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Flagler County Commission

Deputies’ Dispatching System Edging Back to Life, But Some Sheriff’s Data May Be Lost

November 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The CAD system went offline on Oct. 29 and had been only fitfully operational since after a server failure that may have erased significant data with it. CAD was offline again this morning, but was working this afternoon.

In Muted Appearance at Sheriff’s Opening, Gov. Scott Speaks of Unappreciated Police

November 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Scott, his energy more Carsonesque than usual was as if upstaged by the pride and eagerness of local officials reveling in the new operations center and framing the occasion in touching personal stories.

“Catastrophic Failure” in Sheriff’s Computer System Jeopardizing Records and Stalling Data

November 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Friday afternoon the server that runs the sheriff’s office’s computer assisted dispatching and stores massive amounts of data ran out of space and crashed. It is not expected to be back in full operation any time soon.

Citing “Blasphemy,” “Libel” and “Smears,” County Will Seek Legal Fees From Attackers

November 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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In an extraordinary move, county government approved County Attorney Hadeed’s request to pursue John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald for fees resulting from the two men’s invalidated ethics commission complaints.

Ethics Commission Tosses Complaints Against County Attorney Hadeed and Commissioner McLaughlin

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The complaints were filed by John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald, members of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, the radical-right organization devoted to upending the local governing establishment where and when it can.

Hanns, “Vindicated” by State Ruling His Removal From Election Board Improper, Declares for 7th Term

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Then Elections Supervisor Kim Weeks orchestrated George Hanns’s removal from the canvassing board in November, an act the state Elections Commission found improper.

Spartan Extreme Race Re-Sets for Flagler: New Location, Same Lack of Transparency

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

While the Spartan race appears set at a private ranch in Flagler next March, again, serious questions of transparency and patronage are undermining tiourism chief Matt Dunn’s latest approach.

Conflict Concerns Raised Over Tourism’s Matt Dunn Moonlighting at His Own Agency

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Flagler government tourism chief Matt Dunn, an $82,000-a-year employee, owns a company that offers services similar to those he provides the county, raising questions of conflicts of interest.

County Administrator’s and Attorney’s Contracts May Renew Through 2019 Without Discussion

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey’s contract renewal does not appear on this evening’s county commission agenda, and is set to renew automatically absent a decision by one of the commissioners to discuss the contract. The same standard applies to County Attorney Al Hadeed’s contract.

County Administrator Is “Chastised” Over Cryptic Handling of Question in Open Forum

October 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Flagler County Commissioner Barbara Revels said she felt treated like “a bad girl” speaking out of turn when this week when Administrator Coffey would not openly address a question she raised about legislative priorities. Coffey later explained he’d mishandled the matter.

Owners of Dog the County Declared Dangerous for Attacking Child Appeal to County Court

October 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A rare and controversial case involving a dangerous-dog declaration after the dog bit an 8-year-old child enters a new phase, starting with a request from the dog owners that county court determine how the appeal is to proceed.

3 Flagler Emergency Operations Specialists In South Carolina as Part of Incident Team

October 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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It is the first time since the 2011 wildfires in Flagler that the Northeast Florida Incident Management Team was activated, this time with three members from Flagler County: Flagler County Fire Rescue Operations Chief Mike Bazanos, Captain Richard Bennett, and Laura Nelson, a Mitigation Planner at Flagler County Emergency Management.

At Pink Army Flag-Raising, a Shaved Head Attests to Cancer’s Ravages, and Hopes

October 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The breast-cancer awareness flag-raising marks the beginning of a series of fund-raising events in Flagler and Palm Coast. It featured Commissioner Frank Meeker, barely out of his own battle through chemotherapy and colon cancer.

In Plantation Bay, 1,600 Customers Are Stuck Between Cruddy Water and Cruddier Bills

October 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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As Flagler government fully acquires the Plantation bay utility from Bunnell, residents have seen water bills more than double, and may see further rate increases yet if the shoddy water plant is to be improved.

Flagler County Youth Center Marks 10 Years in Continuing County-School Board Partnership

October 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Flagler County government built the $1 million youth center as part of a tax-supported referendum 10 years ago. The school board staffs it, under the leadership of Cheryl Massaro, its one and only director.

Sheriff Shows Off New HQ to Public, But Commissioners Who Bought It Are No-Shows

September 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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None of the four county commissioners who voted for the $6.5 million acquisition and transformation of the old Memorial Hospital into the sheriff’s operations center showed up at Wednesday’s open house.

Flagler Fire Rescue Join Florida National Guard at Camp Blanding Search and Rescue Training

September 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The 7th annual exercise, dubbed “Operation Integration,” involved statewide deployment of urban search and rescue teams with the Guard’s 83rd Troop Command.

Fearing Costs of Long and Losing Battle, Flagler Beach Surrenders to Sea Ray

September 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Flagler Beach government approved a settlement agreement, 3-2, that ends its challenge of Sea Ray’s parking lot plans and the county’s land use changes.

Commissioners Ax Planning Board Chairman Who’d Opposed Controversial Developments, Replace Him With a Developer

September 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The Flagler County Commission booted off Russ Reinke who’d long chaired the planning board and replaced him with developer Art Barr after Reinke had opposed several recent controversial developments.

Palm Coast Manager Apologizes for Ordering Work Without School Board Approval First

September 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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City Manager Jim Landon ordered utility work to proceed without securing an easement from the Flagler County School Board, though he’s been critical of the county over a similar issue.

County Approves Indefinite Halt to Road Impact Fees, May End Them in East Flagler

September 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A moratorium has cost cost the county $810,000 in transportation impact fees and $145,000 in parks and recreation fees as a result.

County Rejects One Jumbo Cell Tower, Approves Another and Hedges On Third

September 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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The Flagler commission was responding to concerns about the height and visibility of three proposed communications towers rising between 320 and 350 feet–more than twice the allowable size under county rules.

County Declares Dangerous Dog That Bit 8-Year-Old Boy, Rejecting More Clement Recommendation

September 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The commission’s 4-1 vote went against the recommendation of a hearing officer, who found that the dog was acting in defense of its owners’ home and was reacting to what amounted to a trespassing, uninvited person walking into the house.

Flagler’s Push For Trio of Cell Towers Rising Higher Than Statue of Liberty Beams Alarms

September 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Flagler County Emergency Services wants the three towers, including an especially controversial one on John Anderson Highway in Flagler Beach, to improve its communications network, but residents and environmentalists are raising questions.

Dog Bites 8-Year-Old Boy: Should It be Declared Dangerous, Or Does Castle Doctrine Apply? County Commission Will Decide.

September 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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The Flagler County Commission on Sept. 9 must decide whether to declare a 2-year-old Labrador dangerous, or whether to rule that the dog was merely defending its home from an intruder.

Overselling Flagler: How County Tourism and Government Zeal Lost the Spartan Race Before It Started

August 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

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An examination of the documents behind the Spartan Race proposed for Princess Place show tourism chief Matt Dunn repeatedly getting ahead of the process, showing little awareness of policy and protocols and virtually no appreciation for the political context that ultimately sank his biggest pet project to date.

Princess Place Saved Again: Flagler Pulls Extreme Race Out of Preserve and Looks Elsewhere

August 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 62 Comments

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County Administrator Craig Coffey, conceding to the outpouring of opposition to holding such a race at the preserve—and to a majority of county commissioners’ categorical opposition to the event there—informed commissioners Sunday that the race would be pulled.

How County Government Is Pimping Princess Place While Spinning Fairy Tales

August 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Flagler County’s justifications for holding a Spartan extreme-sport race at Princess Place Preserve fails the smell test on all counts and raise questions about how tourism chief Matt Dunn and County Administrator Craig Coffey got the deal so far to start with.

Princess Place Preserve Slated for Extreme-Sport-Type Endurance Race, and 6,000 Racers

August 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 108 Comments

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The Spartan extreme-sport race in March will cover 8-10 miles and feature nearly 30 landscape-altering obstacles, with 6,000 racers and 2,000 spectators expected. The county is subsidizing the race.

For Fire Chief Don Petito, a Family Matter Escalates Into Confrontations and Complaints

August 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Don Petito was seeking to help his father move out of a house when a deputy forbade either to enter the house, causing the fire chief to become “very animated,” in his own words.

County Government Will Take Over Flagler Tourism Office From Chamber in Latest Expansion

August 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The tourism office’s four employees have been under contract through the Flagler chamber of commerce. By next fall, they’ll be county employees, but their budget will still be underwritten by the 4 percent surtax on short-term rentals.

Boat-Dock Permits Revoked, Flagler Re-Ignites Urgency to Finish Manatee Protection Plan

August 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Federal officials have revoked all boat-dock permits for non-residential homes in Flagler because a manatee protection plan and an additional speed zone are not in place.

3 Weeks After Announcing His Resignation, Airport Director Roy Sieger Says He’s Staying After All

August 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Citing personal and professional reasons, Flagler County Airport Director Roy Sieger told his airport advisory board this afternoon that he was staying in Flagler County after all, three weeks after announcing his resignation to take a job with the Hillsborough County Airport Authority.

Report on Active-Shooter Exercise at FPC Points to Serious Flaws in Command, Communications and Cooperation

August 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The unvarnished after-action report paints a troubling picture of sheriff’s and fire rescue operations that worked poorly as a coordinated, cooperative and unified response, though they worked well in their individual parts.

Jailhouse Porn
Fort Apache: Flagler

August 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

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There’s nothing to be proud of in the pornography of incarceration: Flagler had no reason to triple the size of its jail other than to amplify an indefensible architecture of disproportionate punishment.

Matanzas Woods Parkway Re-Opening on Monday, 2 Weeks Before School Resumes

August 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Though more lane closures are projected, none will be allowed on Matanzas Woods Parkway between 7 and 8:30 a.m. or between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. on days when school is in session.

In Setback for Sea Ray, Flagler Beach Votes 3-2 to Challenge Land Use Change Over Parking lot

August 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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A divided Flagler Beach City Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to take a challenge to the state of a county land use amendment enabling Sea Ray Boats to build a parking lot on 24 acres south of its property off Colbert Lane in Palm Coast.

In Latest Round of County-City Water War, Flagler Now Objects to 25% Surcharge From Palm Coast

August 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The county is giving Palm Coast 30 days to consider reducing or waiving the surcharge while also exploring importing water from Bunnell to serve the county airport, which is surrounded by Palm Coast.

Commissioner Revels Saves 13 Jobs, Rejecting Privatization at Expense of Lowest-Paid Employees

August 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The county administration had proposed to privatize cleaning services for $500,000, allegedly saving $174,000 a year, but employees hired by the private company would have lost all benefits, and many would have lost their jobs outright.

County Seals Final Approval for Sea Ray Parking Plan, This Time With a Caution

August 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The County Commission gave final approval today for Sea Ray Boats’s planned 24-acre parking lot south of its plant off Colbert Lane, but not without words of caution from several commissioners.

County and Bunnell Join Schools and Palm Coast’s Higher Taxes, Flagler Beach Holds Line

July 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The tax increases are generating almost no opposition, in large part because they are tied to benefits taxpayers can see: raises for teachers and cops, additions of firefighters (three this year at the county, three more next year), restoring reserves decimated during the recession, and so on.

One More Hurdle for Sea Ray as Planned Parking Lot Must First Pave Through Rezoning

July 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Sea Ray Boats Tuesday evening again will appear before the Flagler planning board as the luxury boat manufacturer’s plan to expand its footprint south of its plant off Colbert Lane in Palm Coast seeks to advance.

John Ruffalo, a Reagan Assemblies Leader, Affronts County Commissioner at Courthouse

July 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Two months after another Reagan Assemblies member had to resign for a public obscenity, a founding member of the group allegedly insulted the county commissioners names at the county courthouse after calling him dishonorable in an email.

2 More “Ridiculous” Ethics Complaints Against Commissioner Revels and Attorney Hadeed

July 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The complaints, filed by Ronald Reagan Assemblies member John Ruffalo, allege conflicts of interest in the commissioner’s votes and target the attorney’s counsel to the commission.

Scott’s Veto Pen Hits Flagler’s Top Priority, Sinking $600,000 For Malacompra Drainage

June 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The $600,000 appropriation for the Malacompra drainage project was among the 450 line-items and $461 million he vetoed as he approved a $78.2 billion budget.

Flagler Looking to Raise Tourism Tax For 2nd Time in Four Years Despite Surging Revenue

June 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Flagler County wants to raise the local sales surtax on hotel and motel stays to 5%, from 4%, even though revenue has grown ten-fold over the past decade.

Palm Coast’s Jim Landon Retaliates Against County in Series of Accusations, Then Says Conflict Is All But Resolved

June 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Landon put the city’s trust of the county in question, implied the county runs a less professional organization than the city, accused the county of deceiving a state agency, and accused the county manager of using bullying tactics before conceding that all is just about well between the two sides.

Flagler County’s Dust-Bowl Era Soil and Water Conservation Board Is Dissolved For Inaction

June 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner ordered the 5-member elected board, established in 1937, dissolved for not complying with reporting requirements. It had not met in years.

Palm Coast Points Finger Back at County Over Airport Water Clash, But Agrees to Executive Summit

June 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Firing back at county criticism, City Manager Jim Landon said the county has always known what to do to resolve a standoff over a water agreement for the airport. But the city and county manager are now likely to meet with the mayor and the county board chairman to resolve the issue.

County Rips Into Palm Coast Government Over Shackled Airport Water Deal

June 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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County frustration boiled into outright criticism of Palm Coast’s administration Monday as the city has yet to sign a deal both sides agreed to seven months ago, controlling water service at the county airport.

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