Category: Government

Get involved on St. Johns County Boards and Committees

The St. Johns County Communications Division reported openings for volunteers interested in serving their community and participating in local government.  Historic City News readers and subscribers are among some of the best-informed citizens in the area, able to offer a variety of skills to local boards and committees.

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“The check’s in the mail,” Internal Revenue Service says

Historic City News subscribers should be on the lookout as US Government relief payments began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts this week.  Depending on how your Federal Income Tax refund was paid in 2018 or 2019, you may be receiving your relief payment by paper check, so watch your mailbox.

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Where is my government cheese?

The IRS tweeted Saturday that it had begun depositing the economic impact payments into taxpayers’ bank accounts and would be working to get them out as fast as possible. The one-time payments were approved by Congress as part of an emergency relief package intended to combat the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.

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City commission holds first meeting via video conference

The City of St Augustine held an unusual special meeting this morning; the first held under enhanced restrictions imposed by the White House, Governor DeSantis, and local ordinances to “flatten the curve” of the spread of the novel coronavirus.  Through technology, the members and staff participated from disparate locations with very few technical interruptions.

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