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Economy

Jobless Claims Are Down Across Florida, But Companies Are Imposing Large-Scale Layoffs

September 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

It's been slow. (Alpha)

Florida is expected to end its participation in the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which provides $300-a-week in benefits on top of state benefits. Nothing else has been lined up to replace it.

From Antagonism to Annexation: How Airport Commons Shopping Center Came to Love Palm Coast

September 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Airport Commons under construction this week. It sits at the edge of the county airport's property, opposite Wawa, along State Road 100. Its first businesses are set to open at the end of September or early October. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council this week annexed the 4-acre shopping center known as Airport Commons, opposite Wawa, on State Road 100, in a big shift from threats to sue the county over disagreements about it two years ago.

State Claims Inspectors Won’t Go Easy On Bars and Breweries That Violate Covid Rules

September 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Socially-distanced drinking. (Steven Miller)

The state on Monday began allowing bars and breweries to again serve alcohol for on-site consumption, after a similar attempt ended in June because of a lack of compliance with safety rules.

Palm Coast Council Approves ‘Luxury,’ Woods-Ringed 256-Apartment Complex on West Side of W-Section

September 15, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

A rendering of one of the 12 buildings of the Aviara apartment complex planned for the west end of the W Section in Palm Coast. (Aviara)

The development of 12 three-story buildings on 92 acres of woodlands and lakes near U.S. 1 in Palm Coast has drawn little attention and none of the opposition that traditionally barnacles to large apartment complex proposals in the city. 

County and City Taxes Will Stay Flat for Most Homesteaded Properties Except for Spike in Bunnell

September 14, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Bunnell has seen booming construction in Grand Reserve, the sprawling subdivision that's also increasing the city's population. But it hasn't kept taxes down. (© FlaglerLive)

Residents of Flagler County and each of its cities will again see little to no change in their property tax bills next year as governments are adopting tax rates that either stay flat or roll back a little, with the exception of Bunnell.

Bars May Reopen Monday at 50% Capacity Indoors, Full Capacity Outdoors

September 11, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Bars and craft breweries were among the businesses ordered to go dark in March by DeSantis in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness known as Covid-19.

Jobless Claims Ease to 36,541 in Florida But Permanent Layoffs in Tourism and Hospitality Loom

September 10, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

That empty feeling. (© FlaglerLive)

The state’s latest number is down from an adjusted total of 45,590 first-time claims during the week that ended Aug. 29 and 51,647 claims during the week that ended Aug. 22.

County Commission Meeting Turns Circus as Defiant Anti-Maskers Spread Falsehoods Before They’re Asked to Leave

September 9, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

A group of anti-mask militants was asked to leave the county commission meeting this morning unless its members wore mask. Some of them eventually addressed the commission, then were asked to leave the chamber. (© FlaglerLive)

A group of anti-mask militants held up the county commission meeting for 30 minutes today before addressing the panel in brews of misinformation, social media memes and alternative facts and calling for the removal of the Health Department’s Bob Snyder and Dr. Stephen Bickel. The commissioners explicitly rebuffed the militants in turn.

Trimming Budget and Rancor, Flagler Beach Commissioners Agree to No Tax Increase Next Year

September 9, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Kathleen Doyle, Flagler Beach's long-time finance director, and Matt Doughney, the police chief sitting in as interim manager during the commission's third day-long budget workshop last week. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

In recognition of residents’ difficulties with Covid-19, Flagler Beach city commissioners agreed to a net-zero tax increase next year, which will translate to a modest tax decrease for many property owners, or some increase for those who aren’t homesteaded and whose assessed values have shot up.

Palm Coast Will Establish an Arts District in Town Center as New Spur for Commerce of Culture

September 8, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Copper Tritscheller’s “Burro With Bird on Shoulder” following the unveiling ceremony in Town Center last year. The 10-foot sculpture is part of a sculpture garden developing in Central Park, itself part of a larger arts district the city council is set to approve next week. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council is moving toward establishing an arts district in Town Center, bringing together key arts and culture organizations through an arts council and dedicating revenue from the Town Center redevelopment zone to match private grants, spur artistic and cultural activity in the district and further encourage economic development.

America Doesn’t Have a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing. It Needs One.

September 7, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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While it battles a virus that can spread quickly via silent carriers, the United States has yet to execute a strategy for testing asymptomatic people. This is a problem, especially as the CDC pushed guidelines that people without symptoms didn’t necessarily need to be tested.

‘Guerilla Epidemiology’: How Palm Coast Sewers Are Helping Guide Health Department’s Covid Strategy

September 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A map combining Flagler health department data on covid incidence with Palm Coast utility data from the sewer system's detection of the presence of covid in effluent.

Palm Coast and the Flagler Health Department unveiled an innovative way to conduct covid-19 surveillance by measuring the viral load in city sewers, and overlaying the findings according to six geographical areas where testing of individuals is then targeted accordingly.

Florida Bars Cook Up Ways to Reopen By Turning Into Low-Budget Restaurants

September 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Low-budget, hassle-free cuisine like hot dogs and cold sandwiches might be a financial godsend for desperate bar owners who’ve been sidelined for months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ban on Visitors in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities Is Lifted Despite Concerns

September 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Visitor-abled again, with restrictions. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will allow visitors into nursing homes and assisted living facilities, nearly six months after the state blocked visitation during the first wave of coronavirus infections.

In Flagler Beach, A Pitched Battle Over Taxes Is Dividing Commissioners as Administration Draws Fire

August 31, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A super-majority clearly showed the Flagler Beach City Commission favoring returning the tax rate to rollback next year in a show of hands at last week's budget workshop. But there's been surprises since. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

The Flagler Beach City Commission appeared ready to prevent a tax increase of any kind this year until a surprising call for another budget meeting had two commissioners questioning the administration’s motives, and those of fellow-commissioners.

3 Covid Cases at Bunnell and Old Kings Elementary, 2 at FPC; 21 Cases at 7 Assisted Living Facilities

August 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Students at Matanzas High School earlier this week. (Flagler Schools)

Flagler County’s Covid-19 numbers have been trending downward for the last five weeks. But new infections have emerged in schools as faculty and staff returned to campuses and, after a long period of calm, in more than half a dozen local assisted living facilities.

Cookies, Cakes and Candies: Florida Health Department Clears the Way for Edible Pot Products

August 28, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The emergency rule on medical, edible pot dictates that “edibles shall be produced in a manner to minimize color intensity and other color and visual characteristics attractive to children.”

Police Chief Matt Doughney Appointed Interim Flagler Beach Manager As Search for Newsom Replacement Begins

August 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney, who's built a solid reputation as a centered, undramatic police chief and as the city's spokesperson since 2013, was appointed interim city manager today. He is leaving the door open to applying for the permanent job. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney will lead the city as the commission itself handles every aspect of the hiring process for the next manager over the next few months. Doughney is leaving the door open to be among the applicants for the permanent job.

Palm Coast Now Conducting Indoor Building Inspections Virtually

August 26, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A virtual inspection in progress by a Palm Coast inspector. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast building inspections are rendered on cell phones using Google Duo or FaceTime. Installation projects may include new windows, doors, water heaters, minor electrical work or air conditioning.

‘Salvation Is In Sight’: Army Corps Extends Deadline as Dunes Hold-Outs Take Money and Sign

August 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Impressed by a local, massive fund-raising effort intended to buy off 11 hold-outs, the US Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to extend the deadline in the long-sought, $25 million dune rebuilding project along 2.6 miles of shore in Flagler Beach.

Flagler Auditorium Hopes to Re-Ignite Arts Support, and Concert-Going, with Outdoors Hayfire Concert

August 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler Auditorium is rethinking how to showcase and support local performing arts. (© FlaglerLive)

All proceeds from the Sept. 13 benefit concert by Hayfire, the first at the Auditorium since the pandemic, will go to the Palm Coast Arts Foundation, Flagler Playhouse and City Repertory Theatre.

Flagler’s Unemployment Back Up to 10.2%, Florida’s Up to 11.3% as Covid Surge Takes Economic Toll

August 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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After dropping sharply to 9.4 percent in June–down almost five points from the month before–Flagler County’s unemployment rate rose again, to 10.2 percent in July, a reflection of the coronavirus resurgence that began and June.

As Covid-Related Layoffs Hit Courthouse, Clerk of Court Gets, $250,000 Emergency Appropriation

August 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Clerk of Court Tom Bexley had to lay off personnel and ask the county commission for an emergency appropriation as a consequence of covid-related retrenchment. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Clerk of Court Tom Bexley said his office saw $600,000 in lost revenue, the reduction from 62 jobs to 54, including four actual layoffs, and uncertainties ahead, requiring a $250,000 emergency appropriation to stave off further cuts.

State Regulators Approve Decontamination and Closure Plan of Crystal River Nuke Plant

August 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

State regulators Tuesday approved a plan aimed at dramatically speeding up the decontamination and restoration of the site of Duke Energy Florida’s shuttered Crystal River nuclear-power plant.

Judge Quashes Flagler Commission Decision on Hammock Boat Storage Facility, Halting Project for Now

August 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The old Newcastle hangar developer Jim Buckley wants to replace with a 240-boat storage facility and a restaurant on A1A in the Hammock. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County circuit judge quashed a November decision by the Flagler County Commission that had opened the way to a controversial 240-boat storage facility and restaurant in the Hammock, next to Hammock Hardware. The judge ruled that the county reached its decision without substantial evidence.

