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Debate Over Restricting Dollar-Type Stores Divides Palm Coast Planning Board as Moratorium Advances

February 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The Dollar General near Publix in Town Center, off Belle Terre Parkway. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government is moving toward a 120-day moratorium on permitting new dollar-type stores out of concern that the stores’ proliferation may damage the availability of quality grocery stores.

Palm Coast’s War on Dollar Stores and Their Customers Contradicts City’s Inclusive Plan

January 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 48 Comments

The new Dollar General on Matanzas Woods Parkway in Palm Coast. (GoToby.com)

The Palm Coast City Council imposed a 120-day moratorium on new dollar-type discount stores, citing vague fears of “long-term effects” on the community, a decision that runs counter to free-market ideals.

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