoration spending?
Taxpayers in the City of St Augustine have been some of the harshest critics of what they see as mismanagement, fraud, waste and abuse surrounding more than $4-million dollars in public spending; much of which was paid to employees, contractors, and those insiders who profited from “sole-source” contracts, private meetings held outside of Florida’s Government…
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City Clerk announces retirement effective September 30th
Just before the meeting adjourned at 10:39 p.m. last night, St Augustine City Clerk, Ali Ratkovic, announced that she will retire from her appointed position on September 30th.
Public speaks out on DOW PUD – item moved to second hearing
For nearly two-hours, residents on both sides of the controversial Cordova Inn PUD expressed either their approval, or disagreement, with the application by developer David Corneal that will sidestep the city’s HP-1 zoning restrictions, if approved. The Planned Unit Development is needed to allow a “boutique hotel” to be operated in the eight remaining structures that…
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City meeting schedule and agendas
Something special will be on the agenda when the Regular Meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission convenes on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Alcazar Room of City Hall.