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Flagler Is No Citrus: Local Officials Say New York Times Is Safe From ‘Fake News’ Censorship at Library

November 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler County Public Library: a safe place for The Times. (© FlaglerLive)

In the wake of Citrus County commissioners rejecting a public library digital subscription to The New York Times, Flagler County’s library and government officials stressed that nothing like that would be tolerated locally.

The Gardens Development Off John Anderson Scales Back Significantly, But Still Faces New County Obstacles

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The original plan for The Gardens development would have straddled John Anderson Highway with nearly 4,000 dwellings built over decades, as shown in a sketch presented to the public at a July meeting in Palm Coast. The plan has since been scaled back, for now, to 330 dwellings on the east side of John Anderson. But that plan drew a condition from county planning: a rezoning would be in order. (© FlaglerLive)

The Gardens off John Anderson Highway was originally planned as a 3,966-home and apartment development but was scaled back to 330 lots. Even then, county regulators said it would need a rezoning to go forward, a politically uncertain step the developers are loath to take.

For 1st Time in 11 Years, County Tells Bunnell Homeless Are Shared Problem as Shelter Backers Seek Compromise

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The cold-weather shelter in Bunnell operates when the temperature falls to 40 or below, as it did on a night around Christmas last year. (Sheltering Tree)

As a federal investigation forced Bunnell government to allow the re-opening of a homeless cold-weather shelter there, County Administrator Jerry Cameron told city officials what they haven’t heard in 11 years: that homelessness is a shared responsibility.

ICI Homes’ Latest Expansion at Plantation Bay Approved, 3-2, But Not Before a Drubbing Over Stinginess

November 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Dave Sullivan was critical of ICI Homes, developer of Plantation Bay, at a commission meeting Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Dave Sullivan said ICI Homes is not doing enough to share in the county’s burdens of repairing Plantation Bay’s troubled water and sewer utilities. The commission approved a 132-home phase of the development.

240-Boat Storage Facility in the Hammock off A1A Will Go Forward as County Rejects Objection

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A schematized image of the area of the proposed Hammock Harbor redevelopment included in the Hammock Community Association's appeal of a county decision opening the way for the project.

The proposed Hammock Harbor boat storage and restaurant development near Hammock Hardware on A1A drew a legal appeal from residents who disputed the county’s interpretation allowing the re-development under existing zoning rules. But county commissioners saw nothing wrong with the project.

Palm Coast Lines Up Support from County and Cities for UNF’s MedNex Initiative in Town Center

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County commissioners today unanimously endorsed a proposed UNF partnership with Palm Coast to create a medical hub in Town center as the county's top legislative priority for 2020. From left, Commissioners Dave Sullivan, Joe Mullins, Donald O'Brien (who chairs the commission), Greg Hansen and Charlie Ericksen. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County commissioners today unanimously endorsed a proposed UNF partnership with Palm Coast to create a medical hub in Town Center as the county’s top legislative priority for 2020.

From High School to $37,000-a-Year Firefighters: Flagler Hires 1st Three Recruits Out of FPC’s Fire Academy

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Noah Dunaway, Dylan Cronk and Beau Kruithoff, with Chief Don petito on one side and Deputy Chief Joe King behind them, as they appeared before the County Commission this morning, in a picture taken by Commissioner Joe Mullins.

Noah Dunaway, Dylan Cronk and Beau Kruithoff, all 18, are the very first Flagler County Fire Rescue recruits to be hired directly out of FPC’s fire academy. They were introduced to the Flagler County Commission this morning. They’ll be making $37,000 a year within weeks.

Questions of Ethics and Reimbursements After County Officials Appear on Commissioner Joe Mullins’s Radio Show

November 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

County Commissioner Dave Sullivan, above, opted to declare his appearance on fellow-Commissioner Joe Mullins's radio show as an in-kind gift, and reimburse its value of around $250, to avoid the appearance of improprieties. Sullivan had appeared on the show when it was guest-hosted by a county employee, with two other county employees as guests. Mullins was not on the show that week. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins offered to have county officials host and appear once a month on the weekly radio show he pays for, but the offer raised a series of protocol, policy and ethical implications.

Flagler County Veterans Day Ceremony Features Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Ernest Audino

November 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County residents are invited to gather with the Board of County Commissioners to honor the men and women who bravely served in the country’s military at the Veteran’s Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, November 11.

Forced Out or Not, Flagler Fire Chief Don Petito Is Looking to ‘Get the Hell Out’ in Fallout From Clash

October 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Flagler County Fire Chief thought he was being forced out with an ultimatum until County Administrator Jerry Cameron said he’d misunderstood, but he’s looking to leave anyway in the wake of a clash with Chief Information Officer Jarrod Shupe during the Hurricane Dorian emergency.

What’s Flagler County Got Against Affordable Housing? A Forum Attempts to Demolish Enduring Stigmas.

October 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Sandra Shank, who chairs the county’s affordable housing advisory committee, introduced the panelists at Tuesday evening's forum on affordable housing at the Flagler County Association of Realtors. (© FlaglerLive)

Many Palm Coast and Flagler County residents generally revile apartments, subsidized housing and other forms of affordable housing. A county-sponsored forum attempted to tackle the stigmas and offer fresher perspectives.

Sheriff Lists Sex Offenders’ No-Go Homes and Increases Patrols on Halloween’s ‘Operation Witch Way’

October 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

See something, spook someone. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office provided a list of the 28 registered sex offenders with prohibitions on participation in Halloween, and cautioned about increased patrols to check for speed, aggressive driving and drunk drivers over the next two nights.

Flagler County’s Economic Development Farce Is Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to Beat Its Own Drum

October 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The eight years of Flagler County's economic development council have produced almost more meetings of the council than jobs that could be attributed to its involvement. (© FlaglerLive)

Since Flagler County government created the $450,000-a-year economic development department, the county has added 10,000 jobs, but only a few dozen as a result of the department’s involvement.

Flagler County Hosts an Affordable Housing Forum on Oct. 29

October 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Have questions about what affordable housing is, what the need is in Flagler County and the challenges that must be overcome? The Flagler Housing for All Coalition is hosting a public forum at 5:30 p.m. October 29 at the Flagler County Association of Realtors to discuss those topics and more.

Ethics Commission Blisters McDonald’s “Complete Disregard for Law,” Imposing $4,000 Fine and Public Reprimand

October 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Dennis McDonald during one of his several campaigns for office in recent years. (© FlaglerLive)

The Florida Ethics Commission voted 4-3 to impose a $4,000 fine on former Flagler Commission candidate Dennis McDonald, $6,000 less than the ethics commission advocate had recommended.

How Dredging 550,000 Cubic Yards of Ocean Sand Will Change Flagler Beach’s Dunes

October 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The U.S. Corps of Engineers briefed the public about its dunes-reconstruction project set to begin next spring in Flagler Beach, at a public hearing in Bunnell earlier this week. From left, Planning Manager William Weeks, consultant Chris Creed, County Engineer Faith al-Khatib, and Project Manager Jason Harrah. (© FlaglerLive)

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project will dump darker dredged sand on 2.6 miles of beach to rebuild Flagler Beach’s dunes starting next spring, and stretching to the end of the year.

Behind Collapse of Furniture Company Deal With Flagler Government, Disarray, Misrepresentations and Premature Boasts

October 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Time to call Ikea. (© FlaglerLive)

The collapse of a deal between a furniture-assembling company and Flagler County government is the latest setback for an economic development department with a checkered eight-year history and signal failures.

Space Study for Sheriff’s Palm Coast Operation Comes In at More Than $30 Million; County Will Scale Back

October 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The future site of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office's Operations Center, or District Office, in Palm Coast, near the public library. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government is not prepared to build a structure larger than 50,000 square feet, at a cost of $15 million at most. That design will take place over the next six months, with groundbreaking expected in the spring of 2020.

County Fires Tourism Director Matt Dunn After 4-Month Suspension, Citing New Direction Under Amy Lukasik

October 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Matt Dunn, left, and former County Administrator Craig Coffey had each others' ears. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Tourism Director Matt Dunn had been placed on paid administrative leave in April after coming under criminal investigation. The county says the tourism bureau is turning away from Dunn’s sports-oriented tourism, and was not firing him for any wrongdoing.

Kiwanis Recognizes Armando Castaneda, Patrick Juliano and Jamal Prince as 2019 Firefighters of the Year

October 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler-Palm Coast Kiwanis Club honored a firefighter from each of the county’s three departments: the Palm Coast Fire Department’s Patrick Juliano, Flagler County Fire Rescue’s Armando Castaneda, and the Flagler Beach Fire Department’s Jamal Prince.

Gov. DeSantis Appoints Prosecutor and Local Resident Andrea Totten Flagler County Judge

October 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Andrea Totten meeting members of the Judicial Nominating Commission at her interview in late August at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis today appointed Andrea Totten, a 40-year-old Palm Coast resident and an assistant attorney general, Flagler County judge, filling a seat newly created by the Legislature to relieve the overburdened docket of County Judge Melissa Distler.

Tiny A1A Subdivision Sees Wells Fail As a Big Development Churns Nearby. Now County Wants To Charge Residents $1,700 a Year for a Fix.

October 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

The 97-home Las Casitas development is paving over much of the development's 25 acres and "dewatering" the area. Nearby Willow Woods residents say that's caused their wells to fail. (© FlaglerLive)

Willow Woods residents sandwiched between Washington Oaks State Park and Matanzas Woods developments would be charged $1,700 a year for 20 years to hook up to city water to replace failing wells, though residents say they’re not at fault: the development is.

$500 Ethics Fine Against Dennis McDonald Now Upped to $10,000, With Governor’s Reprimand and Censure

October 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Dennis McDonald. (© FlaglerLive)

A three-year-old ethics case against former county commission and senate candidate Dennis McDonald could have ended last June with a $500 fine to which he had agreed. Instead, and for lack of answering a few questions and correcting the record, McDonald now faces a $10,000 fine and a public censure and reprimand by the governor.

After 8-Year Moratorium, Flagler County Will Get Back To Taxing Development for Roads and Possibly More

October 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The site of what will be the new sheriff's operations center in Palm Coast. The county is looking for revenue. New impact fees may provide it. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government today hired a firm to study impact fees, or one-time levies on new development, to pay for roads, parks, libraries, fire rescue and public buildings in what could be a significant addition to county revenue by 2020.

The County Issued a Press Release About a Donation By Commissioner Joe Mullins. Then All Hell Broke Loose.

October 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

County Commissioner Joe Mullins had County PIO Julie Murphy, in the background, write a press release about a donation he made to an addiction-recovery program in Bunnell. What followed exposed a series of issues between commissioners and within county government.

County Commissioner Joe Mullins had County PIO Julie Murphy write a press release about a donation he made to an addiction-recovery program in Bunnell. What followed exposes a series of serious issues between commissioners and within county government.

Palm Coast Sewer Line Through Hammock Would Reduce Reliance on Septic, But Raises Development Fears

October 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Hammock owes much of its character to limited development, and lack of a sewer main has helped limit that development: it was instrumental in the county's decision to ultimately reject a plan by Captain's Barbecue at Bing's Landing to build a larger restaurant. (© FlaglerLive)

A Palm Coast sewer line up the spine of the barrier island would help stop a reliance on septic tanks and has been a priority for local governments, but Hammock residents are concerned that it would also spur more intensive development.

Facing Hammock’s Ire, Joe Mullins Proposes Development Strategies, But Residents Are Skeptical

September 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County Commissioner Joe Mullins faces the Hammock Community Association and others at a town hall meeting he called Monday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

After angering them with his deciding vote approving Beachwalk’s 50-home subdivision in the Hammock, Commissioner Joe Mullins called a town hall meeting before the same Hammock residents to explain his long-range approach to development.

Have an Opinion on Local Tourism? Flagler Government Needs To Know

September 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler County Tourism Office, also known as Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches, is conducting a resident awareness survey to judge resident perception of its efforts and identify areas for improvement.

Julie Murphy completes FEMA Master Public Information Officer Program

September 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Completing a yearlong professional development program, Flagler County Public Information Officer Julie Murphy joins fewer than 70 others across the United States recognized as Master Public Information Officer.

Flagler Approves Unattended Tethering of Dogs Outdoors, Against Humane Society Objections

September 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Chains and weights used to tether and 'train' dogs, on display at Flagler County's Emergency Operations Center last November during an ASPCA seminar on animal cruelty. A revised animal ordinance in Flagler bans all such chains, weights or other injurious equipment used on dogs. (© FlaglerLive)

A revised Flagler County ordinance allows unattended tethering of dogs within certain rules while banning the use of weights or injurious equipment. The relaxed rules were in response to the American Kennel Society, but go against the Flagler Humane Society’s recommendations.

Setting High-Intensity Precedent, Flagler Commission Approves 50-Home Subdivision in Hammock

September 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Commission Chairman Don O'Brien, left, Dave Sullivan and Joe Mullins voted to approve the controversial Beachwalk development on Jungle Hut Road in the Hammock. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission in a 3-2 vote approved the 50-home Beachwalk development at the intersection of A1A and Jungle Hut Road, rejecting arguments by Hammock residents that the subdivision is not in line with the Hammock’s low-intensity character.

Greg Hansen Will Represent County Commission on Canvassing Board Through 2020

September 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County Commissioner Greg Hansen will serve on the county canvassing board for the 2020 election cycle, with Charlie Ericksen as his alternate. (© FlaglerLive)

Greg Hansen will serve on the three-member county canvassing board alongside County Judge Melissa Distler and Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart, assuming Lenhart doesn’t have to have her own substitute. Commissioner Charlie Ericksen is an alternate.

Intensive 50-Home Beachwalk Development in the Hammock Would Set a Dangerous Precedent

September 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

There would not be much of a jungle feel to Jungle Hut Road by the time a developer is done building 50 homes alongside it, argues a Hammock resident and opponent of the project.

The developer is proposing to build 50 homes crammed into a parcel along Jungle Hut Road of fewer than 13 acres, under the guise of a planned unit development. County commissioners Monday evening have a chance to stop the plan.

Flagler Chamber President Jorge Guttierez Resigns as Shrunken Organization Continues to ‘Hemorrhage’ Cash

September 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Jorge Gutierrez’s resignation is on the heels of another critically difficult financial year for the Chamber of Commerce as it sought loans, got behind on payroll and now looks for county government for help.

Flagler Beach Strains To Assure Residents That Big Utility Fixes Have Nothing To Do With The Gardens Development

September 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Wearing the black shirt that opponents of a proposed development have taken to wearing over the past few months, former County Commissioner Barbara Revels returns to her seat, to applause, after speaking skeptically of the city's planned water system improvements. In the contrasting red shirt Fred Griffith, the city engineer, prepares to rebut Revels's claims. (© FlaglerLive)

Many Flagler Beach residents worried that the city commission’s approval of $1.4 million in water and sewer projects were designed to accommodate the planned Gardens development along John Anderson Highway. Not so, city officials insist.

Soon-To-Be Tropical Storm Humberto to Echo Dorian Path Up Florida Coast This Weekend

September 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Humberto possibly in the making, again threatening the Bahamas. Click on the image for larger view. (NHC)

NHC expects the weather system they’re calling a “tropical disturbance” to move over the Bahamas today and turn into Tropical Storm Humberto either later today or overnight, then head for a path up or near the Florida coast.

Obscenities Aside, Kimberle Weeks Appeal May Come Down to Judge’s Baffling Decree on ‘Public Meetings’ Definition

September 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Kimberle Weeks, right, with her attorneys Kevin Kulik and Ashley Kay at trial in April 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Margaret Hudson refused to allow a definition of “public meetings” during ex-Elections Supervisor Kim Weeks’s trial last year even though both defense and prosecution wanted a definition, which went to the heart of the case. That’s now a central plank in Weeks’s appeal.

Palm Coast and Flagler Rally For the Bahamas, With Caution To Ensure Efforts Aren’t Wasted

September 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Shane Bonner, second from left, readings a truckload for delivery to docks in Jupiter, then on to the Bahamas, where his own connections are ensuring that the materials end up in the right hands. (Facebook)

Palm Coast businesses and individuals such as Shane Bonner are leading herculean efforts to help hurricane-shattered Bahamas. The Red Cross’s Rebecca DeLorenzo cautions against uncoordinated efforts that could lead supplies never delivered to their intended recipients.

St. Augustine’s Flagler Hospital Planning Medical Inroad in AdventHealth’s Palm Coast Backyard, on Matanzas Woods Parkway

September 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Florida Hospital has a contract on 4 acres at the southwest corner of Matanzas Woods Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, land owned by Palm Coast's First United Methodist Church. (c FlaglerLive)

Flagler Hospital–now Flagler Health Plus–has a contract to buy 4 acres on Matanzas Woods Parkway, where it would build a small medical-village type development, down the road from AdventHealth’s planned stand-alone emergency room.

Flagler and Florida Shift to Dorian Assistance Mode; Hurricane Season May Have Other Ideas

September 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The eye of the storm took on a different hue Thursday in Flagler and Florida. (c FlaglerLive)

State emergency response workers were advised that, based on meteorological forecasts, they should expect to be back within six weeks.

County Emergency Management Ends Alert; Rising Waters Briefly a Concern in Flagler Beach

September 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 72 Comments

Rising waters from the Intracoastal in Flagler Beach were again a concern with high tide this evening, with reports of flooded streets and yards and water nearing homes.

Hurricane Dorian in Pictures and Video, Flagler Edition

September 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

FPL appears to be more responsive to Flagler County's anticipated post-storm needs this time around than it was after Hurricane Irma, when it essentially abandoned Flagler until days after the storm. (© FlaglerLive)

Hurricane Dorian has monopolized lives in Palm Coast and Flagler County. Here’s a rough visual draft of the emergency as it has unfolded over the past few days in various parts of Flagler.

Hurricane Dorian, Day By Day

September 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A satellite image of Hurricane Dorian approaching the Florida Peninsula as night falls behind it.

Hurricane Dorian: an archival record of the storm’s path day by day as it impacted Flagler County and Palm Coast, with sequenced National Hurricane Center maps of the cone of uncertainty.

Here’s What You Can Do With Yourself, Dorian

August 31, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 14 Comments

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Hurricane Dorian’s fortunate shift away from the Florida peninsula must have at least something to do with the collective obscenities Floridians worn out from three years of hurricanes cussed its way, creating their own defiant weather system.

Flagler County’s Own Prevail Exclusively as Nominating Commission Sends 6 Names
for County Judge to DeSantis

August 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The recommended candidates for Flagler County judge are Alexander Alvarez, Craig Atack, Kip Miller, Scott Spradley, Andrea Totten and Alicia Washington. They were short-listed by the Judicial Nominating Commission, their names now before Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will make the appointment.

With No Chance of Appointment, Jim Manfre’s Pledge to Run for Judge in 2 Years Still Sways Nominating Commission’s Questions

August 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Former Sheriff Jim Manfre during his interview for judge Wednesday before the Judicial Nominating Commission. (© FlaglerLive)

Former Sheriff Jim Manfre’s candidacy for county judge was dead on arrival at interviews for the job Wednesday, but he still managed to influence the process by advocating for a Flagler choice.

Interviews for Flagler County Judge: Several Convincing Choices, A Few Odd and Startling Ones

August 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

After 24 interviews by a nominating commission, several Flagler County based candidates for Flagler County judge stood out for the short-list that will go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’ll make the appointment later this year.

Hammock Harbor Re-Developer Seeks to Reassure Skeptical Neighbors of Project’s Scope

August 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The 4-acre parcel that would become Hammock Harbor has long been a boat manufacturing facility, but in disuse for the past several years. (© FlaglerLive)

Hammock Harbor is a former boat yard slated for redevelopment as a 240 boat-storage facility and restaurant just south of Bings Landing in the Hammock. Neighbors are worried about the intensity of the development.

Opioid-Related Deaths Decline By 34% in Flagler’s 3-County District in 1st Part of 2018

August 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Dr. Deanna Oleske, the assistant medical director at the medical examiner's District 23, which includes Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties. (© FlaglerLive)

The decline is far more pronounced in the Flagler region than in the state, strongly suggesting that the introduction of front-line life-saving measures, combined with stricter state rules on prescription drugs, is having an effect. 

Andy Dance Will Resign School Board Seat He’s Held Since 2008 and Run for County Commission

August 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

School Board member Andy Dance with County Commissioner Charlie Ericksen in 2015. Dance announced his run for Ericksen's seat, which Ericksen will not run for again. (© FlaglerLive)

School Board member Andy Dance announce he’ll resign his seat in 2020 in a run for Flagler County Commission Charlie Ericksen’s seat, which Ericksen will not contest.

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