Category: Government

Commissioner Dylan Rumrell has rescheduled the St Augustine Beach Town Hall Meeting for Tuesday, October 29, 2019. The original meeting was postponed by Hurricane Dorian.  The meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in the Flagler A conference room.  The meeting is open to the public and…

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The City of St. Augustine Beach is celebrating its 60th birthday, themed “A Step Back in Time”, during Florida City Government Week from October 21 – 25, 2019.  Historic City News readers are invited to participate at all of the activities taking place.

Nineteen mayors from across Florida are in the nation’s capital for a summit that focuses on sea-level rise.  Coastal St Johns County is now on the front lines of the rising sea level problem.  Even on a rainy day like Monday, it’s not hard to find flooding in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles has been appointed to the Florida Fire Chiefs Association Board of Directors as its Northeast Florida Director.

The St. Augustine City Commission will convene its regular meeting on Monday, October 14th starting at 5:00 p.m. in the Alcazar Room, City Hall, 75 King Street. Arrive early to claim your free parking space and a seat, as tonight’s agenda will attract a larger than average crowd of active citizens.

The community is invited to an “informal” gathering with staff from the city’s Public Works Department at 91 Coquina Avenue this Friday, October 11, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.  Historic City News readers are encouraged to attend.  In February the city commission agreed to divert $500,000 from reserves to acquire the property.  The purchase never appeared…

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On Monday evening, October 7, 2019, the City of St Augustine Beach held a Regular Commission Meeting, which was reported to Historic City News by Communications Coordinator Cindy Walker. 

For the first time since the 2004 election, St Johns County voters will have a real chance to decide what direction the office of sheriff will take.  So far, two partisan candidates have come forward and vie for leadership of one the largest budgeted agencies in county government, and they are busy raising money to…

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