The City has no authority over private property.  While St. Augustine does
have regulations regarding impacts to archaeological sites, I'm pretty sure
they only apply to public property or cases where some sort of construction
permit is involved.

It is unlikely Carl Halbirt can do anything about private property--as he
made fairly clear in the article.

By the way, in response to an earlier comment about the likelihood of
archaeological material in backyards in St. Augustine, a posthole survey
done with property owner permission years ago found plenty of evidence of
early St. Augustine in those yards.

Lucy Wayne, Ph.D., RPA
SouthArc, Inc.
Gainesville, FL

-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claire
Freisenhausen
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Repost link: Reality TV Producer Planning to dig up
Archaeological Resources

*The city archaeologist is Carl D. Halbirt, and Although Mr. Halbirt has
already spoken on this issue, perhaps further 'nudging' from fellow
professionals will change the situation...*
*
*

*Main City of St Augustine email: *
*[log in to unmask]*
*
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*Contact info for The City of St Augustine's Archaeology Program*
*Dr. Sue a. Middleton Archaeology Center*

30 Pellicer Lane
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
Mailing Address:

*Archaeology Division*
City of St. Augustine
Department of Planning and Building
P.O. Drawer 210
*link to contact form: http://www.digstaug.org/contact.cfm*


ALSO consider contacting:

St. Augustine Archaeological Association  (http://saaa.shutterfly.com/)

 P.O. Box 1301

St. Augustine, Florida 32085-1301

or call: Nick McAuliffe 904-823-1720

 email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>

St. Augustine, Florida 32085

*Phone: *(904) 823-2263

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Melissa Diamanti
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Who do we send our criticisms to?  Has anyone got actual contact info for
> the show?
>
>
> --- On Mon, 1/9/12, Jones, Joseph B <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Jones, Joseph B <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Reality TV Producer Planning to dig up Archaeological Resources
> on Private Land in St. Augustine, FL
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, January 9, 2012, 3:30 PM
>
> This is something all archaeologists should be pretty concerned about, in
> my humble opinion:
>
>
>
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-01-05/crews-dig-backyards-tv-sho
w-raising-objections-city-archaeologist#.TwtNrYHNk_Q
>