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It’s Our Right as Americans to Breathe Open Air Without Some Wussy Libtard Face Diaper

November 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Breathe free and die. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the fine MAGA folks of the Florida Legislature are right here in the state capital, passing laws telling Biden where he can stick that order making businesses with more than 100 employees mandate the vax. And yeah, it might cost the taxpayers several million for the lawsuits that’ll come out of these new bills, but keeping Florida free is worth every penny.

Closing Inquiry, Sheriff Rebuffs Charge of ‘Crime’ in Book Controversy; Woolbright Wants ‘All Young Adult Books Checked’

November 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

The Flagler County School Board's Jill Woolbright and Janet McDonald on Tuesday. the books to the right were McDonald's. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office found no grounds for a criminal inquiry into School Board member Jill Woolbright’s charge that making “All Boys Aren’t Blue” available to students was a “crime.” The sheriff was sharply critical of having been brought into a position of making judgments he said are the responsibility of the board and its processes. The inquiry also dismissed claims that Woolbright faced any immediate threat, as had been claimed.

Online Anonymity: ‘Stable Pseudonyms’ Create a More Civil Environment than Real User Names

November 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Research suggests that anonymity – under certain conditions – can actually make for more civil and productive online discussion. This surprising result came out of a study looking at the deliberative quality of comments on online news articles under a range of different identity rules.

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.

The Live Interview: Author George M. Johnson Speaks to Those Who Want Book Banned From Flagler Schools

November 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

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George M. Johnson, author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue, one of the books School Board member Jill Woolbright calls a “crime” to have in schools and wants banned, speaks to FlaglerLive about frequent experiences with “the purity brigade,” differences between porn and sex, the orchestration behind current book bans and what Johnson would tell the district committee reviewing the book.

Public Viewing, Funeral Service and Honors Set for Sgt. Dominic Guida

November 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A still from a video of the procession returning Sgt. Guida to Flagler from the Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday. See the video below.

Funeral services for Bunnell Police Officer Sgt. Dominic Guida are scheduled for Monday, Nov. 15 at First Baptist Church of Bunnell, with two public viewing sessions scheduled for Sunday afternoon and Monday morning at the church.

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.

James McIntire, 71, Pleads to Molesting Girl, 15, in Exchange for 2 Years in Prison; He’d Faced Up to 15 Years

November 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

James McIntire, left, with his attorney, Marc Dwyer, in court on Monday. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

James Lee McIntire, a 71-year-old resident of 71 Florida Park Drive in Palm Coast, pleaded guilty on Monday to molesting the 15-year-old daughter of a woman who said he’d molested her, too, when she was 14, some 28 years ago. McIntire pleaded only to the offense for which he was charged–the more recent case, which covers several incidents that took place at McIntire’s home in the summer of 2019.

Matthew Wright Dies of Wound in Attempted Murder-Suicide, Gia Troutman, 23, in Critical Condition

November 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Matthew Wright had spent most of his adult life in prison.

Matthew Wright, the 25-year-old Palm Coast man involved in what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide Thursday afternoon, had spent most of his adult life in prison. He’d been out less than a year when he died Thursday of what authorities are reporting as a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, after shooting his girlfriend, Gia Troutman, four times.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, November 1, 2021

November 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Big Lie Overflow by Ed Wexler, CagleCartoons.com.

The Flagler County Commission hears all about the Creekside Festival, American exceptionalism c. 2021, the morality and immorality of killing in war.

Mandates Decline as Appeals Court Signals Alachua and Duval ‘Defiance’ on Masks Violates Law

October 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

In Miami Dade schools, masks have been mandated since the beginning of the school year. (Miami Dade Schools)

A seven-page order said two school districts have been “remarkably open in their defiance” of the state over masking. Meanwhile, as Covid cases go down, several school districts that had been strict about mask mandates are now loosening their policies.

School Officials and Sheriff’s Deputies Again Forced to Respond to Generic Attempt to Disrupt the Day at FPC

October 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The now familiar sight of stepped-up police presence whenever social media chatter alludes to a threat at a local school. The scene above dates back to one such threat at FPC two years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

A local school–this time, Flagler Palm Coast High School–was again the target of a vague threat of violence, disseminated on social media and mirroring similar, low- to no-credibility threats circulating in other parts of the country.

DeSantis Administration Sues Biden and Federal Agencies Over Vaccine Mandate

October 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference today in Lakeland, in a screenshot from his Facebook page.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. district court in Tampa against several defendants, including President Joe Biden, NASA, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the federal Office of Management and Budget and the federal General Services Administration.

Homeless Man Didn’t Want to Walk Back to Volusia. So He Carjacked a Truck.

October 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Eric Christian Marcotte

Eric Christian Marcotte is a 25-year-old homeless person who normally makes Volusia County, is accused of carjacking the work truck of a power line crew on State Road 100 in Bunnell because he didn’t want to walk back to Volusia.

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.

There Is a Vengeful America and a Just America. Guess Which Florida Promotes.

October 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Seth Penalver, left, was on death row for almost 19 years before his exoneration and release in 2013. Herman Lindsay, right, was exonerated several years ago before Penalver. They are seen here with Mark Elliott, who heads Floridians for Alternatives to the Death penalty. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida’s sentencing guidelines statute details the primary purpose of sentencing is to punish, not to rehabilitate. Honor demands vengeance. Respect commands justice. Two significantly different approaches.

Serious as a Heart Attack: For FPC and Matanzas High School Athletes, Voluntary ECG Screenings May Become Mandatory

October 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A life-saver. (© FlaglerLive)

In an effort to stem heart attacks in young athletes–about 3 percent of athletes are at risk–AdventHealth is sponsoring the first free ECG screening for local high school athletes next week, and will ask the Flagler County School Board to make the screenings mandatory by next year. There are some 900 athletes participating in dozens of sports in the two high schools.

Marion Gavins Jr., Who Murdered FPC’s Curtis Gray, 18, Is Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison in Plea

October 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Marion Gavins Jr., right entering the courtroom this morning before his plea and sentencing. (© FlaglerLive)

Marion Leo Gavins Jr., 20, pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of Curtis Gray, 18, in April 2019 outside a smoke shop in Palm Coast, a killing that shook the Flagler Palm Coast High and Matanzas High communities and that led his mother to create an enduring non-profit in Gray’s name.

The Founders Didn’t Believe Your Sacred Freedom Means You Can Do Whatever the Hell You Want

October 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Gen. George Washington, center, ordered smallpox inoculations for his soldiers, saying there was ‘no possible way of saving the lives of most of those who had not had it, but by introducing innoculation generally.’ Ritchie, Alexander Hay, engraver; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

The founders agreed on one principle: They were unrelenting on the notion that circumstances often emerge that require public officials to pass acts that abridge individual freedoms. Even George Washington forced his troops to be vaccinated.

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.

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.

91 Apply for Palm Coast Manager But Number Deceives: Interim Denise Bevan and Other Qualified Candidates Shun Turmoil

October 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The lack of more numerous quality applicants or internal applicants seems to reflect leeriness about the toxic atmosphere in and around the council. Only 20 applicants have served as either city or county managers, only six of those are currently employed, all in much smaller governments. Many applicants are not qualified, having applied apparently by mistake due to an error in the original posting of the job, which was listed as “manager,” rather than “city manager.”

Garbage Rates Will Go Up at Least 30% If Current Service Is Maintained as Palm Coast Draws Only 2 Bids from Haulers

October 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

FCC Environmental Services is challenging Waste Pro in a bid to take over garbage hauling in Palm Coast. Waste Pro has held the contract since 2007, and submitted prices significantly lower than those of FCC in recently opened bids. (FCC Environmental)

Both bids for Palm Coast’s next garbage-hauling contract would result in a significant price increase if current twice-a-week service were maintained: a 30 percent increase if Waste Pro wins the contract for another five years, and a 66 percent increase if the city council were to find reason to opt for the bidder challenging Waste Pro: FCC Environmental Services.

Bisexual Superman: A Subtext Finally, Happily Out of the Closet

October 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Comic books faced increased censorship after 1954, over concerns on what was appropriate for children. (Library of Congress)

Son of Kal-El will be out this November, and will feature Jon sharing a kiss with friend and online journalist Jay Nakamura. Apart from proving Superman has always had a thing for reporters, Jon expressing his sexuality is a watershed moment in the venerable franchise.

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.

Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism: Just Another Day at the NFL

October 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Jon Gruden (Wikimedia Commons)

The NFL’s Jon Gruden and Bruce Allen arrogantly believed that their comments would not enter into the public domain. Truth be told, they had ample reason to believe such a possible reality. For more than a decade the NFL gave them free rein to engage in such perverted, hyper levels of toxic masculinity.

Expect Delays and Detours Over Next 10 Nights as Paving Coats Widened Old Kings Road at Palm Coast Parkway

October 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It's almost over: though delayed, the substantial completion date for the widening of Old Kings Road at Palm Coast Parkway is now scheduled for Oct. 22, a month past the original date. (Palm Coast)

Traffic frustrations around the construction zone at Old Kings Road and Palm Coast Parkway are about to ramp up for a few nights before they get better as the widening project, already weeks past its completion date, enters its final, paving phase. The $6.5 million project was due to be substantially completed by Sept. 22. The completion date is now Oct. 22.

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.

We’re Finally Decreasing Child Poverty. Let’s Not Blow It.

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

To their credit (Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash)

Expanded Child Tax Credit payments led to “a notable drop in child poverty” after just the first month. The U.S. Census Bureau also found that after just one month, food insecurity among vulnerable families dropped significantly, and families receiving checks also had less difficulty paying for weekly expenses.

We’re Losing Our Humanity: Cruelty and Hostility From School Boards to Vaccination Centers

October 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

A scene at the Aug. 17 school board meeting in Bunnell. The meeting had to be recessed for half an hour because of hostility and chaos. (© FlaglerLive)

It’s not just Flagler County, and certainly not just at the Flagler school board: The stories of cruel, seemingly irrational and sometimes-violent conflicts over coronavirus regulations across the country have become lingering symptoms of the pandemic as it drags through its second year.

Here, There, Everywhere: Why Self-Storage Facilities Are Booming All Over Flagler, and Will Keep Booming

October 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The latest of many self-storage facilities that have opened or will open in Flagler, this one on State Road 100 (Old Moody Boulevard) not far from the bridge. (© FlaglerLive)

Everywhere you go in Flagler County these days, there’s a business with wide-open lockers and lots of space for you to store your goods. Reasons vary, but the Palm Coast area is especially attractive to the market.

Journalism Wins

October 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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It is revealing that in a year that drew 329 candidates for the peace prize, including organizations fighting climate change or covid 19, the committee opted for journalists. It’s a happy surprise for us reporters. It’s also, finally, a necessary one.

The Brutal Slave Trade Within the US Has Been Largely Whitewashed Out of History

October 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Detail from the sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas on the the grounds of the National Memorial to Peace & Justice. ((© Pierre Tristam)

Slavery still conjures images of Southern farms and plantations. But the institution was grounded in the sales of nearly 2 million human beings in the domestic slave trade, the profits from which nurtured the economy of the entire country.

‘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.

Sex Trafficking Isn’t What You Think: 4 Myths Debunked

October 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

(Office of Public Affairs, US Marshalls)

Law enforcement, medical providers, case managers, victim advocates and immigration lawyers inconsistently define and apply the label “trafficking victim” – especially when it comes to sex trafficking. That makes it harder for these professionals to get trafficked people the help they request.

Supreme Court’s Docket: Guns, Abortion, Religion

October 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The biggest case this year is a challenge to abortion rights. Several states are asking the justices to reconsider Roe v. Wade – the landmark 1973 ruling that established the constitutional right for a woman to terminate a pregnancy, regardless of the moral beliefs of other citizens.

Why is the Flagler County Commission Holding New School Construction Hostage?

September 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Flagler County Commission is posing an unexpected and unnecessary challenge for Cathy Mittelstadt, the Flagler Schools superintendent. (© FlaglerLive)

Pandering to home builders, the Flagler County Commission is rashly scuttling the school district’s plan to double impact fees on new construction for the first time since 2005, even though the county is doubling its own impact fees. It’s an unjustified and hypocritical assault on district planning and future student needs.

Friends of the Library Book Sale Saturday

September 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Friends of the Library is having a Welcome to Fall book sale Saturday, October 2, at the Flagler County Library. The sale is from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

How Some Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class And Covid Out

September 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

It's rather simple. (World Bank)

These measures stand in sharp contrast to the confusion in states, including Florida, where people are still fighting about wearing masks in the classroom and other anti-covid strategies, places where some schools have experienced outbreaks and even teacher deaths.

Committee Week in Florida’s Capitol: Welcome to the Festival of Ignorance

September 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Florida Capitol last January. The Florida Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: (Michael Moline/Florida Phoenix)

Legislators came to town for the autumn ritual of political harlotry they call “committee week.” Tallahassee’s collective IQ dropped by a good 60 points. That’s bad, but what they propose doing to Florida is worse. Diane Roberts reports.

‘We’re Running Out of People’: Flagler’s Covid Case Load Drops Sharply, But Vaccinations Also Plummet

September 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Just over 200 people were confirmed to have tested positive for Covid in Flagler this week, the lowest weekly total since early July. Click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County recorded just over 200 covid cases in the week ending today, the lowest total since early summer, but vaccinations have plummeted to a new low since after the initial rollouts. While school cases have also dropped, the Flagler school district is struggling through significant teacher and other staffing shortages.

The Story Behind the Pipe Failure on Royal Palms Pkwy: What Went Wrong, How It’ll be Fixed, What to Expect

September 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Piping and materials have been trucked in for the replacement and repairs that will begin on Sept. 27 on the damaged piping beneath Royal Palms Parkway.

The pipe failure beneath Royal Palms Parkway that closed the busy east-west road on Sept. 16 and will keep it closed until near mid-October is an example of Palm Coast’s aging infrastructure, which sometimes outruns the city’s ongoing $75 million plan to reinforce, repair or replace it.

Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s New Surgeon General, Signals Sharp Turn Away from CDC’s Covid Guidance

September 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Dr. Joseph Ladapo was announced on Sept. 21, 2021, as Florida’s new surgeon general. Behind him is Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Michael Moline)

Florida’s new surgeon general is Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a UCLA heart specialist who has fully embraced Gov. Ron DeSantis’ approach to the covid-19 pandemic, which favors natural infections as a means of combating the pandemic and minimal state interference with parental discretion over masking, quarantining and vaccines.

The Connection Between Containers and Your Missing Christmas Presents

September 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

It may not look like it, but containers are in short supply. (Jaxport)

An estimated 90 percent of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60 percent of that – including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances – packed in large steel containers. Without the standardized container, the global supply chain that society depends upon – and that I study – would not exist.

Flagler District Prepares to Re-Zone Schools for the First Time in Over a Decade in Face of Some Sharp Objections

September 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A hallway at Indian Trails Middle School, where, along with Buddy Taylor Middle, sixth graders will be attending starting next year. The shift is making the two middle schools the front runners in the district's rezoning. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board will vote on a rezoning plan in December, and on Tuesday will hear an updated, phased-in approach that will focus on the two middle schools first, where sixth graders will be shifted starting next year. Localized but intense opposition to rezoning plans compelled the administration to propose a more phased-in approach than a county-wide rezoning.

Covid Numbers Fall Across the Board in Flagler and Florida, Now Matching Winter Peak; Experts Stress Continued Caution

September 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

(© FlaglerLive)

The covid numbers are falling across the board: in the community, in schools, in hospitals locally and across Central Florida, but with a caveat: the numbers today, while falling, are at the exact point where they were at the height of the winter wave–the third and until then most severe wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook Has Known of Instagram’s Documented Harm to Teens for Years

September 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents – is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual.

School District’s Request to Double Impact Fees Turns Into Hostile Inquisition by County Commission and Builders

September 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, seen here in a different context, was left pleading last Tuesday with members of the County Commission to grant the district's request for a new schedule of impact fees. He did not get a warm reception. (© FlaglerLive)

In an unexpected turn, what the Flagler County school district thought was a mere formality before the County Commission turned into a 90-minute grilling by commissioners and a parade of doubt by builders who consider the district’s request to double impact fees ill-thought and ill-timed.

Volusia and Other School Districts Are Backtracking on Mask Policies and Broadening Opt-Outs at Parents’ Discretion

September 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Volusia County’s school board votes to allow parental opt-out of mask policy, backtracking on a previous decision to only allow students to opt-out for medical reasons. Source: Volusia County school board YouTube channel

At least two school districts — Volusia and Lee — that previously adopted strict mask mandates have decided to allow parents to opt their students out of the policy for any reason, while a third, Indian River, now requires masks only at certain times when Covid-19 surges in isolated schools.

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