Historic City News reporters watched as six-proposed city ordinances came before the St Augustine City Commission this evening for a second-reading and final action; each ordinance read by title only and approved.
During the legislative period ending February 21, 2020, Barbara Peterson reported nine pages of updates to Historic City News on Bills being tracked by the Florida First Amendment Foundation, Inc. The issues being tracked include court records, criminal justice and law enforcement, education, financial information, home addresses, personal information, public records, public safety and security, regulated industries and professions, technology, and transparency.
Heading into the March 17th Presidential Primaries, registration trends show more new Florida voters might have been inspired to vote for President Donald Trump than to vote for any of his Democratic challengers.
The St Augustine Beach Commission and the Planning and Zoning Board met for their annual joint meeting to talk about improving communication between the two boards and planning for the city’s future development. The meeting comes shortly after Historic City News reported that two PZB members, Jane West and Elise Sloane, resigned from the board last month.
Historic City News readers are invited to attend the Wednesday, February 19th City of St Augustine Commission “Workshop on Sustainability” being held at 2:00 p.m. in The Alcazar Room of City Hall, located at 75 King Street in St Augustine.
At an emergency meeting Monday, interim City Attorney Jim Wilson told City of St Augustine Beach commissioners that there are more applicants interested in bidding for his old job — good news on the heals of Lonnie Groot unexpectedly altering a significant condition of his contract that the commission does not find acceptable. Wilson is continuing to work as city attorney with his colleagues at Coquina Law Firm acting as backup attorneys.
Despite several concerns, Florida Politics is reporting that the Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted unanimously to move forward legislation that would make vandalizing memorials a felony. Residents in veteran-rich St Augustine and St Johns County have been telling Historic City News that this is a Bill that should have become state law years ago.
It is report card time for the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office and Historic City News readers are being invited to participate in the essential public comment process.
