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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

Get used to the new look. (FCC Facebook)

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.

The Live Profile | Raise High the Roof Beam: Kyle Berryhill Is Palm Coast’s New Fire Chief

June 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast Fire Chief-Designee Kyle Berryhill. (© FlaglerLive)

Kyle Berryhill, 42, was named Palm Coast’s next fire chief when Jerry Forte officially retires on Oct. 14, though Berryhill has been gradually taking the reins for months. It is the culmination of a career that started in 2005 with his first job as a firefighter-EMT in Palm Coast, and that’s been defined by a combination of command and humility both as a union leader and a manager.

Another Unprovoked Attack at a Local Business Lands 35-Year-Old Palm Coast Man in Jail

May 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Dustin M. Patrick.

Dustin M. Patrick, a 35-year-old resident of Breeze Hill Lane in Palm Coast, was booked at the Flagler County jail on a felony child abuse charge after allegedly attacking a teen employee Friday at Red Crab in Palm Coast. It was the second unprovoked attack by a stranger against another in six days at different Palm Coast businesses, in front of others.

Stand-Off With Armed Individual Ends Near 8-Hour Mark With Arrest

May 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mark Francioni in a booking photo at the Volusia County Branch Jail in 2018, when he was arrested on drug charges.

What started as a potential domestic violence situation at 6 Welling Place in Palm Coast in mid-afternoon today turned into a nearly 8-hour stand-off between 51-year-old Mark Francioni, who had barricaded himself in his house, with firearms, and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Crisis Negotiating Team.

In Trial of Lyft Driver’s Attacker, Dramatic Moments for Prosecution Yield to Lapses by Alleged Victim

May 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Travis Smith, flanked by his two attorneys, watches himself in footage of his attack on Nihat Aksezer at the aborted end of a Lyft ride Aksezer was giving Smith, his friend and his friend's son in Palm Coast two years ago. Smith is on trial over that attack. (© FlaglerLive)

The prosecution and defense traded successes today in the trial of Travis Smith, the 38-year-old Palm Coast resident accused of violently attacking a 49-year-old Palm Coast Lyft driver unprovoked and spitting on him during Covid’s early days in 2020. Smith faces from 21 months to 17 years in prison if convicted.

Palm Coast Fire Department Dedicates New Fire Engine to Cpl. John T. Schmidt III, Felled in Iraq War

May 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

John Schmidt Jr. unveils the name of his son, Marine Lance Corporal John T. Schmidt III on Fire Engine 21

The Palm Coast Fire Department hosted a Gold Star Dedication ceremony in which they dedicated a new Fire Engine in memory of Marine Lance Corporal John T. Schmidt III on this past weekend. The ceremony took place at Fire Station 21 with the family and friends of Lance Corporal Schmidt, Gold Star Families, and Fire Department personnel.

Palm Coast Marks Inaugural Tunnel to Towers 5K

May 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Liam Harman and Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. (Palm Coast)

The May 14 event benefited Tunnel to Towers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services to our nation’s fallen and catastrophically injured first responders, military heroes and their families. The inaugural event raised over $20,000 for the organization.

James Hirst Appointed Palm Coast Parks and Recreation Director

May 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Hirst joined the City of Palm Coast in June of 2014 as an Aquatics Supervisor and has risen through the ranks, achieving Outdoor Recreation Manager in September of 2018.

Rezoning Would Clear the Way for 243 Apartments on Old Kings Road, Against Public Opposition

May 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

rezoning Old Kings Road

The Palm Coast Planning Board recommended approval to rezone acreage off Old Kings Road north of Town Center Boulevard for a 243-unit apartment complex. The proposal drew mis-statements by opponents of the project. A cover letter with a 100-name petition opposing falsely claims apartment dwellers do not “contribute anything to a community.”

Several Road Projects and Lane Closures planned Along Sesame Boulevard in Coming Days and Weeks

May 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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There will be periodic lane closures at the intersection of Sesame Boulevard at the eastern Smith Trail starting today (May 18), and on May 31 a portion of Sesame Boulevard near Sedgwick Trail will be closed as Stormwater Crews replace a pipe that has become faulty.

95-Home Subdivision in R-Section Draws Concerns Over Smaller Lot Sizes, But Council Approves

May 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Subdivision coming soon: the telltale sign on Ryan Drive. (Palm Coast)

The Palm Coast City Council on Tuesday voted 4-0 to approve a gated subdivision of 95 homes, most on 6,000-square foot lots, on Ryan Drive in Palm Coast’s R-Section, against objections by residents that the development is built of smaller lots, would generate more traffic and could impact children’s safety at a bus stop.

The First Organized Women’s Basketball League Comes to Palm Coast

May 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Alicia Smith, one of the new league's participants. (Palm Coast)

The Palm Coast Parks and Recreation Department is organizing its first-ever women’s basketball league this summer, beginning June 8 and continuing through July 27.

77-Year-Old Patient Beaten and Choked to Death at Assisted Living Facility in Palm Coast

May 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The lobby of Gold Choice Palm Coast.

A 77-year-old woman who’d been a patient at Gold Choice Assisted Living and Memory Care in Palm Coast was beaten and choked to death by another patient overnight, and was only discovered by a staffer during rounds early this morning.

A Voluntary Pledge on Ethical Campaigning? Danko Convinces Palm Coast Council Not to Sign On.

May 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko. (© FlaglerLive)

A majority of the Palm Coast City Council was prepared to approve a statement on ethical campaigning that would have candidates voluntarily sign a pledge to that effect, until Council member Ed Danko, calling it a “slippery slope” of government intrusion, convinced the council against it. The council will adopt a mere statement issued to candidates, without a signature line.

Palm Coast Fire Department’s Battalion Chief Sean Major Retires After 31 years

May 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From left, Battalion Chiefs Kyle Berryhill and Sean Major, Deputy Chief Bradd Clark and Fire Chief Jerry Forte. (Palm Coast)

In 1991, Sean Major was working at a Lawn & Landscape with then-Lieutenant Mike Beadle. He was encouraged to check out the fire department as a volunteer. Lieutenant Beadle’s encouragement would lead to a 31 year career of service to the citizens of Palm Coast.

Palm Coast Council Looks for ‘Break-Even Point’ in Lease With Green Lion Café at Palm Harbor Golf

May 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The Green Lion Café at Palm Harbor Golf Club shares a triple-wide trailer with a golf shop, shares bathrooms with golf patrons, and shares patio space, all of which complicates what rent and utilities the restaurant should pay to meet fair market value. (© FlaglerLive)

The city conceded that it has–and continues–to lose money through its current lease, which requires the Green Lion to pay only $600 a month in rent and no utility costs. The aim of the new lease is to bring the city to a break-even point, but how utility payments are figured in–as part of, or in addition to, rent–remains to be decided.

Palm Coast Council Tries Again With Green Lion Café, Almost Tripling Rent, But Differences Remain

May 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Green Lion's porch in February. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council this evening will consider approving a new lease or an amended lease with the Green Lion Café at the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club, raising the popular restaurant’s rent from $600 to $1,665 and ending subsidies for utilities. But key differences remain between the Green Lion and the city.

Palm Coast Councilman Ed Danko’s Husky Mix at the Center of a Dog-Biting Incident at Holland Park

April 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko and Sandra Gay, a former corrections deputy, speaking with a Flagler County Sheriff's deputy investigating the dog-biting incident at Holland Park on April 13. (© FlaglerLive via FCSO)

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko was accused of belligerence toward two Palm Coast animal control officers, initially refusing to quarantine his dog and provide the dog’s veterinary history, after his dog was accused of biting another at Holland Park. He signed the required documents five days after the incident.

Smoke and Ash from Development’s Burn Pile Near FPC Clouds School’s Hosting of District Track Championship

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Land is being cleared on two vast parcels on State Road 100, near Wawa, for a future self-storage facility and a shopping mall. The clearing entails burning wood on site. (© FlaglerLive)

On Monday and Tuesday, the burning of cleared woods on State Road 100 near Wawa, for a future self-storage facility and a shopping mall, produced enough smoke and ash to cause concern on the nearby  campus of Flagler Palm Coast High School as track athletes on Monday trained through the smoke, and on Tuesday had to compete through it as FPC hosted nine schools in the district track and field championships. The conditions produced a poorer image of of Palm Coast to visiting athletes and families than the district wished.

‘Waiting for Godot’ Finally Arrives as Palm Coast’s City Rep Stages Beckett’s Absurdist Masterpiece

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Earl Levine is Estragon in the City Repertory Theatre production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot.” Photo by Mike Kitaif * Victoria Page is Vladimir in City Repertory Theatre production’s of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot.” Photo by Mike Kitaif

Beckett’s 1953 play – which is often and rightfully tagged as part of the “Theater of the Absurd” movement – depicts two men, Vladimir and Estragon, who engage in conversation as they wait for a mysterious figure named Godot who (or that) never shows up. Detractors (and there have been fewer and fewer of them as the decades have progressed) howl “There’s no plot!” Admirers howl “There’s no plot!”

Palm Coast Council Agrees to Keep Frieda Zamba Pool Open Year-Round for an Additional $102,000 (If That)

April 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Palm Coast's Frieda Zamba pool may open year-round, based on today's direction from the Palm Coast City Council. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council today agreed on a plan to keep Frieda Zamba pool at the city’s aquatic center open year-round as an interim measure before the city has the money to rebuild the aquatic center, presumably with a 50-meter pool as opposed to the non-Olympic 25-meter version in place now. 

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin’s State of the City Address Focuses Unyieldingly on the Upbeat

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. (© FlaglerLive)

Hewing to tradition, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin’s State of the City Address, his first, highlights the city’s shinier accomplishments, focusing exclusively on the bright and sunny and leaving silent all things politics and all controversies. Here’s the full text and three videos for the event.

Between Missing Toes and Blood Spatter, the Play’s the Thing at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s $1 Million Simulation Center

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

New Smyrna Beach resident Mandee Coomer and her “husband,” Orlando resident Hood Roberts, are actors who participate in simulated medical scenarios at AdventHealth Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The $1 million simulation center at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s campus on State Road 100 uses high-tech, interactive, realistic mannequins, flesh-and-blood actors, makeup artists whose creations rival anything concocted by Hollywood splatter films, sophisticated computer equipment, and seasoned medical personnel to simulate a variety of health conditions and scenarios. The center provides realistic training for AdventHealth nurses of all skill levels, as well as nursing students from the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University studying in Palm Coast.

Palm Coast Council Votes Itself 151% Pay Hike Plus Benefits Plus Annual Raises

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Alan Petersen, who had been a Palm Coast City Council member when the panel last voted itself a raise in 2007, addressing the panel in opposition to a much bigger raise proposal this morning. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

Council members’ salary will rise from $9,600 a year to $24,097, a 151 percent increase. The mayor’s salary will go up from $11,400 a year to $30,039 a year, a 164 percent increase, substantially less than the more than 300m percent increase Mayor David Alfin originally sought, but still equally costly to taxpayers as the original proposal, since benefits are now part of the compensation package.

Sheriff’s Office Is Flush With New Deputies, a New Operations Center and a New Mobile Command Center Ahead

April 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Sheriff Staly 's address from the Hilton Garden Inn Thursday, to a significantly smaller audience than in pre-pandemic years, was simulcast on Facebook and on WNZF radio. (© FlaglerLive)

The sheriff’s annual address gave him a chance to boast of a crime index 53 percent lower than when he took office in 2017, to summarize the past year in policing, explain current initiatives and project some of what’s ahead, including the big-ticket items–a new mobile command center and the opening of the Sheriff’s Operations Center later this year–and another big ask from the County Commission.

Palm Coast’s Belle Terre Park and Frieda Zamba Pool Need ‘Total Rebuild,’ But Council Is Wary of Another Expansion

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

One of several dangerous cracks running through the tennis courts at Belle Terre Park. The city's Parks and Recreation department says the whole park's facilities need a rebuild, including the swimming pool. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast with Belle Terre Park and its Frieda Zamba Pool is in the same boat as the school district with its nearby Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club: both facilities are on their last legs and need millions in repairs or construction, but the two agencies have yet to discuss cooperation. On Tuesday, Palm Coast council members were taken aback by the extent of the needs at Belle Terre Park.

Waste Pro Offering $2,000 Bonus for New Drivers at Hiring Drive Saturday

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Waste Pro, the garbage hauler that’s provided trash and recycling services in Palm Coast and unincorporated Flagler County since 2007, is holding a hiring drive Saturday (April 16) at its Bunnell plant and offering $2,000 signing bonuses to new drivers. The bonus is paid out in installment over the first year of employment.

Palm Coast Mayor Is Willing to Scale Back Council Raises, But Latest Proposal Is Still a 275% Increase

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Alfin reconsiders, a little. (© FlaglerLive)

While Mayor David Alfin said he was willing to lower the amount of the raise, he left it to his four colleagues to propose actual numbers. Council member Nick Klufas is proposing salaries in line with those of School Board members–$36,000, which would still result in a 275 percent increase. Alfin and Council member John Fanelli appeared closest to that number.

Splash Pad Boondoggle at Holland Park: Council Considers Suing Builders and Scrapping $5.1 Million Amenity

April 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Palm Coast's splash pad at Holland Park opened barely a few weeks before it had to be closed because of failures in the system. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s much-vaunted $5.1 million splash pad at Holland Park It opened for barely a few weeks before failing twice, closing the second time in July and soon closing for good. The failure is causing the city to threaten a lawsuit against the contractor and designer of the splash pad and consider scraping off the whole thing and replacing it with more traditional, less breakdown-prone amenities.

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