Category: Government

Town Hall Meeting with Commissioner Pawlowski

Town Hall Meeting with Commissioner Pawlowski

City of St Augustine Beach Commissioner Undine C Pawlowski announced to local Historic City News reporters that she would hold an informal Town Hall Meeting on February 3rd from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Anastasia Branch Library.

January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Tuesday is Election Day for Republicans

Tuesday is Election Day for Republicans

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes announced to local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine that tomorrow, Tuesday January 31st, registered Republicans will determine Florida’s Presidential Preference nominee.

January 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Snapshot: FSDB Board of Governors

Snapshot: FSDB Board of Governors

Members of the Board of Governors of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind convened in emergency session Friday; five of the seven-member Board, none of whom resides in St Augustine, attended the meeting in person.

January 28, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Poll: Gingrich and Romney in dead heat

Poll: Gingrich and Romney in dead heat

St Augustine pollster and former Republican State Committeeman from St Johns County, Jon Woodard, reported to Historic City News the results of his recent Dixie Strategies – First Coast News poll showing that if Tuesday’s election were held today, Gingrich and Romney could tie.

January 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Friday – Saturday are last two days of early voting

Friday – Saturday are last two days of early voting

The last day to vote early in the Presidential Preference Republican Primary Election is Saturday, January 28th from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at any one of six early voting locations within St. Johns County, Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes told Historic City News.

January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments More
City may have less support to force sewer taps

City may have less support to force sewer taps

Tuesday, Florida Representative Matt Hudson, Chairman of the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, recommended cutting the job of Gerald R. Briggs from the 2012-13 House version of the budget.

January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Archaeological resources a local priority

Archaeological resources a local priority

All public and private properties within the city limits of St Augustine have required evaluation by a trained and professional archaeologist since 1986; however, that effort was reinforced last night when city commissioners passed a resolution for the further protection of archaeological resources.

January 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Eminent Domain: The keys to the kingdom

Eminent Domain: The keys to the kingdom

During the regular business meeting of the St Augustine City Commission last night, more than 50 current and former residents of the city appeared before the five-member board to express, in no uncertain terms, their distrust and disbelief in what they see as manipulation of local codes to favor the Florida School for the Deaf [...]

January 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Turnout good for first day of early voting

Turnout good for first day of early voting

Not including provisional ballots, Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes informed local Historic City News reporters that St Johns County voters cast 962 ballots in the first day of early voting in the Republican Presidential Preference Election.

January 21, 2012 | 0 Comments More
City commission set to borrow $2 million

City commission set to borrow $2 million

Historic City News readers may recall that, in 2003, and again, two years later, the City of St Augustine sold bonds to investors — a high priority debt, given to raise money that was needed for the system that delivers water and sewer service to city taxpayers and residents.

January 20, 2012 | 2 Comments More
Republican early voting begins Saturday

Republican early voting begins Saturday

In St Augustine last night, St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, addressed Historic City News reporters and members of the Republican Party announcing the commencement of “early voting” in the Presidential Preference Primary Election.

January 20, 2012 | 0 Comments More
When vote called – Thrasher stands alone

When vote called – Thrasher stands alone

Historic City News learned that Florida Senator John Thrasher from St Augustine stood alone yesterday as the only holdout against a Senate Bill that would regulate, rather than ban, so-called “Internet casinos” in the state.

January 20, 2012 | 0 Comments More
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