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Wednesday Briefing: Charter Workshop, Cmdr. Ferris Retires, Dads Take Your Child To School Day, FEC Rail

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Commander Sam Ferris retires today after 21 years of service at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. A retirement luncheon was held at Highjackers Restaurant at the Flagler County Airport on Monday afternoon. Executives, command staff, co-workers and friends came to wish Commander Ferris well in his retirement and reminisce over memories made over the last twenty-one years.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Commander Sam Ferris retired Tuesday after 21 years of service at the Sheriff’s Office. A retirement luncheon was held at Highjackers Restaurant at the Flagler County Executive Airport Monday afternoon. Executives, command staff, co-workers and friends came to wish Commander Ferris well in his retirement and reminisce over memories made over the last twenty-one years. Ferris is a Commander in the Detention Facility and founded the Gang Intelligence Unit in 2012. He has been in charge of it since its inception. “You have played a big part in making the jail what it is today,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “We are certainly going to miss you, but we wish you the best in your retirement. Enjoy your time with your family and thank you for so many years of dedicated service.” (FCSO)

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index is at 173.
The OED’s Word of the Day: quacksalver, n..
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Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links


“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one?”
“Of course. Who said it?”
“I don’t know.”
“He was probably a coward,” she said. “He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he’s intelligent. He simply doesn’t mention them.”

–Ernest Hemingway, “A Farewell To Arms.”

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In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

Note: This is Banned Book Week. Read something daring. Defend freedom of expression.

Today is dads take your child to school day. The school district has a few events organized for the occasion, including doughnuts with dad at the Wadsworth Elementary cafeteria at 8:15 a.m. and dinner with dad at the Belle Terre Elementary cafeteria at 6 p.m.

flagler county commission government logoThe Flagler County Economic Opportunity Advisory Council meets at 9 a.m. in board chambers at the Government Services Building, Bunnell. On the agenda: the board will hear from Florida Power and Light’s economic development director, and from the Florida East Coast Railway’s director of carload sales and industrial development.

Collective Bargaining Session: The Flagler County Professional Firefighters Association, the firefighters’ union, negotiate with Flagler County government’s representatives, at 10 a.m. in the county’s Human Resources Director’s Office, Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building #2, Bunnell. The session is open to the public.

palm coast city logoThe first of four public workshops on a review of the Palm Coast City Charter is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Matanzas High School cafeteria, at Matanzas High. The workshop is open to the public, and public input will be sought.

A meeting of the Compassionate Friends is scheduled at the Vitas Office at 4 North Old Kings Road (across from Kentucky Fried Chicken) in Palm Coast, 5:30 p.m. The Compassionate Friends, a nonprofit self-help bereavement support organization for families that have experienced the death of a child. The meeting is open to all parents, grandparents, and siblings over age 18 who has suffered the loss of a child of any age. It takes place every fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information, call John Brady at 610-428-3139. To learn more about The Compassionate Friends, visit their national website at www.compassionatefriends.org.

Announcements:

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

CITIZENS BOARD DISCUSSES IRMA: The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Directors will hold a conference call to discuss Hurricane Irma. (Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call-in number: 1-888-942-8686. Code: 5743735657#)

PAROLE ISSUES DISCUSSED: The Florida Commission on Offender Review is scheduled to meet and discuss numerous parole cases related to crimes committed in the 1970s and 1980s. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

PATRONIS, PUTNAM AT CHAMBER FORUM: State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam will be among the speakers at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Future of Florida Forum. (Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, 4040 Central Florida Parkway, Orlando.)

MORGAN SPEAKS AT TIGER BAY: Orlando attorney John Morgan, who led efforts last year to pass a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana, is slated to speak to the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club. (Wednesday, noon, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.)

CONSTITUTION PANELS MEET: The Declaration of Rights Committee and the Finance and Taxation Committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Committee are scheduled to meet. (Wednesday, Declaration of Rights Committee, 1 p.m., 110 Senate Office Building, the Capitol. Also, Finance and Taxation Committee, 2 p.m., 301 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

ST. JOHNS COLLEGE TRUSTEES MEET: The St. Johns River State College Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet. (Wednesday, 3 p.m. St. Johns River State College, Palatka Campus, Administration Building, 5001 St. Johns Ave., Palatka.)

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Updates of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast usually run here, along with a link to the city’s Week in Review. But the Week in Review, under the guise of being modernized, has become flashier and power-point like while becoming less substantive and dumbed down. We may or may not link to it in future.

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Paul Lewis plays Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, Andantino

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