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Four Local Governments Vying For Residents To Enroll In Their “Academies”

February 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Participants at the Sheriff's Citizens Academy can get a more direct sense of what it's like to be a cop, at least in some regards. (FCSO)

Local governments’ citizenship academies have been relatively popular, especially among potential political candidates or people who want to see the plumbing of government firsthand.

County Approves Special Tax and Contract To Build Seawall for Painters Hill Homes

January 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Two of the Painters Hill properties whose foundations were eroded by Hurricane Matthew. (© FlaglerLive)

Each of the affected property owners is looking at an additional tax bill of roughly $100,000 spread over the next 15 years to pay for the seawall.

1st Round in New Session’s Vacation Rental Saga Goes Against Flagler Government

January 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

A proposal by Sen. David Simmons, a Longwood Republican, was outflanked by Sen. Greg Steube's proposal in a committee vote today. (Florida Channel)

A Senate committee approved a bill that would nearly eliminate local government regulation of vacation rentals and enable a single licensee to have hundreds of rentals across the state.

Raising Faith Over Futility, Flagler Launches Unprecedented $25 Million Dunes-Restoration Feat

January 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

County officials gathered for a groundbreaking on a $25 million dunes-restoration project for some 12 to 15 miles of beach. They gathered at Malacompra Park in the Hammock. (© FlaglerLive)

For 50 hours a week for the next 48 weeks, trucks will dump nearly 1 million tons of sand along 12 to 15 miles of Flagler County beaches, rebuilding the dunes hurricanes washed away.

Despite Questions of Trust, Flagler Commission Clears Way For 200 Homes Around Lakeside on A1A

January 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

A view from Lakeside By the Sea properties, toward the area slated for development that the County Commission approved Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler commissioners voted to approve the 200-home development on either side of Lakeside By the Sea on A1A in a contentious 3-hour hearing in which commissioners said their hands were tied to do anything else.

21 Years From Concept to Take-Off: Flagler Airport Opens $17 Million Runway

January 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A 5,500-foot runway cleared for takeoff at Flagler County Executive Airport. (© FlaglerLive)

The new runway at the Flagler Airport will accommodate more fuel-heavy jets, thus adding to the airport’s fuel sales. Next up is the building of a new terminal.

Ban On: Overriding Commissioner’s Plea, Flagler Enacts Prohibition on Medical Pot Shops

January 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

From left, County Commissioners Greg Hansen, Dave Sullivan and Charlie Ericksen Monday morning voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler County TV)

It was the second and final reading of an ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated Flagler, and it passed Monday morning, 3-2, ending a nearly year-long debate.

Jonathan Lord Takes Over Flagler’s Emergency Management as Its 6th Chief in 12 Years

January 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jonathan Lord. (Flagler County)

Jonathan Lord, 43, had for more than two years been deputy director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, overseeing the statewide response to Hurricanes Hermine, Matthew and Irma firsthand.

Vacation Rentals Would Be Protected Class in Residential Neighborhoods In Bill Flagler Calls “Extreme”

January 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A row of vacation rental homes on Balboa Island, Calif. The vacation-rental industry is making another big push to eliminate local restrictions on vacation-rental properties in Florida. Flagler County government is resisting. (Prayitno)

One proposed bill would eliminate local regulation of vacation rentals and make it difficult for home-owner associations and towns like Flagler Beach to prevent short-term rentals anywhere.

Painters Hill and Hammock Dunes Property Owners Will Pay Extra Tax for Erosion Control

December 20, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

One of the houses more severely affected by erosion following Hurricane Matthew. It's among the houses getting a seawall soon. (© FlaglerLive)

The four taxing districts, made necessary by hurricanes, will levy surtaxes on property owners only in those areas to defray the cost of protective sand berms and a sea wall the county will build.

Overriding Medical Marijuana Users’ Pleas, and Voters, Flagler Commissioners Pass Dispensary Ban

December 18, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

Patricia Freytag holds up an object to show Flagler County Commissioner what a medical marijuana product looks like.

The 3-1 vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries outright Monday evening ends a year-long process that saw commissioners zigzag between approval and prohibition.

County And Bunnell Score Big Grants For Plantation Bay and Stormwater, Flagler Beach and Palm Coast Do Not

December 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Bunnell County Commissioner John Sowell appeared before the St. Johns River Water Management District Board in Palatka Wednesday to describe the impact a $500,000 grant will have on his city's budget. (© FlaglerLive via SJRWMD)

Flagler County won a $500,000 grant for improvements to its Plantation Bay utility, Bunnell won $460,000 for stormwater and sewer improvements from the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Ethics Commission Orders Kim Weeks and 2 Others To Reimburse $312,000 in Fees Over Frivolous Complaints

December 8, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Kimberle Weeks speaking to the Florida Ethics Commission in Tallahassee this morning.

The state Ethics Commission ordered Kim Weeks to pay nearly $130,000 and Dennis McDonald and Mark Richter Jr. to pay the rest to compensate the county for defending against frivolous and defaming complaints they’d filed.

Sidestepping Health Concerns, Flagler Approves 5 New Cell Towers, 2 Rising 350 Feet

December 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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Without denying health hazards, the Flagler County Commission approved the siting of five new cell towers, including one in Palm Coast, as part of its next-generation emergency communications system.

County Calls Waste Pro On the Carpet, Only to Lavish Praise, Flattery and Excuses

December 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The county administration is happy with Waste Pro. Commissioners, less so, depending on the month. (c FlaglerLive)

The county administration’s account of Waste Pro trash-hauling service contrasted sharply with commissioners’ stories of complaints, or documented complaints in Palm Coast.

In Reorganization, Hansen Takes County Chairmanship, Sullivan Is on Canvassing Board

December 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

County Commissioner Dave Sullivan, left, and Greg Hansen, now chairman of the county commission. (© FlaglerLive)

The county commission chairmanship gives Hansen added visibility during an election year, while Sullivan takes over a canvassing board position with a fraught history.

Not Dead Yet: County Must Formalize Medical Pot Ban By Ordinance, Giving Advocates Another Go

November 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

County Commissioners Charlie Ericksen, Greg Hansen and Dave Sullivan say they won;t change their mind regarding a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries come Dec. 18, when they will vote on the matter again. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission’s Nov. 20 vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries was only one step: commissioners must still pass an ordinance formalizing the ban, twice, giving proponents of dispensaries another chance to make their case.

New Regulations Give Flagler Government Policing Powers Over Towing Companies

November 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

John's Towing is one of three towing companies based in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

A new Flagler County ordinance sets out requirements, fees and penalties for the county’s three towing companies, reining in what the county administration said had been some abuses in the industry.

How Residents of One Street, Citing False Information, Got 3 Flagler Commissioners To Ban Medical Pot Dispensaries

November 24, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 80 Comments

The three county commissioners who voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries anywhere in unincorporated Flagler: from left, Greg Hansen, Dave Sullivan and Charlie Ericksen. (© FlaglerLive)

Residents of Treetop Circle in Plantation Bay made false but popular claims about medical pot dispensaries to convince Commissioners Greg Hansen, Charlie Ericksen and Dave Sullivan to ban dispensaries in unincorporated Flagler.

On Defensive, Flagler Government Makes Its Case To Lawmakers To Preserve Vacation-Rental Regulations

November 20, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner, left, County Administrator Craig Coffey and Sen. Travis Hutson at today's workshop with the County Commission on short-term rental regulations, and what the Legislature may do to weaken those regulations in January. Some 65 people attended the workshop, not including county staffers. (c FlaglerLive)

Flagler’s own lawmakers are cautioning that the law will likely change, diminishing Flagler’s ability to regulate its own vacation-rental properties. In response, property owners’ opinions are divided.

Hearing Over Development at Lakeside on A1A, Expected to Be Contentious, Postponed to Dec. 18

November 19, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County Planning Board after a long and contentious set of hearings on the Lakeside development matter unanimously recommended approval of all proposals. (c FlaglerLive)

Lawyers representing three different sides of the proposed 185-home development have all asked for a postponement, and the county attorney has advised commissioners to agree.

Case Against Kimberle Weeks Now Hinges On Judge’s Precedent-Setting Decision on Searches in Electronic Age

November 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Kimberle Weeks leaving court this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Ex-Elections Supervisor Weeks’s attorneys argue that the search warrant that produced incriminating evidence against her was an illegal fishing expedition. Without it, the case against Weeks collapses.

Five New Towers Part of County’s Plan to Replace $11 Million Emergency Communications System

November 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

There's light at the end of the towers. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler government unveiled vast new plan to replace the aging emergency communications system starting next year, keeping mum on final cost estimates, which will be steep.

Waste Pro Falls Down On the Job In Palm Coast And Flagler But Refuses To Say Why

November 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 79 Comments

Many customers and government officials in Palm Coast and Flagler see problems with Waste Pro dating back a couple of years. (© FlaglerLive)

After winning a contract renewal in Palm Coast last year fines against Waste Pro have been piling up to the thousands of dollars every month since spring.

Flagler County Walks Away From $35 Million In Beach-Repair Money: “It’s Them Abandoning Us”

November 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

It's not just Flagler Beach: the dunes system has been ravaged all the way up the coast through the Hammock in Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler county officials put the blame squarely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when they explain why they walked away from $35 million, and why county and state dollars must step in as replacement.

Flagler And Cities Submit Lists of Requests To Lawmakers, Who Dampen Expectations

October 23, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bunnell City Commissioner John Sowell, left, speaking with Rep. Paul Renner after the legislative delegation meeting at Palm Coast City Hall, while Sen. Travis Hutson, further back, speaks with School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker. (© FlaglerLive)

Sen. Travis Hutson and Rep. Paul Renner listened to streams of requests from governments and constituents but made no promises in light of a “tough” legislative session ahead.

Short-Term Rentals in Flagler County: The View From Home Owners’ Associations

October 22, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

A short-term rental house on the barrier island in Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

Paul C. Pershes, president of the 1,100-home Ocean Hammock Property Owners Association, addresses members of a key senate committee that will be hearing proposed regulations of short-term rentals.

Flagler Commissioners’ Legislative Priorities Unravel in Messy Amateur Hour

October 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

It was not Flagler County commissioners' finest hour. (c FlaglerLive)

Less than five days from presenting their legislative priorities to lawmakers, Flagler County commissioners’ priority list devolved into a chaotic process that could undermine its goals.

Flagler Commissioners Approving $400,000 In Grants to Six Critical Social Service Agencies

October 16, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Much of the grant funding will help protect or enrich children's lives. (Abe Kleinfeld)

The grants subsidize free healthcare for the poor, a shelter for abused women, interventions for victims of rape, and help for addicts and individuals with mental health needs, among other services.

Throngs of Residents Opposing Big A1A Development Fail to Stop Board’s Unanimous OK

October 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

It appewared as if most of the population of the Lakeside By the Sea development on A1A at the north end of the county turned out at a planning board meeting Tuesday evening, to oppose a development at the north and southern ends of Lakeside. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Planning Board Tuesday evening voted to recommend approval of a pair of developments totaling 190 homes that would bookend north and south side of Lakeside By the Sea.

Flagler Again Takes Vacation-Rental Case To Tallahassee as New Battle Lines Are Drawn

October 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey addressing the Senate Community Affairs Committee on vacation rentals today in Tallahassee. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

Willing to deal and compromise, County Administrator Craig Coffey and County Attorney Al Hadeed addressed a Senate committee workshop today in Tallahassee, ahead of what’s expected to be another fierce battle over vacation-rental regulations.

Why Lakeside By The Sea Residents See a Pair of Proposed Developments Turning Their Properties Into “Little Lakes”

October 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Lakeside By the Sea, after Hurricane Matthew. Lakeside residents worry that a pair of planned developments could worsen flooding in the future. (Contributed)

A developer plans to build 185 homes at the north and south ends of Lakeside By The Sea, the subdivision in the Matanzas Shores area at the northern end of Flagler County, on the barrier island.

Judge’s Order Calls For Kim Weeks and Others To Pay Flagler Officials $312,000 Over Frivolous, Malicious Complaints

October 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Kimberle Weeks when she was Flagler County's Supervisor of Elections, a few months before she resigned, seen here during a canvassing board meeting. She or her acolytes would file ethics complaints against all three men to the left: County Attorney Al Hadeed, who was also the canvassing board's attorney, and Commissioners Charlie Ericksen and Gorge Hanns. Hanns is no longer on the commission. All three complaints were deemed frivolous and false. (© FlaglerLive)

The orders are a remarkable victory for county government and for County Attorney Al Hadeed, who led the charge to recoup fees from Weeks, Dennis McDonald and Mark Richter Jr.

Flagler’s Emergency Manager Resigns as Allegations Fly In Latest Shake-Up At Troubled County Division

October 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Steve Garten, the Flagler County Emergency Services manager, right, in his office in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew last year, with County Administrator Craig Coffey, left. Property Appraiser Jay Gardner is standing. (c FlaglerLive)

Steve Garten says he was pushed out after less than two years on the job, claiming micromanaging by County Administrator Craig Coffey, who defended his role in the shake-up.

Flagler Kills Pot Decriminalization Proposal, But Approves Medical Marijuana Zoning

October 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Odd mis-alignment: State Attorney R. J. Larizza, center, and Public Defender Jim Purdy, right, had both supported a Flagler County proposal to de-criminalize the possession of small amounts of pot in some circumstances, for first-time offenders, but Sheriff Rick Staly, left, largely opposed the measure, as did police chiefs in Bunnell and Flagler Beach. So it finally failed. (c FlaglerLive)

The end of the de-criminalization proposal is a reflection of a much harsher approach by the county commission and a new sheriff on marijuana matters.

At Flagler’s Pink Army Flag-Raising, Eloquence of Grief and Hope No Matter the Gender

October 2, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Always on the offensive, John Subers, center, is the commander in chief pof the Pink Army and the executive director of the Florida Hospital Flagler Foundation, which leads the annual fund-raising drive for Breast-Cancer Awareness Month. Subers this morning was getting set to take the picture of all those who'd gathered for the flag-raising in front of the Government Services Building just after 8 a.m.

Florida Hospital Flagler’s Pink Army launch of Breast-Cancer Awareness Month with the County Commission was a mostly male production, but no less moving in message and aims.

Historically Low School Tax Will Diminish Effects of Tax Increases in Palm Coast and County

September 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The school tax rate is at its lowest in history. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Even though county government, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell are all increasing taxes, homeowners’ bills will not see a steep increase thanks to a lower school tax.

The Bombing Begins Friday: 2 Planes Will Spray Entirety of Flagler To Kill Billions Of Post-Irma Mosquitoes

September 22, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

One of the two Clarke Mosquito Control turboprop planes that will fly over Flagler over the next two nights was parked at the Flagler County Executive Airport late this afternoon. A second was joining it at 6:30 p.m. (© FlaglerLive)

A pair of King Air planes will be sweeping and spraying over the entire county over the next two nights to kill an already rising swarm of mosquitoes bred from standing water left by Hurricane Irma.

Flagler County Appeals Dangerous Dog Ruling, Challenging Judge DuPont’s Interpretation of Law

September 20, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Bacchus, the dog at the center of an ongoing case seeking to determine whether the Labrador is a dangerous dog. The case is more than two years old. Bacchus is twice that age.

Circuit Judge Scott DuPont in August quashed the Flagler County Commission’s order declaring a dog dangerous, saying the commission acted improperly. Flagler is appealing.

Humanitarian Needs Overtake Emergency Response in Flagler as Power Issues Compound Pain

September 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Waterlogged in marineland Acres. (c FlaglerLive)

Continued power outages affecting a quarter of Flagler County’s population are shifting needs to food and other basic necessities as county and other governments assess damages.

As Emergency Yields to Recovery in Flagler, More Inconveniences Than Damages Or Troubles

September 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Contractors from the Halter Group, a tree-service company from Vincennes, Indiana, worked to clear an enormous tree's limbs from Point Pleasant Drive near Royal Palms Parkway, in Palm Coast, this afternoon. (c FlaglerLive)

More than 60 percent of Flagler residents were still without power Tuesday evening but recovery efforts were powering up and destruction from the storm was limited.

Conditions Deteriorating Across Flagler: Waters Rise, 22,400 Out of Power, Irma Spins Further East

September 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

Flagler's Emergency Operations Center was already buzzing Friday. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Hurricane Irma’s tropical-storm forces have already drenched Flagler well ahead of peak activity and now are slowing enough to cause worries that the damage will be more severe than anticipated.

Sheltering From Irma in Flagler: 4 Shelters, 3,000 Spots, Food, WiFi, Power And ♥ Left Behind From Students

September 8, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The cots lined up and ready at Rymfire Elementary, the special needs shelter. It is one of four shelters prepared for Hurricane Irma in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Here’s what to expect at Flagler County’s four emergency shelters opening at 7 a.m. Saturday, who’s paying for all that food, and what you can stream on WiFi.

What To Expect in Flagler In Next 48 Hours on Shelters, Evacuations, Storm Effects and Hunkering Down

September 8, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Florida Department of Transportation has been dumping emergency sand berms along the north end of Flagler Beach in anticipation of a storm surge. Flagler County Public Works crews have been doing likewise at several locations in the Hammock, and the Department of Environmental Protection is building big berms at Washington Oaks Garden State Park, an area that Hurricane Matthew severely breached last October, leading to deep flooding of the island. (© FlaglerLive)

As Hurricane Irma approaches, a complete run-down of what you should expect from emergency responders and what you should do in the next 48 hours.

As Flagler Prepares For Irma: “We’re Anticipating A1A To Be Severed In Multiple Locations”

September 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly during a briefing with his top command staff this afternoon at the Sheriff's Office. (c FlaglerLive)

Law enforcement, first responders and local governments were in full preparation mode with evacuation orders policing planning going into gear. The details.

In Flagler Beach, Palm Coast and County, More Contempt For Medical Pot

August 31, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

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Elected officials in Palm Coast, Flagler County and Flagler Beach are still peddling false or misleading assumptions as they draw up more restrictive medical pot dispensary zoning.

After Years of Resistance, County May Finally Absorb Bunnell Fire Department In Expansion

August 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The principals in the proposed transfer of the Bunnell Fire Department to Flagler County's jurisdiction. From left, with his back to the camera, Bunnell City Commissioner John Sowell, Flagler County Fire Rescue's Joe King, Fire Chief Don Petito, Firefighters' union chief Stephen Palmer, Bunnell Fire Chief Ron Bolser, and County Administrator Craig Coffey. (c FlaglerLive)

Bunnell government appears ready to cede its fire department’s property to the county, which is expanding its ambulance service from seven to eight 24-hour rigs, and would so so in Bunnell.

In the Hammock, A Concern That a Small Rule Change Will Turn Rustic A1A Into Commerce Central

August 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

This morning's meeting of the Scenic A1A Pride Committee at the Hammock Community Center did not resolve a concern among Hammock advocates that a land-use change may significantly affect the character of State Road A1A. (c FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County administration is reinterpreting how the residential and commercial mix along A1A must be applied, raising fears that it’ll open the way to innumerable businesses there.

On Brink of Banning Medical Pot in Haze of Misinformation, County Opts for Compromise

August 22, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Commissioners Dave Sullivan, left, and Greg Hansen were looking to ban medical pot in unincorporated Flagler County. They failed. (© FlaglerLive)

Three Flagler commissioners nearly pulled off a medical-marijuana ban in the county before one of them surprisingly, and perhaps unintentionally, opposed the ban.

Cash Resigns at Depleted Mosquito Control As Board Mixes Denial With End to “Frivolous Things”

August 21, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The East Flagler Mosquito Control District Commission met for the first time this morning since revelations of a financial crisis at the tax-supported agency. Board members sat to the right, with Florence Fruehan in the orange shirt, Commission Chairman Julius Kwiatkowski, and Barbara Sgroi. At the head of the table at the far end sat Mark Positano, named director of the agency today. At the near end was Bill Hockla, surveillance coordinator. (c FlaglerLive)

In their first meeting since revelations of a $1.1 million deficit, Mosquito Control commissioners mixed a sense of denial with vows of being more transparent and in control.

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