Government

Public Park located in South Davis Shores at 91-93 Coquina Avenue

Grand Opening Date – TBA

Wade Ross, Moderator
Vagrant 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 Sikes-Kline and others, have finally relented and purchased land for a safe zone and public park.

Historic City News received a copy of a 16-page ruling Friday from Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker placing a requirement on St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes, as well as state and county elections officials in thirty-one additional Florida counties, to furnish Spanish and English language ballots before the 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

At the start of the school year, Historic City News was informed that Sheriff Rick Staly began a project with area students to design car wraps for the patrol vehicles used by school resource deputies in Flagler County.

On Monday evening, May 6, 2019, the City of St Augustine Beach held a commission meeting, discussing and presenting issues, like Older Americans Month, Municipal Clerk’s Week, a request from St. Johns County Property Appraiser, Wanda Forest of the North Florida Transportation Organization presented a review of the five-year transportation improvement plan, a second reading of an ordinance concerning building permit fees, award of a bid for the Urban Forestry Management Plan, and a first reading of an ordinance concerning business tax receipts.

It’s report card time now that the Florida legislature has adjourned sine die.  Florida Senator Travis Hutson reported to Historic City News this weekend on his accomplishments and issues important to constituents in Florida’s 7th District.

by Phil Ammann
The News Service of Florida
Special to Historic City News

Florida lawmakers finished the 2019 Legislative Session Saturday by passing a budget for the upcoming year.

During the two-month Session, lawmakers considered hundreds of bills and made more than $90 billion in spending decisions. It also was the first Session for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and began the two-year terms of Senate President Bill Galvano of Bradenton, and House Speaker José Oliva of Miami Lakes.

The Legislature sent Governor Ron DeSantis a bill making a number of criminal justice reforms today, and DeSantis has signaled to Historic City News that he supports the reforms.  Some of the issues addressed have not been updated in Florida in decades.

With two men who’ve become the faces of Amendment 4 watching from the gallery, Florida lawmakers passed a controversial measure that would require repayment of financial obligations before felons’ voting rights could be restored.