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Palm Coast City Council

Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell Officials May Face Stronger Financial Disclosure Requirements

February 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Financial disclosure forms filed by elected city officials are cursory compared to the detailed forms filed by county and other officials. That may soon change as the Legislature considers extending the stricter requirements.

Palm Coast Community Center’s Walls Crash As Shovels Ordain Much Bigger Successor Building

February 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Work crews put destruction on display at the old Palm Coast Community Center today, just after the city council marked the $7.8 million rebuilding and tripling of the site with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Local Governments Nursing Headaches Over Legalized Pot as Health Department Holds Hearing Across Florida

February 8, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell and County government joined two dozen counties and four dozen cities in enacting moratoriums temporarily banning medical marijuana dispensaries.

Palm Coast’s Jim Landon Gets 4% Pay Hike, Raising Total Compensation to $226,700

February 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council unanimously endorsed the $6,700 pay raise but limited annual automatic increases to 1 percent through 2021, and set aside concerns over Landon’s very generous severance package.

Palm Coast Council Favors $6,800 Raise for Manager Landon, and Automatic Increases

January 31, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

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Vying for a raise for the third time in 10 months, Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon appears to have convinced a new council to award him a 4 percent raise and build in automatic annual raises absent intervention by the council.

House Panel Votes 13-1 to Ban Red-Light Cameras by 2020, But We’ve Been Here Before

January 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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State data showing increased crashes at red-light camera intersections adds momentum to the Florida’s latest effort to ban the cameras, but similar attempts have failed in the Senate before.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Steven Nobile’s Multi-Generational Vision

January 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast City Councilman Steven Nobile re-imagines a blueprint for the city. (© FlaglerLive)

Inspired by the muti-generational households he knew in Brooklyn, N.Y., Councilman Steven Nobile sees a Palm Coast where young families raise children, have plenty of work opportunities, and retire all in place.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Nick Klufas Trains Vigilant Eyes on the City

January 13, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Finding better cell and emergency communications coverage is one of Council member Nick Klufas's goals in the next four years. (c FlaglerLive)

In his picture of Palm Coast for the next four years, City Councilman Nick Klufas lays out his goals for a city with better cell coverage and emergency communications, among other needs.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Heidi Shipley On Safety, Seniors and Youths

January 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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From the eyes and ears of neighborhood watch groups to programs for youths and the elderly, Palm Coast City Council member Heidi Shipley envisions the best the city has to offer in the third of five articles on the future by council members.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Robert Cuff On A City’s Subtle Evolution

January 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Palm Coast City Council member Robert Cuff, a Palm Coast founder in the ITT days before the city incorporated, sees deliberate but recognizable change in the four years ahead for the city.

Palm Coast Community Center’s $7.8 Million Renovation, After Postponement, Will Cost Double Initial Estimate

January 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A rendering of the new Palm Coast Community Center.

City Manager Jim Landon had first estimated a “$3 to $4 million” renovation cost, but then delayed it to build an addition to City Hall, ostensibly to save money. Community Center costs have now more than erased those savings, Council member Steven Nobile says.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Milissa Holland On the Continuity of Change

January 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast's Long Creek Preserve. (© FlaglerLive)

In the first of five articles by each member of the Palm Coast City Council, Mayor Milissa Holland imagines the city four years from now, seeing a more developed and vibrant but equally serene city to live in.

Crashes at Red-Light Camera Intersections Up 10%, Incapacitating Injuries Up 27%

January 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Pedestrians have benefited more from red-light cameras than have motorists, who have experienced a steep rise in crashes at camera-equipped intersections, according to a new report by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. (© FlaglerLive)

A new report by the Florida highway safety department shows crash increases that belie claims that red-light cameras have made intersections safer. Palm Coast’s cameras are set to come down this year.

Sheriff Manfre Talks Up Good of Body Cameras and Bad of Emergency Communications in Adieus

December 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Sheriff Manfre described Flagler’s emergency communications system in dismal terms but spoke highly of other achievements in appearances before local governments.

Palm Coast Council Talks As If It Wants To Be Pioneer in Medical Pot, But Post-Moratorium

December 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Council Member Nick Klufas sees the economic development potential of medical marijuana in Palm Coast. He may have allies on the council. (© FlaglerLive)

In a radical departure from its previous incarnations, the Palm Coast City Council discussed medical marijuana in terms of economic development potential for the city as well as in line with its purported humane benefits.

Palm Coast Approves New Gated Community for L-Section by Grand Haven Developer

December 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The homes at the proposed Matanzas Lake development would be similar to homes at Grand Haven, above.

Traffic concerns aside, Matanzas Woods residents spoke enthusiastically about a project they see as helping reverse the fortunes of a neighborhood long weighed down by the troubled but unrelated golf course not far off.

Palm Coast Favors $6 Million Reconstruction of Public Works Facility Off U.S. 1 Over 5 Years

December 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Public work costs are usually the result of new or improved roads, bridges, parks, swales and so on. But Palm Coast’s aging 10-acre public works facility will itself become Ground Zero for a $6 million reconstruction project.

Wawa Might Anchor Long-Sought Redevelopment Plan at Bulldog Drive, But Uncertainties Abound

November 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council is set to sell to a developer corner lots at Bulldog and SR100 for almost $600,000 less than it paid for them, as an incentive and linchpin for the redevelopment of the Bulldog Drive entrance.

Sea Change With Immediate Notes of Assertiveness as New Mayor and Palm Coast Council Are Seated

November 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

On the Palm Coast City Council, a new era begins with Mayor Milissa Holland as the Jon Netts reign walks away. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland wasted no time taking the reins after her swearing in, as did now-senior council member Steven Nobile, who wants a more assertive and involved council.

This Time It’s Formal: Palm Coast Council Fires Holland Park Contractor Over Delays

November 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council this morning took an unprecedented step on a contract so large: it aborted its contract with Tumbleson White Construction, the contractor hired in January 2015 to renovate Holland Park.

Farewell Ovation to Jon Netts, Last of Founding Mayors as Palm Coast Enters New Era

November 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Palm Coast gave Mayor Jon Netts its farewell Thursday evening in an hour-long ceremony that included gifts, speeches, the naming of a fire truck after him and a lot of talk about going sockless.

Palm Coast Residents Will See 9% Garbage Rate Hike as City Approves New Waste Pro Contract

November 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Palm Coast residents will see their garbage rates increase $1.74 a month, or 9 percent, starting June 1 and for the next five years. “Shoddy service” in the past year, the result of turn-over, is being addressed and the company may be fined if problems persist, the city manager said.

Palm Coast Mayor Netts To Be Recognized For “2,459 Years” Of Service Thursday at City Hall

November 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Term-limited, Netts will end his 16 years of service for Palm Coast and cede his throne to Mayor-Elect and long-time protegee Milissa Holland on Nov. 15, when the new city council is sworn in.

In a Surprise Visit, Gov. Scott Tells Flagler Officials He’ll Expedite Regulatory Hold-Ups on Shore Repairs

October 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott, second from right, speaking with local officials in a closed-door meeting Monday afternoon at the county's Emergency Operations Center, including, from left, Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts, Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Michael Calhoun, and County Commission Chairman Barbara Revels. Their eyes are on County Administrator Craig Coffey. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Rick Scott held a 25-minute closed-door meeting with county and city officials in Bunnell today to assess the response to Hurricane Matthew and assure officials that he’ll help them through regulatory hurdles in continuing recovery efforts, especially on the barrier island.

Sod It: Palm Coast Manager Threatens to Fire Holland Park Contractor Over “Vacation” Delays

October 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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After Holland Park’s reopening was further delayed four weeks by the hurricane, the contractor, when asked about paying subcontractor, sent notice that it was on vacation.

Recovery Round-Up: FEMA Inspects Flagler, Crews Inspect the Pier, Assistance Center Opens, Debris Pick-Up Cautions

October 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

It's all about debris removal: a house on Postwood Lane in Palm Coast the day after the storm. (© FlaglerLive)

A comprehensive update on the latest in Hurricane Matthew recovery operations in Flagler County and its cities, including essential information from FEMA and debris removal requirements.

Flagler Damages to Homes and Businesses Estimated at $73 Million; 11 Homes Destroyed, 500 Damaged; Utilities Grinding to Normal

October 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The price tag is very likely to exceed $100 million when damage to government infrastructure is eventually included. yet the sum total of the damage is far below what was feared from a direct hit of Hurricane Matthew.

Taxes Will Stay Flat For Most Property Owners in Flagler and Its Cities in 2017

September 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Taxes have increased in Flagler County and in all five cities, but will be largely offset by a tax decrease in school taxes, while values have increased only marginally.

Back-Up City: Palm Coast Will Buy Its Third Fire Truck in 2 Years, for Total of $774,034

September 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council is expected to approve the third truck, for $259,678, next week, maintaining a fleet of front-line and back-up trucks throughout the city. The council approved two of the three pumper trucks last spring, for $513,356.

Local Authorities Converge on Areas of Concern as Travel-Related Zika Cases Are Declared in Palm Coast

September 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Mosquito Control officials have been focusing on mosquito hot spots in Palm Coast’s P Section and visited other properties of concern as county officials prepare a county-wide meeting next week to address the local response.

Palm Coast and Flagler County Compete on Soccer Fields Over Frank Meeker’s Memory

September 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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The late County Commissioner Frank Meeker, who died in July, had also served on the Palm Coast City Council, so both governments will have separate memorials to his memory on soccer fields at opposite ends of town.

Heralding Brief Majority of Beards, Robert Cuff Is Sworn In as Palm Coast’s Newest Councilman

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Robert Cuff–the cerebral, witty and long-time Palm Coast resident and ITT man–took his seat at the city council this evening after winning his election last week. He takes up where Bill McGuire resigned.

Federal Appeals Court Rules Against ATS, Palm Coast and Cities in Red-Light Camera Case

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is a reminder that Palm Coast is still not clear of the legal shambles that have surrounded the cameras. That class-action suit can now go forward, with drivers claiming they’d been wrongly fined.

Embittered Palm Coast Fires Holland Park Contractor and Takes Over Project Months Behind Schedule

September 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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City officials, sensitive to the criticism directed at them over the delays, recast the problem as entirely the fault of the contractor, and themselves as heroes looking out for the city’s budget and local contractors, thus effectively changing the subject: it’s no longer a project behind schedule as much as a city wronged and aggrieved.

Holland Is Palm Coast’s New Mayor, Lenhart Wins Supervisor, Conklin Wins School Board, Manfre Is Out, Staly Beats Lamb

August 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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Primary election results for Flagler County races including school board, sheriff, county commission, Palm Coast City Council, supervisor of elections, judges, and state congressional races.

Capping 2 Weeks of Record-Breaking Early Voting, Final Day of Primary Ends at 7pm

August 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Some 18 percent of registered voters had already cast a ballot in early voting or by mail by the time polls opened at 7 this morning. But that means 82 percent of registered voters had not cast a ballot. Go vote.

Zika Virus In Flagler: Preparations In Place But Response Limited to Education and Prevention

August 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The Flagler County Health Department says it’s prepared for an outbreak of Zika virus in the county, which has so far been spared, but the focus is on the only thing officials can do: education, elimination of standing water where possible, and limited travel for pregnant women.

Chamber Poll: Flagler’s Trump Country; Cuff, Lenhart, Holland, O’Brien and Conklin Win Big

August 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The Flagler County Chamber’s first candidate hob nob Thursday drew some 300 people and 250 participants in its straw poll, with results pointing at least to a few trends ahead of the Aug. 30 primary. Actual early voting begins Monday.

Key Flagler Panel Votes 7-5 To Endorse Pot Citation Proposal, But Split Reflects Hazy Fate

August 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The proposed ordinance to decriminalize some pot possession now goes to the county commission, Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach for approval, but it’s faced sustained opposition.

Taxpayers Hit for $215,000 to Repair Bunkers at City’s Money-Losing Palm Harbor Golf Club

August 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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The cost is in addition to the $155,000 the course has lost–and taxpayers have chipped in–so far this year. Bunker repair costs will be greater than that of several bridge repairs the city is planning over the next few years in the city proper.

Belle Terre Swim Club Advisory Group Violates School Policy as It Plods Into Political Forums

August 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, created to help save the school board-owned facility, organized three political forums at the club without board permission, used a membership list to send out invitations in violation of board policy, and is not being charged the usual rate for use of facilities.

DuBose Pulls Out of Palm Coast Council Race, Opening Way to Quicker McGuire Replacement

August 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Troy DuBose’s withdrawal essentially creates a two-way race between Bob Cuff and Sims Jones, and a stronger possibility of a winner by Aug. 30, who could then immediately fill the same seat Bill McGuire is resigning in mid-August, sparing the council the tortures of an appointment process.

For Commissioner Frank Meeker, a Tribute From the Hearts of a Decade’s Colleagues

August 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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For an hour Monday morning, Meeker’s closest colleagues remembered the man death surprised at 61 on July 22, themselves not yet over the shock of having lost him after seen him in that seat just 16 days before his death.

Palm Coast Council Candidate Troy DuBose May Abandon Run and Opt For County Post

July 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Troy DuBose, a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Palm Coast City Council, said he’ll drop out of he is appointed to the Flagler County Planning Board on Monday, where he is the only candidate who applied.

Appeals Court Upholds Red-Light Cameras But Urges Florida Supreme Court to Rule Decisively

July 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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A court upheld Aventura’s program, which relies on police, not the private contractor, to make decisions about ticketing motorists. But the court wants the supreme court to decide the issue more finally.

Frank Meeker, County Commission Workhorse and Tenacious Optimist, Is Dead at 61

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Meeker had been in and out of the hospital battling cancer the last few weeks, and was in the hospital this week as his condition worsened. He was moved to hospice overnight and died around 6 a.m.

Palm Coast Votes 3-2 Against $5,000 Hike For Jim Landon in Stinging Rebuke

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Two council members said Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon had been overpaid, with his $169,000 salary now where it should be. The vote ends a long, in many ways improper and opaque process.

Bill McGuire, Palm Coast City Council’s Grandmaster, Resigns Effective Aug. 15

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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McGuire’s resignation was expected, and the council is hinting that it may be uninterested in filling his post for the remaining few weeks of his term before the election, even if the charter says the council “shall” fill it.

37th Palm Coast Citizens Academy Graduates 17 Participants

July 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Seventeen Palm Coast residents graduated earlier this month from the Palm Coast Citizens Academy, a comprehensive program designed to educate interested residents about the operation and workings of their city government.

Trying to Stem Hemorrhage of Green, Palm Coast Studies Patchy Golf Club Take-Over

June 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Losses at the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club are getting worse. The city is considering a “hybrid” take-over of golf and tennis that would still contract put most services but give the city more control.

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