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Flagler’s Domestic Violence Task Force Spurs Sheriff’s Action Ahead of Final Report’s Recommendations

October 16, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Trish Giaccone, executive director of the Family Life Center, Flagler's shelter for abused women and children, speaking at the kick-off of the domestic violence task force in June. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County now has its own “batterer-intervention program” and Sheriff Staly will devote a detective full-time to pursuing domestic violence cases as his task force prepares to submit its recommendations Friday.

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.

Flagler District’s Bombardments Battling Mosquito Surge Not Seen in 65 Years As County Seeks State Aid

October 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

East Flagler Mosquito Control's12-year-old helicopter coming in for a landing at the district's new facility at the south end of the Flagler County Executive Airport. (© FlaglerLive)

Stagnant waters left from two massive storms have led to record numbers of mosquitoes in Flagler, with aerial bombardments resuming Thursday and likely more coming.

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.

In Boost To Flagler, Committee Approves Bills Including $50 Million a Year For Beach Repair

October 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County's beaches have been severely eroded by storms, their dune systems erased in some places, as in the area of Marineland Acres, above. (c FlaglerLive)

If the bills survive the coming legislative hurdles, there may be new money for Flagler County to tap into to repair its severely eroded beaches.

Stonework Company From Former Soviet Republic Opening 30-Job Distribution Hub in Palm Coast

October 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Kamara Stone was responsible for the stone work on facades of the Museum of Arts in Tiblisi, Georgia. (Kamara Stone)

Kamara Stone USA is based in Georgia, the nation in Southwest Asia, and plans to create 30 jobs over the next four years, distributing granite, marble and mosaics from its Hargrove Grade location.

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.

FEMA Registrations Tuesday Through Thursday at Wickline in Flagler Beach, Friday at County Fairgrounds

October 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

You're going to need help fixing that. (c FlaglerLive)

Flagler County continues to recover from flooding caused by the hurricane, especially in Flagler Beach and the rest of the barrier island, as well as in western Flagler County.

Up to 14 Inches of Rain Fall on Already Drenched Flagler, But Damage Is Limited

October 2, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

In Flagler Beach, it's deja flood all over again. (c FlaglerLive)

Weekend rains dumped from 4 to 14 inches on already-saturated Flagler County, flooding streets, overcoming swales and ditches and soaking some areas more than others.

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.

Sheriff and Bunnell Police Team Up With ATF In Illegal-Guns Sting: Half a Dozen Arrested

September 29, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly, second from left, speaking with News-Journal reporter Matt Bruce after this morning's press conference. Behind him were State Attorney R.J. Larizza, immediately to Staly's left, Bunnell Police Chief Tom Foster, and federal officials. (© FlaglerLive)

Drive-by shootings spurred the Flagler Sheriff’s Office to instigate a four-month federal-state-local operation connecting drugs to illegal guns.

Palm Coast Will Buy Property From Troubled Mosquito Control; $317,000 Cost Rises By $24,000

September 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The old Mosquito Control property on Utility Drive that Palm Coast government wants to buy. It sits between two city properties. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government had sought to buy the old headquarters for the financially troubled Mosquito Control district for $293,000 just a few months ago, before the district sought a re-appraisal.

West Flagler Event Turns Into Big Post-Hurricane Relief Effort For Hundreds of Households

September 26, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Food and pantry items were provided to 167 households, 200 backpacks were filled with toiletries, the Red Cross served 300 meals last Saturday.

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.

Irma’s Death Toll in Florida at 34 and Rising

September 18, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Piled up debris at Surfside Estates in Beverly Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Irma is credited with five deaths by drowning and four deaths involving carbon monoxide, including the carbon-monoxide deaths of a mother and two teenage children in Orange County.

You Cannot Be Serious: Hurricane Maria Sniffs Around Irma’s Wake

September 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria is expected to become a major hurricane, with a global forecast seeing it veer away from Florida, but the more accurate European forecast seeing it come closer to the coast.

FPL Lies

September 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 112 Comments

What you did not see in Flagler this year: FPL's staging area at the Flagler County Airport last year, after Hurricane Matthew, when FPL's operation transformed a large section of airport grounds into a small city for line workers. There was no such staging ground in Flagler this time. (c FlaglerLive)

FPL’s response to Hurricane Irma in Flagler has been disgraceful and secretive, both at the expense of local emergency responses and at the expense of residents.

In Boggy West Flagler, Power Kicks Back On, Home Goes Up In Flames, Cat, Called Smokey, Is Killed

September 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

This is the house that Jack built in 1988, and where his son John Martin and his wife Grace lived in. It was demolished by fire in less than an hour this afternoon. Click on the image for larger view. (c FlaglerLive)

Deep in the woods off CR 305 the home John Martin and his 90-year-old mother Grace shared blazed the moment power went back on this afternoon, leaving them with nothing.

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.

At Surfside Estates and Marineland Acres, Two Flagler Communities Feel Singled Out For Storms’ Wrath

September 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

At Surfside Estates, the mobile home community in beverly Beach, whole roofs were ripped off and slammed into the street, but the more extensive damage, which struck most homes, was the flooding. Tim Arnold, above, is sitting by the damaged house his fiancee Lorri Benson owns. Click on the image for larger view. (c FlaglerLive)

Surfside Estates, the mobile home community in beverly Beach, and Marineland Acres north of the Hammock were both whacked by Hurricane Matthew and again by Hurricane Irma.

With a Third of Flagler Still Without Power, FPL Offers Little More Than Scripted Answers

September 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 64 Comments

Four days after the storm, power lines were still down and running across a driveway at Porcupine and Point Pleasant Drive in Palm Coast. (c FlaglerLive)

Florida Power and Light is not telling customers when their power will be reconnected nor giving an idea of where the work is taking place next.

Post-Irma Daily Digest: Flagler Beach Crossovers and Pier Update, FEMA Registrations, Senior Games

September 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Local governments’ drizzle of information releases related to post-Hurricane Irma recovery are distilled for their essentials and published in a running tally.

In Flood-Pummeled Flagler Beach, Mountains of Heartbreak, But Surges of Grit And Samaritans

September 13, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

AJ Neste, his wife Megan and their three young children have lost just about everything to flooding at their house on South Flagler Avenue, yet today they had zero self-pity and nothing but praise for the comfort and help they've been receiving from friends and strangers. Their story is not unique, neither for its losses nor its helping hands. Click on the image for larger view. (c FlaglerLive)

No place was hardest-hit by floods than Flagler Beach, yet no place seems as vibrant with community support as neighbors have mobilized to help neighbors cope.

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.

Florida Shellshock: Blanket Outages, Floodwaters, and This: Irma Could Cost “Billions Upon Billions”

September 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

In Flagler Beach Monday morning. (c FlaglerLive)

Millions of people continued to lack electricity as cleanup work expected to reach into the billions of dollars began in the wake of deadly Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Irma Closures and Re-Openings in Palm Coast and Across Flagler

September 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Closed, by Thomas Leth-Olsen.

Hurricane Irma-related notices of closures, business reopenings and other related notices from government, hospitals, schools and colleges and businesses.

Damages: 50,250 Lose Power, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach Heavily Flooded, Less So in Palm Coast, No Systematic Devastation; Curfew Extended On Island, Schools Closed Wednesday

September 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 86 Comments

In the Hammock, the children were out, kayaking their streets. (c FlaglerLive)

While Flagler and Palm Coast made it through Hurricane Irma without devastation, there was heavy flooding in homes in South Flagler Beach and the west end of the county.

In Flooded Flagler Beach, Caring For Neighbors In Cops’ Colossal Trucks Or in Tiny Kayaks

September 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Sheriff’s Office sent out its colossal military-surplus trucks on search and rescue missions, while at least two Flagler Beach residents conducted their own in canoes and kayaks.

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.

FPL Says 10 Percent of Flagler Residents Expected to Lose Power, Millions More Across Florida

September 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

FPL staged close to 17,000 workers at 20 points across the state ahead of Hurricane Irma. The workers have been working to restore power even during hurricane feeder bands. (Facebook)

FPL is deploying nearly 17,000 line workers across the state and conducting repairs between Hurricane Irma feeder bands to minimize outages.

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.

Palm Coast’s Big-Box Stores All Out of Water, Shipments Expected But No Promises

September 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The water shelves at Publix in Flagler Beach around noon today. (c FlaglerLive)

Aldi, Publix, Target and Winn-Dixie all show bare water shelves and few promises about when the next shipments are due, as supply lines are dependent on state conditions.

After Resisting Most of the Day, Flagler District Agrees to Close Schools Friday and Monday

September 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Rymfire Elementary is the county's special needs shelter, and will be set up Friday, to open up at 7 a.m. Saturday. (Facebook)

The school district had wanted to keep schools open Friday, but by 4:45 p.m. today caved to health and county emergency officials’ pressure, who wanted to get a special needs shelter ready at Rymfire Elementary.

A Little Hurricane Greediness: Hammock Dunes Bridge Still Charging Tolls Until Tonight

September 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The Hammock Dunes Bridge was completed in 1988. It's been paid off for 10 years, but still collects $1.6 million in tolls annually. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Scott suspended tolls on all state bridges and roads Tuesday, but the privately-run and very profitable Hammock Dunes Bridge is still charging motorists $2 until Wednesday evening.

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.

Chez Jacqueline Hosts Fundraiser For Flagler’s Cold-Weather Homeless Shelter Sept. 6-7

August 31, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Cots and tables at Fellowship Hall, at Bunnell's United Methodist Church, which becomes a cold-weather shelter for the homeless on certain nights. (© FlaglerLive)

The Sheltering Tree, which depends entirely on donations, has provided the homeless with food and extreme weather shelter since 2008: the shelter opens whenever the temperature falls to 40 degrees or below.

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.

Renner and Hutson Call For State Audit of Free-Spending Flagler Mosquito Control District

August 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner, left, and Sen. Travis Hutson, want an audit of East Flagler Mosquito Control District that the district itself is so far not wanting to conduct. (© FlaglerLive)

It is the first indication that the tax-supported district, which has itself so far refused to conduct an audit in the wake of the crisis, will be examined independently.

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.

A Centenarian Eclipse Winks at Flagler’s Centennial in Hour of Luminous Awe

August 21, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Kailani Raby, 3, of Flagler Beach, with her mother Tiffany Wiggen, catching the eclipse at its peak as it is also refracted by the telescope Scott Spradley had set up on the Flagler Beach Boardwalk this afternoon. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County couldn’t have asked for a more apt coda to its centennial, a centenary gift from moon and sun under a radiant sky witnessed to the delight of many in Flagler Beach this afternoon.

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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