Posts tagged Mobility Institute
New recycling bins, Lighthouse Park water mains, Mobility Institute wrap-up meeting
Sep 20th
· Cleaner & Greener St. Augustine is goal of increased recycling
City and Advanced Disposal partner to boost both recyclers and recycled material; watch for additional bin to be delivered next week.
[Note: All residential customers of the city’s solid waste services will receive an additional bin for the collection of recyclable materials starting on Monday.
With the bins come a list of all the materials that may be recycled. Your help in alerting the community to this new bin and its purpose is most appreciated. All of this information, including a copy of the flyer that will accompany the new bins, is available at www.StAugRecycle.info.
Chances are if you, as resident of St. Augustine, recycle you are not recycling as much material as you could. Most everyone is certain they can place newspapers, glass and cans in their recycling bin, but those are just a few of the items welcomed.
The city and its contractor, Advanced Disposal, are launching the Make St. Augustine Cleaner & Greener campaign to encourage residents to recycle and thus increase the amount of recycled material collected.
With increased recycling comes the need for increased capacity, so a second bin is being provided, free of charge, to every one of the city’s more than 4,600 customers. Bins currently used throughout the city are 18-gallon capacity, as will be the additional one.
The new bins will be delivered the week of September 24–28.
What’s not accepted for recycling
With such a wide variety of materials that are accepted for recycling, it is easier to remember the few materials that are not:
• Plastic bags
• Milk or juice cardboard cartons (these are poly-coated and cannot be recycled)
• Loose shredded paper (accepted if bagged)
• Pizza boxes from restaurants
• Styrofoam
What’s is accepted for recycling
Materials that are accepted for recycling and may be placed in the recycling bins are:
Newspapers and their inserts (on rainy days, please hold until next collection)
• Junk mail
• Corrugated cardboard (flattened out and cut in pieces 2′ by 3′ or smaller)
• Brown or gray fiber packages (soda cartons, cereal boxes, dry food packages)
• Metal containers and cans, including aluminum
• Plastics #1 and #2
• Plastic food, beverage, detergent bottles and jugs labeled #1 – #7
• Pill bottles
• Water bottles
• Glass, including jars and bottles whether clear, brown or green
• Magazines
• Catalogs
• Telephone books
• Brown paper bags (can also be used to hold excess recyclables)
• Office and copy paper
• Shredded paper (if bagged)
• File folders
Recycling has impact
Many times it is too easy to toss a recyclable into the trash instead of the recycling bin thinking one small amount won’t make a difference, but it does:
• Two weeks of daily newspapers equals one full-grown tree.
• Newspaper and other paper products are recycled into writing paper, cereal boxes, paper towels, tissue paper, cardboard and cereal boxes.
• In one year a person uses approximately one 100-foot-tall Douglas fir tree in paper and wood products.
• Recycling 1-ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough energy to power the average home for five months.
• The junk mail receive in one day could produce enough energy to heat 250,000 homes.
• Plastic soda bottles are recycled into fiberfill, fleece wear, luggage, picnic tables, benches, carpet, buckets and pipe with just 40 recycled plastic soda bottles making enough fiberfill to stuff a sleeping bag.
Collection guidelines
Even with the wide variety of material accepted for recycling, there is no requirement to separate materials; all items can go in either bin and bins should be curbside by 7:00am the collection day. For a map of St. Augustine noting collection areas for each day, visit www.StAugRecycle.info.
The only two holidays on which there is no collection is Thanksgiving and Christmas.
When a holiday coincides with a scheduled collection day, notice is provided regarding any alternate collection days via the local newspaper.
To contact Advanced Disposal, call 904.827.1005 and to contact the Public Works Department, call 904.825.1040
· Lighthouse Park area next on the list for new water mains
Public meeting set for October 1 to outline
project aimed at eliminating “red water”
A long awaited water main replacement project will finally get underway in a portion of Lighthouse Park starting in early November. The project, set to be completed before March 1, will replace aging, cast iron pipes, often the source of “red water,” because of the corrosive nature of the pipes.
