Thursday Briefing: Chipotle Opens, Jon Netts Returns, County Fair Continues, Kim Weeks Jury Deliberates

Jon Netts was back Wednesday evening, speaking at a forum for candidates for the Palm Coast City Council in this year's election. But he was the only one speaking. Heidi Shipley said she had a work conflict. And John Tipton, also a candidate, was not allowed to speak because he's not a registered Republican, and the forum was hosted by the Flagler County Republican Club. Netts served on the council from 2001 to 2016. He is challenging Shipley. He did not seem to have missed a step: he was never at a loss for words, for framing issues in optimistic outlooks and illustrating them with innumerable anecdotes he could draw on from his 16 years on the council. By the same token, Netts rested more for specifics on what he remembered of past policy and accomplishments than on what he was proposing that might be different in the future. He spoke much more generally when it came to proposals. Among the statements he made: 'We don’t necessarily need more gas stations but we do need the alternative.' On growth: 'My vision is strategic growth. Growth for growth’s sake makes no sense to me.' On Jobs: 'We don’t need more low-income retail jobs, we need jobs that have good salaries based on the ability to do good work. We don’t need smokestacks, we don’t need refineries, what we need is the intellectual component of business.' (c FlaglerLive) — Jon Netts was back Wednesday evening, speaking at a forum for candidates for the Palm Coast City Council in this year’s election. But he was the only one speaking. Heidi Shipley said she had a work conflict. And John Tipton, also a candidate, was not allowed to speak because he’s not a registered Republican, and the forum was hosted by the Flagler County Republican Club. Netts served on the council from 2001 to 2016. He is challenging Shipley. He did not seem to have missed a step: he was never at a loss for words, for framing issues in optimistic outlooks and illustrating them with innumerable anecdotes he could draw on from his 16 years on the council. By the same token, Netts rested more for specifics on what he remembered of past policy and accomplishments than on what he was proposing that might be different in the future. He spoke much more generally when it came to proposals. Among the statements he made: ‘We don’t necessarily need more gas stations but we do need the alternative.’ On growth: ‘My vision is strategic growth. Growth for growth’s sake makes no sense to me,’ and ‘I want to make sure that growth pays for itself in the long term.’ On Jobs: ‘We don’t need more low-income retail jobs, we need jobs that have good salaries based on the ability to do good work. We don’t need smokestacks, we don’t need refineries, what we need is the intellectual component of business.’ And he said: ‘Why am I coming back? Because things need to get done.’ It was a slap in the face of his opponent without naming her. (c FlaglerLive)

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“In the 1850s, when the California gold rush was at full flood, the Great Central Valley traversed by the miners on the way to the mother lode was an American Serengeti – a blond grassland in the summertime, a vast flourishing marsh during the winter and spring. The wildlife, even after a century and a half of Spanish settlement, was unbelievable: millions of wintering ducks, geese and cranes, at least a million antelope and tule elk, thousands of grizzly bears. The winter of 1861 and 1862 was the beginning of the end for this scene of wild splendor.”

–From Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert.”

Previously:

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.

In Court: Day four in the trial of of Kimberle Weeks, who faces seven third-degree felony counts of illegally recording or disclosing phone conversations (down from 12 counts). Closing arguments are at 9 a.m. The jury then deliberates. Weeks was charged in early 2015, shortly after she resigned as Flagler County’s supervisor of elections. Jury selection took place Monday before Judge Margaret Hudson. In Courtroom 401, at the Flagler County courthouse.

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The Flagler Beach City Commission reviews research on beach protection conducted by Chad Stephen Boda, a former resident of Flagler Beach and a doctoral candidate at the Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies in Sweden in a workshop scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, with a Q&A at 6:30 p.m.

Flagler Audubon Society meets at 6:30 p.m. with a Chapter activity update and social session. Formal program begins at 7 p.m. in meeting rooms A & B at Florida Hospital Flagler on SR 100 just west of I-95.

The Belle Terre Elementary PTO meets at 7:30 a.m. in the school’s media center.

Chipotle Mexican Grill opens its first Palm Coast restaurant, and the first 50 customers will score a free Chipotle SWAG bag. At 5860 State Road 100 E, Unit 200, Palm Coast, next to Panera, and normal hours of operation will be 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.

The Florida Agricultural Museum‘s Farm Swap and Music Jam, from 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., with farm fresh fruits and veggie arts, crafts, ready to eat stuff and local musicians.

Brahms Symphony Nr. 3 in 60 Minutes, at Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 Water Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville. Ticket Office: 904-354-5547, or go here for tickets online, and check out the Jacksonville Symphony’s 2018-19 guide. Happy Hour with free drinks starts at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 6:30 p.m. includes presentations by Courtney Lewis. Post-concert party with Symphony musicians and FREE drinks at 7:30PM. Ticket includes drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and concert admission.

Flagler County Fair, with Belle City Amusement Rides, Thursday and Friday gates open at 5 p.m., Saturday at noon, Sunday at 1 p.m., with an endless list of rides, music, activities, exhibits and food, and the Rockin’ Ribfest all weekend. Be sure to visit the website for details or click on the ad.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:

Thursday: Bunnell City offices, 201 West Moody Boulevard, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday: Sandvik Kanthal Palm Coast, 1 Commerce Boulevard, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Aaron’s, 229 St. Joe’s Plaza, Palm Coast, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell


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Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' reports.

Announcements:

Congrats to the RES Tropicana speech 5th grade participants, including 1st place winner Reese Dingle!! pic.twitter.com/nFlLDAi1Pk

— Rymfire Elementary (@RymfireBeepBeep) April 5, 2018

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.

BALLOT PROPOSALS CONSIDERED: The Style and Drafting Committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission is scheduled to consider a series of proposed constitutional amendments for the November ballot. The committee plays a key role in packaging and revising proposals. (Thursday, 9 a.m., Reed Hall, House Office Building, the Capitol.)

SUPREME COURT RELEASES OPINIONS: The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to release its weekly opinions. (Thursday, 11 a.m.)

HONOR CONSIDERED FOR DELANEY: The University of North Florida Board Trustees will consider a proposal to name the student union building after outgoing university President John Delaney. (Thursday, 5:15 p.m., University of North Florida, Adam W. Herbert University Center, Jacksonville.)

WILSON, JONES DISCUSS GUN VIOLENCE: U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., and state Rep. Shevrin Jones, D-West Park, will hold a town-hall meeting about gun violence and school safety. (Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex auditorium, 3000 N.W. 199th St., Miami Gardens.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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The Day’s Best Reads:

What if there was a threat to the air, the water, the very ground beneath our feet? What if this threat imperilled every child in a neighborhood, or on the planet? Would the necessity defense still hold? https://t.co/L8FQ32ELU7

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 5, 2018

James Baldwin in Hollywood. He was there to make a movie about Malcolm X. It didn't go well. “I would rather be horsewhipped … than repeat the adventure” https://t.co/aDYxoBP3oo

— Arts & Letters Daily (@aldaily) April 4, 2018

Electric planes promise big benefits for air passengers and the planet https://t.co/fKxpmAIhrJ pic.twitter.com/oBBJdTSsic

— NBC News Science (@NBCNewsScience) April 4, 2018

The DHS has publicly acknowledged that surveillance equipment could've been used to track cellphone calls in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/cBvaA6Ofak via @NBCNewsMACH

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 4, 2018

Malcolm Gladwell talks to David Remnick about how he arrived at his particular approach to storytelling. https://t.co/hM2fRhCg4W

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 5, 2018

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Keep Up with Donald Trump’s attacks on the press through the ACLU’s running tab here.

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of March 30, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-march-30-20181.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: