Monday Briefing: Election Qualifying Starts, Live Bombing, Dante Mobley, Bunnell Interviews Round 2

Qualifying for this August's primary begins at noon today. If you're still thinking about running, Flagler Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart is waiting for you. (© FlaglerLive) — Qualifying for this August’s primary begins at noon today. If you’re still thinking about running, Flagler Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart is waiting for you. (© FlaglerLive)

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Today’s jail bookings.

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In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
Announcements
In State Government
Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“When players score goals at Rio’s Sao Januario stadium, they have visions of the crucifixion. Less than twenty yards behind the goalkeeper’s net, a dark wooden cross bulges forward from the stained glass of a mid-century-modernist chapel, Our Ladies of Victories. A few yards to the left, in the sight lines of corner kicks, a small garden is filled with pedestals displaying concrete statuettes of the Madonna and other icons. This is how the world expects the game to be played in Brazil, the cradle of soccer civilization: transcendently.”

–Franklin Foer, from “How Soccer Explains the World” (2004).

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.

In court: Circuit Judge Terence Perkins holds a status hearing in the case of Dante Mobley, a sex offender found guilty of statutory rape and sentenced in 2014 to five years in prison followed by 10 years’ sex-offender probation. served his sentence, with credit for time served and 15 percent early release for good behavior, but was re-arrested on April 12 on a probation violation. Mobley, 35, a resident of 611 South Bacher Street in Bunnell, generated a series of violations, including losing his $900 court-issued tracking bracelet, a failure to report, and living within 1,000 feet of a place where children gather. Mobley has been at the county jail since his re-arrest. The hearing is at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 401.

Qualifying for candidates to run for offices across the state will start Monday at noon and continue until noon Friday. Locally, two county commission seats are up, with incumbent Greg Hansen so far unopposed in District 2, and Nate McLaughlin facing Republican Joe Mullins and independent Jane Gentile-Youd. In school board races, Andy Dance is so far unopposed in District 1, incumbent Janet McDonald faces John Fisher (a former school board member) and Carl Jones Sr. in District 2, and incumbent Trevor Tucker faces Paul Anderson in District 4. Palm Coast City Council seats are up in District 2 and 4, with neither incumbent seeking re-election. Candidates include Jack Howell and Jon Netts (the former mayor) in District 2, and Jose Eduardo Branquinho and John Tipton in District 4. Statewide, the most-prominent candidates will qualify in the race for governor, where Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis are squaring off for the Republican nomination and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, businessmen Jeff Greene and Chris King and former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine are seeking the Democratic nomination. Others qualifying will include candidates for agriculture commissioner, attorney general, state chief financial officer and more than 140 legislative seats. (Monday, noon.)

The Flagler County Commission holds a budget workshops in preparation for the 2018-19 budget, 9 a.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 3, Bunnell. The workshop will focus on the budgets of the clerk of court and the supervisor of elections, the general fund and special funds.

The Flagler County Commission meets at 5 p.m. at the Government Services Building, Bunnell. Commissioners will consider approval of the proposed Renaissance at Hammock Dunes subdivision, a planned unit development that would have a minimum lot size of 6,000 square feet for 29 lots on 8 acres. The applicant, Oare Associates, is represented by Bob Dickinson, a member of the county’s planning board. The full agenda is here.

The Bunnell City Commission meets in special session starting at 6 p.m. to interview the last three of its six candidates for city manager, at City Hall, 201 West Moody Boulevard. The candidates will be interviewed in one-hour increments starting with Brian Watkins at 6 p.m., followed by Lyndon Bonner and Martin Murphy. The other three candidates were interviewed on June 12. See: “Bunnell Short-Lists Six Men For City Manager, But May Have Violated Sunshine Law.”

World Cup:

Monday: Sweden v. South Korea, 8 a.m., FS1 | Belgium v. Panama, 11 a.m., FS1 | Tunisia v. England, 2 p.m., FS1.
Tuesday: Poland v. Senegal, 8 a.m., FS1 | Colombia v. Japan, 11 a.m., Fox | Russia v. Egypt, 2 p.m., Fox.
Wednesday: Portugal v. Morocco, 8 a.m., FS1 | Uruguway v. Saudi Arabia, 11 a.m., Fox | Iran v. Spain, 2 p.m., Fox.
Thursday: France v. Peru, 8 a.m., FS1 | Denmark v. Australia, 11 a.m., Fox | Argentina v. Croatia, 2 p.m ., Fox.
Friday: Brazil v. Costa Rica, 8 a.m., FS1 | Nigeria v. Iceland, 11 a.m., Fox | Serbia v. Switzerland, 2 p.m., Fox.
Saturday: Belgium v. Tunisia, 8 a.m., Fox | Germany v. Sweden, 11 a.m., Fox | South Korea v. Mexico, 2 p.m., Fox.
Sunday: England v. Panama, 8 a.m., FS1 | Japan v. Senegal, 11 a.m., Fox | Poland v. Colombia, 2 p.m., Fox.

See the full schedule here.

An F/A-18C Super Hornet like the ones used in bombing runs on a range in the Ocala National Forest. (Shawn J. Stewart/US Navy) — An F/A-18C Super Hornet like the ones used in bombing runs on a range in the Ocala National Forest. Click on the image for larger view. (Shawn J. Stewart/US Navy)

Navy Bombing in the Ocala National Forest: Navy training schedules indicate that inert and live bombing will take place at the Pinecastle Range Complex located in the Ocala National Forest this week. Bombings at times can be heard in Flagler-Palm Coast. The bombings are scheduled as follows:

Monday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Live Bombing/3:15-7:45 p.m. – Inert
Tuesday: 9-11 a.m. – Live Bombing/3:30-7:30 p.m. – Inert
Wednesday: 9-11 a.m. – Live Bombing/3:30-7:30 p.m. – Inert
Thursday: 9-11 a.m. – Live Bombing/4:45-6:45 p.m. – Inert

During bombing periods wildlife may be temporarily displaced. Use extra caution when driving through the Ocala National forest and surrounding areas. Secure any items around your residence that could attract wildlife. Always be mindful of larger animals including black bears and practice bearwise measures. The telephone number for noise complaints is 1-800-874-5059, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility, Jacksonville, Fla. For additional information, call (904) 542-5588.

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

Monday: MPower Fitness-Atlantic Fitness, 160 Cypress Point Parkway (City Marketplace) Suite D214, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Palm Coast Ford, 1150 Palm Coast Parkway, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m
Saturday: Aaron’s, 229 St. Joe’s Plaza, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 4 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:

Road closure planned on County Road 205 starting Monday, June 25: Flager County Public Works Department is planning temporary road and lane closures, as it upgrades culverts, widens, and resurfaces County Road 205. County Road 205, June 25 to July 13 – will be closed west of Espanola and CR13. A southerly detour will run along US Route 1 and State Road 100. Intermittent single-lane closures will continue on CR 205 in the coming months. Flagmen and signage will be in place to assist with traffic flow. For more information, call Flagler County Public Works at 386-313-4006.

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.

SHAW CAMPAIGNS IN JACKSONVILLE: State Rep. Sean Shaw, a Tampa Democrat running for attorney general, is slated to appear at the Duval County Democratic Executive Committee meeting. (Monday, 6 p.m., IBEW union hall, 966 Liberty St., Jacksonville.)

POWELL SPEAKS TO DEMOCRATIC CLUB: State Sen. Bobby Powell, D-West Palm Beach, is expected to give a legislative update during a meeting of the Mid-County Democratic Club. (Monday, 7 p.m., Tree’s Wings and Ribs, 603 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach.)

KIMAZ CAMPAIGNS IN BROWARD: Republican Nicolas Kimaz, who is seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., in Congressional District 22, will hold a campaign event in Broward County. (Monday, 7 p.m., Olive Garden Restaurant, 5550 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of June 15, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

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Road and Interstate Construction: