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.

During the regular Tuesday meeting of the Board of St Johns County Commissioners, a vote was taken to immediately terminate the remaining contract with 69-year-old Michael David Wanchick, the embattled County Administrator whose last contract was not renewed.

When Freshman City Commissioner John Valdes of St Augustine floated a proposal for a referendum to be placed on the ballot in the upcoming Presidential Preference Election that would silence the City’s 14,000 voters when it came to selecting their mayor, Historic City News Editorial Board members scratched their heads and asked, “Why?”

It was a low-speed escape, but taxpayers in the City of St Augustine witnessed almost a half-million dollars, lifted from city reserve funds March 5th, as it made its escape out of the city limits, out of St Johns County, and, by nightfall Tuesday, was stashed 62-road-miles away in Flagler County.

One of the items recently approved by the St Augustine City Commission, was a new branding identity for the city.  This is not the first time City Hall has felt the need to re-invent the logo used by the various offices of local government.

The City of St. Augustine Beach’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.  The event will take place at Lakeside Veterans’ Memorial Sculpture Garden (2200 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080), behind the Beach Police Station.  This event is open to the public and the public is invited to attend.