Category: Government

This afternoon, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported to Historic City News that their agency was receiving hundreds of phone calls from protest supporters claiming that Capitol Police members were denying them food.

FDLE Commissioner Gerald M. Bailey informed Historic City News as to the estimated costs and incident reports associated with the ongoing Capitol protests by demonstrators being called the “dream defenders”.

In February 2011, Glenn Hastings, executive director of the Tourist Development Council, was looking for help managing the category of bed tax revenue that funds local arts, cultural, and heritage events.

During their July 16 meeting, St Johns County commissioners heard detailed information; and, on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Historic City News readers are invited to attend a workshop to consider and discuss the 2014 proposed budget.

When the St Augustine City Commission convenes Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m., Historic City News reporters and commissioners will receive a pre-budget briefing from City Comptroller Mark Litzinger, and members will have the opportunity to establish the Fiscal 2013-2014 tentative millage rate.

The promoter of the two-day Mumford and Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover at Francis Field in St Augustine, will pay the city a grand total of $25,000 in commissions on ticket sales from the event — however, the City Comptroller, Mark Litzinger, will ask the city commission for approval to pay twice that amount…

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Historic City News has been notified that on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 9:00 a.m., the Board of County Commissioners of St Johns County, Florida will hold a special meeting in the County Auditorium of the County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View, in St Augustine.