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Wednesday Briefing: Planning Board, League of Cities, Wykretowicz Trial, Haumea Rings, Chambery Funeral Home

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From NASA: 'One of the strangest objects in the outer Solar System has recently been found to have a ring. The object, named Haumea, is the fifth designated dwarf planet after Pluto, Ceres, Eris, and Makemake. Haumea's oblong shape makes it quite unusual. Along one direction, Haumea is significantly longer than Pluto, while in another direction Haumea has an extent very similar to Pluto, while in the third direction is much smaller. Haumea's orbit sometimes brings it closer to the Sun than Pluto, but usually Haumea is further away. Illustrated above, an artist visualizes Haumea as a cratered ellipsoid surrounded by a uniform ring. Originally discovered in 2003 and given the temporary designation of 2003 EL61, Haumea was renamed in 2008 by the IAU for a Hawaiian goddess. Besides the ring discovered this year, Haumea has two small moons discovered in 2005, named Hi'iaka and Namaka for daughters of the goddess.' (NASA)
From NASA: ‘One of the strangest objects in the outer Solar System has recently been found to have a ring. The object, named Haumea, is the fifth designated dwarf planet after Pluto, Ceres, Eris, and Makemake. Haumea’s oblong shape makes it quite unusual. Along one direction, Haumea is significantly longer than Pluto, while in another direction Haumea has an extent very similar to Pluto, while in the third direction is much smaller. Haumea’s orbit sometimes brings it closer to the Sun than Pluto, but usually Haumea is further away. Illustrated above, an artist visualizes Haumea as a cratered ellipsoid surrounded by a uniform ring. Originally discovered in 2003 and given the temporary designation of 2003 EL61, Haumea was renamed in 2008 by the IAU for a Hawaiian goddess. Besides the ring discovered this year, Haumea has two small moons discovered in 2005, named Hi’iaka and Namaka for daughters of the goddess.’ (NASA)

Today: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows around 70. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. 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.
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Today’s jail bookings.

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“As leaders we have the awesome opportunity-and responsibility-to help our people be the best they can be. That means we have to be open and honest about the things they do that let us down. But it also means that we have to keep the pom-poms nearby, get our clipboards ready, and put our WOW Walls front and center.”

–Kristen Hadeed, from “Permission To Screw Up” (Penguin, 2017).

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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.

The Flagler County Department of Juvenile Justice Council meets at 9 a.m. in training room 3B of the Government Services Building, Bunnell. (The room straight across from the elevator).

The Flagler County League Of Cities, a gathering of the county’s mayors, meets at noon at Palm Coast City Hall in Town Center.

The Flagler County Technical Review Committee meets at 9 a.m. in the First Floor Conference Room of the Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Tourist Development Council meets at 10 a.m. in board chambers at Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Flagler County Contractor Review Board meets at 5 p.m. in board chambers at the Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Palm Coast Planning Board meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in Town Center.

Palm Coast’s third charter review workshop is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Buddy Taylor Middle School cafeteria, 4500 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast.

wykretowicz/In Court: The trial of Stanley Wykretowicz, a former cop and National Guard member, is in its second day, with the prosecution ending its case and the defense starting its own likely before noon. Wykretowicz faces charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect, first and second degree felonies. The trial is before Circuit Judge Dennis Craig in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County Courthouse. He is accused of brutalizing a 2-year-old girl in 2014. The girl is his niece.

Ribbon Cutting: Grand Opening of Chambery Family Funeral Home, 14 Palm Harbor Village Way, Palm Coast, at 4 p.m.

Announcements:

veterans wall supervisor's officeFrom the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections to Veterans:

“Calling all Flagler County service members, active duty or retired: We need your photo to fill this Veteran’s Wall in time for Veteran’s Day! Help us honor veterans of Flagler County by covering this Veteran’s Wall with photos. Only one month until Veteran’s Day on November 11, 2017.” – Kaiti Lenhart, Flagler County Supervisor of Elections

Veteran’s Day is a month away and we hope to Cover The Wall at the Supervisor’s office in honor of Flagler County veterans. Any registered voter in Flagler County who has served in the US Armed Forces may provide a service photo for display on the Veteran’s Wall in the Elections Office lobby. The following information will accompany the photo:

Service Member Name
Dates of Service
Branch of Service

We need your photo to fill this wall by November 11, 2017. Contact the Elections Office for more information at (386) 313-4170 or visit www.FlaglerElections.com

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.

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS: The State Board of Education will meet in Duval County. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Florida State College at Jacksonville, Advanced Technology Center, 401 West State St., Jacksonville.)

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATES AT ISSUE: The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a hearing on a proposal by the National Council on Compensation Insurance to reduce workers’ compensation insurance rates in 2018. (Wednesday, 1 p.m., 412 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

CONSTITUTION REVISION PANEL MEETS: The General Provisions Committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission will meet. (Wednesday, 1 p.m., 401 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

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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. Here’s a summary of the latest developments as of Oct. 6

Click to access Oct-6-2017.pdf

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