Category: Government

Historic City News readers often comment on the dangers of Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval that essentially overrides existing limitations and requirements in local zoning codes.  Some critics refer to a PUD as “spot zoning”, created to allow development or use of a property in spite of established zoning definitions that would otherwise prohibit it.

Review of contracts “unjustified attack” on 450th By George Gardner The St Augustine Report Special to Historic City News “This got derailed, in my opinion, on the 450th,” St Augustine City Manager John Regan reported to the commission Monday night. “It became a tool as an attack on the 450th which, after reviewing and doing…

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Today, Governor Rick Scott announced to Historic City News that Jim Johns has been selected as St. Johns County Commissioner representing District 1.

As soon as St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes posted the results of canvassing and tabulating absentee ballots and early votes cast last week, Historic City News reporters could have called in their results for the three local Special Elections.

St Augustine Mayor, Nancy Shaver, went to Tallahassee this week; she tells Historic City News that she went to secure support for issues important to St. Augustine and St. Johns County.

Historic City News editor Michael Gold went to the Supervisor of Elections Office to check in on the canvassing board; including Judge Chuck Tinlan, Commissioner Bill McClure, and Supervisor Vicky Oakes.

Vicky Oakes, Supervisor of Elections in St Johns County has a question for Historic City News readers who have requested that a ballot be mailed to them -– Have you returned your absentee ballot yet?