Government

On September 9, 2019 the City of St Augustine Beach held a Special Budget Meeting and a Regular Commission Meeting, discussing and presenting issues like the budget, the Anastasia Island Environmental Stewardship Award, a franchise fee for solid waste haulers, and dog tag licenses.

This morning at about 9:30 a.m., St Augustine Beach Police Chief Robert A Hardwick filed papers with Supervisor of Elections Lois Oakes announcing his intention to be St Johns County’s next sheriff.  Hardwick seeks election to fill an opening created by David Shoar who has stated publicly that he won’t seek re-election.

The City of St Augustine reported to Historic City News that they would like to encourage visitors to return downtown now that Hurricane Dorian is gone.  As an incentive, the City has suspended parking enforcement until Monday.

Here are the planned court closures reported to Historic City News as of midday Friday:

Thursday, in a place former 4th Circuit State Attorney Harry Shorstein has come to know well in his five-decade career inside a Jacksonville courtroom, the State Attorney’s Office and legal community celebrated Shorstein’s legacy with a portrait unveiling.

The City of St Augustine Director of Public Works, Michael Cullum, will face some truth-checking this weekend when the National Weather Services reports a combination of lunar effect and tropical-storm-turning-hurricane Dorian is likely to visit Northeast Florida.

At the request of temperance-matron Nancy Sikes-Kline, the City Commission meeting Monday night will be interrupted by a presentation of up to ten-minutes to hear from Regina “Gayle” Phillips, Director of the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center.  Phillips was one of seven members chosen by white apologist City Manager, John Regan, to affect the outcome of the Confederate Memorial Contextualization Advisory Committee last year.