Tourism Visits to Florida Drop 60% as State’s Poor Handling of Pandemic May Take Heavier Toll

August 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The tourism industry must combat ongoing negative perceptions of Florida’s handling of covid-19, international travel bans, people slow to return to entertainment venues and double-digit unemployment.

Raising $40,000 in 40 Hours, Flagler Beach Residents Throw Down Greenback Gauntlet to Dunes Project Hold-Outs

August 14, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Protecting the beach to protect a road to protect homes and businesses along it, and with it the economy and lifestyle that's made Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

A remarkable fund-raising effort in Flagler Beach aimed at breaking a stalemate in a dunes-rebuilding project raised $40,000 in less than two days. The money would be parceled out to 11 property owners who have so far refused to sign easements and allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild the beach, a project 15 years in the works. 

Flagler Records 14th Covid Death; 15% of Flagler Children Tested Are Positive a Week Before School

August 14, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Covid cases are down in Flagler, but so is testing. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida and Flagler continues to add new infections at elevated rates even as the overall numbers have fallen from their July peak. Despite the decline, the state is experiencing new cases at a rate of nearly 7,000 a day, averaged out over the past seven days.

Minor Traffic Stop Turns Into Helicopter-Aided Chase Near Assisted Living Facility, and 3 Arrests

August 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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What started as a minor traffic stop for a busted tag light turned into a chase on foot and by air in the woods near Princeton Village, the assisted living facility, at the south end of Palm Coast.

Behind Façade of Flagler Schools as ‘Family,’ Bitter Discontent from Teachers, and Orders Not to Open Windows

August 12, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Katie Hansen, president of the Flagler County Education Association, during a bargaining session with the district's management team on Tuesday. Many employees attended by Zoom. (© FlaglerLive)

Teachers returned to Flagler’s nine public schools today amid bitter disputes over their safety and options while the district contends with innumerable and at times competing concerns, with somewhat diminished ranks and no additional resources to make it all stick. It’s going to be a difficult year.

The Gardens Development on John Anderson Highway Clears Key Planning Board Hurdles in Near-Unanimous Votes

August 12, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

One of the many maps of the proposed Gardens development on either side of John Anderson Highway.

The Gardens, the big development proposed to go up on the two sides of John Anderson Highway, and that’s galvanized strenuous opposition from residents in Flagler Beach cleared the Flagler County Planning Board with near-unanimous recommendations Tuesday. The proposal goes before the county commission next, possibly in September. 

In Good Shape? If Flagler Were Its Own Country, We’d Have the 10th Worst Covid Rate in The World

August 10, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Not all there: detail from Constantin Brancusi's 'Socrates' (1922), at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County officials often speak triumphantly of the county’s lower covid numbers compared to the rest of the state. It’s a deceptive and reckless comparison that denies the severity of the local pandemic when placed in its proper context.

Trump’s Dangerous Lies About the Covid Economy

August 8, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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Because of this resurgence, many states are pausing plans to reopen and some are reimposing restrictions. But these restrictions are not the reason the economy is slowing. They are the necessary consequence of allowing the pandemic to get out of control.

As Bars Must Wait Longer for Reopening, DeSantis Mulls Over Definition of ‘Essential’ Worker

August 8, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month put out new symptom-based testing guidance that would reduce the quarantine time for people not showing symptoms while recovering from the virus.

1.8 Million Jobs Return in July, But Pace of Gain Is Half That of June as Covid Scuttles Activity

August 7, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A slow-down in July. (© FlaglerLive)

The number of people holding jobs remains 12.9 million (or 8.4 percent) below February’s level. The current unemployment rate is 6.7 percentage points above that of February.

Bryan Says City Manager’s Letter on The Gardens Made ‘Total Clowns’ of Flagler Beach Commissioners and Wants It Rescinded

August 7, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Ken Bryan. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Ken Bryan was sharply critical of City Manager Larry Newsom over a letter Newsom wrote assuring The Gardens developers that the city has capacity to provide water and sewer to some 355 proposed homes along John Anderson Highway.

Your Favorite Store or Restaurant Is Open. How Do You Know It’s OK to Go In?

August 7, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

But should you go in? (© FlaglerLive)

There are steps you can take — and signs to look for — to make you feel comfortable and help you decide whether to open the door and walk in. Sometimes, you may want to opt out.

Down to 11 Owners Holding Out, Army Corps May Decide on Aug. 19 Whether To Kill Dunes Project

August 6, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

What new dunes would prevent, at least until the next severe storm. (© FlaglerLive)

County government is dueling with 11 property owners in Flagler Beach who are refusing to sign easements that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild dunes along 2.6 miles of beach. Without the easements, a $25 million projects 15 years in the works could be cancelled.

