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Flagler, Palm Coast & Other Local News

Revving Up Speed Zones, State Tells Flagler: Manatees More Endangered Than Boaters

September 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A local committee had recommended mostly hand-off, unregulated speeds on the Intracoastal. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission staff rejected the approach.

Suspected Burglar’s Flashlight Is Cops’ Beacon in Dave’s A1 Auto Shop Arrest

September 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The glowing flashlight was in a fenced lot at the County Road 200 auto shop late Monday night. The suspect had also allegedly loaded his truck with goods from the store before he was caught.

Carver Gym on the Drawing Board: Rosy Goals, Grayer Certainties

September 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A committee set up to save Carver Gym from the cleaver isn’t lacking for ideas and objectives, but money and ownership remain the unanswered questions.

Bunnell Commissioners Are Excoriated for Doubling Their Salaries While Others Suffer

September 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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By doubling their salaries to $9,600 a year, Bunnell commissioners matched the salaries of council members in Palm Coast, a city with 30 times the population of Bunnell.

Palm Coast’s Waterfront Park, Carving Out Tranquility on the Intracoastal, Opens

September 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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See a photo gallery of Palm Coast’s newest jewel, the 12th in its collection of parks. It opens Saturday with special booths and walking tours around the 20-some acres.

Shunning Hometown Favorites, Flagler Beach Names Scott Janke Frontrunner for Manager

September 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Scott Janke is the former town manager in Fort Myers Beach, where he was fired last year, through no fault of his own, when his wife was outed as a porn star. They’ve been separated almost a year.

Sheriff Fleming and Rollie Fingers to Headline Sex-Exploitation Prevention Fund-Raiser

September 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The sheriff is the the 2010 recipient of the “Greatest Save” Law Enforcement Award for Florida. Fingers, baseball’s great relief pitchers, will host the $100-a-plate evening.

So Long, Sadie Strickland: Bunnell Centenarian Was Told Flagler Would Devour Her in 1927

September 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Bunnell's Sadie Strickland, with sunglasses, and her three daughters. From left, Wilda Hargett, Odell Clegg, and Chris Deal. (Courtesy of the Strickland family)

Sadie Strickland died on Sept. 10. She was almost 101. Her neighbors thought she and her husband would run back to Georgia in 1927. The neighbors were wrong.

Crime Reports, Sept. 6-12, 2010

September 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The consequences of foreclosures on property safety, an almost-burglary at a pharmacy, Larcenies, stolen vehicles, angry husbands, angry wives, and more.

Sheriff Don Fleming, Art Critic: Tapped to Jury 9/11 Show, He Pays Tribute to Colleagues

September 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Judging an art show was a first for Sheriff Fleming, though the first responders of 9/11 have particular significance for him: as a police chief in New Jersey, he’d worked with nine of the Port Authority cops who died that day.

Hometown Democracy and Class-Size Amendments Spark Up Civic Association Forum

September 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The Flagler Palm Coast Civic Association’s forum featured contrasting views on ballot proposals that would affect class sizes, development laws, and two local taxes.

In 1st of 2 Rounds, County Adopts 14% Tax Rate Increase Against Scattered Criticism

September 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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The rate, $5.5905 per $1,000 in assessed value is up from $4.8894 per $1,000; for a $138 million budget that includes 287 county employees, down 64 positions in three years.

With 4 Out-of-Towners, Flagler Beach Resumes Interviews to Fill Manager’s Chair

September 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Last week was the hometown favorites’ time. This week, five of the eight candidates for manager are being interviewed.

County Cuts Supervisor of Elections’ Budget 4.9%, But Keeps It Well Above 2009 Level

September 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The $656,000 budget is 6.7 percent above where it was in 2009, and 43 percent higher than what it was in 2004. Commissioner Milissa Holland dissented from the vote approving Supervisor Weeks’ budget.

Bunnell Rebuffs Sheriff’s Offer to Provide Law Enforcement at 26% Less Than City’s Costs

September 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s proposal to cut Bunnell’s police costs by $260,000 by taking over proved less convincing than commissioners’ emotional attachment to a troubled police department.

In Knotty Deal, County Agrees to 980-Acre Buy from Ginn Co. for at Least $3.25 Million

September 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The county will pay $2.25 million now, $1 million more in 24 months, and potentially $1.25 million more over an undetermined amount of time should the land yield lucrative wetlands credits.

Tourist Tax Increase Clears Key Hurdle With 4-1 County Commission Vote

September 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Flagler County Commission must now hold a public hearing on the increase of the tax from 3 to 4 percent, but the 4-1 vote suggests the measure is headed for approval.

School Board Approves $166 Million Budget; Tea Party’s Response Is Mostly Decaffeinated

September 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The school board’s final budget adoption hearing was better attended than most ion previous years; questions and comments didn’t necessarily have much to do with the budget.

Memo To Enterprise Flagler: Why Your Tax Plan Is Fumbling (and What To Do About It)

September 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

From its message to its messenger, Enterprise Flagler’s tax-and-build plan is facing obstacles and unanswered questions of its own making. It may be too late to reverse opposition, but not too late to do the right thing.

McHenry’s Bar Patrons Foil a Robbery After a Parking Lot Assault Over an Iphone

September 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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22-year-old Nicholas Stolinas of Marco Island is in jail on $29,000 bond after an alleged assault and robbery in the McHenry’s Bar parking lot.

Launching 6th Season, Flagler Youth Orchestra Calls on All Students 3rd Grade and Up

September 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The Flagler Youth Orchestra begins its sixth season, with an open house at the Indian Trails Middle School cafeteria at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Students 3rd grade and up are welcome.

Crime Reports: Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2010

September 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Yet another case of credit-card skimming, this time in Flagler Beach; Driving intoxicated and with a bag of pot on Belle Terre, a burglary on Bunker Hill, a burglary at a job site on Eric Drive, and more.

Labor Day Fire Demolishes Home by 3rd Hole of Palm Harbor Golf Course

September 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Palm Coast Fire Department unites responded to the single-family home fire around 3 p.m. Monday (Sept. 6). The home belongs to Deborah and Will Morningsun.

Ron Vath Mystery Theater: Flagler Beach Commissioner Takes a Job With FEMA

September 5, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Ron Vath had applied for the job in April. The job may be permanent, but the postings may not be. He is due back sometime in early fall.

24 Roses in Red, White and Black for Ray Boylan, Mentor Beyond Call and Color

September 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Ray Boylan, who died on Aug. 26 at age 76, was a hero of the Flagler school district’s African American Mentor Program, and its only white mentor. His widow Gail was honored Saturday.

Campana’s First:
FPC Bulldogs 30, Matanzas Pirates 13

September 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

First game of the season, full house, the Bulldogs and the Pirates were in something of a dogfight at first before the Bulldogs asserted themselves in spite of the Pirates’ grit.

Ox-Bow Development: Councilman Meeker Sees Palm Coasters as Business-Hunting Posse

September 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive |

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Frank Meeker would award $1,000 per job over three years for local residents who convince businesses elsewhere to “uproot” themselves and move to Palm Coast. City staff is studying the idea.

Softball League: Flagler Beach Interviews 3 Hometown Candidates for Manager, Gently

September 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Easy questions, general answers: that sums up the day’s interviews of three familiar faces in Flagler Beach. Commissioner Ron Vath was absent. The show drew a maximum of 20 people.

North By Northwest: State Rejects Palm Coast’s Sprawling Growth Horizon

September 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

While the state approved of Palm Coast’s plans to develop the Bulow Creek area, it rejected the city’s planned expansion to its west and northwest, calling it unneeded and fraught with sprawl.

It’s Raining Taxes, Cont’d: Behind Scenes, County Manager Floats Sales Tax Increase

September 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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One proposal would increase the half-cent sales tax by a super-majority vote of the county commission, bypassing voters.

3 Local Candidates for Manager on Flagler Beach’s Interviewing Schedule Thursday

September 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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See all eight candidates’ resumes, as well as the interviewing schedule of four candidates on Thursday: James P. Gallagher, Caryn Miller, Michael Evans and Bruce Campbell.

Where’s Ron Vath? Without Explanation, Flagler Beach Commissioner Is Out Indefinitely

August 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The 69-year-old commissioner has missed several meetings and is about to miss many more, including budget hearings and interviews with 12 candidates for city manager.

Flagler Student Is Jailed After Setting Off A “Bottle Bomb” at a Bus Stop

August 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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18-year-old Giuseppe Verdone Jr. set off the “bottle bomb” at Bird of Paradise and Biscayne Drive while waiting for a bus to Pathways, the district’s school for problem students.

For First Time in Memory, Flagler School Enrollment Stalls; No Budget Cuts Foreseen Yet

August 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The 240 additional students the Flagler school district expected this fall haven’t materialized, resulting in a projected loss of $1.62 million in state funding.

Should You Be Worried About Hurricane Earl? No (For Now)

August 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Hurricane Earl is on track to pass some 350 to 400 miles away from Flagler County Thursday and Friday, though the storm will produce high waves and rip currents.

Enterprise Flagler’s Tax and Build Plan Revealed: How They’ll Seek Your Vote

August 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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The 4,200-word plan is presented here uncut, providing readers with a first, comprehensive look at how Enterprise Flagler will sell its tax plan to subsidize private industrial incentives at public expense.

Smoke, But No Fire, In a New Section Of the County Jail

August 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The smoke was detected at 2:46 p.m. Monday afternoon. It was attributed to an electrical short in a ground-fault indicator unit. No one was hurt or evacuated.

Burned Just 4 Months Ago, County Cooks Yet Another Risky Deal With Ginn on Public Dime

August 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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The $4.75 million acquisition of 980 acres around Pellicer Creek is almost 10 times the land’s appraised value. Part of the buy rests on a creative but risky, long-term scheme.

Two Cop Copters Search for 2 Armed Burglars Around Pine Grove; Only One Is Caught

August 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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An 18-year-old Daytona Beach man was arrested following a burglary and an air chase in Palm Coast’s Pine Grove section. The second suspect is still at large.

Weekly Crime Reports: August 23-29, 2010

August 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A robbery at the Palm Harbor Parkway Kangaroo, a driver passed out drunk at the wheel of his car on Old Kings Road, a mess of electronics robbed from a Shady Oaks Drive home, and more.

Pregnant Mothers, Start Your Readers: Dolly’s Imagination Library Crosses Flagler Threshold

August 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Dolly’s Imagination Library will ensure that every child born after Aug. 31 and living in Flagler will get a free book every month until kindergarten. The kick-off event is Sept. 1 at the Flagler County Library.

Rymfire Elem. on Brief Lock-Down As Cops Chase Burglary Suspect Near Ralph Carter Park

August 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Jeremiah Harris, a 20-year-old resident of Bunnell, led deputies on a chase Friday morning following a suspected burglary in the R section.

Sneak Preview of Enterprise Flagler’s Economic Tax “Game Plan”: More Details, More Questions

August 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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Enterprise Flagler’s “new game plan” seeks to win over voters for a new property tax in exchange for the promise of new industry and more jobs. The plan is more projections than details.

Work Crews–and Businesses–Idle Around Flagler Beach Farmers’ Market Land Dispute

August 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Flagler Beach’s reconstruction of streets and sidewalks may have encroached on segments of the property belonging to the owners of the city’s weekly farmer’s market.

Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks Wrecks County-Owned Car Just Before Polls Close

August 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The wreck took place just after 5 p.m.–less than two hours from polls’ closing time–on Whiteview Parkway, near U.S. 1. The car was towed. There were no injuries.

County Caves to Court Clerk Gail Wadsworth’s Demand for Bigger Staff and Budget

August 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The $120,000 increase, which the county will have to draw from reserves or from budget cuts, is identical to the amount it would take to keep Carver Gym funded at the current level.

Primary Turnout Is Worst in at Least 16 Years; Black Voters Shrug Off 3 Black Candidates

August 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Three black candidates running in local elections didn’t get a higher turn-out from heavily black precincts. Whiter, richer precincts turned out at double those rates.

Man Held on $100,500 Bond in Suspicious Death at Integra Woods Apartments in South Palm Coast

August 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Deputies found a 46-year-old Palm Coast woman dead in her boyfriend’s apartment after he told deputies she was sleeping.

Tucker Wins, Fischer and Sword in Runoff; McLaughlin Beats Abbott; Dwyer and Nowell Out

August 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

FlaglerLive will provide updated election results in the 2010 primary in all races relevant to Flagler County voters, including olegislative and statewide races.

Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis May Be On the Rise in Flagler, Health Department Cautions

August 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The disease is rare but has severe consequences, and the department’s “sentinel” chickens have shown an increase in symptoms of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.

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