Category: Government

With the sitting commission of the City of St Augustine one member short, during its regular meeting Monday night March 25, 2018, the audience heard a presentation by Madeline Wise for the Lincolnville Historical Preservation and Restoration Society lnc. offering a plan to repair and utilize the remaining historic ECHO House building for nonprofit, charitable…

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On a 4-0 vote, with Commissioner Leanna Freeman absent, the commission of the City of St Augustine approved a new ordinance on second reading after hours of sworn witness testimony and public comments, that will prohibit general panhandling and begging for money within specific 20-foot or 100-foot zones within the city.

St. Augustine City Manager John Regan announced to Historic City News local reporters today that Mike Cullum, an engineer with nearly forty years’ experience in the public and private sector utility industry, will take over as the city’s Public Works Director starting on May 1.

Today, St Johns County Property Appraiser Eddie Creamer informed local Historic City News reporters that in November Florida voters will have the opportunity to vote on a proposition that would apply a third $25,000 homestead benefit to the portion of assessed value of homes between $100,000 and $125,000.

When the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council meets tomorrow afternoon, members will decide whether to accept the seven applicants for the seven available seats on the controversial Category II Funding Panel; the committee that recommends who does and doesn’t get a piece of the bed tax pie, and how much.

Sunshine Week couldn’t have come at a more opportune time in St Augustine as the UF Historic St Augustine, Inc. direct service organization, managing the lease on Florida’s state-owned properties, attempts to hold a controversial public Special Board of Directors Meeting in a not-so-public way. More sunshine, please.

The Executive Office of the Governor reported to Historic City News today that, following a meeting with the families of victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed SB 7026, the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act”.

Historic City News readers will want to take note that during the regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission Monday evening, time has been set aside for public input in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month.  Some communities around the state are lobbying their local government to enact ordinances regulating…

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