Neighborhood Council
of St. Augustine

After six years as President of the Neighborhood Council of St. Augustine, Melinda Rakoncay, in accordance with the Council’s bylaws, has resigned as President and Delegate to the Neighborhood Council to run for City Commissioner.   Melinda, a resident of the Nelmar Terrace neighborhood, was one of the founding members of the Council and has represented Nelmar Terrace since the inception of the Council in the early 2000s.  She has been tireless in her efforts to maintain the livability of the residential neighborhoods of our beautiful old town.   A primary focus of Ms. Rakoncay’s presidency has been to facilitate a better and more productive working relationship between the neighborhoods and city government and in addition to bring more public awareness to the Neighborhood Council.  Realizing that every neighborhood in the city was experiencing a degradation in livability due to eroding infrastructure, lack of parking, and increases in tourism and […]