In a major breakthrough, Flagler County and the developer of the 2,400-home Veranda Bay/Summertown project have tentatively agreed to preserve 150 acres of floodplain around Bulow Creek. Orchestrated by Commissioner Andy Dance, the deal involves the county applying for state “Florida Forever” funds by Dec. 8 to purchase the land. This compromise largely satisfies the “Preserve Flagler Beach” non-profit and clears the path for the development’s annexation into Flagler Beach in January. Despite the agreement, tension remains regarding traffic on John Anderson Highway.
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The Gardens Development Again Rebuffed as Commission Seeks More Answers and Residents’ Buy-In
The Flagler County Commission on Monday opted unanimously to table The Gardens’ application for a 335-home development on John Anderson Highway, the latest in a series of obstacles the development has faced since reviving a plan first devised by developer Bobby Ginn a decade and a half ago.
Extensive, All Night Air-Ground Search Leads to Rescue of Kayaker Lost in Bulow Creek Marshes
An all-night search and rescue effort involving more than half a dozen public safety agencies led to the rescue of a 62-year-old Flagler Beach man who’d taken his kayak through the waters of Bulow Creek Thursday afternoon and gotten lost deep in its marshes.
