Category: Government

Hunter S. Conrad, through his deputy clerk, Yvonne King, notified Historic City News that the Board of County Commissioners of St Johns County, Florida, will hold a special meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. in the County Auditorium at the County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.

Historic City News reporters learned that the Federal Bureau of Investigation ran 202,465 criminal background checks on Black Friday alone this year, seen as a strong indicator of gun sales.  In fact, according to an article published by the Associated Press, at the close of November, more than 25.4 million record checks had been conducted…

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On December 2, 2019, the City of St Augustine Beach held a Regular Commission Meeting, discussing and presenting issues like an appointment to the Comprehensive Planning and Zoning Board, Beach Blast Off into 2020, amendments to the comprehensive plan, and the reappointment of two members to the Sustainability and Environmental Planning Advisory Council (SEPAC).

St Johns County state legislator Cyndi Stevenson will try again to secure funding to preserve the tower of the iconic St Augustine Lighthouse.  Since 2017, the St Augustine Republican has unsuccessfully pushed for the St Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars for preservation and repairs each session.

Historic City News learned this week that there are two announced candidates for the office of the Supervisor of Elections; the incumbent Republican Vicky Oakes and Ed Slavin who has declared to run as a Democrat.

St Johns County notified Historic City News under the Neighborhood Bill of Rights that there will be a discussion about temporary morning hours access and parking to beach access points on Ponte Vedra Boulevard from 545 Ponte Vedra Boulevard to 311 Ponte Vedra Boulevard.

St Johns County Director of Communications Michael Ryan reported to Historic City News that all departments of the St Johns County Board of County Commissioners, St Johns County Administrative offices, and the Pet Center will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Today the State of Florida took possession of the 57-acre property referred to as Fish Island.  The successful acquisition of this conservation land would not have been possible if not for the dedication and hard work of countless individual participants across the state as well as in the local community.