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How Palm Coast Manager Landon Used a Director’s Departure To Save His Own Job

September 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Palm Coast Finance Director Chris Quinn, in the foreground, with Beau Falgout, a senior member of the city administration, at a July 11 meeting. Two days later, Quinn applied for a job in Gainesville. The rest of the city's directors are in the background. City Manager Jim Landon, referring to himself as 'their leader,' claimed last week that the council's discussions of his future was unsettling them, and that some of them might leave. (© FlaglerLive)

When Jim Landon claimed to the city council that uncertainty about his future would cause directors to leave, he already knew that one of them was leaving–but for a $17,000 raise.

Palm Coast Hints at Again Increasing Monthly Stormwater Fee As It Projects Fund Deficits

June 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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By some of its calculations, Palm Coast is projecting deficits of $1 million a year despite increasing the storwater fee 46 percent four years ago, though it has room to manage the deficit by reducing capital expenses.

Palm Coast Proposes 6 Percent Tax Hike; Home Owners Will See Much Lower Increase

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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If the council sticks with the proposed 2016 rate, which is the same as this year’s, a homesteaded homeowner with a $150,000 house, in the median range in Palm Coast, would see a tax increase of between $5 and $10 dollars for the year.

Chris Quinn Earns Palm Coast 13th Consecutive Financial Reporting Excellence Award

September 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Chris Quinn’s calm, clear and generally jargon-free presentations are familiar to followers of the city council, especially during the laborious months of budget season.

Palm Coast Taxes Will Remain Flat This Year As City Projects “Stale and Boring” Budget

July 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The typical Palm Coast property owner will pay roughly $534 for the year, about the same as this year and possibly a few dollars less, as the Palm Coast City Council prepares to adopt a caretaker budget.

Palm Coast Council Votes 5-0 For New City Hall in Town Center, With Move-In by End of 2015

November 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 70 Comments

In the face of intense opposition, but also just as intense support, the Palm Coast City Council Tuesday said Yes to a new city hall. The 5-0 vote followed three hours of presentations, public comment and discussion before an overflow crowd at the Palm Coast Community Center, the largest crowd to turn up for any issue in recent memory.

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