Upcoming City Board and Committee meetings

Upcoming City Board and Committee meetings

Please note that one or more members of the St. Augustine City Commission or its appointed boards or committees may attend these meetings and participate, however they may not engage in discussion or debate amongst themselves on any issue that will likely come before their respective elected or appointed body. 

April is National Social Security Month

April is National Social Security Month

We want all Historic City News readers to know that April is National Social Security Month, dedicated to educating you about Social Security programs and services.  This is the month that the US Social Security Administration highlights the agency’s mission and purpose to the public.  This year’s topic is Online Services.

Horvath switches decision on Echo House in less than 5-minutes

Horvath switches decision on Echo House in less than 5-minutes

ROXANNE HORVATH

St Augustine City Commissioner Roxanne Horvath admitted to the audience during the Monday night commission meeting that she did not know what took place in the negotiations that allowed St Paul AME Church to take possession of the estate of Dr. Andrew Anderson II, but two fellow commissioners were on the board in February 2010 and recalled exactly what happened.

Rawls AME Church rejects City offer for Echo House

Rawls AME Church rejects City offer for Echo House

Deemed one of the “top ten” most threatened places in St Augustine last year by the citizens’ action group, “Citizens for the Preservation of St. Augustine, Inc.”, Ronald Rawls Jr has come to the City looking for a permit to demolish the final building of the historic 1920’s complex that at one time provided indigent African-Americans with nursing care.