A public meeting regarding the project will be held on Monday, October 1 starting at 6:00pm in The Alcazar Room, City Hall, 75 King Street. In particular, residents and businesses in the affected area are invited to attend so as to learn details of the project from staff and representatives of the contractor and to be able to ask questions.
Pipes to be replaced run along five streets, Lighthouse Ave., Magnolia Dr., White St., Carver St., and Red Cox Dr., and yet at no time will these streets be closed to traffic because of a hybrid technology incorporating both directional drilling and “pipe bursting,” where a new pipe is literally forced into the space of the old pipe. These methods will nearly eliminate “open cuts” in the street.
While access to and from property will not be an issue for residents and businesses, there will be sporadic periods of water outages, but those too will be at a minimum. Water will have to be shut-off for approximately 45 minutes when old water meters are replaced with new ones. In each of those instances, property owners will be notified of the shut off.
This project is funded through the 2011 Capital Improvements Bond. In addition to the Lighthouse project, water main replacements are currently underway in Lincolnville and will start after the first of the year work on Palmer St. and in areas in north city including Joiner St., Water St. and others. Projects funded by the bond that have been completed are the replacement of two pump stations, Phase I of the Riberia St. Reconstruction project, a new force main across the San Sebastian River, and water mains in Davis Shores, and along N. Park Ave. All total, the investment in water main replacement this fiscal year is approximately $1.2 million dollars.
For more information or to have questions addresses, contact Marcus Pinson, Public Works Department, at 904.825.1040.
Also, this weekend may offer the opportunity to re-cap and summarize the week-long work of the St. Augustine Mobility Institute for your audience, and so you are encouraged to attend tomorrow’s (Friday, September 21) Wrap-up Meeting starting at 2:00pm in The Alcazar Room (City Hall, 75 King Street).
Lastly, the agenda and backup material for Monday’s City Commission meeting is now available on-line by clicking here.
Source: City of St. Augustine
St. Augustine news highlights
Sep 14th
St. Augustine Mobility Institute offers community an avenue for input
Unique week-long workshop starts Monday, September 17
Unique week-long workshop starts Monday, September 17
Moving to and through St. Augustine, whether in a personal or commercial vehicle, is a challenge. The city’s compact historical district’s small, narrow streets draw millions each year, and when volume meets capacity, there can be gridlock.
In recent years there have been many studies by governmental and private entities evaluating the existing traffic systems and proposing ways to increase the ease of moving around St. Augustine. Some studies focused just on street use, others on pedestrians and bicycles, still others on light rail and shuttle services, but there has not been one with the complete, overall view that is likely to result from the St. Augustine Mobility Institute.
Running September 17- 21, the Institute is a week long intensive effort to learn about mobility challenges along the city’s three entrance corridors – King Street, San Marco Avenue, and Anastasia Boulevard – and by week’s end propose solutions based on input from a series of public workshops.
The Institute, a partnership between the City of St. Augustine and the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization,(NFTPO) will be managed by the engineering consultation firm of HNTB. It was City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline who, as a member of the NFTPO, became aware of the program and with the help of the city’s Planning and Building Department was able to secure an allocation of $125,000 to cover the cost of the study.
For complete details and a schedule of the corridor, neighborhood meetings, read St. Augustine Mobility Institute set for September 17-21 on the city’s web site.
Mobility Institute among topics on this week’s The Break Room
When Jenny Wolfe, the city’s Historic Preservation and Special Projects Planner stopped by The Break Room this week and took time to discuss with host Paul K. Williamson, her responsibilities as well as next week’s St. Augustine Mobility Institute.
Each week the friendly and informative style of The Break Room offers the community an opportunity to know a little more about how their city works by getting to know those who do the work every day. The Break Roomairs Wednesdays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 8:00am, and each program is archived at www.breakroom.info as podcasts available for download anytime. To listen to this week’s program immediately, click here.
