Thursday Briefing: Grand Reserve Booming, Matanzas Band Concert, Bush's Education Reform

The amenities center at Grand Reserve in Bunnell takes shape as the subdivision itself booms with new construction. (© FlaglerLive)

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“Since society invented law it has never found a way to give an innocent prisoner an equal chance against a magistrate who is pre-disposed against him. Law is not bilateral. The defence, without spies or police, cannot call social power to the rescue of its innocent clients. Innocence has nothing on her side but reason, and reasoning which may strike a judge is often powerless on the narrow minds of jurymen.”

–From Balzac’s “A Murky Business” (“Une ténébreuse affaire”), 1841.

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

Critics Choice Dinner: Salsa’s Restaurant on Old King Rd. in Palm Coast, 5:30 p.m. Share a wonderful dinner experience each month at our Critic’s Choice Dinner Club. Registrants have a casual dinner at different restaurants in the Palm Coast/Flagler Country area and rate the food and service. Meals are paid for by each guests. Everyone must provide their own transportation to the restaurant. Pre-registration is required. 386-986-2323.

Matanzas Band & Percussion Holiday Concert at the Flagler Auditorium, 5500 East Hwy 100, Palm Coast, 7 p.m.

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):

Thursday: Sandvik Kanthal Palm Coast, 1 Commerce Boulevard, Palm Coast, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Aaron’s, 229 St. Joe’s Plaza, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: Santa Maria del Mar Church, 915 North Central Avenue, Flagler Beach, 9 a.m. to 1 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:

None.

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 MEDICINE MEETS: The Florida Board of Medicine will meet after holding a series of committee meetings. (Thursday, committee meetings start at 8 a.m., with full board at 3 p.m., Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Dr., Orlando.)

BUSH KICKS OFF EDUCATION REFORM EVENT: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will give an opening address during the annual National Summit on Education Reform. Other speakers Thursday are expected to include state Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Miami-Dade County Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho. The event is hosted by the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a Tallahassee-based organization that Bush founded. (Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Marriott Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.)

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

PRE-KINDERGARTEN ISSUES ANALYZED: The Early Learning Programs Estimating Conference will take up issues related to the voluntary pre-kindergarten program. (Thursday, 3:30 p.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

NASA CAUSEWAY AT ISSUE: The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a hearing on the future of the 54-year-old NASA Causeway Bridge, which connects Titusville to Merritt Island. (Thursday, 4 p.m., Isaac Campbell Sr. Park, Campbell Community Center, 701 South St., Titusville.)

NORTHEAST FLORIDA ROAD PLANS DISCUSSED: The Florida Department of Transportation District 2 will hold a public hearing on a tentative work plan for parts of Northeast Florida, covering the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024. (Thursday, 4:30 p.m., FDOT District 2 Urban Office, training facility, 2198 Edison Ave., Jacksonville.)

—-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 Nov. 11, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here. (The city has not updated its reports since mid-November.)

Click to access developments-nov-11-20181.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: