The Flagler County Commission this evening voted 3-2 to cut the tax rate by a tenth of a point and fully fund the sheriff’s budget request, closing what had been a $700,000 difference between the county’s proposal and the sheriff’s request. The result will be a $1.9 million hit on the budget the administration had submitted to the commission ahead of today’s public hearing, the first of two to adopt next year’s budget and tax rate.
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Robert Orr, 59, Las Brisas Condo Association President, Charged with 4 Counts of Video Voyeurism
Robert Orr, 59, is accused of hiding a tiny surveillance video camera in a condo unit at the Las Brisas Condos in palm Coast, capturing guests staying in the apartment as they undressed.
After Din of Opposition and Another Screaming Match, Palm Coast Council Will Consider Cuts in Tax Hike
Palm Coast City Council members Tuesday evening agreed to suggest budget cuts ahead of Thursday’s budget hearings in hopes of possibly lowering the proposed 15 percent property tax increase, after hearing from about 30 residents who complained about their taxes. The council did so after some of its members again degraded into an ugly screaming match.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Sales tax holiday continues, Palm Coast’s code enforcement board meets, heat index up to 109 as tropical storms brew, the founding of Google, the shooting of Tupak Shakur and Moby-Dick.
The Banalization of Tragedy
The difficulty of sustained focus on events like the war is due not only to the inherent fragility of moral attention. The 24/7 news cycle is one of many pressures clamoring for our attention. Our smartphones and other technology with incessant communications – from trivial to apocalyptic – engineer environments to keep us perpetually distracted and disoriented.
Nikki Fried Challenges Gov. DeSantis’s ‘Publicity Stunt’ in Vote-Fraud Arrests of 20 Felons
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried notes that it is the responsibility of the Division of Elections to screen prospective voters for criminal records, because the county supervisors of election lack access to the necessary state databases.
Harsh Report Outlines List of Serious Issues at Splash Pad as Council Prepares Next Repair Step
A consultant Palm Coast hired to evaluate the problems at the city’s $5.1 million splash pad found potential building code violations, non-compliance with sanitary standards, poorly engineered waterworks that amplify water loss, falling hazards, and “very unusual activities and observations that are seldom ever encountered by our firm.”
Ed Danko Swipes Alan Lowe Into City Hall Over Weekend to Film Campaign Video, Skirting Policy
On the heels of getting a cease and desist letter from the sheriff for misuse of images, Alan Lowe, a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, entered City Hall’s council chambers on Saturday to film a campaign video, against city policy–but since he was allowed in there by Ed Danko, a council member, the city is not pursuing any action.
‘Hot Rails of Meth’ Lead to Bizarre R-Section Burglary and Slew of Charges for Palm Coast Man
After the alleged burglary and after making death threats to the R-Section home’s residents, to cops and to hospital staff, Daniel Matthew Reyes would tell Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies that he’d “snorted hot rails of meth,” and screamed for help. After a brief stop at the local hospital, he was booked at the Flagler County jail Saturday night (Sept. 3) on seven charges, including two first-degree felonies.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
The school board meets for the first time since the election, the Palm Coast City Council pays more for splash pad repairs, Lech Walesa at FIU, Samuel Alito’s crusade.