HISTORIC CITY NEWS

February 18 – County Commission Meeting

February 18 – County Commission Meeting County Commission action items: February 18 The St Johns County Board of County Commissioners held their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. The following action items are reported to Historic City News by St Johns County Communications Specialist, Milton Soto.

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Controversial 7-Eleven appeals to Architectural Review Board

Historic City News readers will be interested to attend tomorrow, Thursday, February 20, beginning at 2:00 p.m. when the St Augustine Historic Architectural Review Board convenes their regular business meeting in the Alcazar Room at City Hall, located at 75 King Street in St Augustine.

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Cultural Council’s front man gets feet held to fire

Fidgeting like a cat on a hot tin roof, St Johns Cultural Council executive director, Andy Witt, was called before the members of the Tourist Development Council to explain exactly how the embattled local arts agency expects to implement the next round of special event funding from bed tax funds earmarked for Arts, Cultural and…

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Money in local elections

Every election cycle, you can be sure that someone will question someone else’s campaign contributions and expenditures. More times than not, it is the opposing candidate or an eager volunteer who is working on a competing campaign.

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Herbert A. Marlowe, Jr. Ph.D. first choice for visioning facilitator

In late December, Historic City News reported that a Request for Qualifications for Professional Consulting Services for a Community Visioning Initiative Facilitator was published by the city and seven applicants responded before the January 17, 2014 deadline.

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Democrat enters County Commission race

Tuesday afternoon, St Johns County resident Ronald Stafford, announced that he had filed to run for the County Commission District 2 seat, currently held by Ronald F. Sanchez; bringing to five the number of candidates who will vie for the office.

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County Commission action items: February 4

County Commission action items: February 4 The St Johns County Board of County Commissioners held their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. The following action items are reported to Historic City News by St Johns County Communications Specialist, Milton Soto.

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Jay Morris wastes 12 minutes 59 seconds to help Cultural Council

When the evaluations were released to Historic City News, scoring how well the St Johns County Visitors and Convention Bureau and St Johns Cultural Council performed against the mission of their individual contracts with St Johns County, a very disturbing outcome in the manner in which the current chairman of the St Johns County Board…

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