St. Augustine Beach Local News

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Tue, Oct 20, 2026

  1. Early voting starts Wednesday; Beach residents choose George or Dascomb

Sat, Oct 17, 2026

  1. Nor'easter-like conditions to lead to flooding, coastal hazards

Thu, Oct 15, 2026

  1. Roof build at 3 1st Street lands the owner in a fine-reduction hearing
  2. Sea Oaks owner faces the code board for cutting two trees without a permit

Wed, Oct 14, 2026

  1. St. Augustine Beach Down to 6 Finalists in Search for New City Manager: Who Are They?

Tue, Oct 13, 2026

  1. Board denied a house on the business lot at 106 7th Street, then waived the year to try again
  2. Artists invited to design new mural along A1A in St. Augustine Beach | Applications due Nov. 13

Mon, Oct 12, 2026

  1. Tricks and Treats Halloween Festival coming to St. Augustine Beach, Oct. 16

Thu, Oct 8, 2026

  1. A bigger deck at 740 A1A Beach Blvd would come within 6.2 feet of the back line
  2. Zachary Esposito wants a 7 1/2-foot fence closer to the street at 5 Lisbon

Mon, Oct 5, 2026

  1. Commission voted a 3% property-tax increase
  2. Former county fire dispatcher faces DUI manslaughter in a fatal crash; Beach police arrested her in 2023
  3. Beach police canceled the October 6 National Night Out because of the nor'easter

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

  1. St. Augustine adds 15 bus stops from downtown to Anastasia and St. Augustine Beach
  2. Judge dropped voter-guide charges against former Beach mayor Dylan Rumrell; campaign manager still charged

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

  1. City manager search stays at $160,000 to $200,000, above the comparison sheet
  2. City's last $171,616.54 in COVID relief would go to paving, no street named

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

  1. Free downtown shuttle adds 15 stops in St. Augustine Beach starting Oct. 1
  2. Free shuttle service to expand to Anastasia Island, St. Augustine Beach

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

  1. Spending plan is about $390,000 higher, and hiring has no price
  2. Commission delayed the property-tax vote because the hearing ad was wrong

Wed, Sep 16, 2026

  1. Dumpsters at 30 Clipper Court still lack the required enclosure
  2. Dead tree at 715 16th Street brings the owner back

Tue, Sep 15, 2026

  1. St Augustine Beach Approves New E Bike Ordinance Rules Set Riding Safety Requirements

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

  1. St. Augustine Beach votes a property tax increase in $15.5 million budget
  2. St. Augustine Beach OKs tentative tax increase, keeping last year’s property tax rate

Tue, Sep 8, 2026

  1. Commission voted a tax increase to fund a 3% staff raise
  2. City used Tuesday's meeting to campaign against the homestead tax cut
  3. Year-round visitor shuttle gets a $1.6 million yes

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

  1. Final vote may restrict e-bikes, scooters, and other electric rides
  2. City would take $163,924 more to fund 3% raises
  3. Commissioners will vet City Hall copy on the homestead tax cut
  4. Manager finalists may get investigator screening
  5. Tree-cutting shops may lose a city license to match new state law

Sun, Aug 23, 2026

  1. Residents challenge the SUN Trail route along A1A Beach Boulevard

Tue, Aug 18, 2026

  1. St. Augustine's free STAR circulator route expands onto Anastasia Island and the Beach

Wed, Aug 12, 2026

  1. 1013 A1A Beach Boulevard owners cited over an interior wall built without a permit
  2. Dead private-yard trees at 715 16th Street put the owner back on the code docket

Sun, Aug 9, 2026

  1. What you plant between the sidewalk and the street may need a city permit

Sat, Aug 8, 2026

  1. Beach police set National Night Out for October 6, 5 to 8 p.m.

Wed, Aug 5, 2026

  1. Beach commissioners balk at proposed $230K salary for next city manager
  2. City copied the county smoking and vaping ban onto beaches, the pier, and every parkette

Mon, Aug 3, 2026

  1. Even more meeting time went into copying the county smoking and vaping ban onto parks people already use
  2. Yet another night of e-bike rules ended with a first yes
  3. Next manager's pay range opens at $180,000–$230,000 — the old ceiling is the new floor
  4. City raised garbage bills for homes, rentals, and shops after the trash fund ran the wrong way
  5. Stormwater charge stayed on tax bills — the vote never named the amount

