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Spared Life in Prison for Cooperating, Princess Williams Is Sentenced to 20 Years in Attempted Murder

September 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Princess Williams immediately after her sentencing this morning before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins at the Flagler County courthouse in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

Princess Williams was 20 when she conspired with three others, all of them about her age, in an armed robbery four years ago that resulted in the shooting and disabling of 19-year-old Carl Saint-Felix. Her sentence today closes the book on the cases, with all four conspirators now in prison. Williams got the heaviest sentence.

‘We Have Too Much Stuff’: Palm Coast Board Approves Key Steps for 3 More Self-Storage Facilities

September 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Renderings of different perspectives of the Kings Crossing self-storage facility, to be built on acreage between Old Kings Road North and I-95, north of Palm Coast Parkway.

The Palm Coast Planning Board last week approved in three successive unanimous votes different regulatory steps advancing the development of three self-storage facilities–on Old Kings Road North, on Old Kings Road south, and on Matanzas Woods Parkway near U.S. 1. In contrast with considerations of such items before local boards in recent months, the approvals, which point to a continuing bullish trend in self-storage businesses in the area, drew neither opposition nor any appearances from the public.

Leroy Sampson Jr, Repeat Offender on Probation, Arrested After 2-Hour Stand-Off With Deputies

September 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Leroy Sampson in his most recent state prison photo, left, and in his latest Flagler County jail booking photo.

Leroy Sampson Jr. was wanted on five warrants involving aggravated assault with a weapon and a repeat felony battery charge, among others, when detectives readied to pick him up in Palm Coast’s Town center, only for Sampson to barricade himself in an apartment he did not live in, for which he got an additional felony burglary charge. He surrendered after two hours.

Palm Coast Will Spend $6.2 Million to Buy 69 Vehicles and Heavy Equipment Items, Including 3 Fire Trucks

August 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

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In one of the largest such expenditures in the city’s history at one time, the Palm Coast City Council on Tuesday gave its approval for spending $6.2 million to buy 69 vehicles and pieces of heavy equipment for various departments, including three fire trucks.

Between Garfield and Reagan, Palm Coast OK’s 15% Tax Increase, Claiming It for Good of Future Residents

August 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 73 Comments

Bill Reischmann, the city's lpong-0time attorney, may have thought he'd seen everything in a city that keeps disabusing him. Today, after invoking the name of Ronald Reagan, Palm Coast Mayor propped up Garfield, the cynical and lazy character, to make a point about preservation of Palm Coast's quality of life. The city issued the image to media, along with Alfin's complete speech.

A 4-1 majority of the city council agreed to raise property taxes 15 percent for next year’s budget despite the highest year-over-year tax revenue increase in 16 years and the strongest growth in a decade and a half, all while claiming that the tax increase was necessary in order to lower taxes for a future generation. Mayor David Alfin bookended his argument with the peculiar evocation of Ronald Reagan and Garfield, the lazy and fat cartoon character, not the assassinated 20th president.

Flagler Voters’ Message to Poison Peddlers

August 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 90 Comments

From left, Janet McDonald, Jill Woolbright, Ed Danko, Joe Mullins, Will Furry and Christy Chong. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler voters made damn sure that white nationalists, bigots and liars like Joe Mullins, Jill Woolbright and Janet McDonald had a short and embarrassing shelf life. If Flagler is solidly conservative, it remains sanely, moderately so for now, even for a one-party county with just three Democrats among 33 elected officials on six government boards.

Palm Coast Seeks Proposals to Replace Green Lion Cafe at Palm Harbor, Rent and Utilities at $3,000 a Month

August 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The interior of the Green Lion Restaurant at Palm Harbor Golf Club in one of the images the city is including in its request for proposal.

After its falling out with the Green Lion Cafe earlier this summer, Palm Coast government this week formally launched its next step in possibly replacing the popular restaurant at Palm Harbor Golf Club with a new company.

