Wednesday Briefing: Coffey Klatsch, Night in the 30s, A Different Bing's Victory, Playboy Generation

sunken boat — The Save Our Park group opposing the expansion of Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s Landing scored a different success and announced it in a newsletter this week, along with the image above: ‘The sunken sailboat at Bings Landing was just pulled out on Monday Jan 7. It has been there since 2016. Thanks to Tim Telfer and Michael Lagasse of Flagler County for getting a grant to dispose of this eyesore.’

Today:: Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Colder, clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 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: 62
The OED’s Word of the day: eeny-weeny, adj.
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
Announcements
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“In the broader sense as well, Playboy shepherded a generation of young men to the good life. It helped explain how to buy a sportscar, what kind of hi-fi set to buy, how to order in a restaurant, what kind of wine to drink with what kind of meal. For men whose parents had not gone to college, Playboy served a valuable function: It provided an early and elementary tutorial on the new American life-style. For those fearful of headwaiters in fancy restaurants, wary of slick salesmen in stores and of foreign-car dealers who seemed to speak a language never heard in Detroit, Playboy provided a valuable consumer service: It midwifed the reader into a world of increasing plenty.”

–From David Halberstam’s “The Fifties.”

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.

The Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board meets at 10 a.m. at City Hall in Town Center.

A1A business owners meet to discuss issues and concerns about the coming reconstruction of A1A by the state Department of Transportation, at 3 p.m. at Marketing to Go’s office, 712 South Ocean Shore Blvd., Flagler Beach.

The Flagler County Commission meets in a special session called by Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey, who wants to discuss his exit from the commission: Coffey, embattled since last year, is looking to resign, but with severance. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at the Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Palm Coast Leisure Services Advisory Committee meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall in Town Center.

Quarterly Circuit 7 Community Alliance Meeting, 2:30 to 5 p.m., at the Emergency Operations Center in Bunnell, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 3. If you cannot attend please send a representative to provide you or your agency feedback. Contact Evelyn Lynam, Circuit 7 Client Relations Coordinator, Cell: 386-214-8646, [email protected].

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: Palm Coast Data Building 3, 2 Commerce Boulevard, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m.
Wednesday: Rue & Ziffra, 4879 Palm Coast Parkway, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday: Bealls, 1210 Palm Coast Parkway, 11 a.m. to 5 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:

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.

SEPTIC SYSTEMS GET ATTENTION: The Senate Agriculture, Environment and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee will receive a presentation on nutrient loads caused by septic systems. (Wednesday, 10 a.m., 110 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

HOUSE PANEL HEARS ABOUT PSC: The House Energy & Utilities Subcommittee will receive overviews of the Florida Public Service Commission and the state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues. (Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., 212 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

UNIVERSITY BUILDING PROJECTS SCRUTINIZED: The House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee, the House Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee and the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee have scheduled a joint meeting to discuss improper spending on building projects at the University of Central Florida and oversight issues in the higher-education system. The scrutiny stems, in part, from a state audit last year that determined UCF had improperly used $38 million in state funding to construct a campus building. The school’s use of the accumulated operating funds was a direct violation of state policy that restricts that funding to activities like instruction, research, student services and maintenance. The revelation about the UCF spending prompted the university system’s Board of Governors to call for all 12 universities to review their funding of building projects over the last decade. The meeting of the House panels is scheduled to include a series of topics, including an investigation of the UCF spending, audit processes in the university system and the use of what are known as “carry forward” fund balances at state universities and colleges. (Wednesday, 1 p.m., 212 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

TOLL ROADS TARGETED: The House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee will receive an overview about tolling operations in the state. (Wednesday, 5 p.m., Reed Hall, House Office Building, the Capitol.)

—-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 Dec. 7, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-dec-14-2018-development.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: