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Flagler Covid Deaths Increase by 8 Since Christmas as Omicron Surges and Health Experts Warn: It’s Not a Cold

January 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Covid testing locations have been overrun as in the early days of the pandemic. At the Flagler County airport location run by the county health department, close to 200 people are getting tested every morning between 9 a.m. and noon. The picture above is a file photo from a National Guard site. (NYNG)

The coronavirus’s omicron variant is far more infectious and less virulent than its predecessors, but it is not the common cold. The Flagler Health Department is reporting covid outbreaks in all sectors–schools, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and the Flagler County jail, and a significant increase in covid-attributed deaths in Flagler County since Christmas. As of Dec. 24, 277 Flagler County residents had died of Covid-19. As of today, 285 have.

Incumbents a Crowd as Qualifying Soon Closes in Flagler Beach, Bunnell and Beverly Beach for March Elections

January 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

You never know what candidates will come up with as campaign props: last year Flagler Beach Commissioner Eric Cooley, who is not on the ballot this year, drafted a famous Flagler Beach shark as a campaign aid. (© FlaglerLive)

For an off-year, 2022 will not be short of elections in Flagler County, starting with elections in Flagler Beach, Bunnell and Beverly Beach on March 8. A combined seven incumbents in the three municipalities are making a play to keep their seats, and absent additional candidates filing to run, Bunnell and Beverly Beach could end up with uncontested elections.

Town of Beverly Beach Makes Unprecedented $10,000 Donation to Flagler County Health Department

January 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Flagler County Health Department Director Bob Snyder, holding the $10,000 check, a donation from the Town of Beverly Beach. He was flanked by the town commissioners and the mayor at Monday's meeting, when the commission voted to donate the money. (Flagler County Health Department)

Beverly Beach, which brands itself a “small town with a good heart,” donated $10,000, or 5 percent of its American Rescue Plan allocation, to the Flagler Health Department, with Bob Snyder at the commission meeting to accept the donation Monday evening. The money will be spent on diabetes and other public health initiatives.

Flagler’s Omicron-Led Covid Infections Surge Toward Record as DeSantis Sees Schools and Business as Usual

January 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Omicron's extremely infectious capabilities are apparent in Flagler County, where in the last four days the health department counted nearly 600 confirmed infections, and projects over 1,000 by Friday. Click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Infection numbers are surging across Florida, but in a 50-minute news conference this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo not only projected a business-as-usual approach, but said testing protocols will be revised toward less testing, with testing and treatment focused on higher-risk patients, while schools are to remain open and operating under previously relaxed guidelines that de-emphasize quarantines, masking and distancing.

Flagler Access Mental Health Center Will Have Its Ceremonial Opening on Jan. 11

December 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The former library, now a mental health center. (Flagler County)

Flagler County and its partners SMA Healthcare and Flagler Health+ are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Flagler Access Center, which will provide an open door for education, screening, and connection to behavioral healthcare services in the area. The event will be held at 10 a.m. January 11, 2022 at the center located at 103 E. Moody Boulevard, Bunnell.

Flagler County IT Director Jarrod Shupe Appointed to State 911 Board

December 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Governor Ron DeSantis last week appointed Flagler County Chief Information Officer Jarrod Shupe, and four others, to the state E911 Board. Shupe is also the county’s 911 coordinator.

As Omicron Infection Rate Spikes to Delta Levels, Local Health Officials Plead for Precautions, With Nuance

December 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Flagler County confirmed 172 new covid infections in the week ending today, the highest total since the county was emerging out of the delta surge. Click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Omicron is here, if not yet in full force, and is up to five times as infectious as the delta variant of Covid-19. But if delta was a hurricane, omicron is shaping up as more of a tropical storm. And the more protected your house is–the more you’ve developed immunity through vaccines, boosters, prior infections–the less likely you are to get sick, let alone get gravely ill or die.

What Renovations? Between County and New Owner, Same Old Stalemate Returns Over Old Dixie Motel

December 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

There's been some work done at the old Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway, but not enough, according to Flagler County government. (© FlaglerLive)

Time after time, Flagler County government has battled with owners of the derelict Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway to get it repaired, or at least to move it past the eyesore and nuisance stage to something less unattractive–and less attractive to vandals and mischief. Time after time, the owners have fallen short of meeting benchmarks.

2 Weeks After Retiring as Tamarac Fire Chief, Percy Sayles Is Named Deputy Fire Chief in Flagler

December 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Flagler County Deputy Fire Chief Percy Sayles in his Tamarac uniform.

Both Chief Mike Tucker’s appointment in summer and, in turn, that of Percy Sayles now, reflects a change in direction for a department that for many years drew its leadership from within. It is also no small thing that Sayles will be the highest appointment of a Black firefighter-paramedic to a leadership position in past or present fire departments in the county–in a profession where the proportion of Blacks is not high.

Angela TenBroeck, Marineland Mayor and 4th Generation Farmer, Is Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture

December 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Angela TenBroeck inside a tractor wheel, an irony, considering that her sustainable farming methods avoid tractors. (Angela TenBroeck)

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried named Marineland Mayor Angela TenBroeck, an innovator of sustainable and innovative farming techniques, Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture. TenBroeck is CEO of a 30-acre aquaponics farm in East Palatka and heads the non-profit Center for Sustainable Agricultural Excellence and Conservation.

Flagler County Community Paramedicine, Led by Caryn Prather, Wins 3rd Award

December 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Community Paramedic Caryn Prather. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Community Paramedicine program has received national, state, and regional accolades for utilizing best practices and providing the highest quality services to its residents.

Reconfigured 1,200-Home Eagle Lakes Development on Old Kings Road Draws Sharp Opposition from Neighbors

December 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Michael Chiumento, the Palm Coast attorney who represents the future developers of Eagle Lakes, presenting the project at a neighborhood meeting on Dec. 1 at the Hilton Garden Inn. (© FlaglerLive)

Long approved for 824 homes, the developers of Eagle Lakes’s next phases are asking for a land-use changes that would allow 1,215 homes on the acreage along Old Kings Road toward the south end of the county. Neighbors from the existing Eagle Lakes development and others are opposed to the smaller lots and higher density.

Covid Cases Creeping Back Up, Hospitalizations and 1st Death in Weeks Has Flagler Health Officials on Guard

December 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Case counts are still low in Flagler County, but health officials have seen a continuing rise and expect the numbers this week to again exceed 100. But no Omicron variant yet. Click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Concerning indicators in Flagler County point to covid case counts creeping back up slowly but steadily, a tripling of covid hospitalizations in the last week, to 10, and the first covid-related death in weeks, to a 76-year-old man, bringing the total number of covid deaths in Flagler to a staggering 277 since the first death was reported in April 2020.

Boxed in Between Flagler School Board and Builders, County Corrects the Record on Impact Fees

December 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Assistant County Attorney Sean Moylan and Adam Mengel, the county's planning director, issued a memo to the Flagler County Commission that may forge the way out of a seeming impasse on school board impact fees. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler County TV)

The Flagler County administration issued a tightly argued and at times caustic memo that draws a line between facts and polemics and between legal and speculative arguments in the ongoing debate over school impact fees,. While it corrects the school district  in no uncertain terms on several points of law–or math–it also comes close to ridiculing the Flagler Home Builders Association’s arguments as simplistic. It also appears to forge a way out of the impasse for the County Commission.

Sen. Travis Hutson’s Business-Protectionist Bill Has Counties and Cities Worried About Reign of Lawsuits

December 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Sen. Travis Hutson's district includes all of Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 to back the proposal (SB 620), which would allow businesses to sue if local ordinances cause at least 15 percent losses of revenue or profits. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Travis Hutson, the St. Augustine Republican who represents Flagler, would apply to businesses that have been operating for at least three years.

Switching Districts, Palm Coast Council’s Victor Barbosa Will Take On Joe Mullins in GOP Primary for Commission

November 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Victor Barbosa has avoided controversy--and headlines--for months. (© FlaglerLive)

They are among the most controversial elected Republicans in a county not lacking for them: Palm Coast City Council member Victor Barbosa and County Commissioner Joe Mullins. Now Barbosa, in a surprise, will challenge Mullins in the Republican primary for District 4 on the County Commission. Barbosa had originally filed to run against County Commissioner Greg Hansen in District 2.

Between Jorge Salinas and Generous Federal Subsidies, Broadband May Finally Connect West Flagler By End of 2023

November 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

We have a connection: Flagler County Deputy Administrator Jorge Salinas. (Flagler County)

A slew of federal subsidies, including Covid-relief funds and an auction with broadband providers, is making possible what Flagler County commissioners have only talked about for several years. The commission approved negotiating a no-bid contract with Charter Communications, itself the beneficiary of over $1 billion in federal subsidies, to extend broadband to underserved areas in West Flagler by the end of 20223 or early 2024.

Future July 4 Celebrations Take Shape Between Certainty of Fireworks and Uncertainty of Flagler Beach’s Geography

November 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

It's all about keeping the Independence Day festivities safe, traffic manageable, and drinking out of the hands of minors. (© FlaglerLive)

The July 4 committee the Flagler Beach City Commission appointed last August to figure out whether there is a future for the Independence Day fireworks that light up much of the city’s historical identity is close to finishing its work, with a final report now in preparation. 

Flowers for the Holiday? Winn-Dixie’s ‘Bloomin’ 4 Good’ Bouquets Mean Help for Flagler County Meals on Wheels

November 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

one equals ten. (Winn-Dixie)

This local-support program runs through the end of November. Every dollar spent on a bouquet means 10 meals for a local charity, which in this case happens to be Meals on Wheels.

Flagler Unemployment Flat at 4.4% But County Builds on Record Employment and Workforce Approaching 50,000

November 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s unemployment rate stayed flat at 4.4 percent in October, with the county’s workforce growing by a few hundred people, the number of people employed growing by some 245 people and the number of unemployed growing by two dozen.

Trevor Tucker Is Re-Elected Flagler School Board Chair in Nomination Reflecting Guile Behind Deep Divisions

November 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

County Judge Melissa Distler, right, signing papers ratifying the elections of Trevor Tucker, center, Chairman of the School Board, and Colleen Conklin, second from left, vice chair. Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt is to the left. (© FlaglerLive)

Trevor Tucker was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Flagler County School Board board, with Colleen Conklin re-elected vice-chair. The unanimity of the Tucker vote hides deep divisions on the board that were reflected both in the Conklin vote and the nomination of Tucker.

For Another $1.2 Million, County Will Build Planned Addition to Sheriff’s Operations Center Now

November 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Work was proceeding Monday at the site of the future Sheriff's Operations Center in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

The $23-million, 51,000 square-foot Sheriff’s Operations Center about to rise within sight of the Government Services Building in Bunnell will grow by another 6,000 square feet with the addition of a warehouse.

Covid Isn’t Over, But in Flagler It’s Receded from Menace to Nuisance, at Least For Now

November 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Covid isn’t gone. It may never end. But for now, it’s more nuisance than menace in Flagler. Weekly case loads fell in 10 of the last 11 weeks and for the past four weeks have been averaging around 50 per week–not as low as the spring of 2020, but still the lowest numbers by far since the arrival of the Delta variant, the supersize equivalent of the coronavirus. 

Dave Sullivan and Don O’Brien Elect Joe Mullins, a Bigot, Chairman of the Commission and Face of Flagler County

November 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 70 Comments

The Flagler County Commission in a 3-2 vote today, including his, elected Joe Mullins chairman of the commission. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioners Don O’Brien and Dave Sullivan voted for Joe Mullins, who voted for himself, making Mullins, a bigot with a propensity for lies, slanders, insults, anti-Semitism and unprecedented divisiveness for a commissioner, chairman of the county commission for the next year.

The County Commission’s Choice Tonight: Filth or Statesmanship

November 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

County Commissioners Don O'Brien and Dave Sullivan, with their Svengali, Joe Mullins. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this evening is set to elect a new chairman, with Joe Mullins in line for the job, unless fellow-commissioners think better than to choose a bigot to represent them and the county. The School Board elects a chair Tuesday evening, with its own dilemmas.

Jill Woolbright Wants 4 Books Banned Over Anti-Racism, LGBTQ, Police Violence and Rape Themes; District Removes Them Pending Review

November 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 64 Comments

Flagler County School Board member considers it a "crime" that "All Boys Aren't Blue" is allowed in Flagler school libraries. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux and © FlaglerLive)

Copycatting a tactic developing across the country and targeting the same books, Flagler County School Board member Jill Woolbright wants four books removed. The books, award winners and critically acclaimed, deal with LGBTQ themes, anti-racism, police shootings, and the trauma of rape. Three are by Black authors.

Almost As Bad as Hurricane Matthew: Post-Storm Survey in Flagler Reveals Substantial Loss of Dunes

November 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

A still from a video Christopher Goodfellow took of the Bay Park stairs in northern Flagler County, where erosion was especially severe. See the video at the foot of the article. (Christopher Goodfellow)

Last weekend’s nor’easter ripped through Flagler County’s dune structures and caused a lot more damage than originally thought, further weakening the dune line that has steadily been losing sand since it was rebuilt in 2018 for $20 million after Hurricanes Matthew and Irma.

In Shift, Flagler Beach Will Not Abandon July 4 Fireworks. It’s Now How, Not Whether, to Preserve Tradition.

November 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

After considering abandoning July 4 fireworks due to overcrowding and safety concerns, a committee appointed by the Flagler Beach City Commission to study the matter will recommend keeping the fireworks while proposing a series of management and policing approaches to better control crowds, minimize underage drinking and provide alternatives to driving and parking on the island.

Big Box Store ‘Everyone in the County Will Be Happy About’ Coming to SR100 Near Airport

November 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Big-box plans for State Road 100 near the airport. (Google)

A developer is seeking to rezone 40 acres of agricultural land to industrial along State Road 100 near the county airport, land owned by Jay Gardner, the county property appraiser. He says the developer plans a big-box store anchoring a commercial development with restaurants and other out-parcel type businesses. Industrial uses are less clear.

County Commission Again Delays Decision on School Impact Fees As Disputed Numbers Strain Trust on Both Sides

November 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler County School District made its case again to the County Commission this evening for higher impact fees. From left, Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt, coordinator of Planning and Intergovernmental Relations, and School Board Attorney Kristy Gavin. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler County TV)

The Flagler County Commission voted to delay for two months a decision on the school board’s request to double its impact fees following a two-and-a-half hour meeting Tuesday evening. The county is not trusting the school board’s numbers, and the school board is frustrated over the county’s resistance to what the district considers an emergency request.

County Commission Boots Mike Goodman Off Planning Board in Apparent ‘Retaliation’ Over Captain’s BBQ Lawsuit

November 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mike Goodman, co-owner of Captain's BBQ at Bings Landing, was the only member of the planning board with an advanced degree in urban planning. The County Commission decided he was not wanted. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission on Monday unceremoniously voted to boot Mike Goodman, the co-owner of Captain’s BBQ at Bings Landing and a voice of prudence on development, off the county’s planning board, just three years after voting him in. Commissioner Dave Sullivan directly cited Captain’s lawsuit against the county and said removing Goodman might spur movement on the lawsuit, which has stalled.

With County as Farrier, Whispering Meadows Ranch Takes a Step Closer to Permanent Home at Fairgrounds

November 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Mary Helene Davis and one of the therapy horses at Whispering Meadows. (© FlaglerLive)

With Flagler County government clearing the way lease, free, a large portion of a 44-acre parcel, Whispering Meadows Ranch, Flagler County’s equine therapy non-profit on John Anderson Highway, is a step closer to its next permanent home on the grounds of the county fairgrounds.

Flagler Beach Commission Votes to Build 800-ft., $12.5 Million Concrete Pier Replacement

October 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The Flagler Beach pier when it was last reconstructed in 2017. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach Pier will be demolished and rebuilt as an 800-foot concrete pier, with $10 million in federal funds already allocated, and $2.5 million in money the city must still find. The city hopes the new, more hurricane-resistant pier will be completed by the time Flagler Beach marks its centennial in 2024.

Attention Flagler Beach: Your Parking Areas Are Shrinking, and That’s a Problem on July 4

October 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Until 9 p.m., traffic is almost all one way into Flagler Beach on Independence Day. (© FlaglerLive)

The reconstruction of State Road A1A in Flagler Beach meant the elimination of a slew of parking spots, worsening the difficulty of managing July 4 crowds, traffic and parking. A city commission-appointed committee is wrestling with the challenge.

Barry Brady and Daniel VanDeusen Promoted to Flagler Fire Rescue Battalion Chief

October 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Barry Brady, right, and Daniel VanDeusen. (Flagler County)

Barry Brady and Daniel VanDeusen were promoted of the 10 applicants who tested. Barry Brady was hired by Flagler County in May of 2007. Daniel VanDeusen began his career in Flagler County over 16 years ago in 2005.

Flagler Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Employment Levels For 1st Time Since, Breaking Record of Job Holders

October 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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In February 2020, some 46,560 Flagler residents held jobs. In September, 46,653 did so, the highest-ever number of jobs recorded in the county’s history. The figure does not represent job creation in the county, but rather the number of residents holding jobs anywhere.

Controversial 240 Boat-Storage Proposal in Hammock Is Moving Forward with Renewed Development Application

October 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

An image from the real estate prospectus on the proposed Hammock Harbour development near Hammock Harware. The hangar would be replaced with a dry-storage boat facility.

Hammock Harbour, the controversial plan for a 240-boat dry-storage facility next to Hammock Hardware in the Scenic A1A corridor, is moving forward with a new development application within the month despite recent hurdles, its developer says. And the parcel is up for sale with a $5 million price tag. It was purchased just three years ago for $850,000.

Flagler Beach Opponents Appeal Ruling that Cleared The Gardens for Development Along John Anderson Highway

October 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Preserve Flagler Beach and Bulow Creek--seen above leading a community meeting in late 2019--was organized as a community group two years ago to oppose The Gardens. (© FlaglerLive)

Preserve Flagler Beach and Bulow Creek, the group opposing The Gardens development along John Anderson Highway, is asking the Fifth District Court of Appeal to quash a decision by Circuit Judge Terence Perkins that found the County Commission acted within the law when it cleared the development in November 2020.

MedNexus in Palm Coast: ‘It’s Really About 6 Hands,’ Szymanski Says of Medical-Education Hub in Town Center

October 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

MedNexus CEO David Szymanski, second from left, at the end of today's speaking engagement at Flagler Tiger Bay. With him from left was Tiger Bay Vice President Don Madden, with the two bottles of wine Szymanski was about to receive, Club President Greg Davis, with the tiger he earned for asking the question rated most compelling, and Karen Bowling, the University of North Florida's first Vice President of Jobs. (© FlaglerLive)

David Szymanski, the CEO of the University of Florida’s MedNexus–the emerging medical education innovator with a foothold in Palm Coast–was the keynote speaker at Flagler Tiger Bay’s monthly lunch series today, outlining what Palm Coast can expect of the initiative in Town Center.

Commission Approves Heidi Petito’s Administrator Contract, With a $14,000 Raise That Draws an Objection

October 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

County Administrator Heidi Petito at today's meeting.

Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito will be paid $179,000, or $14,000 more than her predecessor, a raise Commissioner Andy Dance said had not been discussed by the commission. He was interested in setting up goals and incentives and a stronger evaluation process for the administrator. His four colleagues were not interested.

First Friday, Christmas Parade and Starry Nights Are Returning to Flagler Beach in December as Grinch Variant Wanes

October 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission signed off on returning the city’s popular holiday-season events and First Friday, kicking off on Dec. 3 and 4. The city will also launch the second edition of Starry Nights, lighting up the pier, Veterans park and participating businesses, also starting on Dec. 3.

Flagler’s 1st Domestic Violence Conference Confronts Myths and Silences Often Complicit With Abusers

October 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Trish Giaccone, who heads the Family Life Center, moments before launching the conference this morning at the Palm Coast campus of Daytona State College. (© FlaglerLive)

Panels at the conference, called Rise Up 2021, was organized by Daytona State College and the Flagler County Domestic Violence Task Force, delved into religious organizations’ silence toward or complicit enabling of domestic violence, the mechanics of stalking, trauma on children and other prevalent but rarely discussed fallout from a widespread problem.

Flagler Health Department Chief Tells Cities and County: Decision to Hold Events Is Yours, Not Health Department’s

October 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Health Department Chief Bob Snyder during a vaccination clinic at the county airport earlier this year. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Health Department is making it clear to local city and county governments: the department is no longer in the business of telling them whether to hold events or not. That goes for the Christmas parade in Flagler Beach. That was true of the Creekside Festival last weekend. That goes for events at the Flagler Auditorium and anywhere else.

Panel Discusses Eliminating Flagler Beach’s July 4 Parade, or at Least Significantly Scaling It Back

October 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The Flagler Beach July 4 parade is more ingrained in the city's traditions than its fireworks show. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson suggested doing away with the Independence Day parade, an idea that gained little traction among July 4 committee members today, but there was more unanimity about significantly scaling back the parade and eliminating politicians and most businesses from participation.

In Swap Deal With Developer of 450 Homes, Citation Boulevard Will Extend to Seminole Woods, Saving Cost of New Firehouse

October 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Right now Citation Boulevard just ends. It will soon be extended all the way to Seminole Woods Boulevard. (Google)

Plans are being laid out to stretch Citation Boulevard from Belle Terre Boulevard all the way to Seminole Woods Boulevard, creating one of those rare east-west thru-ways in Palm Coast, and possibly saving the city the need to build a firehouse, at least in the longer run.

Sheriff Staly Elected Chairman of State Board that Sets Policing Standards Across Florida

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Law enforcement accreditation by the legislatively-created state organization is both a sign of distinction among law enforcement agencies and of reassurance to the public:, while Sheriff Rick Staly’s election as its chairman “speaks very clearly about how trusted and respected Sheriff Staly is here and across the State of Florida,” in a former agency director’s words.

Big Crowds, Bigger Blasts, Biggest Hearts: Flagler Broadcasting’s Creekside Festival Raises $22,500 for Community Food Pantry

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It was like old times at the Creekside Music and Arts Festival last weekend, just bigger. (© FlaglerLive)

Pastor Charles Silano had no idea the Creekside Music and Arts Festival would turn out to be one of the biggest-ever fund-raisers for Grace Community Food Pantry, which he runs. Not long after the two-day festival at Princess Place Preserve was over this past weekend, Flagler Broadcasting general Manager David Ayres, who’d produced the event, called Silano and told him the goal of raising $20,000 for the pantry was met–and exceeded.

Despite Delays and Nervousness on County’s Part, Motel on Old Dixie Is Moving Toward Renovations

October 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Flagler County officials have required of the new owners of the old Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway to pay a $250,000 cash bond and reassure the county that the renovation project of a property that has long vexed officials and residents is still on track, after missing a key August deadline.

‘Marinas Are Dead for Now!’ County Rejects Proposal That Would Have Facilitated Huge Boat-Storage Facility in Scenic A1A

October 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

John Russell, who's co-owned Hammock Hardware for over four decades and whose property adjoines that of the proposed, controversial boat-storage facility at the heart of a land-use amendment, had one message for the County Commission today as he lifted a petition containing 1,200 names:

The Flagler County Commission today voted 3-1 to reject adoption of a controversial land-use amendment that would have allowed marinas in such areas as Scenic A1A, in essence further clearing the way for a controversial 240-boat storage facility next to Hammock Hardware. The vote was the latest victory for the Hammock Community Association, which has been opposing the already litigated facility.

Flagler Commission Appoints Heidi Petito Permanent County Administrator, if Less Aptly Than 1 Commissioner Wished

October 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

On the job: Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito last month with Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, during the filming of AdventHealth Palm Coast's groundbreaking on the hospital getting built on Palm Coast Parkway. Petito has developed working relationships with colleagues in local government. (© FlaglerLive)

Commissioner Andy Dance wasn’t opposed to Heidi Petito’s appointment, which was not a surprise, but to the haphazard manner in which Commissioner Greg Hansen brought it up, at the end of the meeting, when the matter was not on the agenda. It was yet another reflection of a commission inclined to bypass process for improvisation.

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