Flagler County’s Sordid Primary Ends Today With Last Day of In-Person Voting

August 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Where a few candidates sent Flagler's 2022 primary election. (Fotologic)

Today is Election Day, or the final day of voting in what, thanks to a handful of candidates, has been one of the more sordid primaries in Flagler County history. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Unlike during early voting, you are required to vote at your assigned precinct.

10,000 Square Foot Splash Pad’s Surface at Holland Park Will be Torn Up In Search for Source of Flaws

August 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

The beleaguered splash pad at Holland Park will have its surface torn up as investigation of its flaws continues. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast is attempting to reverse-engineer the problem that led to the $5.1 million splash park’s fatal malfunction, forcing it to shut down a year ago after being opened only in late spring of 2021, and for a few weeks of that summer. 

Applications are Open for the Palm Coast Cultural Arts Grant

August 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A work by the late Tom Gargiulo from his private collection. Gargiulo, who died in February, was a champion of the arts in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

As funding is expected to become available for Fiscal Year 2023 for events or programs taking place between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2023, the City is looking for grantees.

Goodwill Opens Larger Palm Coast Store, Expecting $35,000 in Business Per Week

August 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The very first shoppers, followed by a few dozen more crowding in, as Goodwill opened its store on Palm Coast Parkway this morning, following a ribbon-cutting. (© FlaglerLive)

Goodwill’s 16,000 square foot store on Palm Coast Parkway is about 5,000 square feet larger than the previous location. It employs 28 people, is expected to cater to 280 to 300 customers a day and generate $35,000 in sales per week.

Sheriff and County Administrator Duel Over Policing Budget Before Commissioners Nod Staly’s Way

August 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and County Administrator Heidi Petito dueled in front of a standing-room-only meeting room Monday night over the sheriff’s claim that the county was underfunding him, and the county’s counter that it has increased the sheriff’s budget by 48 percent since 2018, not including spending on facilities like the new Sheriff’s Operations center. But in the end, Petito’s bosses showed readiness to go Staly’s way.

Palm Coast Fire Department’s Jeremy Barton Gets American legion’s 1st Responder Award

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Palm Coast Fire Driver Engineer Jeremy Barton, holding the award, with his family, and, right, soon to be Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast Fire Driver Engineer Jeremy Barton has been awarded the 2022 Law & Order and First Responder Award by the Flagler American Legion Post #115 for his outstanding contribution to the fire service for his leadership of the Driver Engineer Field Training program for the Palm Coast Fire Department.

Sims Jones, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Sims Jones. (© FlaglerLive)

Sims Jones is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, District 2, running against Theresa Carli Pontieri, Shauna Kanter and Alan Lowe. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Shauna Kanter, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Shauna Kanter is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, District 2, running against Sims Jones, Alan Lowe and Theresa Carli Pontieri. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Stark Numbers on Palm Coast’s Unaffordable Housing Crisis Emerge Behind a Routine Presentation

August 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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A housing report Palm Coast government is required to submit to federal authorities every five years, presented to the City Council today, opens an alarming window into the city’s most dire housing needs and stresses for middle and lower-income residents.

Palm Coast IT Director Doug Akins Earns Certified Government Chief Information Officer Designation

August 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Doug Akins with Sandra Stevens, President of FLGISA (Florida Local Government Information Systems Association)

The City of Palm Coast’s Information Technology Director Doug Akins recently completed the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government’s Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) program. Director Akins is one of only 245 certified professionals in the state.

An Open Letter to Flagler County Voters Against Extremism, Buffoonery and Their Disturbing Candidates

August 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

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The abuse of position and process (particularly by school board members) is egregious. The wasted hours in all three elected boards’ meetings (school board, county commission, Palm Coast council) on ridiculous, petty–or worse: imagined–problems has been sickening to endure, Jake Scully argues in a plea for well-researched votes in the coming elections.

School Board’s Colleen Conklin Rips Into ‘Inappropriate’ Developers’ Involvement in Policy Negotiations

August 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The long-simmering tension between the school district and home builders surfaced today as Conklin addressed it directly, challenging the way developers have sought to influence public policy in the county and on the school board.

Solution in Sight in Months-Long Conflict Over School Construction as Halt to Big Developments Looms

August 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, flanked by Board members Janet McDonald, left, and Colleen Conklin, making his compromise proposal that may resolve a long-running conflict pitting the county on one side and the school board on the other--with cities largely caught in between--over the way builders and developers are charged for school construction. (© FlaglerLive)

A compromise proposal suggested by School Board member Trevor Tucker may resolve a conflict that has divided Flagler County government and the School Board, along with some of the county’s cities, over how builders and developers are billed for school construction. Absent a resolution, more than a dozen large developments could be brought to a halt.

We Need More Homes and Apartments in Palm Coast. A Lot More.

August 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 81 Comments

The view from the author's backyard in Palm Coast's P-Section: a Horton home under construction, and car speeding down Point Pleasant Drive, beyond which a 35-acre spread of scrubland is about to be leveld to make way for a 72-home subdivision. (© FlaglerLive)

With the median price of a home at $400,000 and fewer than six weeks’ inventory, Palm Coast is in an affordable housing crisis. Existing residents are exacerbating the crisis by opposing developments, opposing smaller-lot homes and opposing apartment complexes. It’s hypocritical and untenable.

10 Years After 1st Built, Belle Terre Pedestrian Bridge Replacement Project Underway

July 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The pedestrian bridge just south of Buddy Taylor Middle School in 2011, when it was still new. (© FlaglerLive)

Replacement of the pedestrian bridge on Belle Terre Parkway just south of Buddy Taylor Middle School is underway, with demolition and replacement efforts being conducted by Custom Built Marine Construction, with oversight from the City of Palm Coast’s Stormwater & Engineering Department.

FWC Investigating Boating Incident That Killed Palm Coast’s Thomas Daquila

July 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A Florida Fish and Wildlife file photo of a boating incident.

FWC issued a report identifying the man who died in a July 2 boating incident just north of Marineland as Thomas Daquila, 52, a resident of Cherokee Court in Palm Coast since 2017. All four other occupants of the boat were from Palm Coast.

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Is Appointed to Regional Urban Transportation Panel

July 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. (© FlaglerLive)

The River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) carries out the urban transportation planning and programming process for all of Volusia County and the developed areas of eastern Flagler County including Beverly Beach, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast, and Bunnell.

Palm Coast Pitches Breakthrough That Could End County Clash with District Over School Construction

July 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Jason DeLorenzo, left, and Ray Tyner, director and deputy director of Palm Coast's development department, proposed a compromise solution to payment of school construction fees just as a working group seemed primed for a crash. (© FlaglerLive)

The working group of local government staffers struggling to craft a formula requiring developers and builders to pay their fair share had a breakthrough at its last meeting, devising a new formula that could resolve a conflict and prevent the county from reaching the point where a lot of further development could be stopped, because of the absence of a formal agreement.

Palm Coast United Methodist Church Takes Another Step Toward New Matanzas Woods Campus

July 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Pictured with a rendering of the new Palm Coast United Methodist Church campus are, from left: PCUMC church officials the Rev. Dr. Kevin James Sr., Jim Gary and Larry Torino, plus Brian Walsh, CEO of the Collage Companies. FlaglerLive photo

Some 50 congregants of Palm Coast United Methodist Church gathered Wednesday for the groundbreaking of their new 25,500 square foot, $7.1 million campus at the southeast corner of Matanzas Woods Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway.

Palm Coast Lands $739,000 Grant for Regional Recreation Center Through Tourism Council

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The future Southern Regional Recreation center off Belle Terre Parkway in Palm Coast.

Flagler County’s Tourist Development council this morning approved a $739,000 grant for Palm Coast government’s ongoing expansion of the city’s tennis center off Belle Terre Parkway into a Southern Regional Recreation Center, with a new and park-like trailhead, a community center, and a dozen pickleball courts. The grant will defray the cost of the pickleball courts.

Eddie Branquinho Walked Out of Palm Coast Council for Attention, and May Run for Mayor in 2 Years

July 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Calling his move a pre-meditated ploy for attention, Palm Coast City council member Eddie Branquinho says he will be returning to council meetings after storming out at the beginning of last week’s workshop, and may run for mayor, challenging David Alfin, in two years.

Confirmed: Jersey Mike’s Subs Opening Restaurant at Palm Coast’s Island Walk, Near Brass Tap

July 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

One of several Jersey Mike's Subs locations in Orlando, that one off University Boulevard. A Jersey Mike's will open at Island Walk in Palm Coast likely in November. (© FlaglerLive)

Jersey Mike’s Subs, the famed franchise that opened its first restaurant in Point Pleasant, N.J., in 1956, and  was the fastest-growing sandwich chain in 2022, will open its first Palm Coast restaurant in the Island Walk shopping center in late November.

Palm Coast Taxes Would Rise About 14% To Pay for 7% Budget Increase, Including 5 More Deputies

July 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Firefighters and cops would be exempt from a bill targeting public sector unions. (© FlaglerLive)

In its first comprehensive recommendation to the Palm Coast City Council for the coming year’s budget, the city administration is proposing a 7 percent budget increase that includes money for five new sheriff’s deputies, two new firefighters and a fire inspector, and nine additional administrative positions. But it would require a tax increase.

From Controversy to Harmony: Ambitious, $11.4 Million Expansion of Tennis Center and Trailhead Draws Praise

July 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The future recreation and community center on the grounds of the Palm Coast tennis center off Belle Terre Parkway.

In contrast with bitter controversy last year, a revised and largely expanded $11.35 million plan to remake the grounds of the Palm Coast tennis center with a luxurious community center, solar-power-arrayed pickle balls, a dog park and a trailhead as bucolic as it’ll be ritzy drew almost nothing but praise and no detectable resistance from four council members.

‘I Don’t Belong Here,’ Eddie Branquinho Says, Storming Out of Council Meeting After Not Getting His Way

July 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Eddie Branquinho is considering quitting the council, with four months left in his term. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council member Eddie Branquinho walked out of a workshop meeting this morning and is considering not completing the four months left in his term after fellow-council members refused to go along with his demand that they issue a tendentious two-question survey on apartment and single-family home construction in the city. Branquinho, a staunch opponent of apartment construction, likened current trends to turning Palm Coast into Newark–coded language about race and crime.

Attempt to Extend Olive Branch to Green Lion Fails as Council Cites ‘Disrespect’; City Will Issue RFP

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas, left, attempted earlier this week to have negotiations with the Green Lion Cafe reopened. His motion failed on a 3-2 vote. Mayor David Alfin, right, voted against Klufas's motion. The two council members are seen here at a meeting this morning unrelated to that issue. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government’s relationship with the Green Lion Cafe is over, and an attempt by City Council member Nick Klufas to extend a two-week grace period and hold a workshop with the restaurant’s owners failed. The Green Lion now has six months to clear out of Palm Harbor, and the city must pay a year’s back rent, or $7,200.

Developments Could Stall If County, Cities and District Can’t Agree on School Construction Payments

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, chaired this morning's Intergovernmental Agreement Oversight Committee meeting intended to outline the various governments' positions on the collection of fees from builders for school construction. Those in attendance were County Commissioners Dave Sullivan and Andy Dance, Bunnell City Commissioners Bob Barnes and John Rogers, School Board members Janet McDonald and Colleen Conklin, School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, and Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas. (© FlaglerLive)

As they hurtle toward an arbitrary Aug. 31 deadline that could potentially bring some local development to a halt, the Flagler County School Board on one side and the county, Palm Coast and Bunnell on the other remain in sharp opposition over how to collect money developers owe the district to ensure there are enough schools for incoming students.

School Board at Impasse With County and Palm Coast Over Billing Developers for New Schools

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Flagler County School Board says it needs to collect a larger portion of impact fees up front to plan for $175 million in new school construction. The County Commission and Palm Coast object, proposing a plan that would let developers pay a smaller share up front, and pay as they go.

Taxable Values Surge at Highest Pace in 16 Years, Setting Up Windfall for Government

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Taxable values in Flagler County rose 18 percent higher than the previous year, the fastest pace since the housing boom's peak in 2006. (© FlaglerLive)

Taxable values in Flagler County rose 18 percent in 2021, higher than initially estimated two months ago. Values rose nearly 20 percent in Palm Coast, 14.5 percent in Flagler Beach and 22 percent in Bunnell. The school board’s taxable values increased by 25 percent. For local governments, the surging values can translate to surging revenue–if the governments do not hold the line on tax rates.

Palm Coast Opts for FCC Environmental After 16 Years With Waste Pro, Dismissing Pleas and Accusations

July 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 to approve a $32 million, seven-year contract with FCC Environmental, ending what will be a 16-year relationship with Waste Pro, whose employees and supporters unsuccessfully attempted to sway the council back their way Tuesday evening.

Palm Coast Plans to Trash Waste Pro for New Hauler, FCC Environmental, and Another Fee Increase

July 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Waste pro's days as Palm Coast's garbage hauler, after a 15-year relationship, may be numbered. (© FlaglerLive)

After 15 years with Waste Pro, Palm Coast government is proposing to drop the trash hauler and sign a seven-year, $32 million contract with Houston-based FCC Environmental, raising residential homes’ monthly trash fee to $32.32 a month, up 59 percent from last year, and 7.8 percent from the existing, temporary one-year extension contract with Waste Pro.

No Fireworks in Flagler Beach? No Problem: Palm Coast Hosts July 3 Fireworks Show at County Airport

July 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Celebrate Independence Day with “Fireworks Over the Runways” on Sunday, July 3, with a 20-minute production by Fireworks by Santore at the Flagler Executive Airport, 201 Airport Road in Palm Coast. The show features more than 1,000 exploding shells and a jaw-dropping finale.

A Seemingly Threatening Graffiti Facing Wawa Parking Lot Has Palm Coast Officials on Edge

July 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The graffiti is on a wall facing the Wawa parking lot in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

An ominous set of red and black graffiti in bold letters, some of it possibly threatening a former Palm Coast City Manager, appeared on the wall of a property facing the Wawa on Bulldog Drive. The property owner and his son have had a long running feud with the city.

You Cannot Be Serious: Brian McMillan Leaves The Observer

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Brian McMillan at the Emergency Operations Center during the pandemic. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Observer Brian McMillan announced today in a column that he was leaving the paper after 12 years. Though he leaves the paper in the equally qualified hands of Jonathan Simmons, it is no less of a gut punch and a loss to the community. McMillan had kept the Observer centered.

As Clock Ticks to Friday Deadline, Green Lion Wraps Compromise Proposal in Threat to Sue Palm Coast

June 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The city and the Green Lion are still not on the same page as a Friday deadline approaches, with no negotiations possible until then. The Green Lion is still trying. (© FlaglerLive)

The Green Lion restaurant at Palm Harbor Golf Course has until Friday to sign a new agreement with city government or face eviction in the next 180 days. The restaurant issued a counter-proposal to the city in a letter Tuesday, but to the city, the matter has been decided: it’s take it or leave it.

Florida Park Drive Will Be Closed to Thru Traffic for at Least 4 Months for Major Utility Work

June 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The road most traveled: the intersection of Faraday and Florida Park Drive will shut down for at least four months. (Google)

Starting Monday, June 27, Florida Park Drive will be closed to thru traffic for at least four months to accommodate a major utility reconstruction project. Local access will still be possible. But accessing either Holland Park or most of the neighborhoods along Florida Park Drive from Palm Coast Parkway will not be possible without a wide detour.

A Green Lion Deal Dims as Positions Harden in Acrimony, Accusations and a Deadline

June 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Chris and Tony Marlow, second and third from right, in a largely empty chamber this morning at the Palm Coast City Council meeting. The meeting did not go their way. (© FlaglerLive)

Green Lion owner Tony Marlow called Palm Coast City officials “crooks” as a council segment on a proposed lease resulted in a take-it-or-leave it offer from the city, and a 10-day deadline, or else the city will terminate the lease and seek a new vendor for the space.

2 New Cell Towers, Including on Club House Drive, Clear Palm Coast Council Hurdle, But It’s Not Over

June 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council today in a pair of unanimous if somewhat guarded votes approved two lease agreements with Diamond Communications to build 150-foot cell towers at the eastern edge of Royal Palms Parkway and in the heart of Club House Drive in Palm Coast.

Lease Negotiations Between Green Lion Café and Palm Coast Crumble Again on Eve of Council Decision

June 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The Green Lion Cafe at Palm Harbor has been thriving for the past five years. It wants to stay there. The city wants it to stay there. But getting to a new lease agreement has been slower than a turtle's pace. (© FlaglerLive)

A year into the negotiations, relations between the Palm Coast city administration and the Green Lion Cafe at the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club have again broken down over several additional changes on the even of a scheduled City Council vote on a proposed five-year agreement with the popular restaurant.

Another Cell Tower Plan Near Palm Harbor Golf Has Palm Coast Council Fearful of Public Reaction

June 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Some Palm Coast residents like their cell service heard but not seen. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council is set to approve leases for two new cell towers–one off Royal Palms Parkway in Town center, one off Club House Drive, near the Palm Harbor Golf Course. But the Club House Drive tower is controversial, as was a similar proposal for a tower within the golf club in late 2020. Public opposition defeated that proposal. The council is worried about a replay.

3 Arrested, 4th Sought in Murders of Noah Smith and Keymarion Hall by ‘Wannabe Badasses’

June 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly held up one of the many vanity selfies by one of the suspects that helped detectives connect dots and eventually serve arrest warrants on those involved in the shooting deaths of Noah Smith and Keymarion Hall. (© FlaglerLive via Facebook live video)

In a major break in two related murder cases, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly today announced the arrests of three of four individuals in the shooting deaths earlier this year of Noah Smith and Keymarion Hall, both 16, both in South Bunnell, both in drivebys resulting from a simmering feud between wannabe gangs in Bunnell and Palm Coast.

As Sheriff Staly Asks for 10 More Deputies from City and County, Alfin Floats Impact Fee Budget Model

June 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies at a training exercise at Princess Place Preserve in January. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly is asking for 10 more deputies from Palm Coast and the county and renewed focus on better salaries. Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin is proposing to shift law enforcement budgeting to an impact fee model, thus having new development shoulder a substantial part of the cost.

Flagler Pride: Local LGBTQ+ Community Celebrates Itself, with Activism, Avowals and 2 Mayors

June 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Flagler Pride, like dozens of other such events around the country typically held in June, found the local LGBTQ+ community – with the support of family, friends and allies -- celebrating itself. The festival featured a carnival-like atmosphere with musicians, comedians and a belly dancer performing before the 500-plus attendees (who were counted by festival staff).

The third annual Flagler Pride weekend held at Palm Coast’s Town Center and in Flagler Beach this weekend drew some 500 participants, featured musicians, comedians and a belly dancer on Saturday, a vigil on Sunday, and two mayors along the way–Palm Coast’s David Alfin and Flagler Beach’s Suzie Johnston–reflecting Flagler Pride’s growing local imprint and embrace.

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