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Flagler’s ‘Victory Lap’ as Circuit’s 1st Black Women Judges Are Celebrated, With Pointed Sidebars

October 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Judge Alicia Washington receiving a ceremonial gavel from Howard Holley. (© FlaglerLive)

Alicia Washington and Joan Anthony were among nine judges of the Seventh Judicial Circuit marking the historic occasions of the two Black judges’ election, along with the accessions of Supreme Court Justice Jackson and Florida Supreme Court Justice Francis, in a “Night of Celebration” at the Flagler County courthouse Monday evening.

Rep. Paul Renner Headlines Flagler Humane Society’s 40th Anniversary as Hanneke Frederick’s Name Looms

October 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner at Sunday's 40th anniversary celebration at the Florida Agricultural Museum with, among others, a very joyful Jen Hobgood of the the ASPCA. (© FlaglerLive)

There was a constellation of stars at Sunday afternoon’s 40th anniversary celebration of the Flagler Humane Society at the Florida Agricultural Museum in Palm Coast, not least among the Paul Renner, the soon-to-be Speaker of the Florida House and Palm Coast resident.

Flagler’s Ian Tally: 132 Homes With at Least 20% Damage, FEMA Aid Coming, So Are More Floodwaters

October 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A waterlogged Flagler Beach in the wake of Hurricane Ian Friday, in a drone image. (© AJ Neste for FlaglerLive)

A tally of Hurricane Ian’s impacts on Flagler County reveals damage to 132 homes, with only seven experiencing severe damage or flooding from rainfalls totaling 15 inches in places. Flagler County is qualifying for three levels of aid from the Federal Emergency Management Administration, including aid to individuals. But there may yet be more flooding as the St. Johns River’s surge continues flowing north through Flagler.

Catastrophic Loss: Dunes All But Gone Along Flagler’s 18-Mile Shore, Leaving A1A and Properties Dangerously Exposed

October 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 64 Comments

The beach at Jungle Hut Park, as in most spots along the 18 miles of shore, was remade by Hurricane Ian, which entirely carved out the dunes the county had rebuilt in 2018 and 2019, and advanced further inland, carving out older sands. (© FlaglerLive)

While Flagler County was spared the brunt of Hurricane Ian’s fury, its shoreline was ravaged, and what remained of its already battered dunes and rock revetments sacrificed themselves to protect A1A and properties. There is no more protection should another storm strike. The disappearance of the dunes is stunning in Flagler Beach north of the pier, and in many other places along the 18 miles of beach.

In Palm Coast’s Woodlands, Water Is Still Rising and Sandbags Are Being Distributed

September 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Water was rising Friday evening in places like Black Alder Drive in Palm Coast's Woodlands, and city officials are fearful that the water, overflowing from Graham Swamp, may keep rising for a while. (© FlaglerLive)

In Palm Coast’s Woodlands, the Hurricane Ian emergency is not over, and may not be over for another 48 hours: waters are still, literally, rising in parts of the neighborhood as Graham Swamp overflows. City officials are worried that the water may not stop rising in time to keep it from intruding into some homes.

Biden to Battered Florida: ‘We’re Going to Do Everything We Can for You’

September 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

A resident of Surfside Estates, the manufactured home community in beverly Beach, this afternoon. Surfside Estates suffered heavy damage in the aftermaths of Matthew and Irma, but considerably less so with Hurricane Ian, some flooding of streets aside. (© FlaglerLive)

Biden did not take questions from the press or say if he would visit Florida, but stressed the importance of the country coming together to help those affected by the hurricane. He mentioned he was in continuous contact with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well as other coastal governors.

Pier’s End Collapses, More Flagler Areas Evacuated, 70% of County Without Power, Dunes Damaged

September 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Flagler Beach pier at sundown this evening was continuing to take a pounding from high waves as Hurricane Ian paralleled Flagler's shore. (© FlaglerLive)

The severity of tropical Storm Ian continues this afternoon, demolishing parts of the Flagler Beach pier, inundating larger areas of Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, and downing trees and power lines as 57 percent of residents are without power. 

Cat 4 Hurricane Ian Slams Florida, Local Night Curfew Declared, Flagler Rains Up to 20 Inches Possible

September 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Hurricane Ian's path has shifted very slightly south of Flagler County, but cumulative rain amounts have not because the brunt of the rain is to the north and west of the storm. The county may get up to 20 inches of rain in spots, according to Jonathan Lord, the county's emergency management director.

Hurricane Ian crashed into Charlotte County with catastrophic force as a nearly Category 5 hurricane and was crossing the state slowly on its way to the Volusia-Flagler area. Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a massive rescue and recovery effort involving 7,000 National Guards personnel and 41,000 linemen, among thousands of others.

‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Ian Landfall, Then Path Through Flagler; Local Evacuations Readied

September 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Hurricane Ian forecasts continue to worsen for both sides of Florida, with a Category 3 or more landfall in Tampa Bay and a path bringing a tropical storm to Flagler by Friday. Evacuation orders for parts of Flagler are imminent, schools are closed starting Wednesday.

Hurricane Ian’s 2-Day Stall Off Tampa Could Bring Flooding Rains and Wind to Flagler

September 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The rain potential has intensified for Flagler and the rest of Central Florida over the next several days as the Hurricane Ian track has solidified, and the storm is expected to nearly stall.

Hurricane Ian is expected to nearly stall as a major hurricane off the coast of Tampa Bay, lashing the northeast of Florida with torrential rain and raising the potential for floods in addition to some tropical storm-force winds. Flagler governments are beginning to shut down regular operations and declare states of emergency.

Tropical Storm Ian: Intensity of Coming Hurricane Certain, Landfall Location Less So

September 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The models are in largely in agreement about Tropical Storm Ian’s path over the next three days as it becomes Hurricane Ian: a slight arc around western Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico. But the models diverge after that, with some projecting a more westerly path and some having Ian strike Florida at Tampa Bay.

County Approves BJ’s Wholesale Club Despite Unresolved Jam of Traffic Problems Ahead

September 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

A view of State Road 100 looking west from near Bulldog Drive, away from the eventual BJ's shopping center. The state transportation department considers SR100 a crucial road, but traffic is growing, and in places may be failing or will soon fail as additional developments grow along the road. (© FlaglerLive)

A traffic nightmare may be developing on State Road 100 and on Seminole Woods Boulevard as several new commercial developments are crunching their way through the county’s regulatory steps. But the biggest development, a BJ’s Club and five satellite businesses, is moving along despite lacking a full analysis of traffic issues ahead.

As Hurricane Hermine Ian Gestates, King Tide Flooding Is More Immediate Concern in Flagler

September 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

What is expected to become Hurricane Hermine is now Tropical Depression 9. But Flagler County residents should be more immediately concerned about high tides and flooding.

What is expected to become Hurricane Hermine is now Tropical Depression 9. But Flagler County residents should be more immediately concerned about the effects of a king tide combining with remnants of Hurricane Fiona and the approach of Hermine, all of which will create significant flooding conditions along the Intracoastal and low-lying areas of Palm Coast and western Flagler.

At Flagler Public Library, Freedom Readers’ Club and Other Page-Turners Boldly Defy Book Bans

September 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The Flagler County Public Library takes its safe spaces seriously--for teens, for books that are frequently challenged or banned elsewhere, and for for open discussions. (© FlaglerLive)

Freedom Readers, a book club for teens focused on banned and challenged books, emerged at the Flagler County Public Library in response to the book-banning controversies at the Flagler school board last fall. The club is one of several initiatives countering “what feels like a lot of repression,” in the words of Youth Services Librarian Gemma Rose.

Armed Employees or Guards in Flagler Schools Would Cost $150,000 to $600,000 in 1st Year

September 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Keeping it safe is the challenge: above, a single corridor at Indian Trails Middle School, whose entire property spreads over 85 acres. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School board would have to pay initial annual costs of over $150,000 to nearly $600,000 for any of three options to have armed staffers or guards on its nine campuses, in addition to the $1 million it is paying annually to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Lawsuit Cites DeSantis Trickery in Seeking to Block Further Migrant Flights

September 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

For migrants, it's been a dog's life. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection,)

Lawyers representing asylum seekers who were allegedly “tricked” into going from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard on flights funded by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said Wednesday they are seeking a nationwide injunction to block the governor from luring immigrants to travel across state lines.

He Served 18 Months for a Sex Offense. He’s Re-Imprisoned Anyway, Possibly for Life.

September 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

William Walsh, right, with his attorneys, Ryan Belanger and Brian Smith, in trial Tuesday. (© FlaglerLive)

William Walsh, a 57-year-old former homeless man and sex offender from Bunnell, was committed potentially for life to a prison-like state facility after a trial in Flagler Tuesday, even though he did not commit a new offense and none of his previous offenses ranked him as a predator.

Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ Opens City Repertory Theatre’s New Season, and Dares Go From There

September 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Philipa Rose, left, is Squeaky Fromme and Monica Clark is Sara Jane Moore in “Assassins.” City Repertory Theatre’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s mad musical runs Sept. 23 through Oct. 2. (Marisa Glidden)

“Assassins,” the 1990 play with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, weaves the true-life histories of nine presidential assassins and would-be assassins into a bizarro musical fantasy. The characters include John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooters of Ronald Reagan and Ford, and other rogues.

Plan for a Massive Apartment Tower at Harborside Draws Opposition, Accusations and Delay

September 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The 80-foot apartment tower and 500-space parking garage at Palm Coast Resort. A developer is proposing to add a massive tower and other developments at Harborside. (Palm Coast)

In a meeting that featured a developer’s representatives lashing into the city administration’s planning staff, the Palm Coast planning board late Tuesday night tabled to next month a controversial plan to rezone 18 acres at the Harborside marina. The proposal would make room for a massive 80-foot, U-shaped apartment tower, town houses, and maybe a hotel, that would add 432 apartments and housing units next to Palm Coast Resort’s existing, 72-apartment tower.

Flagler District Pays $6 Million for 685 Students to Attend Private Schools, Many Out of County, or Homeschooled

September 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 65 Comments

Flagler County's taxpayers are underwriting the private school education and transportation of some two dozen students attending Calvary Christian school in Ormond Beach, among the 685 students the district is paying for to attend private schools or to homeschool. (© FlaglerLive)

A new state law requires the Flagler County school district this year to pay just over $6 million to underwrite the private-school education of 685 students, including at parochial and out-of-county schools. The money also goes to families home-schooling their children.

416-Unit Apartment Complex on SR100 Near Colbert Ln. Adds to Growth Cluster Totaling 1,320 Units

September 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

A rendering of two views of one of the four-story buildings at Ocean Village, a proposed development off State Road 100.

The Ocean Village development is part of a new cluster of residential developments in the region, when paired with projects on nearby Roberts Road and John Anderson Highway that total 656 apartment units and 664 single family homes.

Federal Judge Skeptical of DeSantis Suspension of Elected Prosecutor, But No Reinstatement for Now

September 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

andrew warren

A federal judge refused on Monday to reinstate Andrew Warren as state’s attorney for Hillsborough County, saying he first wants to fast-track a trial to better establish the motivation behind Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of the elected prosecutor.

Head of Local Chamber of Commerce Among 7 Applicants for Palm Coast Planning Board

September 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Palm Coast planning board is the city's most powerful advisory board. Its members are appointed by City Council members. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Councill will make three appointments to its seven-member planning board–the city’s most powerful, non-elected advisory board. Seven candidates have applied, including two incumbents, two existing alternate members of the board, and a member of the county planning board, along with the head of the local chamber of commerce.

Flagler Schools Just Barely Set New Enrollment Record, Matanzas High Exceeds 2,000 Students

September 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler schools enrollment in traditional and charter schools over the past 22 years. (© FlaglerLive)

While the Flagler County school district set an enrollment record for the first time in 13 years, it is still not the substantial growth that the district has been speaking of for the past year and a half, or the sort of growth that  might have been expected to parallel the ongoing building boom in Palm Coast and the rest of the county.

Sen. Rick Scott’s Epic Fail: Squandered Millions and Crap Candidates

September 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

rick scott epic fail

Republicans often have unsavory friends, people like Hungarian despot Viktor Orbán, white nationalist Tucker Carlson, and that petulant Oompa Loompa who kept top secret nuclear documents stuffed in a box at his beach house. So why is Rick Scott getting hated on?

DeSantis Pledges More Migrant Flights Out of Florida at State’s Expense

September 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

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The flights Wednesday mostly involved Venezuelan migrants and included about 10 children. Two planes went from San Antonio, Texas, to the Florida Panhandle community of Crestview before going north.

21 Months in Prison for Woman Who ‘Did Nothing’ as Infant Was Repeatedly Tortured by Boyfriend

September 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Luciana Celestin at her sentencing hearing this afternoon at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

Luciana Celestin, 29, was present as her boyfriend, Deviaun Toler, repeatedly whipped, beat and once burned his infant son, but she did not intervene to end the abuse, report it, or seek medical attention for the boy, who nearly died as the abuse continued in Palm Coast in early 2018.

Building Plans for BJ’s Wholesale Club, Gas Station and Several Stores on SR100 Clear County Board

September 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

bj's wholesale club palm coast

It’s almost all over but the permitting before Palm Coast’s BJ’s Wholesale Club, a big gas station and a half dozen satellite stores begin going up on a 31.5-acre site of State Road 100, just west of Seminole Woods Boulevard.

Distant Recession Signs Flash Even as Flagler Unemployment Remains at 3.2% and Labor Force Grows

September 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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If a national recession is looming–by one traditional measure, it is already happening–the signs are mostly not apparent in Flagler County and in Florida. But there are glimmers of warnings.

Only One Bid Filed Near Deadline for Green Lion Restaurant Replacement, so City Extends Window

September 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Would you like a drink with that? A potential bidder is asking whether the lease agreement at the Palm Harbor Golf Club's restaurant would enable a beverage cart attendant to roam the course and sell drinks. It would. It was done several years ago, until 2017. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government issued a request for proposals on Aug. 24 to replace the Green Lion Cafe at Palm Harbor Golf Club. It did not receive a single bid. So it is extending the bidding window to September 29, based at least on some interest shown by two parties.

A Non-Existent Eagle’s Nest in Palm Coast Plantation Leads County to Improvise Risky Rule-Making

September 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

A bald eagle with Florida citizenship. (FWC)

A couple wants to build a home in Palm Coast Plantation that would partly violate an existing eagle-protection zone. The Flagler County Planning Board on Tuesday gave it the go-ahead, reasoning that the eagles haven’t been seen in the area for years, and that the protection zone should be scrapped anyway. But that’s not the planning board’s call.

Westward Ho, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Tells Realtors, with View to Double City’s Footprint

September 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

david alfiun westward palm coast expansion

Palm Coast Mayor offered a bullish vision of Palm Coast’s westward expansion past U.S. 1 while speaking to fellow-Realtors at the annual Meet the Mayors event Wednesday, along side County Commissioner Greg Hansen, Bunnell mayor Catherine Robinson, Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston and Beverly beach Mayor Steve Emmett.

Palm Coast Seeks to Permanently Protect Canopy Along Parkway and Buy Old Indian Mound Among Huge Asks

September 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast government is hoping to secure money to but all lands along the Palm Coast Parkway corridor to protect the city's signature canopy. (© FlaglerLive)

Local officials are openly and nakedly salivating at the prospect of having a spigot of state money in Paul Renner as Speaker of the House. The Palm Coast City Council is submitting a wish list of 10 expensive items, including new projects that would resonate with residents’ affections for Palm Coast’s tree canopy and its attachment to environmentally sensitive lands.

Bunnell Commission Votes 3-1 to Leave Seat Vacant Despite Charter’s Command to Fill It

September 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson did not appointing someone to a cavant seat on the commission would give the person time to get up to speed before the next election in March. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission voted 3-1 to leave vacant a seat on its panel for what will amount to eight months by the time a special election to fill it is held on March 7, even though the city charter explicitly requires that the seat be filled. Bunnell voters will be electing three candidates in March instead of two.

Three Flagler Commissioners Largely Indifferent to Consequences Of Budget ‘Blown Up at the Last Minute’

September 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

County Administrator Heidi Petito was left to deciphering county commissioners' latest haze of directions at this morning's special workshop and meeting on a "blown up" budget, as Commissioner Andy Dance described it. (© FlaglerLive)

The three Flagler County Commissioners who blew up the budget last Wednesday–Don O’Brien, Greg Hansen and Joe Mullins–were not interested in a detailed discussion of the consequences of their actions even as the county administrator had prepared a set of options to deal with their action and conditions, and constitutional officers even today were begging commissioners to let them know what their budget would be.

1st a Law Gagging Talk of Gender. Now a Gag Order on Lawsuit Information. Plaintiffs Complain.

September 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Back when gays and lesbians and atheists didn't exist. (Don O'Brien, 1937)

Plaintiffs challenging a Florida law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools are asking a judge to reverse an order stalling their ability to gather information in the case, arguing that the law is being used throughout the state to “censor any positive or supportive reference to LGBT people.”

Barbara Ehrenreich Made Not Getting By in America Visible

September 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich, who died on Sept. 1, is best known for her 2001 book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.” Ehrenreich’s ability to document in clear, accessible prose exactly how low-wage work forced people into an unavoidable grind remains a revelation of a wide divide on how the other half lives.

Commemorating Memory’s Resilience and a Fire Chief’s Honor at Palm Coast’s 9/11 Ceremony

September 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Palm Coast Fire Department's Lt. Patrick Juliano, at the bagpipes, produced the 9/11 ceremony Sunday evening. It was moved to Fire Station 21, from Heroes Park, because of a severe thunderstorm. (© FlaglerLive)

As an entire generation has now been born since the 9/11 attacks, the Palm Coast Fire Department’s commemoration of 9/11 on its 21st anniversary focused on a callery tree’s rebirth and the 2022 Tunnel to Towers Follow the Footsteps Award to Chief Jerry Forte.

County Scrambles to Make Budget Cuts of $1.9 to $2.4 Million, and Gets Unexpected $600,000 Revenue

September 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

County Commissioner Donald O';Brien's curveball of a motion sent the county administration scrambling for cuts. (© FlaglerLive)

County government’s top staff burned the midnight oil since Thursday and through this weekend after the County Commission last Wednesday forced its own administration to cut between $1.9 to $2.4 million from the budget by Monday. A silver lining: the county is getting an unexpected infusion of $600,000 in new revenue because of a glitch in property appraiser calculations.

Abort Artemis

September 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

It's leaking a lot more than hydrogen. (© FlaglerLive via NASA TV)

Nothing justifies the bloated, over-budget, six-year late Artemis moon-shot program–not science, not discovery, certainly not costs or safety risks, when private companies and unmanned space flights are light years ahead of NASA’s arrested development mentality.

The Tragedy of Turning Florida’s Rural Lands Into Urban Sprawl

September 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

unrelenting florida sprawl over rural lands pittman

Lately, it seems Florida’s big-money developers, aided by politicians from the governor on down, have put a target on every rural spot that’s left on the map of Florida. From the Panhandle to the Keys, they want to change everything that’s now slow-paced and softly green to match the cookie-cutter concrete sprawl found everywhere else.

Lori Gold Is Women United Flagler’s Woman of the Year at Celebration That Raised Over $14,000

September 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

From left, Diane Wasney, Lori Gold, and Linda Marhan.

Lori Gold received the award at the 14th Annual Flagler Power of the Purse VIP Preview event on Aug. 29 at Elite Dance and Travel in Palm Coast. The event raised $14,000, bringing the total raised by the organization over the past 12 years to $135,587.

Federal Judge Clears UCF Prof Robert Cassanello to Sue Over DeSantis’s ‘Stop Woke Act’

September 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The University of Central Florida's Robert Cassanello. (Facebook)

Cassanello, a history professor at UCF, and other plaintiffs, including public-school teachers and a student, filed the lawsuit in April after DeSantis signed the law (HB 7), arguing that it violated First Amendment rights and was unconstitutionally vague.

Building on Versatile Record, Jason DeLorenzo Is Elevated to Palm Coast Administration’s Chief of Staff

September 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jason DeLorenzo, the Palm Coast administration's new chief of staff, has worked in the private sector, the public sector, and served five years as an elected councilman. (© FlaglerLive)

Jason DeLorenzo has had a versatile career in very different if related fields: he was for many years the government affairs director of the Flagler Home Builders Association. He remained so as he served five years as a Palm Coast City Council member, when he was the traditionally gray council’s youngest and only member with a school-age child.

Flagler School Board Won’t Arm Civilians or Staffers This Year as Questions and Divisions Persist

September 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Yet too many unanswered questions about arming civilians on campus, in School Board member Cheryl Massaro's view. (© FlaglerLive)

The state gave the Sheriff’s Office only seven days to complete an application required to tap into training grants for arming civilians on campuses, and the Flagler County School Board still has a series of unanswered questions. Election re-alignments also add another level of uncertainty about whether there’s a real desire to go the route of armed civilians in schools.

Decrying Misinformation in Face of Another Wave of Opposition, Palm Coast Approves Budget and Tax Hike, 4-1

September 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, center on the dais, this evening did not use a prop to defend the budget he moved to adopt, as he spoke against disinformation, an allusion to electioneering and false claims he sees driving opposition to the city's budget. (© FlaglerLive)

Rejecting the second wave of pleas and demands from residents this week for a substantial property tax cut, and decrying disinformation, the Palm Coast City Council this evening voted 4-1 to adopt a budget that would keep the city’s tax rate flat, but equate on paper to a somewhat misleading 15 percent tax increase. 

Swords Sheathed, County, Cities and District Resolve Clash Over Developers’ Dues for School Construction

September 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Three smiling lawyers and a mayor: Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, standing, liked seeing the smiles on the faces of Assistant County Attorney Sean Moylan, seated, second from left, Palm Coast City Attorney Neysa Borkert, and Chris Wilson, the attorney representing the Flagler County School Board on concurrency issues. (© FlaglerLive)

This morning’s meeting of the so-called ILA (or inter-local agreement) Oversight Committee, gathering elected officials from the school district and other local governments, was distinctly more relaxed as a year-long clash over what some developers must pay, and when, to ensure school capacity for new students, was over.

Wadsworth Park Employee’s Vigilance Leads to Veteran Felon and Bleacher Stealer’s Arrest in 2 Hours

September 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Ronald Schmitt, 56, of Flagler Beach, was stealing bleachers used by children at Wadsworth park when County park employee Ryan Belhumeur confronted him and relayed all the necessary information to law enforcement that led to Schmitt getting apprehended at a scrap yard south of Bunnell two hours later.

In Latest Switch, County Will Cut Tax Rate, Fund Sheriff’s Full Request, and Take a $1.9 Million Hit on Budget

September 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

County Commissioner Andy Dance, in the foreground, thought he had the votes for a compromise on the county's budget, but a motion by Donald O'Brien at the far end of the dais carried the evening in another 3-2 surprise. (© FlaglerLive)

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.

Robert Orr, 59, Las Brisas Condo Association President, Charged with 4 Counts of Video Voyeurism

September 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The tiny video camera was dissimulated among the leaves of a potted plant in a condo unit's master bedroom, where it captured a couple undressing, unaware. (FCSO)

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.

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