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 on the capital improvement plan for Fiscal 2019.

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 publicize their campaigns.  Big money, and even dark money, are already in the mix.

Governor Ron DeSantis considered 189 bills that were approved by the Florida legislature in the 2019 session that ended in May.  Twenty-eight new laws take effect tomorrow, October 1, 2019. 

By the close of business Tuesday evening, the St Johns County Commission had unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2020 budget that tops $917 million.  The Fiscal Year 2019 budget (October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019) was close to $841.8 million, according to records available from the St Johns County Clerk of Court.

In his second bill filed this Session relative to workforce issues, the proposed “Keep Our Graduates Working Act”, introduced by GOP Senator Travis Hutson of St Johns County, would mandate a moratorium on the suspension of professional licenses, certificates, and permits based solely on student loan delinquency or default.

Since 2015, an epidemic of desecration has erupted as extremists across Florida are waging war against our history and against the memories of our veterans by using their memorials as canvasses for social protest.  Historic City News has learned that In Florida, over 50 known incidents have been identified.  It is likely that there are many more that went unreported.

The City of St. Augustine Beach Communications Coordinator, Cindy Walker, reported to Historic City News that last night, September 23, 2019, the City Commission held a Special Final Budget Meeting to discuss issues like the millage, the fiscal year 2020 budget, insurance proposals, and projects for which the City will request County funding.