Wed, Jul 29, 2026

  1. Only one Beach commission seat is on the November ballot; two incumbents ran unopposed

Mon, Jul 27, 2026

  1. Household garbage headed from $335 toward $375 a year, plus recycling already at $50
  2. Tax notices go out at a 2.67 property tax rate after a 3–1 vote, above today's 2.50 and the no-raise rate
  3. Spend $40,000 to rebuild a public-works truck, a commissioner said, instead of $120,000 on a new one
  4. Draft budget holds headcount flat and still writes in 3% raises for every employee
  5. Tourist-tax cash should pay for Beach bathrooms, commissioners said; the city bill still does

Tue, Jul 21, 2026

  1. 7th Street house on commercial land came up with a 2.5-foot backyard cut to spare an oak
  2. Land-use plan the state had already voided as too tight on property came back anyway
  3. Mayday needed a city permit for ice cream tables at Anastasia Plaza

Tue, Jul 14, 2026

  1. Rumrell missed the first Beach commission meeting after voter-guide charges; the board did not take it up

Mon, Jul 13, 2026

  1. Vice mayor recast a homestead tax cut as $1.2 million city hall would rather keep
  2. Smoking and vaping in parks and on the pier got another night of tighter-rule talk
  3. Where adults may ride e-bikes went back after another night
  4. New state rules make a tax rate above the no-raise line need a supermajority — the city is still aiming above it
  5. Building permit fees slid through in a bundle with no separate debate

Thu, Jul 9, 2026

  1. Neighbors already said no to a tiny forest; the green committee still wrote $475 twice for a manager

Mon, Jul 6, 2026

  1. Beach commissioner Rumrell charged with two county commissioners in fake GOP voter-guide case

Fri, Jun 12, 2026

  1. Amici, a landmark St. Augustine Beach restaurant, will close by the end of June

Wed, Jun 10, 2026

  1. St. Augustine Beach cancelled the July Night Market, citing parking and summer crowds

Tue, Jun 9, 2026

  1. Staff priced a homestead tax cut at $1.1 million and listed new assessments as the backup
  2. Staff health coverage baked in a 10.4 percent hike on the city’s payroll bill
  3. Work to rein in electric bikes and mobility devices kept going
  4. Commission did an LLC a favor by allowing a house in a commercial zone
  5. Mayor: Beach generates a third of county tourism dollars; wants more tourist tax back

Wed, Jun 3, 2026

  1. St. Augustine Beach police called off an unpermitted teen takeover planned at the pier Thursday

Wed, May 27, 2026

  1. Air is back on at 1 Clipper Court; the city still started a $100-a-day permit clock
  2. Dumpster screens at Seaside Villas got a June 12 permit deadline

Tue, May 19, 2026

  1. First Watch got a permanent outdoor-dining OK for 34 plaza seats

Wed, May 13, 2026

  1. The St. Augustine Beach pier is closed for repairs until November after decayed pillars were found
  2. A suspect pulled a knife at the St. Augustine Beach Publix; an off-duty officer drew a gun

Mon, May 4, 2026

  1. Linda Mar pump upgrade of $150,000 passed in a bundle with no separate debate
  2. Tighter electric-bike rules kept burning meeting time
  3. Finance director said city worker medical insurance had climbed about 48 percent
  4. A $40,000 Nights of Lights shuttle pitch was heard; year-round service was left open
  5. 2–2 tie put off the 610 A1A house — still a special OK on commercial land

Thu, Apr 23, 2026

  1. St. Augustine Beach police are looking for the owner who left after unleashed dogs bit a cyclist

Wed, Apr 22, 2026

  1. Six months after a stop-work order, 47 Jabil Drive got 14 days then $250 a day
  2. Four windows at 2 Clipper Court now draw $250 a day each

Tue, Apr 21, 2026

  1. House on commercial 7th Street was put off after the oak that bought five homes came back
  2. Planners recommended a house at 610 A1A where the map still says business
  3. A lawn-care owner cleared towering brush for a St. Augustine Beach widow after her yard became a hazard

Thu, Apr 16, 2026

  1. Twenty new parking spots added on 4th Street

Thu, Apr 9, 2026

  1. Environmental committee voted to write more tree rules into Beach construction law

Wed, Apr 8, 2026

  1. St. Augustine Beach voters will decide on a three-term limit for city commissioners

Mon, Apr 6, 2026

  1. Sexual Assault Awareness Month was proclaimed in language that singled out LGBTQ and transgender victims
  2. Helmets, sidewalks, and tickets were ordered into a draft e-bike rule
  3. 4th Street paving held after one-third owner support on a $641,000 assessment job
  4. Audit tied about $820,000 more in service charges to the new stormwater fund
  5. $750,000 grant aimed at the old hotel rode with a three-year lease
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