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County Approves $25,000 Public Subsidy for Spartan Race on Private Land Next Year

December 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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The county commission with little discussion unanimously approved the taxpayer subsidy for the once-controversial race, which will take place at the Cracker Ranch in November 2016.

Overselling Flagler: How County Tourism and Government Zeal Lost the Spartan Race Before It Started

August 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

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An examination of the documents behind the Spartan Race proposed for Princess Place show tourism chief Matt Dunn repeatedly getting ahead of the process, showing little awareness of policy and protocols and virtually no appreciation for the political context that ultimately sank his biggest pet project to date.

How County Government Is Pimping Princess Place While Spinning Fairy Tales

August 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Flagler County’s justifications for holding a Spartan extreme-sport race at Princess Place Preserve fails the smell test on all counts and raise questions about how tourism chief Matt Dunn and County Administrator Craig Coffey got the deal so far to start with.

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