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Suzie Johnston Is Flagler Beach’s New Mayor; Eric Cooley Is Re-Elected Commissioner

March 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Suzy Johnston and Eric Cooley late this afternoon, a distance from the polling station at City Hall in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Suzie Johnston was elected mayor with over 50 percent of the vote in a three-way race and Eric Cooley won re-election with 54 percent of the vote, defeating Paul Harrington.

A Driver’s License and a Beer: Tax Collector Will Open New Location Next to Brown Dog Pub at St. Joe Plaza

March 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The new Tax Collector's branch location in Palm Coast will open at St. Joe Plaza, immediately adjacent to the Brown Dog pub. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Tax Collector will replaced its closed branch location at the Staples shopping center with a new branch at St. Joe Plaza on Palm Coast Parkway later this month.

How a Flagler Tax Collector Employee Allegedly Pulled Off a 7-Year Embezzlement Scheme In Plain View

May 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Deborah Thomas, an employee at the Flagler County Tax Collector's oofice for seven years until 2018, allegedly managed to skim off over $20,000 in cash payments from customers. The office today, above, was carrying on. (© FlaglerLive)

Deborah Thomas, 60, worked with Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston going back to 1985. Thomas is accused of embezzling over $20,000 in cash payments to the tax office going back to 2011.

Citing Bad Deals and Other Needs, Flagler Commission Rejects Loan to Buy $1.1 Million Sears Building for Tax Collector

March 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

8,000 square feet looking for a tenant. The old Sears building on Palm Coast Parkway. (c FlaglerLive)

Commissioner Dave Sullivan opposes buying the old Sears building, saying the county should stop removing private business property off the tax rolls when it has land of its own it can build on. He also wants the county to focus on the Sheriff’s Operations Center and the Plantation Bay utility first.

Tax-Evaders Beware: Flagler Will Take Over Local Collection From Short-Term Renters, Projecting Jump in Revenue

April 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Property Appraiser Jay Garner will provide the data showing what properties are not homesteaded--and therefore are more prone to paying the tourist tax--and Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston will collect, starting July 1. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Tax Collector, not the state Department of Revenue, will be collecting the 5 percent tax on short term rentals starting in July–a tax hundreds of property owners are evading currently.

In Flagler Beach, Tax Collector’s Roadside Sign Catches Commissioners’ Wrong Eye

July 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Flagler County Emergency Services installed a temporary electronic sign on behalf of the tax collector to direct traffic to the collector's relatively new branch in Flagler Beach. That city's commissioners did not like it. (© FlaglerLive)

Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston wanted to alert people of the new location for concealed weapon permits, but the sign ran afoul of Flagler Beach commissioners’ sights.

Tax Collector’s New Branch Office in Flagler Beach Compelled By Rising Traffic–and Guns

February 2, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The new tax collector’s branch at the Food Lion shopping center in Flagler Beach will be the exclusive location for the boom in concealed weapons permitting, and possibly a commercial seed for the long-moribund Flagler Square.

School Board’s Trevor Tucker Mulls Run for Tax Collector, Nate McLaughlin Eyes House Seat

January 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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School Board member Trevor Tucker confirmed he was considering a run for tax collector in four years, and if so would not run for school board again in 2018, while Commissioner Nate McLaughlin has his eyes on Paul Renner’s House seat in 2022.

The Other Swearings-In: Bexley and Lenhart Take the Oath, Johnston and Gardner Shrug

January 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Tom Bexley, left, was sworn-in as Clerk of Court by Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano, with Bexley's wife, Stacy, holding the Bible. At right. County Judge Melissa Moore-Stens swore-in Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart. (Images contributed by the constitutional officers.)

The sheriff’s big ceremony aside, Flagler County’s other constitutional officers had their own swearings-in, more or less, as new, relatively new and veteran officers took up or continued their duties.

Qualifying Ends: Tax Collector Johnston and Property Appraiser Gardner Are Re-Elected; Supervisor’s Race Will Be a Universal Primary

June 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Property Appraiser Jay Gardner and Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston were re-elected without opposition for a fourth consecutive term each as qualifying ended, with few surprises and withdrawals or disqualifications in other races.

