Monday Briefing: Emma Stanford, Flagler Cares Coalition, Carver Center, Law Enforcement Memorial

Emma Stanford gold star — Emma Stanford, in the blue shirt, center, is a student at Bunnell Elementary School. She is part of a Gold Star family and has been a strong supporter of the sheriff’s office and of the K9 Unit, providing them with treats and toys over the course of the year including Christmas gifts. She won the Great Kids Award in May in the elementary division. Pictured Above: Director Quintieri, Pal Coordinator Kerri Henderson, Deputy Malheiros, Sheriff Rick Staly, Corporal Tarczewski and K9 Tag, Emma Stanford with parents Tim and Carmen Stanford, and Bunnell Assistant Principal Ester Jackson. Roymara Myrtha Louissaint of Indian Trails Middle School and Cadence Lasher of Matanzas High School were also winners.(FCSO)

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
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: 181
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: footle.
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
Flagler Beach A1A Construction Updates
US 1-Old Dixie Highway Roundabout Construction Updates
Announcements
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Cultural Coda

“That impunity is not just a domestic Syrian problem. Without security reforms, the five million Syrian refugees in the Middle East and Europe are unlikely to return home to risk arbitrary arrest. And in an age of emboldened authoritarianism from the European far right to Saudi Arabia, Mr. al-Assad has demonstrated that maximum violence against civilian dissent can be a winning strategy. ‘This will not stay in Syria,’ Mazen Darwish, a Syrian human rights lawyer, said in Berlin, where he has assisted prosecutors. ‘People forget what is dictatorship, because we have 70 years of peace after World War II. But human rights is not in the DNA of states or politicians.'”

–From “Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent,” The New York Times, May 12, 2019.

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 Flagler County Land Acquisition Committee meets at 3:30 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Room at the government Services Building, 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bldg 2, Bunnell.

The Flagler County Library Board of Trustees meets at 4:30 p.m. at the Flagler County Library, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast.

The Flagler Cares Coalition meets at 4:30 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, Building 3. Coalition members will discuss the county’s health rankings and preliminary health priorities for 2020-22– An opportunity to provide input on the county health priorities and make suggestions for future strategies. See: “Flagler’s Improved Health Ranking Masks Poor Access to Care and Persistent Obesity and Smoking.”

The Bunnell City Commission meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 West Moody Boulevard. The commission will hear a presentation on the Carver Community Center.

The Bunnell Elementary PTO and School Advisory Council meets at 5 p.m. at the school’s media center.

The Flagler Palm Coast High School Advisory Council meets at 6 p.m. at the school.

Law Enforcement Memorial: The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office hosts a Law Enforcement Memorial and Candlelight Vigil at 7:45 p.m. The ceremony honors all law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty with a memorial walk lit by blue candlelight that starts at the Flagler Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell and ends outside the Sheriff’s Operations Center, 901 E. Moody Blvd. Once the participants all arrive at the Operations Center, the Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony begins. This event is free and open to the public. Anyone wishing to participate in the candlelight walk should meet at the Flagler County Courthouse by no later than 7:45 PM as the walk to the Sheriff’s Operations Center will begin promptly at 8 PM. If you are unable to walk about ½ mile you may join the memorial service at the Operations Center. In the event of poor weather, the ceremony will take place at the Flagler County Courthouse.

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):

Monday: Flagler Health Department, 301 Dr. Carter Boulevard, Bunnell, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday: Hammock Beach Resort, 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Palm Coast, 2 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 7-Eleven, 2560 East State Road 100, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: The Windsor Assisted Living, 50 Town Court, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Aldi, 5095 State Road 100, Palm Coast, 2:15 to 5:15 p.m.
Thursday: Publix Belle Terre, 4950 Belle Terre Parkway, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 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.

Flagler Beach Is Open For Business: A1A Construction Update:

FlaglerLive is providing weekly updates to year-long construction on and near State Road A1A in Flagler Beach as the Florida Department of Transportation rebuilds a 1.5-mile segment from South 9th Street to South 22nd Street, and builds a sea wall at the north end of town. These updates are provided through DOT or local officials. If you have any relevant information or images, you’re welcome to email them to the editor here.

