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Multi-Vehicle Severe Crash at Belle Terre and Whiteview Parkways Sends 3 to Hospitals

July 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Four vehicles were involved in an early afternoon crash on Belle Terre Parkway and Whiteview Parkway, including a rollover. (Palm Coast Fire Department)

A multiple-vehicle crash, including a roll-over and a head-on collision, resulted in six injuries and three hospitalizations, one of them a trauma alert, early this afternoon at Belle Terre Parkway and Whiteview Parkway in Palm Coast.

Divine Right of DeSantis: Vengeful, Petty and Cruel

July 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

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DeSantis is using taxpayer money to punish his enemies, a warning to those who cross him. Through the budget, he’s pushing his hate-fueled vision onto us, trying to transform Florida into a subtropical version of Massachusetts under the Puritans: intolerant, ignorant, repressive, and cruel.

Matanzas Woods Pkwy Will Close from Lakeview to Londonderry Drive for 10 Days

June 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Matanzas Woods Pkwy from Lakeview Boulevard to Londonderry Drive will be closed to traffic from July 5 to July 15 as crews repair and repave that segment, one of Palm Coast’s major arteries. 

Shocking Disparities in Flagler’s Handling of 3 Different Assaults by Disabled Students Against School Staff

June 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Brendan Depa in court earlier this month, when his competency to stand trial was in question. A judge cleared him for trial. (© FlaglerLive)

Violent assaults against school staff involving profoundly disabled students, never before reported in detail until today–and not caught on surveillance video–point to startling if not shocking disparities in how cases may be handled, compared to that of Brendan Depa at Matanzas High School, depending on the attention they garner.

A Motorcyclist Is Killed, Another Critically Inured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on A1A Near Sea Colony

June 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

A crash resulting in at least one fatality took place this evening on State Road A1A near Sea Colony Drive in the Hammock. (Google)

A multi-vehicle crash on State Road A1A near Sea Colony late this afternoon resulted in the death of a man and serious or critical injuries to another person. 

Un-Achieving Brown v. Board of Education

June 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

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It took 69 years, but today the U.S. Supreme Court took its revenge on Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that cracked the door a smidge to desegregating schools. It did so in a vengeful, cynical decision re-inventing color-blindness in an America where only whites wear the blinders.

Dangerous Dog Designation Upheld for R-Section Dog Who Mauled Girl, 13, in ‘Gruesome’ Attack

June 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Ghost, a pit bull mix whose owners breed and take to dog shows, was designated a dangerous dog after attacking a 13-year-old girl earlier this month. The girl is the daughter of the dog's owner. (Palm Coast)

In a rare appeal, a special magistrate this morning affirmed Palm Coast Animal Control’s decision to designate Ghost, a large pit bull mix, a dangerous dog following the dog’s attack on the 13-year-old girl who was walking him on an R-Section street on June 5.

Obama-Era Plan Allows Flagler Schools to Provide Free Lunches For All Students Starting in August

June 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

It's going to get busy. (© FlaglerLive)

In what may be a game-changer for many food-insecure families, an Obama-era child-nutrition program expanding under Biden will allow Flagler County Schools to provide free lunches in addition to the existing free breakfasts to all students, regardless of income, year-round at all nine traditional public schools starting on Aug. 10, when classes resume.

18 Months in Prison, 42 on Probation for Man Who Shot His Dog and Lied to Deputies

June 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jamier Lee-Bright when he pleaded to the charges of animal cruelty and tampering in May. He was sentenced to prison today. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins today sentenced Jamier Lee-Bright to 18 months in prison, 42 months on probation, and a lifetime designation as a felon and an animal abuser for shooting a dog at a house on Palm Coast’s Seaman Trail East 15 months ago, and lying to police about it.

Flagler Beach Selects Five Finalists for City Manager, Some With More Baggage Than Others

June 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Imagine if there was that much excitement for the next city manager. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission in a 20-minute special meeting Tuesday evening narrowed its list of city manager candidates to five finalists. They will be invited to interview with commissioners and meet the public on July 13 and 14. The finalists are Dale Martin, Todd Michaels, David Williams, James Gleason and Howard Brown, whose backgrounds are detailed.

Razing Fire Station 22 For a Parking Lot May Be a Ballot Question as City Council Bows to History

June 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Palm Coast Fire Station 22 is in its last couple of years, but whether to preserve the building or make room for a parking lot is raising questions for the City Council. (© FlaglerLive)

A majority of the Palm Coast City Council doesn’t want to see Fire Station 22 leveled to make room for a parking lot once the station shifts further east, though the Community center has a deficit of more than 100 parking spaces. The city administration says it’ll cost at least $1.1 million, possibly more, to refurbish the building.

Palm Coast Wants More Action on ‘Bad Drivers,’ Litterers and Priorities as Sheriff Submits Budget

June 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, with Sheriff Rick Staly last September. (© FlaglerLive)

Submitting his annual budget to the Palm Coast City Council this morning, Staly heard requests for more help with “bad drivers” and litterers to maintain quality of life, and answered an extended series of questions from a council member on the paradox between a sharply falling crime rate and a still-rising jail population.

Flagler Beach City Manager Opening Draws 37 Applicants, Most from Out of State

June 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission pares down a list of city manager applicants to a few finalists at a special meeting Tuesday. (© FlaglerLive)

The opening for a Flagler Beach city manager has drawn 37 applicants, a relatively low number–the city drew 58 applicants in its last search in 2020–with just 10 of them from Florida, and 11 of them not currently employed. The list as a whole does not quite flirt with the extraordinary, though a few names have solid experience in small towns and varied profiles.

Brendan Depa’s Mother Tells Her Son’s Story

June 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 204 Comments

Brendan Depa with his maternal grandmother, Nikki Lemen. (Depa family)

Brendan Depa, a 17-year-old severely autistic student, attacked his paraprofessional, Joan Naydich, at Matanzas High School in February, and faces a first degree felony charge as an adult. His mother, Leanne Depa, speaks for the first time, detailing Brendan’s personal and medical history and his almost intractable challenges that pre-dated the horrific incident.

He Points a Glock at Fiancée’s Head in an Argument Over Baby Monitor

June 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Alan Kith, 34, of Palm Coast’s P Section, told law enforcement that even though he pointed firearm at his fiancee’s head, he was just tired from work, frustrated and only trying to scare her.

On EVs, Palm Coast and Flagler County Choose Backwardness

June 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 100 Comments

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Flagler County, this self-deluded mecca of economic development, is not only an electric vehicle charging station desert. It is actually hostile to electric vehicles. It is sending a loud and shrill message to tourists and forward-looking businesses and the residents they’d bring along: we like to fossilize. Progress is elsewhere.

Palm Coast Man Puts Shotgun Down Long Enough to Punch Girlfriend, While Holding Her Child

June 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Dezhon Hall, a 31-year-old resident of 69 Westminster Drive in Palm Coast, was arrested on accusations that he pointed a shotgun at his child’s mother while holding the child, threatened to shoot her, and punched her.

Investigation of Ex-Wadsworth Principal Peacock Finds ‘Pattern of Misrepresenting Facts and Disregard Truth’

June 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Paul Peacock. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler Schools video)

An independent investigation found former Wadsworth Elementary Principal Paul Peacock in violation of the district’s policy forbidding bullying and harassment and its ethics policy, as well as in violation of various sections of the state’s Principles of Professional Conduct and the Florida Educational Leadership Standards.

Day Fees Waived All Weekend at Belle Terre Swim Club in Push For New Members

June 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A free weekend at Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. (© FlaglerLive)

The Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club is hosting its summer open house weekend Saturday and Sunday, June 24-25, waiving its daily admission fees to all pool users and offering free food as the School Board continues to wrangle over how to make the club a viable operation, at least through next year.

Settling Lawsuit with Flagler Beach, Ocean Palms Golf Company Has 9 Months to Find A Buyer

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

It's been stormy, but Ocean Palms golf course has continued to operate through its legal disputes with Flagler Beach government. A settlement was signed today. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission this evening voted 4-1 to approve a settlement with Flagler Golf Management, the company that took over management of the nine-hole Ocean Palms golf club at the south end of town in 2015 after years of disuse. The city filed suit to evict the company last year, and the company also sued the city.

Strip Mall Will End Matanzas Shores’ Shop-Free Days, and There’s Nothing Residents Can Do About It

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

The 2.5 acres at the corner of San Carlos Drive and A1A are set to be turned into a strip mall consisting of a restaurant and seven shops, with no entry point off of A1A. (Google)

Matanzas Shores will soon lose its distinction as an upscale community free of shops, restaurants and the traffic that goes with it all as a developer is about to build a strip mall on 2.25 acres at the southwest corner of State Road A1A and San Carlos Drive.

Instead of Manslaughter, Giddens Now Faces 1st Degree Capital Murder Charge in Drug Death

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Nysean D. Giddens

When he was originally charged for the overdose death of Shaun Callahan, Nysean Dwight Giddens faced a count of manslaughter–bad enough, as he could have faced up to 15 years in prison if found guilty. He now could face life in prison, absent a plea.

Florida Cracker Ranch and Flagler Broadcasting Team Up for Red White and Boom Weekend

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler Broadcasting is teaming up with Florida Cracker ranch for an Independence Day weekend of entertainment and activities. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Broadcasting and Florida Cracker Ranch are collaborating in the production of Red White and Boom, a three-day weekend from June 30 to July 1 in the run-up to Independence Day, with camping, off-roading, entertainment and fireworks.

Flagler Beach Achieves One Goal in Meeting With Other Governments: Agreement that the City Needs Help

June 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Participants at the joint meeting before its start this evening at Flagler Beach City Hall. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach convinced other cities and the county in a joint meeting this evening that it cannot contend with the ongoing onslaught of visitors alone, and only in Flagler Beach, when the county has plenty of unused beaches and cities can contribute other strategies.

At Tiger Bay, a Triumphal Paul Renner Reaps Adulation and Delivers a Few Inaccurate Jabs

June 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

House Speaker Paul Renner, whose district includes all of Flagler County, at Flagler Tiger Bay today. (© FlaglerLive)

House Speaker Paul Renner today exulted in considerable adoration and a standing ovation at Flagler Tiger Bay like no bringer of bacon before him, tempered though both Renner and the audience were by the club’s disfavor with uncivil partisanship.

Flagler School Board Rejects Arming Employees in 3-2 Vote, Citing Too Many Doubts for Now

June 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies will still be the only armed individuals on Flagler school campuses as the school board this evening rejected opening the door to non-professionals. (© FlaglerLive).

The Flagler County School Board this evening rejected on a 3-2 vote a proposal to arm some school employees on the unfounded assumption that it would improve security. The vote ends a year-long discussion about the so-called “guardian program,” as a majority of board members still had too many questions, doubts, and lacking buy-in from school staff.

Council Approves 1st Leg of Beltway from Matanzas Woods to Palm Coast Parkway, Opening West

June 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Palm Coast government's ambitious plans for opening its western 12,000 acres center on a 7-mile, four-lane beltway that would connect Matanzas Woods Parkway to Palm Coast Parkway. (Palm Coast)

The Palm Coast City Council approved an engineering contract for the first phase of what will be a three-phase, 7-mile beltway connecting Matanzas Woods Parkway and Palm Coast Parkway west of U.S. 1. The ambitious road incursion through 12,000 acres of empty wilds would open that part of the city to development.

In Palm Coast, a Pitbull Attack, a Dead Dog, and Disputed Accusations of City ‘Gestapo’ Tactics

June 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Blu, the dog at the center of a controversy that put in question the way Palm Coast's animal control officers interact with the public. Blu has been euthanized after his second attack in 13 months in the W-Section, the second one resulting in the death of another dog. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko compared employees to “Gestapo agents” in reference to an animal control case involving a pit bull attack and a dog’s death earlier this month. Danko later walked back the statement, but remained “infuriated’ with the way an animal control officer had allegedly handled the case.

42 Photographs of Interior of Alleged Rapist’s Home Will Be New Evidence in 2nd Teron Trial

June 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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In five weeks, Monserrate Teron will again go on trial on two capital counts of raping a 7-year-old child–his niece. This time the prosecution will have what it did not have before: images of the interior of the house where the alleged assault took place, enabling the prosecution to question a central tenet of the defense.

$5 Million for Fire Station 22 Vetoed, But Palm Coast Still Nets Historic $55 Million Haul from Legislature

June 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Station 22 is in a building now 46 years old. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast is focusing on the positive: scoring $54.6 million out of $59.6 million in legislative requests, not including more than $1 million to be earmarked for a new YMCA in the city.

Gared Canales, Accused of Goading His Daughter, 13, to Kill Herself, Is Arrested

June 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Gared Wayne Canales, 34, was booked at the Flagler County jail on a child abuse charge stemming from accusations that he goaded his daughter into taking her own life as he insulted and demeaned her on her 13th birthday. The girl subsequently attempted suicide.

Tampa Is Latest City to Unveil Climate Action Plan, Tapping Tax Credits

June 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Tampa’s plan comes just days after two federal agencies released guidance that will for the first time allow local and state governments and nonprofit organizations to access clean energy tax credits that come from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, which contained nearly $370 billion in climate provisions.

Flagler School Board Cocks Its Next Folly: Arming Employees

June 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

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Next Tuesday, the Flagler County School Board will vote on whether to arm some school employees. The board will vote yes, on zero evidence and without asking any of the right questions, because as is becoming routine with this board, when it is offered a chance between right and wrong, it chooses wrong.

Despite Severe Autism, Judge Finds Depa, Ex-Matanzas High Student, Competent to Be Tried for Assault on Aide

June 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Brendan Depa in court this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins today found Brendan Depa, the 17-year-old former Matanzas High School student accused of assaulting a teacher aide in February, competent to stand trial.

Indian Trails Middle School Teacher Suing District Has a New Attorney, and Seeks Trial

June 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

JaWanda Dove, now a dean at Rymfire Elementary, seen here in an image from a brochure by the African American Entrepreneurs Club, where she was a guest speaker in 2018.

Indian Trails Middle School teacher JaWanda Dove’s employment discrimination case against the Flagler County school district is back on track toward a trial date as both sides also continue to seek an out-of-court settlement.

Sheriff Negotiates $10 Million Joint Training Facility for Local Police, Fire and State Guard HQ

June 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The former Sheriff's Operations Center on Justice Lane in Bunnell, from back when it was still used for that purpose. The building remains part of the sheriff's operations. Much of it would be leased to the new Florida State Guard as part of a lease arrangement that would result in the Guard building a new office and training facility nearby. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission and the Florida State Guard are preparing to sign a lease agreement conceived by Sheriff Rick Staly that would have the Guard build a $10 million headquarters and training facility in Bunnell that would also be a training ground for all local law enforcement and firefighting agencies.

Crumbl Cookies Set to Open in Palm Coast With Its Giant Repertoire of Sweet-Spot Marketing

June 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Crumbl's brownie sundae cookie. (Crumbl)

As Crumbl Cookies opens its first store in Palm Coast Friday, and the first in the Flagler-Putnam-St. Johns market, the marketing machine that has made the dessert chain the fastest-growing in the nation–800 stores and growing–will be on full display, along with its rotating cast of 250 cookie flavors.

19 Year Old With mental Health Issues Arrested After Rampage Against Family and Cops

June 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 19-year-old an in palm Coast's E-Section after the man had gone on a rampage at his home, then banged with a shovel on the glass door at another home. (© FlaglerLive via bodycam video)

M.A.F., a 19-year-old resident of Evanston Lane in Palm Coast with a record of mental health issues, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of battery on law enforcement officers after apparently experiencing a mental episode at his home Tuesday night.

So You Want to Recall a Council Member or Write an Ordinance? Palm Coast Codifies Process After 24 Years.

June 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Citizens will have a clearer roadmap to direct involvement in certain city matters, but it'll take work. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council in its 24th year is codifying its own referendum and recall process–the method by which residents may pitch or force the reconsideration of an ordinance, amend the city charter, or initiate a recall of a sitting council member.

Marc Gordon, 32, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison Over Unlawful Sex with Minor in Plea Deal

June 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Marc Gordon, left, with his attorney Doug Williams appearing before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins (not pictured) this morning. Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark, who prosecuted the case, is to the right. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Marc Christian Gordon, 32, was sentenced this morning to three years in prison on convictions for unlawful sex with a minor and felony battery of a fellow-inmate at the Flagler County jail. He had faced up to 20 years in prison but for a plea deal that reduced the sentence considerably.

Lower Fuel Costs Will Trim Your FPL Power Bill By About $4 a Month

June 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Customers who are in areas served by FPL and use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity will see their monthly bills decrease from the current $139.95 to $136, according to the utility and the state’s public service commission.

Should Palm Coast Allow Backyard Chickens? Council Balks, But Limited Pilot Program Is Possible

June 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

A familiar look. But in Palm Coast backyards? Not so fast, the Palm Coast City Council says. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council is not excited about allowing chickens in city backyards. But it may enact a strictly limited pilot program involving a few households, or set aside some public land for a community garden where residents could tend their chickens. Backyard chickens could also be on the 2024 ballot as a referendum.

Thieving Pastor Just Released from Prison Objects to Restitution. Judge Orders Additional $100,000

June 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Wesley Brown at the time of his sentencing seven years ago, when his restitution order totaled $15,500. It has been increased by $100,000. (© FlaglerLive)

Just days out of prison, Wesley Brown, the former Flagler Beach pastor who bilked parishioners of large sums of money in an investment scheme, was ordered today to pay an additional $100,000 in restitution to one of his victims, over his lawyer’s objections.

Ed Danko Announces Run for County Commission, Setting Up Primary Against George Hanns

June 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Ed Danko will run for a County Commission seat. (© FlaglerLive)

His third year on the Palm Coast City Council not yet completed, the peripatetic and willfully controversial Ed Danko today announced a run for a County Commission seat in the 2024 election, setting up a primary contest against former Commissioner George Hanns.

19-Year-Old Man With Knives Breaches FPC’s Perimeter Before He Is Arrested

June 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A 19-year-old man who'd been involved in an altercation off campus jumped a fence onto Flagler Palm Coast's athletic fields this afternoon before he was apprehended. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Palm Coast High School, operating a number of summer programs, went on Code Red lockdown this afternoon as Colasanti, 19, allegedly armed with knives breached the school’s perimeter. Colasanti was arrested. There was no indication that the man entered any school buildings at any point.

Two Elections and ‘Record’ Flagler Voter Registrations Adds Costs to Elections Supervisor’s Budget

June 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

New legislation keeps adding requirements on supervisors of elections, increasing costs. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart told the County Commission this morning that the presidential year’s two elections, a record rate of voter registration, inflation and a spate of new legal requirements are adding costs to her office’s budget, which she presented to the county at a workshop.

Flagler Sheriff Requests 12.2% Budget Increase and 5 New Deputies from County as Constitutionals Submit Proposals

June 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office moved back into an operations center of its own late last year after nearly five years without one. The building was the responsibility of the county and is not part of annual budgeting figures. (© FlaglerLive)

All constitutional officers’ budgets will be reviewed by the County Commission Monday. The sheriff’s budget, the largest constitutional portion in the county budget, would include funding for five new deputies, increasing retirement costs, union-negotiated pay increases and a 5.3 percent across-the-board cost of living pay increase.

Exuberant Pride Day Follows Drag Night as Palm Coast Goes United Colors of LGBTQ+ in Town Center

June 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Quinn Vickers, who had performed Friday night at Coquina Brewery in Flagler Beach as a drag act, arriving at Pride Fest in Palm Coast's Town Center early this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Bookended by an exuberant evening of drag the night before and Sunday evening’s more solemn vigil in memory of the Pulse massacre victims, Flagler Pride today celebrated the local and regional LGBTQ community with song, dance, causes and bounties of divergence in the fourth annual Pride Festival in Palm Coast’s Town Center, drawing some 750 people.

Palm Coast’s Ed Danko Publicly Undercuts City’s Legal Row With Waste Pro Over Recycling Bins

June 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The last time that bin was seen on its property in Palm Coast's P Section, on May 31, before Waste Pro took it. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council’s Ed Danko and a subsequent council discussion on Tuesday seemed to have briefly jackknifed its own administration’s and legal team’s negotiations in the ongoing dispute with Waste Pro, the garbage hauler.

Palm Coast and County Snub Role in EV Charging Stations In Shocking Rebuff to a Green Energy Grant

June 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

The free electric vehicle charging station at Palm Coast City Hall is seldom without a user. (© FlaglerLive)

Partisanship, misinformation, false assumptions and free-market ideology all played a role in Palm Coast and county government rejecting a partnership in what would have been a potential $15 million federal grant to build electric vehicle charging stations at various public locations in cities and the county.

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