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Real Estate & Development

Mandatory Mediation on Home Mortgage Foreclosures To Start in Flagler July 19

July 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Mediation is designed to reduce the caseload on the court system and help people stay in their homes. Whether it actually works is open to question.

Classic Landon: County on Notice that Palm Coast Will Annex Airport. County Begs to Differ.

July 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Palm Coast made it seem as if bringing the National Guard to Flagler was mostly its doing. That would be news to the county government. But more is at stake between the two.

National Guard Targets Flagler, But Reserve Center Depends on Congressional Funding

July 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The $21 million, 80,000-square-foot facility near the county airport isn’t likely to be built until 2014. It’ll house 21 soldiers.

Conservation in Contempt: How Palm Coast Opened the Way to Urbanizing Bulow Creek

July 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Under the guise of having to rezone land it recently annexed, the Palm Coast City Council enabled the highest-density zoning possible in the sensitive Bulow Creek watershed.

How Marineland Got Public Dollars To Build a (Mostly) Private Marina

July 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Marineland will spend $500,000 in public dollars to build a marina that will mostly benefit a private developer, though it will also help redevelop the town.

Palm Coast’s Two Best Arguments
For a New City Hall: Take the Tour

July 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

palm coast city hall at city walk

This much isn’t too controversial about a new Palm Coast city hall: the current digs are ugly, cramped and unbecoming. And government spending is needed to create jobs.

Citing Contractual Failures and Unwarranted Favors, Flagler Kills Hunter’s Ridge Expansion

June 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The 3-2 vote was an unusual split over the difference between growth management and helping a developer be as economically viable as possible.

How the Oil Slick Is Fouling Florida’s Government Budgets–And What To Do About It

June 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The oil spill is Florida’s 9/11. People won’t die. A way of life will. The Florida Legislature should be in crisis mode, not in recess, anticipating what to do next.

Palm Coast Muscles Closer to $10 Million City Hall Through Financial Ploys

June 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

City administrator Jim Landon corralled the council to his vision of a new city hall, with a 2012 move-in date.

Commission Approves Chamber’s Tax Referendum for November Ballot

June 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler County Commission voted unanimously to include the referendum on the November ballot after raising some questions and making slight amendments to the proposal.

How the Chamber’s Tax Proposal Undermines Schools, Cities and the County

June 6, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 6 Comments

Ignoring leery voters and a building bust, the Flagler chamber’s tax for commercial construction is jeopardizing local governments’ own urgent tax referendums in 2011 and 2012.

Palm Coast: Best Place to Retire Or
Real Estate Hell? Take Your Pick

June 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

One publication declares Palm Coast real estate gold for retirees, another declares Palm Coast a lost cause for home prices.

Taxable Property Values Plummet a Record 20%; Dire Numbers for Local Governments

June 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The drop is the steepest of the last three years. Some $5 billion in taxable values have been wiped out since 2007.

Ego and Egoer

May 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Two of Volusia’s giant egos, Daytona State’s Kent Sharples and ICI Homes’ Mori Hosseini, have turned the college board into their own little Khe Sanh. The NJ puts in some worthy war reporting.

Loner Palm Coast Drips Desal to Fraction of Original Plan; Water Costs Would Rise Sharply

May 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The city is reducing its desal ambitions to a sixth the original size, but 1,000 gallons would cost five to six times more than current water.

Bunnell Approves Bypass Study as Part of Broader City Planning

May 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Looking to capitalize on developers’ dollars funding the study, the Bunnell City Commission approved a broader look at the city’s road needs in the future.

Revenue Crunch Not Yet Sobering
Palm Coast City Council’s Ambitions

May 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Palm Coast city council budget deficits 2009

Palm Coast’s flush years are over, yet City Manager Jim Landon and the council are still high on a new city hall and a water desalination plant.

Bunnell Residents Demolish Bypass Proposal; Planning Board Recommends Broad Study

May 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

After a lengthy, at times contentious public meeting on the bypass, the Bunnell planing board recommended in favor of a study as long it takes in “the big picture.”

Weigh Station Loads Up Realtors’ Forum with Mayors

May 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Questions were gentle, answers more so, revealing little new in a public forum with Flagler’s mayors on Wednesday morning.

White Elephants Grinding Down Flagler Airport

May 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Commissioners on Monday learned of yet another county airport building for which taxpayers are left holding the bag.

Contrary to Fears, Bunnell Bypass Would Not Significantly Affect Traffic, Studies Show

May 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Bunnell’s downtown won’t be lacking in traffic in the future. The real battle is over a mega-developer’s road-improvement funds.

Flagler Beach Dumps Desalination Group

May 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler Beach City Commission cited costs and its own ready water supply as reasons to drop out of the Coquina desalination consortium.

Desalination’s Future Brackish as Costs Soar for Palm Coast

May 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Palm Coast water tower

Hopes for a desalination plant are down to whether Palm Coast can bear the burden of mounting costs mostly by itself as other governments drop out of the colossally expensive consortium.

$75 Billion Mortgage Modification Program Is $74.76 Billion Behind

May 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Obama administration committed to spend up to $75 billion on its foreclosure-prevention program. More than a year later, only about $242 million had actually been paid out.

Hell Freezes Over: Flagler Chamber Wants To Hike Your Taxes

May 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler Chamber of Commerce is pushing for a property tax increase to pay for business infrastructure and economic development.

DOT Bypass “A Stake Right Through Bunnell’s Heart”

May 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bunnell DOT Bypass

The bypass would accommodate a traffic surge from a Palm Coast development but might also accelerate Bunnell’s decline.

Construction Update: What’s Going Up, Where, When

May 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

epic theaters in palm coast multiplex

From the movie theater in Town Center to Wal Mart to Red Lobster, Olive Garden and ABC liquors, a summary of visible and planned construction around Palm Coast.

Wildfire Spares Homes on Esperanto Dr.; Expect More Smoke

May 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

palm coast wildfire on esperanto drive

A wildfire on Esperanto Drive in Palm Coast broke out at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, forcing the evacuation of eight homes. None were charred.

City Walk, Home of Palm Coast Government, in Foreclosure

May 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Palm Coast's City Walk in Foreclosure

City government officials have kept mum for a year since foreclosure proceedings began on much of the 167,000-square-foot development.

How Old Kings Road Was Re-Routed for Wal Mart

May 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An aerial view of the old Old Kings Road and its new route nearer I-95, in preparation for Wal Mart construction.

Old Kings Road Reopens, Speeding Past History

May 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Old Kings Road History

Old Kings Road in Palm Coast reopens wider and newer, but also more distant from the history and intimacy that gave it its name.

Palm Coast Opens Fiber Optic Network To Local Companies

April 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In a first for Florida, Palm Coast is opening its fiber optic network to business use beginning in hopes of spurring commerce.

Bunnell Bails from Billion-$ Desalination Band

April 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Bunnell joins Flagler County, and possibly Flagler Beach soon, in dropping out of the $1 billion project.

How Ginn Corp. Stuck Flagler Taxpayers With a $2 Million White Elephant

April 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Once seen as a magic bullet, Ginn Development Corp. had Flagler County build it a $2 million palace at the county airport. Then Ginn defaulted. Taxpayers are now taking a bullet between the eyes.

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