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St. Augustine commissioners advanced an ordinance to adopt the citys mobility plan and mobility fee to its second reading.

The St. Augustine Commission voted 4-1 to allow the former Water Works building to be leased by the St. Johns Cultural Council.

City officials submitted a complaint to the Florida Commission on Ethics regarding Ernesto Torres behavior following his wifes DUI arrest.

St. Augustine was recognized in part for its planning for sea level rise and flooding that threatens its historical resources.

"As one of the city’s capital improvement projects, this will contribute overall to the improvement of the wastewater collection system, the city’s resiliency, and its ability to withstand flooding and storm surge," according to the city.  Construction is expected to cost about $14 million, Slaughter said. The city expects FEMA to reimburse up to 75% of that and the state to reimburse 12.5% of the cost. So the city expects to pay for 12.5% of the project.  Elevating the lift stations in t...

Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan blasted off from the Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon in their lunar module Challenger on December 14 1972. Five days later, they splashed down safely in the Pacific, closing the Apollo 17 mission and becoming the last humans to visit the lunar surface or venture anywhere beyond low-Earth orbit. Now the international Artemis programme, lead by Nasa, is aiming to put humans back on the Moon by 2024. But it is looking increasingly likely that this goal could b...

If one Florida senator gets his way, local governments may soon lose control over one ever-expanding industry: short-term rentals.  Florida Senate Bill 522 was filed by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah Gardens, in January and has been referred to the Regulated Industries, Commerce and Tourism and Rules committees.  The bill essentially turns over the regulation, licensing and inspection of the short-term rental industry to the state, removing layers of control that currently exist at the cit...

The project in another form has already been approved, but developers are seeking an adjustment to the Planned Unit Development agreement, including increasing the number of multi-family units. The new development plan "reflects a reduction of 58 hotel rooms and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space in exchange for an increase of 80 multi-family units," and the owners have eliminated plans for adding 75-foot and 90-foot towers.  Some Lincolnville residents oppose the project becau...

If it aint broke, dont fix it. >> you believe there is nothing broken about the agency right now? >> i dont believe that were going to solve our problems by taking a shot in the dark and hoping that some commercial entity is going to be able to do what the government has been doing successfully for half a century and commercial entities have never done anywhere in the world in any country. >> so ideally then what would you like to see happen? i know of course the priority is to keep folks with a...

Makes it easier to move forward with the legislative agenda. >> brian: youre right on that. the legislative agenda could come to a screeching halt depending how the nomination goes. malini wilkes, good to see you. thanks a lot. this thursday the president will hold a space summit in florida. can he sell the plan to the state when 9,000 kennedy space center workers will possibly lose their job? joining me is leroy chow, former astronaut and member of the augustine commission that advised the pres...