Historic City News received a copy of the incident report from yesterday’s fistfight outside the Southeast Branch of the St Johns County Public Library located at 6658 US-1 South in Saint Augustine, between a candidate for Mosquito Control Board and an officer of the Executive Committee of the St Johns County Republican Party.
St. Johns County has reported to Historic City News that they have launched a Hurricane Matthew Cleanup Program with a dedicated webpage to keep residents updated concerning the continued progress of debris removal. It will help local residents and businesses track the debris removal and know when their neighborhoods will be serviced next, according to county administration.
Historic City News readers in affected areas of St Augustine and St Johns County are warned to stay indoors tonight, Wednesday, October 19th, between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. while the Anastasia Mosquito Control District performs overhead spraying to combat the outbreak of mosquitoes due to Hurricane Matthew and local flooding.
Historic City News was updated by Bill McClure, St Johns County Commissioner for District 3, that during today’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, an additional $1 million dollars was approved for local contracts to be awarded for household debris removal following Hurricane Matthew.
Historic City News has received official notification that homeowners, renters and business owners in St Johns County are approved to apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damages and losses resulting from Hurricane Matthew.
