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Flagler, Palm Coast & Other Local News

County’s Economic Board Would Exclude Cities and Bank on $400,000 a Year in Tax Dollars

August 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The county commission’s latest direction was surprising and divided, as a 3-2 majority settled on an economic development board with just one government represented–the county–and eight seats filled by business representatives with economic development experience.

Bonuses or No Bonuses, Supervisor of Elections and Commissioners Brawl in Ugly, 70-Minute Spectacle

August 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Something like that. (George Bellows's 'Stag At Sharkey's' (1909), at the Cleveland Museum)

The Flagler Supervisor of Elections could not explain to commissioners’ satisfaction bonus checks cut at the end of 2010 or answer questions about her employees’ rates of pay and recent raises. Commissioners refused to grant her request for a 7 percent budget increase pending answers.

Flagler Schools’ Enrollment Is Flat Overall But Showing Strong Migration to Charters

August 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Jamming at Imagine: the car lines in Town Center stretched roughly a mile between the two directions, bringing traffic to a near-standstill Monday afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

On the first day of school in Flagler, every elementary school but one lost students, all three charter schools gained, and problems were limited to several overcrowded buses and enormous car lines at Imagine and Belle Terre.

Palm Coast Data Lays Off 18 More, This Time in Magazine Customer Service

August 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

They surrender: The illustration above appeared as the front cover of a six-page Palm Coast Data report called 'The Future of Fulfillment,' and authored by John Meneough, who resigned as company CEO earlier this month.

The Palm Coast Data layoffs are the latest in a string of job losses that have struck the company’s warehouse, membership services, IT and management.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Budgeting Mysteries, Spy Cameras, Dogs in Restaurants

August 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Armando and the sea: Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez on the porch of the Beverly Beach City Hall last week, before a meeting of the Coalition of Cities, which he chairs. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission tries again (and again, and again) to figure out what to do about economic development, the Palm Coast City Council awaits its manager’s latest budget presentation, Flagler Beach talks dogs in restaurants, Bunnell talks spy cameras.

Tourism Council Approves $800,000 Budget Over Objection to Exec’s 7.7% Raise

August 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

It may be the quiet side of Florida, but marketing it ain't cheap. (© FlaglerLive)

The publicly funded tourism council approved a 7.7 percent raise for the Flagler Chamber of Commerce’s VP for tourism and the council’s administrative head, and 6 percent raises for two staff members. The Flagler County Commission must give final approval.

Coalition of Cities Meets in Wake of One Agency’s Death and Its Own Uncertain Life

August 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler County Coalition of Cities held its second meeting only for its Flagler Beach, Bunnell and Beverly Beach members to confirm what’s already known: that much remains unknown about the future of the county’s plan to fight unemployment.

Sheriff Fleming on Palm Coast and Bunnell Gambling Halls: “I Have Bigger Fish To Fry”

August 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Sheriff Don Fleming’s stance on internet cafes and other such gambling halls has wide implications for Palm Coast and Bunnell, both of which are wrestling with ordinances that would regulate the establishments.

Archie Edwards of Bunnell Killed in Late-Night Wreck on West SR100

August 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Archie Edwards, 59, was driving west on State Road 100, at 80 mph in a 60, with his lights off in a pick-up truck when he lost control and crashed in the Bimini area.

Flagler Unemployment Flat at 14.7%, Florida’s Also Stalled at 10.7%

August 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler County’s unemployment rate in July was unchanged from June’s revised 14.7 percent (last month’s original rate was 14.6 percent). Florida’s unemployment rate also stalled at 10.7 percent, with 987,000 Floridians out of work.

Enterprise Flagler Is No More

August 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

After 11 years, Enterprise Flagler voted unanimously on Thursday to disband, a vote reflecting resignation to financial realities (Palm Coast and Flagler County are no longer funding the agency) rather than enthusiasm from Enterprise Flagler members. There is no clear plan in place to replace the agency’s work.

50-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After Van Rear-Slams Her Car In Front of Town Center

August 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The woman was at the light at Landing Blvd., in front of Dunkin Donuts, when, according to a witness, a van came “barreling” from behind, never applying the brakes.

A Wake for Palm Coast Desalination: Consultants Talk “Hiatus” Rather Than Demise

August 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The seawater desalination initiative Palm Coast led for the last three years held what amounted to an exit interview with the public as the project shuts down for lack of money, participants and, for now and several years to come, need.

From Bad to Worse: Flagler and Florida Students Near Bottom in National ACT Scores

August 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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There’s plenty of back-patting when Flagler students are compared to their Florida peers. When Flagler and Florida students are compared to students across the nation, the story is much bleaker.

Flagler School Board and County Commission Narrow Redistricting Options to Three

August 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler School Board and the Flagler County Commission took less than an hour in a joint meeting Tuesday to eliminate three of six redistricting options. The public weighs in next, at two hearings in September. See all plans.

As 16 Fires Old and New Burn in Flagler, More Heat But Also More Storms Predicted

August 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Most new fires in Flagler County have been small, but lightning keeps triggering them, and near-record heat combined with lower-than-expected rains are keeping conditions brittle even as more named storms are predicted for the remainder of the hurricane season.

Bowing to Public Pressure, Palm Coast Opts for Bidding Out Trash Hauling Contract

August 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

They're back in: Waste Management and Republic Services, the nation's first and second-largest trash haulers, will get to compete with Waste Pro, and very likely several other haulers, for Palm Coast's next garbage and recycling contract.

Citing an epiphany in the shower, Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon reversed his recommendation to negotiate an garbage-contract extension with Waste Pro. The city will open up the process through a broader request for proposals.

In a Case With Implications for Palm Coast and Bunnell, Polk Sheriff Shuts Down Internet Cafe

August 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Ryan Ault , arrested after a raid of 'The Horseshow' by the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Davenport on Aug. 15. (© Ernst Peters / The Ledger)

The Internet cafe–or gambling parlor–shut down in Davenport Monday is similar to those in Palm Coast and Bunnell, where local officials and residents are debating whether and how to regulate (or ban) the businesses.

Trash Flips: Waste Pro Lobbies Another County To Go to Bids While Urging Palm Coast Not To

August 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Waste Pro wants to keep the $7-million-a-year garbage hauling in contract in Palm Coast, so it’s opposing a bidding process, but it’s arguing the exact opposite in Hillsborough County, where it’s hoping to win the contract.

Blaming County, Elections Supervisor Closes 3 Outlying Precincts for Special Election

August 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Some Flagler County voters will have to travel 21 miles to cast a ballot in the special election for State Senate, District 1, others will have to travel 7 miles because of precinct closures.

Manic Mondex: Love Triangle and Drive-By Shooting Land a Woman in Jail

August 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Kara Buckner is accused of firing a .22-caliber rifle at two people smoking on a porch Saturday night, while a 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl were inside. No one was hurt.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: The Cost Of Elections, Garbage and Redistricting

August 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The County Commission has another close encounter with Supervisor of Elections Weeks, the Palm Coast City Council talks garbage, the school board talks redistricting, Bunnell talks special events, and in Tallahassee, the governor and the cabinet meet while several redistricting hearings are held around the state.

Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Survives Shattering Wreck Unscathed in Cruiser on US1

August 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

A young Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy was driving north on U.S. 1, about 75 yards south of Palm Coast Parkway, when he lost control of his cruiser and crashed in a ditch Saturday evening.

Bunnell Mayor Outflanks Rookie Rogers, Shutting Down Talk of Martinez’s Future

August 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez survived what could have been a vote of confidence tonight thanks to a maneuver by Mayor Catherine Robinson, who prevented it.

Flagler’s Teens-in-Flight Produces Its First Licensed Pilot: 19-Year-Old Juan Rodriguez

August 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jack Howell started Teens-in-Flight at the Flagler County Airport in the fall of 2008 to give young students from military families or poorer families a chance to learn to fly without paying a dime.

At the Flagler County Jail, Training for Uncooperative Inmates and Lawsuit Deterrence

August 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A member of the US Corrections Special Operations Group was at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office this week, training guards in what he calls “next-generation jail extraction.”

Man Found Dead With a Bullet to the Head at Indian Trails Sports Complex

August 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jeffrey Biermann, 41, was found by workers Friday morning, with a gun next to him. The sports complex was closed.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, Aug. 1-10, 2011

August 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Rock-throwing at a car by a juvenile and another suspicious incident in the Rymfire area, an assault at Bull Creek Fish Camp, a cop car damaged at Buddy Taylor Middle School, too many larcenies to count, and more.

Bunnell’s Armando Martinez a Finalist for Melbourne Police Chief; Special Meeting Set

August 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Bunnell's Armando Martinez is looking elsewhere. (© FlaglerLive)

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez applied for the Melbourne job one or two months ago. Commissioner John Rogers wants a special meeting of the commission to discuss Martinez’s contract in light of the revelation.

Shortened School Schedule Briefly Fumbles Buddy Taylor’s PAL Football Program

August 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Buddy Taylor Middle School Mike Garrett sent a resignation letter to parents Wednesday when it appeared football students could not stay at the school between the earlier dismissal time and 3 p.m. practice. Principal Winnie Oden calls the situation a misunderstanding that was resolved.

Like Palm Coast, Bunnell Wrestles With Gambling Posing as Games–and Punts

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Some define internet cafes as gambling. Some define it as business. Some define it as nobody’s business but their own. A 3-2 vote of the Bunnell City Commission sent the matter to the sheriff with a question: if it’s gambling, would he arrest its practitioners?

Why Palm Coast Doesn’t Want To Lower Your $239 Garbage Rate and Bid Out the Contract

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast skims off $700,000 from its annual $7 million contract with Waste Pro. Cheaper garbage rates for customers means less money for the city, which is partly why the city is resisting bidding out the contract.

Palm Coast Races: 3 for Mayor, 4 for Council, 2 Elections, No Partridge, No Pear Tree

August 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

First up, the candidates for mayor: Incumbent Jon netts (left), Charlie Ericksen and Joe Cunnane. (© FlaglerLive)

Qualifying closed Tuesday with Charlie Ericksen and Joe Cunnane challenging Jon Netts for mayor in the Sept. 13 primary, which may prove to be the deciding date in that race. Two council seats will be decided on Nov. 8.

Palm Coast to Raise Tax Rate 14% and Eliminate Stormwater Cost Exemption for Many

August 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Most city services and jobs are protected in a proposed budget that will raise taxes enough to bring in almost as much revenue next year as it did this year, with shifts in sales tax dollars to subsidize the general revenue fund.

Garbage Cunning: Palm Coast May Skip Bidding Out $7.7 Million-a-Year Contract

August 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The 5-year contract with Waste Pro is expiring. The city council Tuesday will discuss whether to renegotiate or go out to bid, though so far the city administration is signaling resistance to a bid process

A Divided County Commission Votes 3-2 To End Support for Enterprise Flagler

August 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Alan Peterson, Nate McLaughlin and Milissa Holland agreed to end support for Enterprise Flagler after David Ottati, the agency’s president, made his pitch for an up-or-down vote.

As Proposed County Budget Kills Enterprise Flagler, Ottati Asks for Up Or Down Vote

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mired in disarray, economic development’s future in Flagler County is mobilizing around two competing plans–the county’s and enterprise Flagler’s–with Enterprise Flagler asking for a vote and Palm Coast still sitting it all out.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Garbage, Jobs and Nukes

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler County Commission discusses Enterprise Flagler’s future, the Palm Coast City Council takes on garbage hauling, Bunnell debates adult video arcades, and the PSC takes on nuclear power construction costs.

In Flagler Beach, a Darting Dog, a Swerving Car, a Woman in Critical Condition

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

State Road A1A in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Maura Nations, 26, a resident of Orlando, was struck by a car that was swerving to avoid her dog, which had darted across State Road A1A in Flagler Beach Saturday afternoon.

Kisses, Spoofs, Puns and Rap Run Wild in Repertory Theatre’s Shakespearean Vaudeville

August 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Kaylee Rotunno and Tyrique Harper practice Shakespearean tongue-twisters under Agata Sokolska's reprouving eyes. (© FlaglerLive)

Director John Sbordone’s first workshop production this weekend at the Repertory Theatre’s stage, at Hollingsworth Gallery, dares grope where no Shakespeare has versed before. It’s high-energy hilarity.

Florida Hospital Flagler’s David Ottati Is Among Northeast’s Ultimate CEO Award Winners

August 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

David Ottati and the Ultimate Award in his office, a few hours after after receiving it in Jacksonville. (© FlaglerLive)

The Jacksonville Business Journal’s fifth annual Ultimate CEO Award drew some 40 nominations from northeast Florida. Ottati, Florida Hospital Flagler’s CEO for the past five years, was among 13 winners.

Jail Follows Allegation of Shooting Up in a Kangaroo Bathroom With 4 Kids in the Car

August 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The four children in Michelle Marie Smith’s car are 8 or younger, including twins who are turning 3 on Friday. She was charged with child abuse while a friend was charged with drug possession.

Public Money, Public Purpose, Closed Doors: Enterprise Flagler and Chamber Carry On

August 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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In a closed-door session, the Flagler Chamber of Commerce is hosting a delegation from Enterprise Flagler today to discuss economic development plans that would be publicly funded and publicly governed.

Ex-Bunnell Commissioner Jimmy Flynt Faces State Ethics Violations on 3 Counts

August 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Bunnell City Commissioner Elbert Tucker filed a series of ethics charges against Jimmy Flynt last August. Flynt faces fines of up to $10,000 on each of the three violations. Several others were thrown out.

Palm Coast Council Shocked, Shocked To Hear It Ever Had $10 Million for City Hall

August 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

It was not originally presented to the Palm Coast City Council as a pie in the sky, but as aconcrete project. Jim landon now says the city never had the $10 million. The chart is from his staff's presentation to the council last year.

The Palm Coast city administration now says that it never had $10 million to build a city hall. The copious record on the matter says otherwise, raising questions about the city’s numbers and verbal shell games.

Allegations of Brutality, Rape and Torture Over 2 Days Emerge from Bunnell Kidnapping

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The victim, a Palm Coast woman, told police she was held in a crack house on July 21 and 22 before escaping to a gas station on SR100. Examiners point to evidence of severe beatings, cigarette burns and numerous other injuries.

Condo No-Go: Florida Cabinet Sides With Flagler County Over Hammock Dunes

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

In a victory for Flagler County, the Florida Cabinet unanimously approved a judge’s order that blocks Ginn-Lubert Adler’s plan to build an oceanfront condominium and hotel at Hammock Dunes, near the 16th Road public park and beach.

Hammock Dunes Showdown: Flagler and Developer Battle Before Florida Cabinet

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ginn-Lubert Adler and investors want to build a 77-foot hotel and significantly increase the residential density in an area adjoining the public beach by 16th Rd. in the Hammock. Flagler County is opposed. The two sides are arguing their case before the Florida Cabinet today.

Palm Coast Data CEO John Meneough Resigns After 15 Years As Company Struggles

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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John Meneough, 62, had been with Palm Coast Data in its various incarnations since 1996. A successor has not been named. Meneough’s resignation is part of broader changes at Palm Coast Data parent Amrep Corp.

Palm Coast’s Fireworks, Canceled on July 4, Are Now Leveraged Over 3 Fall Dates

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The $15,000 subsidy to Palm Coast will be split over fireworks shows on Labor Day and the two evenings of the city’s seafood festival in early November.

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