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Costs and Concerns Muck Up Plantation Bay Utility as County Begs for $10 Million

February 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Some of the images County Commissioner Joe Mullins circulated last week to other commissioners, of the sewer tank at Plantation Bay, which he says 'could bust' at any time.

The Flagler County Commission is asking for a state appropriation of $10 million to fix the Plantation Bay sewer plant partly from fears that a sewer tank may burst, but the decision was hasty and lacked ready analysis.

Gargantuan Egos Gone, 3 Cities’ Managers And County Get Down to Unusual Business

January 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom, standing, and Palm Coast Interim Manager Beau Falgout frequently stole the show with their humor at this morning's Common Ground breakfast organized by the Flagler Chamber of Commerce at the Palm Coast Hilton. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s three city managers and its commission chairman led a Common Ground panel presentation reflecting the vast change-overs at the top of local government and anticipating a new way of doing business ahead.

Changing Position, Key Commissioner Says Sheriff’s Building is Not Repairable and Calls For New HQ Elsewhere

January 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Commissioner Dave Sullivan at today's workshop on Bing's Landing, before he made his statement on the Sheriff's Operations Center. 'At some point,' he said, 'you’ve got to look around and say this is insane, what we’re doing to the Sheriff’s Operations Center.' (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Dave Sullivan says he won’t spend another nickel on the sick Sheriff’s Operations Center and calls for building a new structure somewhere else.

Flagler Commissioner Donald O’Brien Named to Florida Association of Counties’ Board of Directors

September 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Don O'Brien. (© FlaglerLive)

O’Brien has forged an independent path on the commission, focusing on strict financial oversight. The statewide Florida Association of Counties advocates and lobbies on behalf of Florida’s 67 counties.

County Commissioners Again Can’t Agree On How Much To Raise Next Year’s Taxes

July 9, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

County Commissioner Dave Sullivan, left, is willing to increase the property tax rate modestly. Don O'Brien is not. Both agree taxes are going up regardless. (© FlaglerLive)

For the third straight budget workshop, Flagler County Commissioners have been unable to agree on what property tax rate to set for next year and what to cut to get there.

More Rehash Than Clarity As Flagler’s Expert Addresses Sheriff’s Possibly Sick Building

June 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

There was little light at the end of the tunnel for sheriff's Operations Center, where more than two dozen employees are reporting health issues. Above, the building as seen from within before it was rebuilt. (© FlaglerLive)

County government in a workshop with an engineering expert could not tell the sheriff or his employees how soon there may be answers on reported health issues at the Sheriff’s Operations Center.

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