Category: Government

With the arrival of hurricane season this Saturday, June 1, the St Johns River Water Management District Communications Office spokesman Teresa Monson informed Historic City News that the District is more than ready for the worst Mother Nature may dish up this storm season.

After a lot of patronizing from the St Augustine City Manager’s office, Historic City News learned today that crow will be eaten as the City admits that there is no “historic preservation plan” that they will employ that offsets the potential liability of the nearly 75-year-old wood-frame termite trap acquired as part of the Coquina…

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A new county administrator is in the offing for St Johns County, a trend observed in other local governments in northeast Florida.  Palm Coast said goodbye to Jim Landon, the City of Bunnell has a new city manager, and the Flagler County Board of Commissioners replaced their county administrator with Jerry Cameron; a former assistant…

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The time to sink or swim has come for 69-year-old Michael David Wanchick, the often-controversial St Johns County administrator hired July 30, 2007.  The current effective term of the county administrator’s Professional Services Agreement expires on January 1, 2020.

by A.G. GancarskiSpecial to Historic City News House Member Paul Renner, a Palm Coast Republican on track to serve as Speaker of the Florida House in 2022, currently helms the House Judiciary Committee.  On Monday of last week, with the Legislative Session in the rearview mirror, Renner talked about its aftermath and what’s next.

Historic City News readers will have an opportunity to sound off about short-term vacation rentals inside the city limits of St Augustine on May 22, 2019 when the city commission convenes a special meeting this Wednesday.

The City of St Augustine announced to Historic City News the following public meetings scheduled for next week.  Readers are invited to attend and participate with comments when allowed.

Public Park located in South Davis Shores at 91-93 Coquina Avenue Grand Opening Date – TBA Wade Ross, ModeratorVagrant Watch Group It is with great pleasure that the St. Augustine Vagrant Watch Group announces to local Historic City News reporters that City Manager John Regan, Public Works Director Mike Cullam, and Commissioners Leanna Freeman, Nancy…

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