The holiday season is approaching, and with it, St. Augustine’s popular Nights of Lights event. This year, the city is requesting an additional $850,000 in funding from St. Johns County.

On Wednesday, county commissioners held a workshop to discuss the funding request and its legality. Residents were also given the opportunity to voice their opinions.

“If we don’t do something to improve it, this event will go away. People are going to quit coming to it,” said St. Augustine resident Scott York.

Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline expressed optimism about the funding.

“What we’d like to do is have more shuttles. We’d like to have the crash barriers to keep the vehicles out,” she said.

Other residents, like Marta Han, raised concerns about safety and accessibility during the event.

“It became almo

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