Category: Government

We’ve been there before, in 2009. But, six years later, and six-figures in legal fees later, city taxpayers are getting ready to explain themselves again in federal court because local artists have filed a civil rights action and motion for injunction seeking return of painters, photographers, and other artists to the downtown landscape.

For those Historic City News readers who have been following the recent developments with the vacant property located at the intersection of San Marco Avenue and May Street, we have obtained the documents from the settlement between the City of St Augustine and the owners, First Coast Development and 7-Eleven.

Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, announced eagerly awaited word to Historic City News that he will convene a hearing to conduct oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs major lease procurement procedures.

Historic City News editor Michael Gold reports that three St Johns County Commissioners honored their commitment to resist new taxes as a solution to the burgeoning spending proposed by County Administrator Michael Wanchick for Fiscal Year 2016.

About 30-days ago, for no logical reason, Historic City News readers who use the Internet while on campus in St Johns County buildings, lost access to news and editorial content published on our website, historiccity.com.

Historic City News readers are reminded that Monday afternoon, June 8, beginning at 3:30 p.m., the City of St Augustine will hold its next special meeting to review the 10-year Capital Improvement Plan; part of the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year budgeting process.

Residents in northeast St Johns County are getting a new branch office from St Johns County Sheriff David Shoar — and a new rent bill because they are leaving the county-owned annex on Palm Valley Road.