Back To School Sales Tax ‘Holiday’ This Weekend Includes Computer Costs of Up to $1,000

August 5, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Eligible, up to a point. (© FlaglerLive)

Many children are expected to start the school year taking classes online because of concerns about the spread of the virus, likely spurring some families to look for computer equipment.

Despite Building Fiascos, County Now Wants ‘Due Diligence’ On Buying Old $1 Million Bank of America in Flagler Beach

July 31, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

The Bank of America Flagler County's tourism department is eyeing the Bank of America Building in Flagler Beach as a visitor center and as the home of the tourism office. (© FlaglerLive)

Despite a nightmarish history of buying old buildings and having to unload them at a loss, the Flagler County Commission Monday will hear a proposal from its tourism department to gather information on buying the 40-year-old $1.1 million former Bank of America building on State Road A1A in Flagler Beach, opposite the pier. 

Flagler Health Department’s Medical Chief Rebukes ‘Covid Minimizers’ as Deaths Surge and Hospitalizations Persist

July 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Flagler Health Department staffers setting up a new covid-19 testing location at Cattleman's Hall at the county fairgrounds earlier this week. The location is open three days a week, six hours a day. (DOH)

Dr. Stephen Bickel, the medical director at the Flagler and Volusia health departments, criticized “covid minimizers” for seizing on rogue data to diminish the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, hurting efforts to fight it.

Flagler’s Free Clinic Extends Hours to Accommodate Unemployed or Uninsured due to Covid

July 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County's Free Clinic is open. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Free Clinic has extended operating hours to assist anyone who has become unemployed or lost their medical insurance due to the covid-19 pandemic.  

Flagler Adds 2 More Covid Deaths, for Total of 12; Flagler Children’s Overall Positivity Rate at 10%

July 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Flagler County cases increased significantly for the sixth successive week ending Saturday. (© FlaglerLive)

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 55 Flagler County children ages 17 or younger have tested positive out of 545 tested, yielding a positivity rate of 10.1 percent–a rate higher than commonly assumed.

Florida Regulators Looking for Ideas on Reopening Bars to Stem Business Losses

July 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears said he will begin setting aside time to discuss his June 26 order that banned on-site consumption at bars to try to help stem the spread of covid-19.

Underfunded and Under Threat: Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus

July 26, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Public Health departments across the county, including Flagler's, are operating on vastly diminished budgets compared to 10 years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century. In Florida, 2% of state spending goes to public health. Spending by local health departments in the state fell 39%, from a high of $57 in inflation-adjusted dollars per person in the late 1990s to $35 per person last year.

Flagler Covid Cases Set New Record for the Week, Including 6 Children 14 Or Younger; 22 in Treatment at AdventHealth

July 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The number of new cases in Flagler County set a new record this week, with one day to go in the week's reporting. (© FlaglerLive)

The latest Flagler County residents to test positive include girls age 2, 5 and 8 and boys age 8, 9 and 14, which raises concern for school and health officials looking at the reopening of local schools.

5th Covid Death in Eight Days in Flagler; 9 Year Old Dies in Putnam; Florida Reports Record 173 Deaths

July 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls it "stabilization." (© FlaglerLive)

The latest person to die locally is a 73-year-old man, bringing the total number of Covid-related deaths in the county to at least 10. Flagler has recorded 112 new cases in five days this week, with a rising positivity rate.

Flagler Reports Another Covid Death; School District Postpones All Fall Sports Indefinitely

July 22, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The week ending July 25 includes four of seven days' reporting by the state Department of Health. (© FlaglerLive)

The Health Department said a 92-year-old woman who’d been hospitalized with Covid died in hospice. The school district announced that all fall sports, including football and volleyball, are postponed until further notice.

Flagler School Board Supports Pushing Back Opening to Aug. 24; Up to 40% May Opt for Remote Learning

July 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Christine Patterson, a former Flagler County teacher, at the desmonstration she organized this evening before the Flagler County School Board meeting at the Government Services Building parking lot. The demonstration, in vehicles, was to show opposition to the district's reopening plan. It was planned before the board's discussion today on delaying reopening for two weeks for students. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler School Board supports its superintendent’s request to delay school’s opening to Aug. 28 for students, and at least to Aug. 10 for faculty, to give staff more time to prepare for a radically different school-campus landscape that may be missing up to 40 percent of in-person students.

For Covid Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation

July 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A testing tent, minus the testers. (© FlaglerLive)

Who pays when all employees are required to have a negative Covid test in order to return to work? Or if a factory tests workers every two weeks? Or just because someone wants to know for their own peace of mind?

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