Tuesday Briefing: Women United Mini-Grants, Food Truck, Elijah Jackson Trial, Thomas Jefferson's Foresight

With $1,000, the Family Life Center, Flagler's shelter for abused women, children and men, was among 10 organizations that shared $7,650 in mini-grants from Women United Flagler Chapter. — With $1,000, the Family Life Center, Flagler’s shelter for abused women, children and men, was among 10 organizations that shared $7,650 in mini-grants from Women United Flagler Chapter. Allocations were made to the Flagler County Education Foundation’s Take Stock in Children program, supporting students going on college tours, Teens in Flight, which assists students in obtaining their private pilots license, Samaritan Ministries Car Care Ministry, helping to provide car repairs for women in need, WaterSafe (CmPS-Community Problem Solvers), providing children with six swimming lessons, Easter Seals of Volusia Flagler – for Joey’s Gift Respite Care a program that provides child care for mother’s recovering from substance abuse, WARM – to purchase new car seats for mother’s recovering from substance abuse, Food Brings Hope for nutritional food on field trips for Bunnell Elementary and Wadsworth Elementary students, Grace Community Food Pantry to assist in purchasing turkeys for Feed Flagler, and Abundant Life Ministries Hope House toward their Christmas to Remember event on Dec. 14, helping Western Flagler County families in need.

Today: Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A 50 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Cooler. Cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. See the latest National Weather Service-Jacksonville Briefing here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s National Commemorations.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 182
Global Warming: The daily carbon count.
A.Word.A.Day from Wordsmith.org. Today’s word: homily.
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
Statista’s Chart of the Day
Flagler Beach A1A 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

“Jefferson aimed not simply to reorder a government but also to change the society supporting it. Thus in the constitutions he drafted he recommended that fifty acres of land be allocated to all males who owned none, that the trade in slaves be prohibited, that the death penalty be abolished except in cases of murder, and that “all persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion: nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.” None of these ideas made their way into the Virginia constitution.”

–From Robert Middlekauff’s “The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789.”

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.

Take the 2019 Palm Coast Community Survey.

In Court: 50-year-old Daytona Beach resident Elijah Jackson is on trial on charges of using a computer to lure a child and transmission of materials harmful to minors: he is accused of sending a picture or video of his penis to a 15-year-old girl (his cousin). The trial began Monday with jury selection. It is expected to conclude today before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County courthouse, starting at 9 a.m.

The Flagler Economic Opportunity Advisory Council meets at 9 a.m. at the Government Services Building, 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bunnell. See the agendas here, and watch the meetings here.

The Palm Coast City Council was to meet at 9 a.m. at City Hall in Town Center, but the meeting was cancelled early Tuesday morning for lack of quorum. The council was to hear a presentation on the 2020 Census. Staff and a representative from Flagler Palm Coast High School was to present an update of the Flagler Palm Coast Visual Project. Ten people have applied to replace Pete Lenhertz on the city’s planning board: David Alfin, Kenneth Carruth, Bernie Kershner, Charles Lemon (currently an alternate on the board), Perry Mitrano, Morris Montgomery, Suzanne Nicholson, Bonnie Pennington, Jameson Risley and Cathy Wood. The council will choose among the applicants. See the full agenda and background materials here.

The Flagler County School Board meets in workshop at 1 p.m. Training Room 3, 3rd floor, Government Services Building, 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bunnell. The meeting is an information workshop only. Board members will discuss their search for a new superintendent, along with discussions of various capital projects.

The Flagler County School Board meets at 6 p.m. in board chambers at the Government Services Building, 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bunnell. The school board’s full agenda is accessible here.

Flagler Beach’s Beach Management Plan Ad-Hoc Committee meets at 4 p.m. at City Hall.

County Judge Andrea Totten: a meet-and-greet scheduled between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. for newly appointed County Judge Andrea Totten, at the Flagler Chamber of Commerce, 20 Airport Road, Palm Coast. Note: this event was cancelled Tuesday morning.

The Bunnell Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board meets at 6 p.m. in City Commission Chambers, Building 3, 201 West Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. See agendas here and listen to the meetings here.

Food Truck Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. at Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave, Palm Coast. Purchase and enjoy delicious cuisine available from food trucks situated along Park Street next to Central Park. Free entertainment is also provided. Proceeds from each Food Truck Tuesday benefit a local organization whose work supports children and families. This month’s beneficiary: Palm Coast Arts Foundation. More info: www.palmcoast.gov.com/foodtruck or call 386-986-2323.

Indivisible-Flagler Nobody Is Above the Law Rally: on the night before the U.S. House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald Trump, Flagler County community members gather at 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of US Route 100 and Seminole Woods Blvd/Town Center Blvd (near Panera & Hilton Gardens) in one of hundreds of nationwide “Nobody Is Above the Law” rallies. The mobilization is part of a massive, grassroots effort to ensure Congress holds Donald Trump accountable for using military aid to pressure Ukraine to interfere in our 2020 elections. The Palm Coast gathering will be a solemn one with a focus on defending our democracy. Those attending will hold flags, lights and signs, emphasizing the seriousness of the charges against Trump — and the threat his behavior poses to the rule of law, our constitution and way of life in the USA.

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: Bealls Outlet, 9 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday: Banfield Pet Hospital, 5270 State Road 100 (Target Shopping center), Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, noon to 6 p.m.
Tuesday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Palm Coast City Hall, 160 Lake Avenue, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday: Chick Fil A, 1000 Palm Coast Parkway, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday: Sandvik-Kanthal, 1 Commerce Boulevard, Palm Coast, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: Palm Harbor Golf Club, 100 Cooper Lane, Palm Coast, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. 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.

Statista’s Chart of the Day:

In 2100, Five of the Ten Biggest Countries in the World Will Be in Africa: “While in 2020, five out of the ten most populous countries in the world were located in Asia, the picture will look different in 2100, when five African countries – Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Egypt and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – will be among the world’s ten largest. While some Asian countries will continue to grow, they will do so at a lower rate and will be surpassed in population by African countries exhibiting faster growth. Others, like China and Bangladesh are actually expected to shrink until 2100, mainly a result of higher standard of living and education that has already begun to lower birth rates.”

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: Nov. 18

Segments 1 is complete.

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

The work on the new median curbs and flumes is continuing and is approximately 80% complete. All sidewalks have been poured, and driveways are 75% complete. Work on the southbound roadway continues as the contractor has placed limerock base between 18th and 19th street, with paving for Segment 2 tentatively scheduled for later this month. The traffic separators are 90% complete.

Segment 3 (North 18th Street to Osprey Drive):

Wall construction is complete, and walkover construction will begin once Hurricane Season is over.

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.

KIDCARE SPENDING AT ISSUE: The Social Services Estimating Conference will look at expenditures in the KidCare subsidized health-insurance program. (Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

Coming Days:

The Live Calendar is Flagler County’s and Palm Coast’s most complete, detailed and searchable community calendar of events, including culture, the performing arts, theater, government, the courts and justice system and a lot more. If you’re not listed here, you’re not getting the visibility you deserve. To include your event, please fill out this form. Any other issues, email the editor.

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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 Nov. 25, 2019:

Click to access 1-1.pdf

See the full Week in Review here.

Cultural Coda

Alexandre Tansman – Variations on a Theme by Scriabin (performed by Karmen Stendler)