Wednesday Briefing: Youth Orchestra Concert at Auditorium, Car Safety Checks, McMurtry on Hemingway

Flagler Youth Orchestra Artistic Director Sue Cryan during rehearsals last week for tonight's concert at the Flagler Auditorium, which will feature all the ensembles and all 375-some musicians of the Youth Orchestra. See details below. (© FlaglerLive) — Flagler Youth Orchestra Artistic Director Sue Cryan during rehearsals last week for tonight’s concert at the Flagler Auditorium, which will feature all the ensembles and all 375-some musicians of the Youth Orchestra. See details below. (© FlaglerLive)

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“Many who came to dislike Hemingway forgot how good he was; he may have forgotten it himself, or he may have just been unfortunate, over the long haul, to have perfected a style that had nowhere to take him but into self-parody, which is where, as a writer, he resided for so many sad years.”

–Larry McMurtry, from “Roads: A Millennial Journey Along America’s Great Interstate Highways” (2000). [Click on the image or the link to buy the book]

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 Flagler County Technical Review Committee meets at 9 a.m. in the First Floor Conference Room of the Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Tourist Development Council meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. today has been cancelled.

The Florida League of Cities‘ mayors meet at noon at Palm Coast City Hall in Town Center.

The Flagler County Contractor Review Board meets at 5 p.m. in board chambers at the Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Palm Coast Planning & Land Development Regulation Board meets at 5:30 at City Hall in Town Center.

The Flagler Youth Orchestra‘s five ensembles are all in concert at the Flagler Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 for those 18 and older. Younger people pay $1. $1 of each adult ticket goes toward the auditorium’s Arts in Education fund.

The Palm Coast Fire Department will be offering a free Car Seat Safety Check event at Palm Coast Fire Station 25, 1250 Belle Terre Pkwy. No appointment is necessary. Firefighters who are trained as car seat technicians will check to make sure car seats are installed properly and to the manufacturer and vehicle specifications. Bring the car seat manual and vehicle owner’s manual, if available. For those who are unable to attend the event, but would like to arrange a free Car Seat Safety Check on a different date, please call the Fire Department at 386-986-2300 to schedule an appointment. These checks can be done at any of the City’s five fire stations. Road injuries are the leading cause of accidental deaths to children in the United States. Correctly used, child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:

Wednesday, Nov. 15: The Windsor Assisted Living, 50 Town Court, Palm Coast, from 1 to 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17: Publix at 800 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast, from noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, Publix at Palm Harbor-Island Walk, Palm Coast, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 156 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Announcements:

Rotary Requests Volunteer Bands For Fantasy Lights: The Fantasy Lights event at Palm Coast’s Central Park put on by the Rotary Club of Flagler County is looking for bands to entertain in the evening. Fantasy Lights runs the entire month of December and is a popular event with families who come to see the lights display, snow and Santa. Church bands and choirs, school groups and individuals and others are invited to sign up and sing seasonal music for the holidays. Sound equipment is available but groups can also bring their own sound equipment. To sign up, contact music coordinator Carl Laundrie at [email protected] or a member of the Rotary Club of Flagler County with your contact information.

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.

PRISON POPULATION DISCUSSED: The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee will receive a presentation from the Department of Corrections about the inmate population. (Wednesday, 8 a.m., 404 House Office Building, the Capitol.)

UNDERGROUND POWER LINES ON AGENDA: The House Energy & Utilities Subcommittee will take up a bill (HB 405), filed by Rep. Jayer Williamson, R-Pace, that would make clear the Florida Public Service Commission has “exclusive jurisdiction” to decide whether underground transmission lines are required for power-plant projects. (Wednesday, 8 a.m., 212 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISCUSSED: The House Health Quality Subcommittee will receive an update about implementation of a medical-marijuana law passed during a June special session. (Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., 306 House Office Building, the Capitol.)

SENATE CONSIDERS BETHUNE STATUE: The Senate Appropriations Committee will take up a bill (SB 472), filed by Sen. Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, that calls for placing a statue of civil-rights activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The statue of Bethune would replace a likeness of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, who has long represented Florida in the hall. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., 412 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

LAW ENFORCEMENT RADIO SYSTEM DISCUSSED: The House Government Operations &Technology Appropriations Subcommittee will receive an update from the Department of Management Services related to a state law-enforcement radio system. (Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., Morris Hall, House Office Building, the Capitol.)

OPIOID EPIDEMIC AT ISSUE: The Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Subcommittee will discuss the impact of the opioid epidemic on the criminal-justice system. (Wednesday, 1 p.m., 37 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

LOCAL EDUCATION REQUESTS DETAILED: The Senate Pre-K-12 Education Appropriations Subcommittee will hold a workshop about local funding requests. (Wednesday, 1 p.m., 412 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

ETHICS PANEL MEETS: The Legislative Committee of the Florida Commission on Ethics is scheduled to meet. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Commission on Ethics, 325 John Knox Road, Tallahassee.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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The Day’s Best Reads:

WATCH: Shep Smith debunks Trump claim that Clinton gave away American uranium to Russia https://t.co/KDtGxuMOoS pic.twitter.com/aZOpMgK3xd

— The Hill (@thehill) November 15, 2017

Along with the humanitarian community, we are advocating for the border closures to be lifted without delay. #Yemen https://t.co/u1dyu9BU1o pic.twitter.com/MoweI1xIdY

— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) November 15, 2017

Just to be clear. If the choice is between Roy Moore and a Democrat, I would run to the polling place to vote for the Democrat https://t.co/Ec96HRt228

— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) November 13, 2017

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The GOP has decided to insert Obamacare repeal into the tax debate. What could go wrong? https://t.co/ExYR4FquKn pic.twitter.com/SN08Kq9rIG

— Slate (@Slate) November 15, 2017

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Updates of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast usually run here, along with a link to the city’s Week in Review. But the Week in Review, under the guise of being modernized, has become flashier and power-point like while becoming less substantive and dumbed down. We may or may not link to it in future. Here’s a summary of the latest developments as of Oct. 6

Click to access Oct-6-2017.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: