Wednesday Briefing: Lots of Cancellations, Heat Index to 102, Sunshine Seminars, Intracoastal's 10th

Today: Breezy. Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and tornadoes in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs around 90. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index readings 98 to 102. Tonight: tropical storm conditions possible. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and tornadoes. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 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: 338
The OED’s Word of the Day: John Lennon, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

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Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
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In State Government
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Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“If wars were fought only by the men on the ground, the men facing one another in real battle, most wars would end quickly and sensibly. Men are smart and men are animals, in that they don’t want to die so simply for so little.”

–Anthony Swofford, from “Jarhead.”
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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.

This is Fire Safety Week. It is also homecoming week at Flagler Palm Coast High School.

Cancelled: The Public Safety Coordinating Council was scheduled to meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Emergency Operations Center in Bunnell, but the meeting has yet again been cancelled, as it has been for the past half year.

Postponed to Nov. 7: Quarterly Circuit 7 Community Alliance Meeting originally scheduled at 2:30 p.m., Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 3 (behind the Government Services Building), Bunnell.

Postponed: The Taste of the Fun Coast event scheduled for today at Hammock Beach Resort, from 4 to 7 p.m., has been postponed to Oct. 30, same place, same time.

Cancelled: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission was scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. for the first of two days in the sixth of seven sets of two-day meetings, with such meetings scheduled every month through November. he Florida Channel will be broadcasting the meeting and will be streaming it live here. You may submit your public comments here.

The Bunnell Code Enforcement Board meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 West Moody Boulevard, Bunnell.

First Amendment Foundation’s 2018 Sunshine Seminars, with a Sunshine Law overview, a legislative update, discussions of open government, First Amendment and media law topics, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., South Florida Sun Sentinel, 333 Southwest 12th Avenue, Deerfield Beach. Tickets are $23 for First Amendment Foundation members, $39 for non-members. Buy tickets here.

Intracoastal Bank hosts its 10th anniversary celebration from noon to 3 p.m., with a ribbon-cutting at 12:30 p.m., 1290 Palm Coast Pkwy NW.

Road closure: The City of Palm Coast Public Works Department is planning a temporary road closure on Poince Place, near where it intersects with Point of Woods Drive, on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 10 and 11, as it installs a new drainage pipe. Poince Place will be closed 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days. Residents on Poince will be notified in advance that they will not be able to drive on Poince during those hours. For the overnight hours Wednesday, the City will place a metal plate on the roadway overnight. Motorists and pedestrians should use extra caution when traveling in that area. For more information, call Customer Service at 386-986-2360.

Palm Coast Road Closure through Oct. 15: The City of Palm Coast plans to temporarily close a section of Wellington Drive – from Village Circle (the Wellington/Village intersection farthest from Pine Lakes Parkway) to Lago Vista Place – beginning Monday, Oct. 1, and continuing through Oct. 15. This temporary road closure is necessitated by a City project to upgrade a utility pump station. This temporary road closure will be 24 hours a day during the project. Detours will be in place to help neighborhood residents and other motorists reach their destinations. For more information, call Customer Service at 386-986-2360.

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):

Wednesday: AT&T Store, 5180 East State Road 100 (Target Shopping Center), Palm Coast, 2 to 7 p.m.
Thursday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 1:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday: Coldwell Banker Day, Palm Coast, 211 St Joe Plaza Dr., 10 a.m. to 2 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:

Intracoastal Bank Announces Anand Jobalia As Board Member: Jobalia has over 18 years of business and community experience in the Flagler and Volusia market area. He has a long term track record of success with a variety of businesses in the real estate development and hotel industries. His many business ventures include the redevelopment of the Lotus Inn and Suites and the refurbishment of the Mainsail Hotel. In addition Jobalia has developed various single family residential communities in the Volusia and Flagler markets. He is also active in the community with his affiliation with the Margarita Society and the Hindu Society of Daytona Beach. Together with his wife Dr. Reena Sachdev they are raising their children here in our community.

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.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GET AID: The state Office of Supplier Diversity will hold the “Tallahassee Supplier Diversity Exchange,” an annual event aimed a connecting small businesses with federal, state and local buyers. (Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Dr., Building 3, Tallahassee.)

REFUGEE SERVICES AT ISSUE: The Florida Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting to discuss the delivery of refugee services in Orange County. (Wednesday, 10 a.m., Goodwill Industries, 3911 East Colonial Dr., Orlando.)

—-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.

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

Road and Interstate Construction: