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Flagler Beach Commission Gives City Manager William Whitson A Mediocre Evaluation, and a Few Pointers

August 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson with his one true champion on the commission, Jane Mealy, last February, just before Whitson's tenure ran into a series of difficulties. (© FlaglerLive)

As an evaluation for the chief executive of a local government, that of City Manager William Whitson, his first since his arrival here in May 2021, is not a triumph. It evokes words like middling, mediocre, passable, decent, tolerable. In the exact words of the evaluations themselves, they average out to the low end of “Meets the Job Standards.”

Study: Flagler’s Beaches Are Eroding Critically, and Will Cost County Alone $5 to $13 Million a Year to Slow

August 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

What was left of what used to be the sea wall at Varn Park, in November 2021. (Olsen)

The most comprehensive study to date about Flagler County’s beaches paints a stark picture of the consequences of climate change and sea level rise, accelerating erosion, potentially crushing costs to local taxpayers to slow down the erosion with beach renourishment, and few sources of funding to do so.

Water Main Breaks on South Central Ave. in Flagler Beach, Requiring Boil-Water Notice

August 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The location of the water main break in an image released by the city.

A water main that serves residents and businesses on portions of the south-central area of Flagler Beach broke on Friday, requiring several days of repairs and a boil-water notice for affected residents and businesses next week. Service will not be interrupted through the weekend, as the city’s public works department is patching the damage until Monday.

‘Disturbing’ Beach Erosion Near Pier Meets Split and Muddled Response from Flagler Beach Commission

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Cliffs instead of a beach: the nearly catastrophic erosion at the Flagler Beach pier and north of it is prompting an emergency response from city government, but options are limited and expensive. (© FlaglerLive)

A 90-minute emergency meeting of the Flagler Beach City Commission this morning resulted in more confusion, disagreement and speculation than direction on how to address what City Manager William Whitson described as “disturbing” and relatively sudden erosion of a massive portion of beach at the pier and just north of it. Others–including surfers and a city commissioner–said the sand has merely migrated, and will return of its own.

Massive Erosion Strikes North and South of Pier; Flagler Beach Commission Calls Emergency Meeting

August 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The beach north of the Flagler Beach pier has been carved out, without so much as a major storm. (© FlaglerLive)

Erosion north of the Flagler Beach pier and around 13th Street South has left portions of the shore without beach, with sheer cliffs of sand instead, as was the case along much of the Flagler shore following Hurricane Matthew. Yet there’s been no major storms. County and Flagler Beach officials are concerned, and examining options.

Solution in Sight in Months-Long Conflict Over School Construction as Halt to Big Developments Looms

August 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, flanked by Board members Janet McDonald, left, and Colleen Conklin, making his compromise proposal that may resolve a long-running conflict pitting the county on one side and the school board on the other--with cities largely caught in between--over the way builders and developers are charged for school construction. (© FlaglerLive)

A compromise proposal suggested by School Board member Trevor Tucker may resolve a conflict that has divided Flagler County government and the School Board, along with some of the county’s cities, over how builders and developers are billed for school construction. Absent a resolution, more than a dozen large developments could be brought to a halt.

Patti King Is Flagler Beach Historical Museum’s New Director

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler Beach Historical Museum’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Patti King has accepted the position of Museum Director. Current Director Kathy Wilcox has been in the position since 2018 and will retire in December.

There Will Be No Inquisition of Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston

July 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission in a less stressful environment, at last April's dedication of a glass-crushing recycling machine. From left, Commissioner James Sherman, Devorah Phillips, Mayor Suzie Johnston, Commissioner Jane Mealy and Commission Chairman Ken Bryan. Commissioner Eric Cooley is not pictured. (© FlaglerLive)

Three Flagler Beach city commissioners had called for a special workshop to discuss what they perceived as Mayor Suzie Johnston overstepping her role. After conversations with City Attorney Drew Smith, the commissioners pulled back on holding that workshop this evening.

Palm Coast Pitches Breakthrough That Could End County Clash with District Over School Construction

July 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Jason DeLorenzo, left, and Ray Tyner, director and deputy director of Palm Coast's development department, proposed a compromise solution to payment of school construction fees just as a working group seemed primed for a crash. (© FlaglerLive)

The working group of local government staffers struggling to craft a formula requiring developers and builders to pay their fair share had a breakthrough at its last meeting, devising a new formula that could resolve a conflict and prevent the county from reaching the point where a lot of further development could be stopped, because of the absence of a formal agreement.

