Law enforcement accreditation team will assess the sheriff’s office
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.
Category: Government
Governor DeSantis Eliminates Common Core
At the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education released the newly proposed Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking to local Historic City News reporters. The Governor said that although Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards were made by Florida teachers for Florida students, he knows they will be a model for the rest of the…
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Oakes says to be watching your mail for a ballot
Historic City News was informed by St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes that approximately 22,500 vote-by-mail ballots will go in the mail today, Thursday February 6th, for the March 17th Presidential Preference Primary Election to voters who have requested them. The purpose of the March 17th Presidential Preference Primary Election is for members…
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Miner appointed number-two as dust settles in county clerk’s office
When the St Johns County voters elected Clerk of Court, Hunter Conrad, they did so over a more experienced chief deputy who was already in office, George Larue. Now Conrad has turned his back on those voters, surrendering his elected office a year early. He has accepted an appointed position made vacant after the abrupt…
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Two-weeks left to prepare for next month's elections
Vicky Oakes, St Johns County Supervisor of Elections and friend to Historic City News, informs our readers to be prepared for the first deadline in the 2020 Election cycle. Eligible voters must register to vote or change party affiliation not later than February 18th to receive a ballot in the Presidential Preference Primary Election on…
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Someone in the Florida legislature finally gets it
Historic City News’ long advocated position that state law unreasonably protected a monopoly in the area of publishing public notices is finally gathering support in Tallahassee; finding that this could be the year governments are no longer required to post public notices in newspapers.
Property Appraiser gets help combatting exemption fraud
St Johns County Property Appraiser Eddie Creamer reported this week that his office now has another intelligent tool to protect local taxpayers from homestead exemption fraud through a new partnership with the private data-mining company, The Exemption Project.
Upchurch: We can't wait for the state
In a unanimous show of support to improve the quality of life for residents over the business interests of property owners looking to maximize the return on their real estate investments, the City of St Augustine passed three ordinances regulating short-term rentals last night.