Category: Government

The first 13,797 ballots in the August 18, 2020 Primary Election have already been cast, according to Vicky Oakes, Supervisor of Elections for St Johns County.  Of the 200,885 qualified voters, these ballots represent those who requested and returned a mail-in ballot.  Mail in voting will continue through 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Ordinarily, it is not the policy of the City of St. Augustine to compete with privately owned businesses; however, “these are not ordinary times”.  As part of the City of St. Augustine’s effort to provide facial masks for purchase by local businesses, residents, and visitors, the purchasing department began ordering masks online. Using the buying…

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Historic City News followed this morning’s hearing in Courtroom 316 of the St Johns County Courthouse, when Circuit Judge R. Lee Smith heard the case of Jill M. Pacetti, individually and as a representative of the group of lineal descendants of the 46-fallen soldiers listed on the Confederate Obelisk; the Veteran’s Council of St. Johns…

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The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners reported to Historic City News that they will hold a special meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in the Auditorium located in the County Administration Building.

St Johns County School Board member Beverly Slough reported to Historic City News this week that an accurate Census count in 2020 is critical to establishing the availability of federal funds for our students.  Our county’s youth benefit through funding for public education, school programs, and school district planning.

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Historic City News subscribers are notified of a special meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in the Auditorium located in the County Administration Building.

In April 2018, the city had been embroiled in a dispute with Rev Ronald Rawls for a year.  The Gainesville interloper argued that he was entitled to demolition permits for the historic 1920’s complex known as “Echo House”.  The classic architecture made the buildings contributing structures to the National Register Historic Lincolnville Community.