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 to the county for “consulting”.
The regular meeting of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners was held Tuesday July 16, 2013, in the County Auditorium in the St Johns County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.
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.
Chief Park Ranger Kimberly Mayo informed local Historic City News reporters that on Friday, the National Park Service has voided the citation issued to Saint Augustine tea Party member David Heimbold; and, no further charges relating to the incident that occurred on July 4, 2013 will be pursued.
Historic City News readers are invited to attend Monday afternoon when the St Johns County Tourist Development Council hears the recommendations its funding panel on how to spend $550,000 in bed tax money for funding requests in the Arts, Culture and Heritage category — good news for twenty-two program operators, for others, not so much.
The City of St Augustine reported to Historic City News this morning that City Manager John Regan will be a panelist at a four-day conference in Marco Island, Florida, next week where the topic will be participatory approaches to natural resource dispute resolution.
A new taxing district that will impact downtown St Augustine property owners is being proposed to pay for improvements include streetscape and drainage improvements for Spanish Street, Hypolita Street, and Treasury Street.
Communications Specialist Danielle Berke invited Historic City News readers to apply for two open positions on the St Johns County Housing Finance Authority; open now through the application submission deadline, Monday, August 5.
