Category: Government

Halback Design Group, Inc. project manager and principal Jeremy Marquis informed local Historic City News reporters that the City of St. Augustine will hold two meetings this week towards the goal of improved movement of people along Avenida Menendez and South Castillo Drive — in the area adjacent to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.

Historic City News has learned that an email sent by an employee of the Duval County Public Schools encourages people to “vote a straight democratic ticket” and blatantly calls members of the Tea Party “racist”.

An ancient Japanese relative of the carp that can live for centuries makes its home in the ponds of the Lightner Museum courtyard; and, thanks to a suggestion from a property services employee, the City is paying less to feed them.

Historic City News has received confirmation from the Republican Party of Florida in Tallahassee that St. Johns County Commissioner Joseph “Ken” Bryan is the subject of a grievance alleging, among other things, that Bryan has violated conditions of a Republican Party Loyalty Oath that he signed before the time when he was elected.

The vote taken during the April 6th meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners regarding changes in the terms of County Administrator Michael Wanchick’s contract have been requested by several readers.

Historic City News readers are invited to a special reorganization meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, November 16th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the County Auditorium.

At the next regular meeting of the City of St. Augustine Commission, scheduled for December 13th, Historic City News local reporters expect to see final approval given to the issuance of “capital improvement bonds” announced to the public and commission on Monday night.