Last Updated: May 13

Segment 2 (South 22nd Street to South 9th Street):

New Sidewalk: 1,500 square feet installed.
New Watermain: 3,210 linear feet of 12-inch pipe installed, plus 19 gate valves and 5 fire hydrants. The contractor also began moving customers to the new water line this week.
New Gravity Sewer: 7 sanitary sewer structures and 788 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer line installed. This work is complete.
French Drain System: 18 new drainage structures, 911 feet of a planned total of 2,081 feet of 30-inch pipe installed, and 765 feet of 36-inch pipe placed. All of the 36-inch pipe is now installed. The work also calls for installation of 4,566 feet of 42-inch pipe.Segment 3 (North 18th Street to Osprey Drive) Project Update:
- New Sand: This work is about 98 percent complete. This week, the contractor has begun moving the sand over the top of the wall and creating the final slope of the dune. Later in the project, vegetation will be planted on the dune.
- Guide Wall Installation: Work has been completed to just north of Marine Drive. Installation will continue to just south of Osprey Drive.
- Secant Wall: Nearly 1,200 of the needed 1,847 auger cast piles have been installed along more than 2,400 linear feet.
  Concrete Cap: More than 300 cubic yards of concrete poured to complete nearly 1,600 linear feet of the wall.A short presentation on how the wall is constructed has been added to our project webpage and can be seen below:
  
  Recently, DOT received a few questions from residents that DOT wants to answer:
  
  1. Why do some properties have the black silt fencing and others do not?
  
  The silt fencing is an erosion control requirement to prevent dirt and debris from leaving our work area and being deposited into waterways or onto private property. In some areas, the property to the west of our work area slopes up away from the work area, so erosion control is not required.
  
  2. Will the contractor repair areas on my side of the sidewalk that have been disturbed?
  
  Residents and property owners can get a general idea of where the department’s right of way ends by looking at the placement of the power poles, as well as stakes that have been placed along the project. In some areas, the back edge of the new sidewalk will be slightly farther to the west. For the most part, the back of the new sidewalk will be very close to, or right at, the right of way line.
  
  This project calls for all of the work to be performed within the Florida Department of Transportation right of way. If, however, the work disturbs or damages private property outside of the right of way, the contractor is responsible to make repairs once the work is finished.
  
  Please note that all restoration of conditions within the department’s right of way, including landscaping, hardscaping and driveways, is dictated by the construction plans and existing permits.
  
  3. When will the sidewalk be replaced?
  
  The contractor has begun installing the new sidewalk to the south of 19th Street. As the new water main is installed, there are several types of testing that need to be performed on the new line, and the work needs to be accepted by the City of Flagler Beach before the new sidewalk can be placed. The water main installation is expected to continue for the next several months.
  
  Pedestrians are asked to stay within the temporary pedestrian walkways for safety. Residents and visitors also are reminded that all of the dune walkovers are closed, and removing any signage or barricades to access a walkover is unsafe and unlawful.
  
  Caution! Flagler Beach police and and Sheriff’s deputies are actively monitoring speed and writing tickets. “I got a warning on north section of A1A before construction actually began so I keep to the 25 limit, but still getting tailgated by cars wanting to go faster,” a reader tells us.
  
  See Also:
  The proposed roundabout at the intersection of Old Dixie Highway and U.S. 1 is intended to drastically reduce the number of severe crashes at one of the county’s most dangerous intersections. Two other such roundabouts are proposed for other dangerous intersections in Flagler. Click on the image for larger view.
  (DOT)
  
  U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway Roundabout Construction Updates:
  
  FlaglerLive is providing weekly updates to the planned 15-month, $4.1 million construction of a roundabout at U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway. The project started in late January and is scheduled for completion by spring 2020.
  
  The Florida Department of Transportation will be closing Old Dixie Highway and C.R. 325 at U.S. 1 on Monday night, March 4, from about 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The closure is needed to allow the contractor to make improvements to the crossover at the temporary intersection. U.S. 1 will remain open in both directions.
  
  More details here.
  
  See Also:
  I-95 Construction, Repaving: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m., single lane closures on NB I-95 from north of Palm Coast Parkway to the St. Johns County line. Monday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 7 a.m., double lane closures on NB I-95 from north of Palm Coast Parkway to the St. Johns County line.
  
  See this week’s full Interstate Construction Report for Flagler, Volusia and St. Johns here.
  
  Announcements/Press Releases:
  
  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.
  
  STATE COLLEGES AT ISSUE: The Association of Florida Colleges will hold meetings of its executive committee and board of directors. (Monday, executive committee at 9 a.m., board of directors at noon, College of Central Florida, 3000 S.W. College Road, Ocala.)
  
  CARUSO SPEAKS AT TRUMP CLUB: State Rep. Mike Caruso, R-Delray Beach, is expected to be among the speakers at the Palm Beach County Trump Club. (Monday, 7 p.m., Palm Beach Kennel Club, 1111 North Congress Ave., West Palm Beach.)
  
  —-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive
  
  In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:
  
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  A Twitter List by PierreTristam
  
  Keep Up with Donald Trump’s attacks on the press through the ACLU’s running tab here.
  
  Keep Up with mass shootings in a running database here.
  
  Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
  
  Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of May 3, 2019, with a link to the full week in review here.
  
  Click to access week-in-review-may-3-2019-development.pdf
  
  Cultural Coda
  
  Bach: The Cello Suites, Performed by Marc Coppey
  
  And be sure to check out the latest performances at the Netherlands Bach Society.
  
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