Monday Briefing: Bunnell's City Manager Search, Florida Park Drive Lane Closures, Rubio Office Hours

driving safety — In anticipation of last weekend’s prom, The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and JAXImpact gave two separate presentations to students at Flagler Palm Coast High School last week about the importance of driving responsibly. Lead by Carl Harms, the presentation focused on making seniors aware of the dangers and potentially fatal outcome of driving impaired. Students heard real-life accounts from parents of teens killed as a direct result of a DUI crash. Afterwards students were invited to observe a real DUI crash car and the Sheriff Taxi Car. For more information on the JAXImpact program please visit http://www.jaximpact.org.

Today:: Unbearably pleasant if you have to work in a cubicle: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph.. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 69
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Today’s jail bookings.

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Summer Camps
In State Government
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In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
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Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“Illness is, rather, a debasement–indeed, a painful debasement of humanity, injurious to the very concept itself. And although one may tend and nurse illness in the individual case, to honor it intellectually is an aberration.”

–From Thomas Mann’s “The Magic Mountain” (1924).

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 holds a special meeting at 8 a.m. to set the salary of its Acting City Manager, Tom Foster (previously, the police chief), name Matthew Mortimer the acting police chief, and set the parameters of its search for a new city manager in the wake of its firing of Dan Davis. City Hall, 201 West Moody Boulevard.

Rubio Mobile Office Hours in Palm Coast: Staff members for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will hold “mobile” office hours in Flagler, starting at 10 a.m. at the Flagler County Main Library, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway N.W., and at 1 p.m., St. Johns County Council on Aging Riverhouse, 180 Marine St., St. Augustine.

Florida Park Drive Lane Closures: The City of Palm Coast Utility Department will be performing underground utility work along Florida Park Drive, from Palm Harbor Parkway to Palm Coast Parkway, starting Monday, April 30, and continuing for two weeks through May 11. All work will start at 10 p.m. each night and end at 6:30 the next morning. During this time, one lane of the section where the work is taking place that night – about 400 feet – will be closed. Flaggers will be in place to direct traffic. For more information, call Utility Supervisor Ralph Hand at 386-986-2380.

Nelson v. Scott and the U.S. Senate in the Balance: One of the highest-profile races in the country will formally start during the coming week when U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and his challenger, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, qualify for the November ballot. The outcome of the race could help determine control of the U.S. Senate, which means it will get a lot of attention outside of Florida. Qualifying will start Monday and continue until Friday for candidates in congressional, judicial, state-attorney and public-defender races. Along with the U.S. Senate race, attention will focus on four U.S. House races to replace Republicans who decided against seeking re-election. Qualifying for other races on the November ballot will take place in June.

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

Monday: Walmart, 274 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday: Florida Hospital Flagler, 60 Memorial Drive, Palm Coast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday: Matanzas High School, 3535 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday: Oceanside Beach Bar and Grill, 1848 South Oceanshore Boulevard, Flagler Beach, noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Walmart, 274 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' reports.

Announcements:

The Online auction to benefit the G.W. Carver Center in Bunnell is now open. Art Work, Local Experiences, Restaurant Gift Cards, Baskets, FCYC Summer Camp Registration & Trip Specials, Window Cleaning, Kayaking Tour, Furniture, World Wide Time Share, Camping Rentals, and the list goes on and on. The purpose of the auction is to raise money to go back into the development of the Carver Center. The Flagler County School Board and Flagler County Government have both owned and managed the facility over the years. Due to budgetary constraints it appeared it would be necessary to close the facility in 2010. A coalition was born to save the Gym and restore it as a community center. Our foundation was created to serve this facility with grant funding and equipment/supply needs. In order to participate in this auction you must register for a bidder account here. On the last day of the auction if a bidder submits a bid in the last 3 minutes before auction closes that item will extend for another 3 minutes and that process will repeat for up to a half hour the official close. Go bid here. If you have any questions please contact us via email at [email protected]

Summer Camps:

At the Florida Agricultural Museum: Our two new Fantastic Summer Camp Programs with Cathy Tallacksen, Instructor. Pioneer Life Ways, and Native American Traditions. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, four sessions available, $200 per week. Sibling discount, $175. Hurry and sign your child up HERE: https://form.jotform.com/80727305907964 and click here to see the full poster.

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.

SECURITY POLICY ISSUES DISCUSSED: Officials from the Trump, Obama and George W. Bush administrations will speak at the 2018 Hemispheric Security Conference, hosted by Florida International University and the U.S. Army War College. Topics are expected to include U.S. security policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean and issues in Venezuela. (Monday, 8:30 a.m., Florida International University, Graham Center Ballroom, 11200 S.W. Eighth St., Miami.)

FOP HONORS FALLEN OFFICERS: The Florida Fraternal Order of Police will hold an annual parade and ceremony to honor fallen officers. (Monday, parade starts at 9:15 a.m., followed by ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at the Capitol.)

DEUTCH VISITS SCHOOL AUTISM PROGRAM: U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., will visit Liberty Elementary School in Broward County to meet with students in the school’s Autism Special Program and Ambassadors for Autism Club. The school has five classrooms of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. (Monday, 9:15 a.m., Liberty Elementary School, 2450 Banks Road, Margate.)

CRIST TAKES PART IN LOCKHEED MARTIN EVENT: U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., will be on hand as Lockheed Martin opens a new assembly facility to further support F-35 Lightning II production in Pinellas Park, with the expected creation of more than 80 jobs by mid-2019. (Monday, 10:30 a.m. Lockheed Martin Pinellas Park, 300 28th St. North, Pinellas Park.)

PUTNAM APPEARS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY: Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam is slated to speak during a meeting of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches. (11:45 a.m., Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach.)

QUALIFYING STARTS IN CONGRESSIONAL, COURTS RACES: A qualifying period will start at noon Monday for candidates in this year’s races for U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, judicial seats and state-attorney and public-defender posts. The qualifying period will end at noon Friday.

SHERIFFS HONOR FALLEN OFFICERS: The Florida Sheriffs Association will hold an annual memorial ceremony to honor officers who have died in the line of duty. The event will include honoring Orange County Deputy Norman Lewis, Hardee County Deputy Sheriff Julie Bridges, St. Lucie County Capt. Charlie Scavuzzo and Broward County Deputy Michael Ryan. State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is slated to take part in the event. (Monday, 1:30 p.m., memorial wall at the Florida Sheriffs Association headquarters, 2617 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee.)

COSTELLO HOLDS MEET AND GREET: Former state Rep. Fred Costello, an Ormond Beach Republican running this year in Congressional District 6, will hold a meet-and-greet event in Volusia County. (Monday, 5 p.m., Breakaway Trails clubhouse, 16 Breakaway Trail, Ormond Beach.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes


The following is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected].

Cats and Dogs Looking for Homes is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected].

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of April 27, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-april-27-20181.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: