Thursday Briefing: Common Ground, Staly Subpoena, Drug Court Graduation, Beadle to Forte, NAACP

missing child news conference — Dawn and Tony Butrym of Ormond Beach were the first two volunteers to register Monday in the vast, sheriff-led volunteer search of Ricky Wheeler, the 17-year-old boy who’d disappeared on Sept. 21. Tony found Ricky’s clothes, Dawn found his shoes. They appeared at a news conference with Chief Paul Bovino and others at the Sheriff’s Office Wednesday afternoon, recapping the search and rescue. (© FlaglerLive)

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“Many conservatives came to regard railroads as the preeminent instrument of an erotic force that would, unless stringent measures wered taken, destroy the French family and substitute for France itself a mongrel pornocracy governed by queens all in the image of Manet’s Olympia. “The railroads, exercising a bizarre influence on the intellectual as well as the economic state of society, pour into Paris every day a mobile but tightly packed mass of bustling provincials whose literary culture is, to say the least, slapdash and vagrant.”

–J.J. Weiss, cited in Frederick Brown’s “Zola” (1995).

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: a hearing is scheduled before County Judge Melissa Moore Stens in the case of Eric Cooley, the Flagler Beach commissioner facing a misdemeanor battery charge. The hearing is on the defense’s motion for a gag order on Sheriff Rick Staly, whose statements about the case the defense claims are prejudicial to Cooley. See the background story here. The hearing is at 3 p.m. in Courtroom 404 at the Flagler County courthouse. (Case 201818MM867.)

Common Ground Breakfast: Join the Flagler Chamber at the Hilton Garden Inn with guests Dr. Ron Jimenez, Florida Hospital Flagler CEO, Dr. Dean Abtahi, Interventional Cardiologist, and Dr. Issam Nasr, Gastroenterologist, who will discuss Florida Hospital Flagler’s current and future state, strategies to meet the needs of the community, cardiac and gastroenterology common diseases, screening and treatment options. 55 Town Center Dr., Palm Coast, check-in at 7:30 a.m., breakfast and talk at 8 a.m. Registration required by Sept. 21. Members may preregister for $25. Guests & future members may attend for $35. Contact Heather Edwards by email here.

Flagler County Drug Court holds its 32nd graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Flagler County courthouse, Courtroom 401, on the fourth floor. The keynote speaker is Sheriff Rick Staly.

Longtime Palm Coast Fire Chief Michael C. Beadle retires and Deputy Chief Jerry Forte becomes the city’s fire chief at a Transfer of Command ceremony set for 2 p.m. at Palm Coast Fire Station 25, 1250 Belle Terre Pkwy. Parking will be limited, so please carpool if possible. The ceremony promises the pomp and circumstance fitting of the fire service tradition. The Palm Coast Fire Department Honor Guard will present colors and several formal presentations will be made before Chief Forte is sworn in. Both Beadle and Forte will speak.

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets at 5 p.m. for its second and final budget hearing to set next year’s tax rates and city budget, and at 5:30 p.m. for a regular meeting, at City Hall.

Palm Coast’s Beautification and Environmental Advisory Committee meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall in Town Center.

School Board member Andy Dance and County Commissioner Nate McLaughlin hold a 6 p.m. town hall meeting at Hidden Trails Community Center in western Flagler.

The Flagler County NAACP convenes at 6 p.m. at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. 1, Palm Coast. A Nominating Committee will be selected to put together a slate of candidates for the election of officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee. All members with current membership – as of April 1, 2018 – may be nominated for office. And, because the meeting is important, the membership is urged to attend. For further details, call the NAACP at 386-446-7822.

The Flagler Playhouse launches its new season with Sweeney Todd, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. in the second of three show weekends. One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public. Perhaps Stephen Sondheim’s most perfect score, Sweeney Todd is lush, operatic, and full of soaring beauty, pitch-black comedy and stunning terror. The Flagler Playhouse, 301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell. Call the box office at 386-586-0773 or visit the website for tickets here.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week (schedule your donation by going to the website and entering a Palm Coast zip code, then locating one of the venues below):

Friday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: Sea My Home Realty, 4750 East Moody Blvd. (SR100), 1 to 6 p.m.
Saturday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.

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


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
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:

Flagler County Public Library Director Holly Albanese posted these images of the ongoing displays at the library, commemorating Banned Book Week:

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.

CHAMBER CONTINUES ‘FUTURE OF FLORIDA’ EVENT: The Florida Chamber Foundation will continue its “2018 Future of Florida Forum.” Speakers on Thursday are expected to include Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis; Matt Caldwell, the Republican candidate for state agriculture commissioner; state Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay; state Rep. Bob Rommel, R-Naples; and Cissy Proctor, executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. (Thursday, general session starts at 8 a.m., Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, 1 Grand Cypress Blvd., Orlando.)

FWC CONSIDERS SHRIMP AND TRAP RULES: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will continue a two-day meeting and take up issues such as rules for invasive fish and wildlife and a rule dealing with trap fisheries — stone crab, blue crab, and spiny lobster. Also, it will consider a rule that would exclude live food shrimp from seafood icing requirements. Currently, food shrimp is required to be iced to maintain proper safety. (Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Florida Public Safety Institute Conference Center, 85 Academy Dr., Havana.)

CITRUS GRANT APPLICATIONS DISCUSSED: The state Division of Emergency Management will hold a workshop about the process for citrus growers to apply for federal aid stemming from damage sustained by the industry in Hurricane Irma. (Thursday, 9 a.m., Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred. Also, 2 p.m., Bert Harris Agricultural Center, 4509 George Blvd., Sebring.)

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

MEDICAID DISENROLLMENT DISCUSSED: The Agency for Health Care Administration will hold a meeting about a proposed rule change clarifying “good cause” reasons for Medicaid beneficiaries to request changes in managed-care plans. (Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Dr., Building 3, Tallahassee.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of Sept. 14, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

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