Consent Agenda contains three-year county-city contract
When the St Johns County Board of Commissioners convenes tomorrow morning, Tuesday December 17th at 9:00 a.m., hopefully, Item 9 on the infamous “consent agenda” will be pulled for further, public discussion, instead of being acted on by little more than a voice vote.


Public Information Officer Gretl Plessinger informed Historic City News that the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute is proud to announce the graduation today of 37 first-line supervisors from the Institute’s Florida Leadership Academy.
Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 24, 25 and 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Offices will also be closed on Wednesday, January 1 for the New Year’s Day holiday.
At 10:33 a.m. this morning, it became official — Ron Sanchez filed the proper candidate statement, and appointed himself to be his own campaign treasurer, in his bid for re-election to the District 2 seat on the St Johns County Commission.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, met with Historic City News editor Michael Gold this morning in St Augustine to review local elections that will be held next year for various offices in St Johns County.
A new candidate has come forward this morning, who says that he expects to challenge the incumbent for St Johns County Commission, District 2, in the upcoming 2014 elections.
Tom Iacuzio reported to Historic City News that Flagler College honored Florida Senator John E. Thrasher yesterday with a Distinguished Visitor Award; bestowed upon him by Flagler College President William T. Abare, Jr.
St Augustine and St Johns County cable television franchisee Comcast Communications, who delivers television programing produced and operated by St Johns County “GTV”, delivered some bad news to its city and county clients, according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.