Business owners to call for 2-week extension of Nights of Lights at city commissioners meeting, citing challenging times

St. Augustine business owners are expected to attend Monday’s city commissioners meeting to request a two-week extension of the Nights of Lights event.

According to an email obtained by News4JAX, the St. Augustine Business Coalition is urging business owners to attend Monday’s meeting to request a two-week extension while voicing concerns about the current end date for the event, Jan. 11.

The group said in the email that it all “points to a steep and immediate decline in demand after that date.”

“Early indicators suggest that January may perform even worse than September, which was already one of the most challenging months many of us have experienced in years,” the group wrote in the email.

The coalition said a sudden downturn has “real consequences” for these businesses, which are al