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Visioning: Marlowe offers $25,000 reduction on fee

Following the steering committee members’ reports to the St Augustine City Commission last night, together with mixed public comment, Historic City News learned that the proposed “facilitator” for the project, Herb Marlowe, has submitted a revised proposed plan and fee schedule for the completion of the visioning initiative.

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Vision committee offers report – needs more time

Historic City News reporters watched as four-of-five appointed members of the “Visioning 2014 & Beyond” Steering Committee made their report to the St Augustine City Commission during the regular business meeting at City Hall tonight. It was first announced that Philip McDaniel had resigned his appointment to the committee and would not speak at the…

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Rhey Palmer: We don’t need another $85,000 to do this.

Tonight Historic City News reporters will be watching as the St Augustine City Commission hears from its elite group of hand-picked representatives; tasked with recommending a course of action to update, or abandon and redo, a “Vision Statement” for the City — but if they want Herb Marlowe to continue as their “professional facilitator”, they…

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With $500k warchest, Mica uses taxes for mailer

Tax dollars paid for Congressman John L. Mica to mail out a four-page letter touting his accomplishments, so, since he is running for re-election, a Central Florida television reporter asked Representative Mica if this was his way of using tax dollars to campaign.

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Counties call juvenile justice rules “unfunded mandate”

St Johns County reported to Historic City News that, during the current fiscal year, juvenile offenders were held in custody a total of 826 days before their cases were disposed. Under the terms of an agreement, county taxpayers are legally responsible for those costs; but not the custodial costs once the case is disposed of.

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Governor appoints Brunson to fill Mercer’s term

Historic City News was informed this evening that Florida Governor Rick Scott has appointed 77-year-old Randy Brunson to the Board of the St Augustine and St Johns County Airport Authority. He is appointed for a term beginning June 2, 2014, and ending November 11, 2014.

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