South Castillo Drive resurfacing set for Saturday night
Project scheduled for 10:00pm Saturday through 7:00am Sunday
The two northbound lanes of South Castillo Drive/SR A1A, will be closed one lane at a time for resurfacing operations starting at 10:00pm Saturday, September 15 and ending before 7:00am, Sunday, September 16. The limit of the paving operations will be from Cuna Street north to Orange Street.
During the work period the parking lot in front of Castillo de San Marcos will be closed. The signalized pedestrian crossings at Fort Alley and Cuna Street will also be closed. Pedestrians will be diverted north to the signalized crosswalk at West Castillo and south of Cuna Street to the two un-signalized crosswalks serving the bay front area. No horse carriages will be allowed in either direction on South Castillo Drive/SR A1A between Cuna Street and Orange Street.
For more information, call the Alan Rainer, Landmark Engineering, at 904.654.5919.
Next step in city’s budget process: Public Hearing # 2
The first of two public hearings on the 2012-2013 City of St. Augustine budget was held on Thursday, September 6. The second one is scheduled for next Thursday, September 20, starting at 5:05pm in The Alcazar Room at City Hall, 75 King St. The 2012-2013 budget goes into effect with the start of the fiscal year on October 1.
In preparation for the budget workshop held on August 16, staff prepared a workbook for commissioners with a budget summary of each of the funds on which the city relies for operations. To view the workbook, click here.
Additional budget information was made available to the Commission with a staff developed presentation. To see the presentation, click here.
More recycling will Make St. Augustine Cleaner & Greener
Watch for new additional recycle bin arriving week of September 24
If, as a resident of St. Augustine, you recycle, chances are you are not recycling as much material as you could. Most everyone is certain they can place newspapers, glass and cans in their recycling bin, but those are just a few of the items welcomed.
The city and its contractor, Advanced Disposal, are launching the Make St. Augustine Cleaner & Greenercampaign to encourage residents to recycle and thus increase the amount of recycled material collected. But, with increased recycling comes the need for increased capacity, so a second bin is being provided, free of charge, to every one of the city’s more than 4,600 customers. Bins currently used throughout the city are 18-gallon capacity, as will be the additional one. The new bins will be delivered the week of September 24-28.
For an up to date list of what is and what is not accepted for recycling, and a map illustrating the collection schedule, visit www.StAugRecycle.info, and watch for your additional recycle bin the last week of September.
September issue of 450th Commemoration newsletter a must read
Available free of charge, the e-newsletter is rich with news and links to resourses
The September issue of the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration newsletter is out and is a must read for anyone wanting to know anything about current activities, plans for future events, and how to be a part of all of it. Included in this issue are details on: the Spanish Wine & Food Festival coming to St. Augustine October 3-6, THE STORY of US Contest which is now in its final voting stages, the Viva Florida 500 Statewide Summit & Joint Meeting with St. Augustine 450th Commemoration, news about volunteers and much more.
To see the newsletter immediately, click here. For more information on the commemoration, visit its web site atwww.staugustine-450.com and then to be sure not to miss a single bit of news, have your name added as a subscriber by sending an email to jzuberer@citystaug.com.
Dredging of St. Augustine Inlet flood shoal underway
Sand to be relocated to beach in Anastasia Island State Park
Dredging has begun on a $2.3 million project in the St. Augustine Inlet that when completed will have removed approximately 162,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand from the flood shoal just north and south of the Vilano Bridge.
Set to be completed by November 1, the every four-to-five year project will remove sand to a depth of 12 feet and relocate it to the beach in Anastasia State Park via a submerged pipeline the length of Salt Run. The project, funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Inland Navigation District, was awarded to Southwind Construction Corps.
Installation of the 24-inch pipeline was completed last week and dredging started September 10 and will continue until October 15. Demobilization will take two weeks and the project will be completed by November 1.
The pipeline was placed as close to the eastern side of Salt Run as possible and includes two booster pump barges, one anchored at the north end of Salt Run, and the second barge located near the Lighthouse Park boat ramp. In order to complete the project within the aggressive schedule, the booster pumps aree allowed to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more information, contact the city’s General Services Department at 904.825.1010.
Interested in Florida’s 500th & St. Augustine’s 450th?
Then save the date: Monday, October 1
Two lead organizations working on two very significant upcoming commemorations will meet together in St. Augustine to advance the planning for both events.
Viva Florida 500 will hold a statewide summit in preparation for the 500th anniversary of the founding of Florida by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 jointly with the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration on October 1.
Secretary of State Ken Detzner, Department of State representatives, and representatives from the Governor’s Office are scheduled to attend. Also attending will be the Consul Generals of Spain, Britain and France and members of the 450th Commemoration Federal Commission, including Chairman Jay Kislak and Ambassador Andrew Young.
The program will feature a morning session with officials and dignitaries speaking, and an afternoon educational forum with speakers from Visit Florida, Florida universities, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection/Division of Recreation and Parks, and other organizations, all designed to assist organizations in the development and marketing of its 500th and 450th event.
The community is encouraged to attend this unique opportunity to be on the front seat of some very exciting planning and idea sharing. All sessions will be held at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium from 10:00am until 3:00pm with a break for lunch. or more information, call the 450th Commemoration office at 904.825.1053.
Opportunity to serve: Code Enforcement, Adjustments & Appeals Board
The City Commission is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the Code Enforcement, Adjustments & Appeals Board. Interested individuals who reside within the city limits of the City of St. Augustine are invited to submit applications for this volunteer board. Applications are requested by Friday, November 30 with appointments tentatively scheduled for the City Commission meeting of Monday, December 10. For information concerning qualifications and applications please contact the City Clerk’s office at 825-1007. The application form is available on the city’s web site by clicking here.
Not too early to Get Ready to Vote!
The one-stop site for every voter is www.votesjc.com
With the national political conventions over, many might wish they could vote this week, but while Election Day is not upon us, it’s close. That’s why St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reminds voters that even though you can’t vote today, today is a good time to Get Ready to Vote!
More than just candidates
The November ballot will be long. There are 11 constitutional amendments, and for the first time the ballot will be a two-page, double-sided ballot. Information on the amendments is available by visiting the Supervisor of Elections website see and print the amendments for easy study. The Elections Office also suggests this site for even more amendment info.
Am I registered?
“Am I registered to vote? Is my voter information correct? Where do I vote?” Voters who are uncertain of the answers to any of these questions, should visit the Supervisor of Elections website and click on “Voter Lookup” to verify your record or call the Elections Office at 904.823.2238.
As a reminder – October 9th is the last day to register to vote for the General Election. Voter registration applications are available on the website. You must print out the application, sign and mail to the office. Applications must be postmarked by October 9th if you wish to vote in the General Election. You can also register to vote at any Driver’s License Office and any Public Library.
Lines at the Polls. Vote your 2 page ballot by mail
Since General Election ballots will be very long, some voters may find use of an absentee ballot preferable to going to the polls on Election Day. It’s important to note that absentee ballots ARE NOT forwardable, so the ballot will be returned to the Elections Office as undeliverable if your address on file is not current. All voted ballots must be received in the Supervisor of Elections Office no later than 7:00pm on Election Day. To request an absentee ballot, available to all registered voters, contact the Supervisor of Elections Office.
Agendas
Historic Architectural Review Board meets on September 20. The agenda is here.
City Commission meets on September 24. When available the agenda will be here.
Planning and Zoning Board meets on October 2. The agenda is available here.
Budget public hearings
The first of two budget public hearings was held on Thursday, September 6. The second one is scheduled forThursday, September 20 at 5:05pm. When available, the agenda will be here.
All agenda, minutes and GTV info
Agendas and minutes for all city meetings can be found at www.staugustinegovernment.com with a schedule of upcoming meetings listed under City Calendar. City Commission meetings are broadcast live via GTV (Comcast Channel 3 in St. Augustine) each second and fourth Monday at 5:00pm. Commission meetings are also recorded and rebroadcast as are Planning and Zoning Board and Historic Architectural Review Board meetings. For a current schedule of all programming on GTV, click here.
Source: City of St. Augustine
St. Augustine news highlights – August 31, 2012
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