In Silver Lining for Flagler Beach, $25,000 Not Spent on Fireworks Redirected to Dodge Dunes Campaign

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The message can be lost on visitors. A revitalized Dodge the Dunes campaign may help. (© FlaglerLive)

At the behest of Flagler Beach Commissioner Ken Bryan, Flagler’s Tourist Development Council this morning agreed by consensus to award some or all of the $25,000 that the city did not spend on its ill-fated July 4 fireworks show back to efforts focused on the Dodge the Dunes campaign, primarily in Flagler Beach.

Flagler Beach Commission Again Clashes, Reducing Mayor to Tears and Lawyering Up Over Roles

July 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Flagler Beach Commissioners Jane Mealy and Ken Bryan, along with Deborah Phillips (not pictured) are having sharp differences with Mayor Suzie Johnston over the mayor's role on the commission. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach commissioners today in a budget workshop again clashed sharply over Mayor Suzie Johnston’s, and commissioners’, respective roles, several of them charging that Johnston is overstepping her authority. The clash ended what only the night before had been a pledge on the panel to “reset” and seek a more collegial approach.

On the Brink of War, Flagler Beach City Commission Agrees to ‘Reset,’ with Rescue from Ex-Mayor

July 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission and Manager William Whitson need a reset. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission, faced with a two-front war–with conflict over City Manager William Whitson’s future and growing conflict between the commission itself–pledged Thursday to “reset” after getting a peace-keeping assist from former Mayor Linda Provencher. It had been at the edge of a cliff.

No ‘Lynching’ for Embattled Flagler Beach Manager Whitson, But a 90-Day Probation Period

July 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson has 90 days to prove to commissioners that he's still their guy. (© FlaglerLive)

Just 14 months into his tenure as Flagler Beach City Manager, William Whitson is on a 90-day probation period that could result in his firing if he doesn’t show the sort of reset in communications and management style a majority of commissioners want to see.

Robin C. Bloom, 63, and a Dog Die in Mobile Home Fire at Bulow RV Resort

July 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Bulow RV resort is off Old Kings Road near the Flagler-Volusia county line.

Robin Bloom, a 63-year-old resident of the Bulow RV resort in Flagler Beach, died in an early morning fire Monday at the mobile home she was sharing with a roommate. Her roommate, Celina Fiorino, 65, was not injured. A dog also died in the blaze.

Developments Could Stall If County, Cities and District Can’t Agree on School Construction Payments

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, chaired this morning's Intergovernmental Agreement Oversight Committee meeting intended to outline the various governments' positions on the collection of fees from builders for school construction. Those in attendance were County Commissioners Dave Sullivan and Andy Dance, Bunnell City Commissioners Bob Barnes and John Rogers, School Board members Janet McDonald and Colleen Conklin, School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, and Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas. (© FlaglerLive)

As they hurtle toward an arbitrary Aug. 31 deadline that could potentially bring some local development to a halt, the Flagler County School Board on one side and the county, Palm Coast and Bunnell on the other remain in sharp opposition over how to collect money developers owe the district to ensure there are enough schools for incoming students.

16 Flagler Businesses Pass July 4 Test: None Sold Booze to Underage Undercover Agent

July 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

No seats for minors. (© FlaglerLive)

State Agents from Jacksonville’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT) conducted compliance checks throughout Flagler County, in an effort to combat underage drinking for the 4th of July holiday weekend.

Two Trauma Evacuated, Including Child, in 3-Vehicle Crash Near Flagler Beach Bridge

July 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Two occupants, including a child, were reported thrown from the Jeep in a three-vehicle crash today near midday on the approach of the Flagler Beach bridge. (© FlaglerLive)

The eastbound lanes across the bridge into Flagler Beach were shut down this morning just as the city’s annual Independence Day parade was ending following a severe three-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Road 100 and John Anderson Highway.

No Fireworks in Flagler Beach? No Problem: Palm Coast Hosts July 3 Fireworks Show at County Airport

July 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Celebrate Independence Day with “Fireworks Over the Runways” on Sunday, July 3, with a 20-minute production by Fireworks by Santore at the Flagler Executive Airport, 201 Airport Road in Palm Coast. The show features more than 1,000 exploding shells and a jaw-dropping finale.

Flagler Beach Mayor Files Grant On Her Own, Underscoring Grievance With Manager Over Serial Fails

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

The Flagler Beach city administration did not file an application for a tourism grant worth up to $739,000, though it had a year and a half to do so. The mayor filed it on her own this week, though it is going nowhere. The mayor's action was likelier intended as a message. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston filed an application to the county’s Tourist Development Council for a $739,000 grant to rebuild the city’s boardwalk, without commission approval, but in reaction to what she sees as a series of failures on the city administration’s part to follow through on city initiatives.

Flagler Beach Misses Deadline on $739,000 Tourism Grant. It had 18 Months to Apply. And an Extension.

June 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Flagler Beach has been looking to rebuild its boardwalk and is planning to rebuild its pier. It had a crack at more than $700,000 in a local tourism grant. It missed the deadline--and an extension. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission learned Thursday evening that the city missed out on up to $739,000 in grant funds from the Flagler County Tourist Development Council–a grant that had been available since January 2021. The city was afforded an extension. It missed that deadline too.

On Palm Drive Near the Future Gardens Development, Flagler Beach Awakens to Stormwater Responsibility

June 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Ken Bryan points to the wetlands behind his property on Palm Drive, and the eroded berm system, in the foreground, that is now breached in several places. (© FlaglerLive)

Residents along Palm Drive in Flagler Beach have worried about flooding from the very large future development of The Gardens, now Veranda Bay, nearby, but a city commissioner found that the city has neglected to maintain the stormwater system, which itself would go a long way to mitigating waterflow issues in the future.

Flagler Beach Kills Fireworks on July 4 Over Dissatisfaction With Vendor and Contract Changes

June 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening killed this year's July 4 fireworks, which means it'll be the third year in a row that the pier will be dark the night of Independence Day. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening finally and irrevocably killed this year’s July 4 fireworks after further dissatisfaction with both the fireworks vendor and the administration’s handling of the matter, which means it’ll be the third year in a row that the pier will be dark the night of Independence Day.

Flagler Beach Mayor Declines to Sign Fireworks Contract, Citing Unapproved Cost and Shorter Show

June 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston is waiting until tonight's meeting of the city commission before signing a contract with a fireworks producer. Johnston has been displeased with the changes in the contract that the commission had not approved. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston said she is not signing the city’s fireworks contract with a pyrotechnics producer, at least not until the city commission reviews them, because the commission had not approved the extra $1,000 cost and a diminution of the show’s length to 17 minutes, from 20. it is is yet another delay from yet another unexpected twist in what has been a drudging effort to secure a July 4 fireworks for the city.

From One Massacre to Another: Friday Vigil in Veterans Park Will Mark Mass Murders in Uvalde and Buffalo

May 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Marchers heading to a vigil at veterans P{ark in Flagler Beach in March 2018, after the massacre at the high school in Parkland. A vigil is planned Friday, after the massacres in Buffalo and (© FlaglerLive)

A vigil in memory of the 31 victims of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass-shooting victims is scheduled for at 8 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Veterans Park in Flagler Beach. The vigil will have no speeches. Participants are encouraged to bring candles or lighters. A bell or a gong will be rung 31 times.

Provider Still Hasn’t Signed Flagler Beach Fireworks Contract or Shown Insurance. City Chief ‘Not Yet’ Worried.

May 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Less than six weeks from July 4, and two weeks after the Flagler Beach City Commission voted to approve a $24,000 contract with Ryan Allen to set off Independence Day fireworks, the contract is still not signed, Allen has still not provided proof of insurance, and the city has therefore not issued a deposit check.

Hundreds Turn Up For Flagler Beach’s 1st ‘Hang 8’ Dog-Surfing Contest, Putting Event on Map

May 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Flagler Beach launched its first Hang 8 dog-surfing competition Saturday and appears to have hit on a wave of success it intends to build on next year. (© AJ Neste for FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach’s inaugural Hang 8 dog-surfing competition drew close to 1,000 people over the five-hour event, giving the city what its organizers say will be an established annual draw.

Taylor Morland Selected to Represent Flagler Beach at Miss Florida Teen USA 2022

May 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Taylor Morland (Project Resources Group)

Taylor Morland has been selected to represent Flagler Beach at the Miss Florida USA/Miss Florida Teen USA Competition this May 27-29, 2022, on stage at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts! Tickets for both nights of competition available online and at the box office.

Setting Aside Transparency Concerns, Flagler Beach Commission Reaffirms Support for $420,000 Dumpster Project

May 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The dumpster pad outside the Funky pelican that's had no dumpster for years, because it would be too heavy for the deteriorated condition. The pad is to be rebuilt and expanded by about 50 percent through a $420,000 contract. (© FlaglerLive)

The $420,000 reconstruction and expansion of the dumpster pad outside the Funky Pelican in Flagler Beach–$450,000, including architectural drawings–will go forward, the Flagler Beach City Commission decided last week, despite questions by two commissioners and the mayor.

A Leery Flagler Beach Commission Votes for Diminished July 4 Fireworks Despite Provider’s ‘Bait and Switch’

May 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Beach's July 4 fireworks will be low-level this year. (© FlaglerLive)

Don’t expect the kind of fireworks show you’ve been used to this July 4 in Flagler Beach now that “the residents have been betrayed,” in the words of the chairman of the city’s former July 4 committee. The commission’s vote followed on the heels of a series of embarrassing missteps, poor vetting on the city’s part, and documentation provided only hours before commission meetings.

Fireworks Producer Bills Flagler Beach 150% More Than Agreed Price for July 4 and Drafts Yet Another Company

May 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

A guarded Flagler Beach City Commission listens to Ryan Allen explain how he would provide the July 4 fireworks show in Flagler Beach at a special meeting of the commission last Monday. The person in the audience is Scott Spradlety, the attorney who chaired the commission-appointed fireworks committee that completed its work last January. Spradley has been skeptical of the latest fireworks proposal. (© FlaglerLive)

The latest fireworks producer, Ryan Allen, today sent a $60,000 invoice to City Manager William Whitson for the July 4 fireworks show, a 150 percent increase from the $24,000 the city commission agreed to, while the show would now be a co-production with yet another company the city commission knew nothing about.

Flagler Beach Commission Reels from Stink Behind Blind Vote on $420,000 Repair Job at Funky Pelican

May 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The dumpster enclosure outside the Funky pelican in Flagler Beah has needed repairs for years. The city commission voted to award a bid for those repairs. It did not know that it was also voting to expand the dumpster area, further blocking the view of the ocean to the north of the restaurant. (© FlaglerLive)

Last month the Flagler Beach City Commission approved a $420,500 bid to rebuild the garbage-dumpster pad adjacent to the Funky Pelican. Four of the five commissioners and the mayor did not know that the project was not merely to repair the pad, but to double the space, further blocking the public’s view of the ocean on the north side of the restaurant–and doubling what had originally been planned as a $200,000 job.

Flagler Beach Commission Clears Crafting Contract With Fledgling Fireworks Provider for July 4

May 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Ryan Allen, whose company would be producing the July 4 fireworks in Flagler Beach, addressing the city commission this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

In an attempt to bail itself out of a jam, the Flagler Beach City commission at a special meeting this afternoon directed its city manager to draft a contract with a new, young, largely untested company to provide a 20-minute fireworks show on July 4.

July 4 Fireworks in Flagler Beach Appear Back On as City Seeks to Lock In Producer, But Questions Persist

May 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

In a special meeting called for Monday, the Flagler beach City Commission will consider approving a $24,000 agreement with a Green Cove Springs company to produce the July 4 fireworks, resolving the risk of a dark July 4 created when the city failed to contact its previous fireworks producer in time.

Flagler Beach Could Have Had Its July 4 Fireworks Had It Not Waited Until April 24 to Book the Show

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Why and how Flagler Beach may miss out on July 4 fireworks this year is a tangled tale. Above, the wiring for a previous fireworks show off the Flagler Beach pier by Fireworks by Santore. (© FlaglerLive)

Several things were said by officials at the Flagler Beach City Commission meeting that were either inaccurate or incomplete, and a key point of information was left out: the commission was not aware that it was not until April 24 that the city contacted Santore to book the show, or that Santore was prepared to do the show had it been contacted earlier.

July 4 Fireworks in Flagler Beach May Not Happen as Long-Time Pyro Supplier Santore Is Booked Elsewhere

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Santore's fireworks set-up on the pier at a previous July 4. Santore, based in west Flagler, cannot produce the show on the 4th this year. (© FlaglerLive)

Fireworks by Santore, the fireworks manufacturer, cannot produce Flagler Beach’s Independence Day show on July 4 for only $25,000. The city may have another option with a much smaller provider, but that may not pan out, leaving the city without a fireworks show on that day.

Tourism Bureau Would Have Paid No More than $727,500 for Visitor Center Land on A1A, But Loses Out

April 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The parcel at South 9th Street and State Road A1A is no longer available. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s tourism bureau would have paid the appraised price of $727,500 for a choice parcel at the corner of State Road A1A and South 9th Street in Flagler Beach, listed at $1.5 million, but the parcel is now going to a buyer offering much more, returning the tourism bureau to its hunt for land for a future visitor center.

Retired News-Journal Editor Cal Massey’s Novel Published by Experimental Fiction Press

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Cal Massey.

An award-winning political dark comedy by Cal Massey, a Daytona Beach News-Journal editor retired in Flagler Beach, has been published by the Journal of Experimental Fiction in Chicago. Massey retired as deputy managing editor of the Daytona Beach News-Journal in 2016.

City of Flagler Beach and Golf Course Company Duel with Lawsuit and Eviction Notice

April 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler Golf Management faces eviction from the Ocean Palms Golf Club grounds at the south end of Flagler Beach. The company is challenging the eviction with a suit of its own. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Golf Management, the company running Ocean Palms Golf Club in Flagler Beach since 2015, has sued the city just as the city has filed an eviction notice in circuit court, and six weeks since the Flagler Beach City Commission voted to end its 35-year lease with the company.

GOLA in Flagler Beach Dons ‘The Face of Ukraine’ for Benefit Art Show

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Artist Carol Brown, a resident of Daytona North, is shown with her draped hypertufa work “The Face of Ukraine.” (Daniel Johnston)

The Gallery of Local Arts’ “Face of Ukraine” show will benefit World Central Kitchen, an aid organization whose website, wck.org, says it is “first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises.” The show will be accepting monetary donations from patrons who do not wish to purchase art.

A Year After Giving Up on It, Flagler Beach Is Crushing Back Into Glass Recycling with $200,000 Machine

April 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

"Big Blue," Flagler Beach's new glass-crushing machine. (Flagler Beach)

The glass-crushing machine, nicknamed “Big Blue” by the city, will transform residents’ recycled glass into useable products, but it’s also the reason residents are paying an additional $2 recycling fee. The machine will help reduce the city’s glass-garbage volume and turn pulverized glass to numerous other uses.

Dog-Surfing Contest Comes to Flagler Beach as Mayor and Commissioner Hope to Ride the Next Viral Wave

March 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Eric Cooley shows the logo of the Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest to his colleagues last week as he was seeking permission to hold an inaugural dog-surfing event on the Flagler Beach sands. He got approval. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

The one-day Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest comes to Flagler Beach on May 21 as City Commissioner Eric Cooley and Mayor Suzie Johnston hope the inaugural event goes viral and adds to the city’s character. The event’s proceeds will be directed to the Humane Society and dog-rescue organizations.

Plan for 100-Room Hotel in Flagler Beach Is Revealed, Drawing City’s Approval and Concerns Over Parking and Beach Use

March 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The Compass Hotel in a rendering presented to the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday.

The Flagler Beach City Commission unanimously approved construction plans for the Compass Hotel, as it will be called, downtown, in place of the farmer’s market, but commissioners raised concerns about the hotel’s use of its portion of the beach and about parking.

Flagler Beach Commission Votes 5-0 to Break Ocean Palms Golf Lease and Seek New Management Company

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Tiffany "Belle" McManus and Bruce Godwin of Flagler Golf Management making their case before the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening in a 90-minute hearing that did not go their way. The commission voted to terminate the city's lease with the company after seven years. (© FlaglerLive)

Seven years into a rocky marriage that never lived up to its promise and twice before verged on dissolution, the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening finally ended its relationship with Flagler Golf Management, the company that since 2015 had managed Ocean Palms Golf Club, the city-owned, nine-hole golf course framed by scores of homes at the south end of town.

Flagler Beach Government’s Audit Eviscerates Golf Course Company’s Books, Leaving Its Fate in Doubt

March 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Clubs looking for balls at Ocean Palms Golf Club in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

A long-awaited audit of Flagler Golf Management, the company that runs Flagler Beach’s city-owned Ocean Palms Golf Club, found serous irregularities, unaccounted dollars and unexplained expenses as the city commission and the management company’s officials prepare to meet face to face for the first time since 2017 this evening.

Mealy and Newcomer Sherman Win in Flagler Beach, Incumbents Barnes and Schultz Win in Bunnell

March 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

The candidates this morning in Flagler Beach : from left, Rick Belhumeur, James Sherman and Jane Mealy. (© FlaglerLive)

Long-time Commissioner Jane Mealy, one of the city’s more popular elected officials for over a decade and a half, again won handily, with James Sherman second, while in Bunnell incumbents Bob Barnes and Tina-Marie Schultz won, surprising recently retired FHP Cpl. Pete Young, a distant third.

Flagler Beach City Commission Election Profile: 2 Incumbents Speak Experience as a Newcomer Promises

March 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The three candidates for the two seats in the March 8 Flagler Beach election for City Commission. From left, newcomer James Sherman, incumbent Jane Mealy, first elected in 2016, and incumbent Rick Belhumeur first elected in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Woman’s Club on Tuesday hosted a forum for the three candidates running for Flagler Beach City Commission–incumbents Jane Mealy and Rick Belhumeur, and newcomer James Sherman. Here’s a complete report and analysis of the evening.

Court Says City-Owned Golf Course Managed By a Private Company Can Be Required to Pay Property Taxes

March 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler Beach's privately-run, city-owned Ocean Palms Golf Club has never paid property taxes. A court decision this week suggests local property appraisers may legally deny a local government's exemption for such privately run amenities. (© FlaglerLive)

The court decision could potentially have ramifications in Flagler Beach, where the city owns Ocean Palms Golf Club, a nine-hole golf course, but has been leasing it to a private company since 2015, tax-free. The decision this week suggests local property appraisers may legally deny a local government’s exemption for such privately run amenities.

Ultimatum from Flagler Beach, Husband in Prison: Ocean Palm Golf’s Unintended Owner Tells Her Story

March 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Speaking publicly for the first time since she took over management of the city-owned Ocean Palms Golf Club in Flagler Beach, Belle McManus says she had no intentions to be at loggerheads with the city, and is hoping to resolve all differences. The city has issued an ultimatum that could lead to a severing of the lease after seven years. (© FlaglerLive)

Belle McManus had to take over the city-owned, privately managed Ocean Palms Golf Club in Flagler Beach after her husband was imprisoned on a DUI conviction. The city and the golf course already had rocky relations, and now the golf course faces a lease termination ultimatum. McManus describes her attempts to save the business in her new, unexpected role.

In Unusual Break with Meeting Customs, a Flagler Beach Commissioner Blasts Another Over Campaign Claims

March 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Beach Commissioner Ken Bryan, center, ripped into fellow-Commissioner Rick Belhumeur at last week's commission meeting, over Belhumeur's campaign claims that the commission was spending extravagantly. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler Beach TV)

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Ken Bryan described fellow-Commissioner Rick Belhumeur’s claims on the campaign trail of extravagant spending by the commission as “offensive” and “wrong” in statement unusually critical of a fellow commissioner–at a commission meeting. Bryan isn’t running in the March 8 election. Belhumeur is, and Bryan is backing a challenger.

Flagler Beach’s Tardy Dunes Project Is Down to a Single Holdout As Another Property Owner Signs Easement

February 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The last holdout: the small parcel above is one of two "remnants" on the east side of State Road A1A that still requires its owner to sign an easement so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can rebuild it into a more substantial dune than the eroded remains standing there now. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Attorney Al Hadeed Monday evening announced he had secured a long-sought easement from Flagler Beach property owner Leonard Surles, reducing the list of holdouts to a single property owner: Cynthia D’Angiolini.

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