Category: Government

City Manager John Regan invited Tourist Development Council director Glenn Hastings and director of the Visitor & Convention Bureau, Richard Goldman, to attend Monday afternoon’s 450th workshop.

Kirby B. Green III, Executive Director of the St. Johns River Water Management District for the last decade, announced to Historic City News last week that he is moving up his retirement date — he will leave the agency October 3, 2011.

The Special Democratic Primary Election for Senate District 1 will be held September 20th, according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.

Governor Rick Scott announced to Historic City News today that he has appointed Victoria C. “Vicky” Oakes as the Supervisor of Elections for St. Johns County filling the vacancy created last month by the resignation of long-time Supervisor Penny Halyburton.

Historic City News was on hand when the Board of County Commissioners met Tuesday evening at a Public Hearing, expecting to adopt the county’s millage rate increases and budget for the next Fiscal Year — what they found waiting at the front door were “pink slips” for them and the County Administrator .

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater, announced to Historic City News that his office is holding the 2011 Florida Unclaimed Property auction on September 16th and 17th in Ponte Vedra Beach at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa, 1000 PGA Tour Boulevard.

The day after Historic City News reported that Chairman Joseph “Ken” Bryan was the only member of the St. Johns County Commission who had not complied with the July 1st due date to meet 2010 financial disclosure requirements, he appeared before a county employee and completed a report.

Historic City News reported in March when the St. Augustine City Commission approved the issue of $18 million in municipal bonds — a loan to the City from the purchasers of the public debt instruments.