Mud Muckers for many years operated as a huge ATV park southwest of Bunnell, until it was found to be violating wetlands rules and required to move. Mud Muckers sued its landlord, and today lost its final appeal, four years after it said–inaccurately–that it had been unceremoniously shut down.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
The Palm Coast City Council hears from Jonathan Lord and considers approving a big apartment complex in Town Center, the school board meets, it’s the Sun King’s birthday, but Ellen has a phone call with another god.
Why the NRA Is So Successful at Stopping Gun-Safety Legislation
NRA has vigorously rejected any charge that its policies contribute to America’s gun problem, instead advancing proposals such as improving mental health responses, “hardening” schools with increased security, and potentially even arming teachers, which leaders claim, without evidence and against educators’ wishes, can serve as a deterrent.
The Gardens, Now Veranda Bay, Clears Last Hurdle Before Construction of First 56 of 334 Homes
After innumerable public, regulatory and legal hurdles, including a lawsuit, Veranda Bay today won with another key vote from the Flagler County Commission–an almost-routine 5-0 vote this time approving the final plat for the first 56 lots of a development that’ll eventually number 334 homes.
Judge Won’t Revoke or Reduce $500,000 Bond on 16-Year-old Damari Barnes After Jail Incident
Damari Barnes is being held on $500,000 bond in the shooting death of 19-year-old Jamey Bennett. The prosecution wanted his bond revoked following an jail incident in which Barnes allegedly attacked another inmate and forced him to drink urine. The defense wanted the bond reduced to $100,000, so Barnes could go home. The judge denied both.
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Florida Government Agency Against Family in Medicaid Dispute
Justices, in a 7-2 opinion, sided with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration in a case that drew attention from officials across the country. They ruled that the agency could claim $300,000 of an $800,000 settlement a company paid a family after a 13-year-old girl was permanently injured bya company truck.
Flagler and Florida Gas Prices Hit New High, Relief Not Yet in Sight
In Palm Coast on Monday, regular gas was selling for $4.72 to $4.76 at gas stations on State Road 100 and Palm Coast Parkway, with the lowest reported price in the region at the Hess station on U.S. 1 south of Korona, where it was selling for $4.65.
Flagler Tiger Bay Club Welcomes Florida Internet and Television CEO Brad Swanson
Florida Internet & Television represents providers across Florida, such as Atlantic Broadband, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Comcast and Mediacom.
SunRail and Central Florida Zoo Launch ‘Choo-Choo to the Zoo’
Starting today (June 6), leisure travelers can take SunRail to its Sanford station where they will find a free, “Choo-Choo to the Zoo” themed shuttle waiting to transport them to the front gate of the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in less than 15 minutes.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, June 6, 2022
A busy meeting of the Flagler County Commission, with platting of The Gardens (now Veranda Bay), a new south-side library construction contract and more on the agenda, plus a special meeting of the Flagler Beach City Commission on its sewer plant, Pushkin, Harvey Firestein.