Gun In Hand, Tax Collector Johnston Heralds Fast-Track Concealed-Weapon Permitting

June 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

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Flagler County Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston took herself and most of her staff through a gun-safety class and shooting session at the range to prepare for her office’s new service: processing and fast-tracking concealed-weapons permits, starting today (June 22).

Flagler County Royalty:
The Trouble With Uncontested Elections

March 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Property Appraiser Jay Gardner and Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston have no competition, Tom Bexley for clerk of court barely does: Good as they are at their jobs, it’s not good for Flagler or for the offices they represent.

Flagler, Among Top 10 Counties With Most Concealed-Weapon Licenses, Will Fast-Track Permitting

August 31, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Flagler has 8.24 concealed carry permits for every 100 residents. Starting Jan. 1, the Flagler Tax Collector’s office will accept concealed-weapon permit applications for $134 and renewals for $72.

Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston Gets State Safety Award For Using Drunk Buster Impairment Goggles

September 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Flagler County Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston. (© FlaglerLive)

The statewide award is presented each year by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for an outstanding program in Florida promoting highway safety.

Flagler Tax Collector Launches Weekly Hearings For Drivers With Revoked Licenses

January 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Flagler County Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston’s office will enable drivers who’ve had their license revoked to have a hardship hearing in Bunnell starting Jan. 7, rather than have to go to Volusia County for the hearing.

Feed Flagler Recap: $17,000 in Donations; Johnston Reclaims Fund-Raising Trophy

November 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston raised $5,001, or $1 more than Flagler County Sheriff Don Fleming, thanks to a last-minute, $1 donation from George Hanns, the county commissioner.

Voting Time Again as State Asks Floridians To Click on Their Favorite License Plate

November 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is asking Floridians to vote on one of four choices, online, starting today and until Dec. 14. The redesigned plate with the most votes replaces existing plates beginning in 2014.

Smacked by Local Tax Collectors, State Retreats on License Plate Revamp, for Now

October 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Florida highway safety officials are putting on hold for at least a short time a plan to redesign state license plates, and to privatize their distribution, following objections from tax collectors.

Flagler Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston Criticizes State’s License Plate Rule Changes

October 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The local tax collector's office stocks almost all the state's varieties of license plates. If the motor vehicle department has its way, that'll end in January 2014, when drivers will have to get their plates by mail from Tallahassee. (© FlaglerLive)

Citing a likely drop in customer service and an eventual increase in costs, Flagler County Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston joined tax collectors across the state to criticize parts of Florida’s plans to redesign the state’s license plates and end local residents’ ability to get their plates locally and immediately.

Barbara Revels, Suzanne Johnston and Jay Gardner Are Re-Elected As Qualifying Ends

June 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston, left, County Commissioner Barbara Revels and Property Appraiser James Gardner. (© FlaglerLive)

The 2012 primary and general elections will be heavily contested in all but a handful of local and judicial district races. County Commissioner Revels, Tax Collector Johnston and Property Appraiser Gardner are among the automatic winners who faced no opposition.

Bunnell’s Potato Festival Dishes Up Mouthfuls of Charm Despite Candidates by the Casserole

May 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Bunnell’s Potato Festival featured a knock-down, drag-out potato dish cook-off between some 20 local candidates for political office, plus what has become the festival’s traditional highlights, from the parade to the mashed-potato eating contest. A tasty photo gallery.

Feed Flagler Heats: Sheriff and Tax Collector Top $6,000, Chicks With Cans Up Tonnage

November 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Suzanne Johnston and Don Fleming are racing to top each other in fund-raising, and all else is set to go go next Wednesday’s Feed Flagler serving of 4,000 meals at 11 locations across the county.

Timely Boost: Feed Flagler Nets 2 Pantries $7,680, Enough to Buy 40 Tons of Food

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The money is what’s left, after expenses, of Feed Flagler’s fund-raising that provided 2,000 free meals at 10 locations the day before Thanksgiving. It’s timely help as pantries begin to run dry.

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