Monday Briefing: Bunnell Budget, Sabotaging Obamacare, Sonny Clark and Robert Frost

Happy Birthday Charlie Crist: the former governor and current congressman is 61 today. (Facebook)

Today: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s, lows in the 70s. Details here.
Drought Index is at 98.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Today’s document from the National Archives.
See the OED’s Word of the Day here.
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime Reports
Announcements
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
The Day’s Best Reads
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“Since last I saw you I have come to the conclusion that style in prose or verse is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying. Let the sound of Stevenson go through your mind empty and you will realize that he never took himself other than as an amusement. Do the same with Swinburne and you will see that he took himself as a wonder. Many sensitive natures have plainly shown by their style that they took themselves lightly in self-defense. They are the ironists. Some fair to good writers have no style and so leave us ignorant of how they take themselves. But that is the lone important thing to know: because on it depends our likes and dislikes. A novelist seems to be the only kind of writer who can make a name without a style: which is only one more reason for not bothering with the novel.”

–Robert Frost, in a March 10, 1924 letter to Louis Untermeyer, from “The Selected Letters of Robert Frost” (1964).

Previously:

In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

The Bunnell City Commission meets at 6 p.m. for a budget workshop and 7 p.m. for a meeting, where commissioners are expected to set their maximum proposed property tax for the coming year, a rate they may lower, but not set higher, once they set it by vote later this summer. 201 West Moody Boulevard, City Commission Chambers, Building 3.

Announcements:

Section of St. Joe Walkway to close temporarily for reconstruction

An approximately ½-mile section of St. Joe Walkway – one of Palm Coast’s most popular trails – will be closed beginning Monday, July 24, to allow for reconstruction of the multi-use pathway. The portion to be closed is from eastbound Palm Coast Parkway to the Intracoastal Waterway, in the vicinity of Canopy Walk. Detour signs will be posted for bicyclists and pedestrians, taking them on a nearby trail route to Palm Harbor Parkway and the Hammock Bridge trailhead. Access along the Intracoastal Waterway between Hammock Bridge and Waterfront Park will remain open for now. However, as the project progresses, a portion of that section of the trail will be closed temporarily. The pathway must be reconstructed because it has cracks and damage from tree roots. City of Palm Coast crews will do most of the work, and then the repaving will be done by Halifax Paving. The project is expected to take several weeks. The City of Palm Coast appreciates the patience to trail-users as we complete this important trail reconstruction project. For more information, call Palm Coast Customer Service at 386-986-2360.

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

The Enterprise Florida Board of Directors will hold a conference call and is expected to approve the appointment of Pete Antonacci as the agency’s new president and chief executive officer. (4:45 p.m. Call-in number: 1-877-402-9753. Code: 6423569#)

State Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, is scheduled to discuss the 2017 legislative session during a meeting of the First Coast Republican Club. (6:45 p.m., Casa Marina, 691 First St. North, Jacksonville Beach.)

In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:

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The Day’s Best Reads:

Donald Trump’s addled and ominous interview with the @nytimes. https://t.co/e7JJvwk6vb

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 21, 2017

.@PaulKrugman: When Trump threatens to “let Obamacare fail,” what he’s really threatening is to MAKE it fail https://t.co/R1cc0w4vO0

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 21, 2017

Ever since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, Iran has posed a challenge to the United States. https://t.co/aEsMc9Bpx4

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) July 21, 2017

Read @SamStephenson12’s remarkable two-part piece about jazz legend Sonny Clark, who was born on this day in 1931: https://t.co/An2rjrQLcH

— The Paris Review (@parisreview) July 21, 2017

At this point Trump could appoint O.J. Simpson to his cabinet and it wound surprise no one. #OJSimpsonParole pic.twitter.com/DtXidnlgkh

— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) July 20, 2017

And here’s Donald Trump’s new communications director:

A Twitter List by PierreTristam

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

The following is an update of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through July 14 (the city administration’s full week in review is here):

Click to access development-july-14-2017.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: