St Augustine Senator, John Thrasher, told his legislative cohorts yesterday that he does not go along with proposed changes to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law; enacted to protect the lives of citizens by recognizing their legal right to use deadly force, if necessary, to defend themselves, or other persons, from great bodily harm or death.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, reported to Historic City News that she has returned from today’s regional meeting called by Secretary of State Ken Detzner. This is the second of five planned meetings to announce the statewide “Project Integrity” — a plan to identify and remove ineligible voters from voter rolls in Florida.
Historic City News was informed by the Office of Vicky Oakes, Supervisor of Elections, that next year’s elections in the City of St Augustine have already drawn two announced candidates — six weeks ago, we reported that Todd Neville had filed for Seat 4, and yesterday, Grant Misterly filed for Seat 5.
Freshman St Augustine City Commissioner Roxanne Horvath led the Focus 2015 Vision Plan workshop this morning; attended by about twenty-seven citizens, city department heads, city manager, assistant city manager, city attorney, assistant city attorney, and the city clerk.
The regular meeting of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners was held Tuesday October 1, 2013, in the County Auditorium in the St Johns County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.
Carl Youman, Chairman of the St. Augustine – St. Johns County Airport Authority, informed local Historic City News reporters that at last evening’s final public hearing, the Airport Authority once again voted not to assess ad valorem taxes, making this its fourth year of self-sustenance.
In a report filed today by Tim Forson, deputy superintendent for operations and chief negotiator for the St Johns County School District, Historic City News has learned that a tentative agreement has been reached with the St Johns Education Association for the next Fiscal Year.
County workers in Gainesville have gone without a pay increase for six-consecutive years, but, at the final budget hearing last night, a new plan for raises was approved that piqued the interest of Historic City News editor, Michael Gold.
