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Watching you drive — when necessary City of Palm Coast to allow FCSO to use cameras to monitor traffic when needed to solve crimes PAGE 3
Bombs away! Palm Coast to move forward with July 3 fireworks at airport PAGE 9 INSIDE FEE DEBATE
School district agrees to compromise on impact fee plan PAGE 2
MORE ACCESS
New Flagler Access Center offers mental health services PAGE 3
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Engineering firm to analyze Palm Coast roads, including Cimmaron Drive PAGE 4
Q+A: ED DANKO
On saltwater canals, Palm Coast growth and ‘solid Trumpers’ PAGE 5
PRICES RISE
Area home prices rise 25% from a year ago PAGE 17
BRIEFS Small plane crashes on Interstate 95 A single-engine aircraft crashed on Interstate 95 in Flagler County Jan. 31, leaving its occupants with minor injuries after it lost power and struck the road’s northbound lanes near mile marker 279. The plane was flown by a 34-year-old pilot and 57-year-old co-pilot, both residents of Port Orange, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Its wing clipped a tractor trailer driven by a 36-year-old Yulee resident as it crashed shortly before 1 p.m. Northbound traffic was backed up for about 7 miles.
Ed DiBianco celebrated with friends, family and his fellow veterans on Feb. 1. More photos on www.palmcoastobserver.com.
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World War II veteran celebrates 106th birthday His salute was as sharp as ever. After the presentation of colors and the pledge of allegiance, surrounded by friends, family, community leaders and fellow veterans, Edmund J. DiBianco celebrated his 106th birthday on Feb. 1, at the VFW. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, DiBianco
decided to enlist in the U.S. Army, according to a presentation at the birthday celebration. He entered active duty June 1, 1943, and later was a Normandy invader. He was injured in Northern France and was awarded an honorable discharge on June 4, 1945. He received many honors and medals for his service. Afterward, he returned home to
New York and became a lawyer. He moved to Palm Coast in 1967. His wife, Kathryn, died Oct. 13, 1992, 50 years to the day after they were married. DiBianco later adopted three children and supported them through college. Also served as a Guardian Ad Litem to help young people.
“Mr. Edmund DiBianco has been a true American hero,” said the VFW’s Tom Piekarski, “a loving family man, a concerned and involved citizen of the United States and Palm Coast. We are proud to call Ed a fellow American veteran.” — BRIAN MCMILLAN
SPORTS
Wrestlemania Representing at Rotary: Ten FPC and Matanzas wrestlers place at tournament
PAGE 11 FPC cruises to dual meet win on senior night
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District playoffs Boys and girls soccer teams from FPC and Matanzas competed in their district playoffs this week. Here’s where they stand.
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FPC senior Blane DeFord battles Columbia’s Joseph Rice in the 170-pound quarterfinals.
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Averting a months-long stalemate with the Flagler County Commission, the school district said it has agreed to a phased-in impact fee proposal, which slashes its Aug. 17 proposed increase in half for single-family homes. Based on a demonstrated need study, the School Board had voted in August to raise impact fees for school expansion from $3,600 on single family homes to $7,175. After meeting with county staff and the Flagler Home Builders Association, which had opposed the increase, the “working group” agreed to an initial impact fee on single-family homes at $5,450, Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt said. Annamaria Long, representing the FHBA, said the sides are about 90% in agreement. School impact fees are a one-time levy assessed on new construction to help pay for future school expansion based on projected student population growth. School impact fees in the county have not increased in 17 years. District staff drew up a resolution detailing the new proposal, which also recommends increasing the impact fees on single-family homes by $500 when county enrollment increases by 500 students, based on the state’s October survey count of students for full-time equivalent funding. The county’s enrollment increase would be eval-
uated annually. The resolution also calls for an increase in multi-family unit impact fees from $1,066 to $1,360. Impact fees for mobile homes would increase from $1,066 to $2,150. The district’s Aug. 17 proposal was $1,774 for multi-family units and $5,279 for mobile homes. Under the new phased-in proposal, multi-family unit impact fees would increase $125 and mobile-home impact fees would increase $850 with an enrollment increase of 500 students. Mittelstadt presented the resolution to the board at its Feb. 1 agenda workshop. Board Chair Trevor Tucker scheduled a special meeting on Feb. 9 for the board to officially approve the resolution, which will then be sent to the County Commission to be added to its agenda. The initial impact fee increases would begin on Sept. 1 of this year. Mittlestadt said she was very encouraged with the district’s collaboration with the county and the HBA. EXPANDING MATANZAS
With the impact fee stalemate headed toward resolution, district staff also presented the board with a request to hire Schenkel Schultz Architecture to oversee an expansion and renovation to Matanzas High School, which would provide 380 additional student stations. The firm’s proposal would include a two-story, 20,000-square-foot classroom building, a pre-engineered metal building for athletic amenities and campus renovations. The firm’s estimated cost for the project is $1.4 million, to be complete in August 2024 Dave Freeman, the district’s director of plant ser-
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SCHOOL IMPACT FEE PROPOSALS CURRENT SCHOOL IMPACT FEES Approved by the County Commission on Dec. 6, 2004.
$3,600
Single-family homes
$931
Multi-family homes
$1,066
Mobile homes INITIAL SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSAL Approved by the board on Aug. 17, 2021.
$7,175
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$1,774
Multi-family homes
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Mobile homes NEW PROPOSAL Phased-in proposal would increase based on annual enrollment increase of 500 students.
$5,450
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Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Detention Deputy First Class Paul Luciano has been selected by the Florida Sheriffs Association as the 2022 Corrections Officer of the Year. Luciano started his law enforcement career in 1996 with the Bunnell Police Department and joined FCSO in 2019. He worked housing units at the jail and was exposed to COVID infected inmates in July 2021, ultimately succumbing to COVID. “DFC Luciano’s mentorship of inmates and younger deputies is well known,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “He always treated inmates with dignity and respect, knowing they were returning to our community. ... Being recognized posthumously as the FSA Corrections Officer of the Year is an honor for his family and recognition of his devotion to service and the ultimate sacrifice he made serving our community.”
Jane Gentile-Youd runs for County Commission Twenty-year Flagler County resident and homeowner Jane Gentile-Youd is running for Flagler County Commission District 4. She ran for the same office in 2018, earning 40% of the vote, despite a budget of 6% of her opponent’s. This year, her opponents are three Republicans: incumbent Joe Mullins, Victor Barbosa and Bonnie Leann Pennington. Gentile-Youd is running an NPA (no party affiliation) campaign, saying in a press release that “local issues affecting Flagler County are all nonpartisan in nature.” Her goals include a responsible approach to county spending by limiting Consent Agenda requests for funding not to exceed $150,000 per item and “putting a stop to the current one stroke millions of dollars approved without discussion.” She hopes to “put the brakes” on increases in density in undeveloped and partially developed planned unit developments. She also hopes to amend the Commercial C-2 zoning approvals, “which are both causing a strain on municipal services and negatively the quality of life of current residents.” However, she said she is in favor of affordable housing, as long as it is affordable and built in accessible areas not being promoted for tax breaks. The county needs to address concerns related to drainage, internet access and roads on the west side of of Flagler County, she said. Gentile-Youd’s involvement with Flagler County began in 2002 when she lobbied the county and Florida Department of Transportation to enhance, add guard rails, lighting and beautify the Old Dixie Highway bridge, according to her press release. She helped advocate for I-95 resurfacing. A frequent in-person attendee of county meetings since 2017, she is also a former Zoning Board and Community Council member from Miami Dade County, and is the recipient of many civic awards (including a day named after her), according to the press release. She has been a real estate broker for 40 years. “Outrageous overspending and bad financial decisions by the county, causing numerous costly lawsuits should be stopped, in addition to the over budgeting for the legal department,” she wrote in a press release. “Working today for your tomorrow” is her mantra. Contact her at Vote4Jane@ aol,com and 386-586-JANE (5263).
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New Flagler Access Center offers mental health care services The recently opened center is trying to let the community know it’s there.
CAUGHT on camera
JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
A robbery suspect, who was later caught and found to be high on narcotics, stops in the middle of an intersection and gestures at other drivers.
FCSO uses traffic footage to solve crimes
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his past April, a man robbed someone at a local hotel, then drove around the city stopping his car in the middle of intersections. He’d get out of the car and gesticulate wildly at other drivers, in one instance opening a man’s unlocked car door and grabbing the man’s phone and a pack of cigarettes. Much of that crime spree was captured on camera — not on surveillance cameras, but on the city of Palm Coast’s network of traffic cameras, which the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Real Time Crime Center uses to solve crimes. “We were able to show [deputies] the videos as it was happening,” Real Time Crime Center Supervisor Nikki North told Palm Coast City Council members at a Feb. 1 City Couch meeting. Deputies caught the robber, who was high on narcotics. North, along with Sheriff Rick Staly and Homeland Security Section Commander Joseph Barile, appeared before the City Council Feb. 1 to request that the city formalize an agreement allowing FCSO staff access to the traffic cameras’ footage and specifying the responsibilities of the city and of the FCSO. “Since the Crime Center was developed about three years ago, the city of Palm Coast traffic cameras have played a vital role in our success,” Barile told the council. The City Council voted for the agreement 5-0 after Staly, Barile and North relayed stories about how the Sheriff’s Office uses the footage. “We’re using these for anything and everything you can think of to help us solve crimes on a daily basis,” North said. “So it’s been a great partnership to have.” The FCSO’s Real Time Crime Center feature a larges screen on which deputies can view the traffic camera footage on a grid, she said. “We only utilize them if a crime is occurring,” she said. “So we monitor our radio or call screen to see what’s coming in. ... We’re not just watching it for the sake of watching it.” She gave examples of how the camer-
The Sheriff’s Office’s Real Time Crime Center features a screen on which deputies can view traffic camera feeds to track suspects.
“This is a tool, and it's a very good tool. You know why it is a good tool? Because it doesn't lie.” EDDIE BRANQUINHO, city councilman
as have helped deputies track down suspects. Recently, she said, a group of criminals came to Palm Coast from Texas. Deputies used traffic camera videos and local businesses’ surveillance footage to identify the suspects’ vehicle. They also determined that the suspects had stolen a local car. Those suspects were ultimately caught in Tallahassee — one of them still wearing an ankle monitor from Texas, Staly said. “Their whole crime spree unraveled, and I’m sure they’re going to enjoy federal prison,” Staly said. In another instance, the FCSO was investigating a series of smashand-grab car break-ins, one of which occurred at Palm Coast’s Waterfront Park, where a thief had broken a car’s window and stolen a purse. “As the call was coming in, they were able to locate a suspect vehicle,” North said. “They were able to track that vehicle on the traffic cameras. And sure enough, as the vehicle is pulling out of Walmart, our deputies were able to set up stop sticks in neighboring areas, and were able to stop-stick them and locate the burglars in that case.” Stop sticks are tire-puncturing
devices used by law enforcement officers to stop fleeing vehicles. Some of the suspects in the smashand-grab case had multiple warrants from across the East Coast, North said. Staly noted that the Sheriff’s Office has also been working to develop agreements with business owners to use their surveillance footage, when needed. He thanked the City Council for the access the city had already granted the FCSO. “Cases that were highlighted tonight may not have been solved without that support,” he said. City Councilman Nick Klufas noted that the city of Palm Coast’s fiber network provides the backbone for the camera system. “It is great that this infrastructure that we, as a home brew entity, had provided, is now empowering our sheriff to be able to provide services and keep the level of community that we expect in Palm Coast,” Klufas said. City Councilman Eddie Branquinho, a former police detective from New Jersey, supported the proposed agreement with the FCSO. “I’m glad that we have this partnership. This is a tool, and it’s a very good tool,” Branquinho said. “You know why it is a good tool? Because it doesn’t lie. Whatever it shows, it is — you can’t fight this.” He said he was glad that the footage isn’t viewed except when needed. “I’m glad you said that this is strictly for crime use — not for Big Brother watching over you,” he said. “That’s good to hear.” He added, “What you’re asking, it’s very little compared to what you do for us.” Email jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.
SMA Healthcare is offering mental health and substance abuse screenings, care coordination and crisis response at the recently opened Flagler Access Center at 103 E. Moody Blvd., and is planning new services through a partnership with AdventHealth. SMA is trying to let the community know about local mental health and substance abuse treatment options, SMA Chief Operating Officer Rhonda Harvey told Palm Coast City Council members at a Feb. 1 council meeting. “We want to make sure that the community knows how to get ahold of us,” she said. “The easiest, simplest way is to walk straight into the Access Center, there at the corner of U.S. 1 and Moody Boulevard.” It’s open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Outside of those hours, people can call 800-539-4228 to connect to the center’s 24/7 oncall crisis response team. The Access Center, which opened with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 11, is a partnership between SMA, Flagler County and Flagler Health+. “It is a walk-in, get services right away type of a center,” Harvey said. “We will be doing screenings for individuals, and instead of referring them to services or giving them a phone number or directions on how to get somewhere, we’re going to actually either provide the service on-site, or link them to a service within our or another spectrum of care.” The Access Center, she said, will assist with transportation and case management, as well. “We just want to get the message out,” she said. “An individual that is in need of behavioral health services, they need to raise their hand up and say, ‘I need help,’ or have a family member bring them to us. We want to be accessible.” SMA Healthcare has operated in Flagler County since 1985, first offering outpatient services, then a number of residential programs as well. Last fiscal year, it served 2,867 Flagler County residents, providing outpatient services and case management for 2,139, screening and assessment for 379, residential or detox services for 300 and primary care for 49. SMA is working with AdventHealth on a potential medicationassisted opioid addiction treatment program, Harvey said. “We will apply for the every grant that comes down the pike,” she said. “Our hope is that with the opioid settlement that is coming, that there will be a lot more opportunities.”
PATIENTS SERVED AT SMA
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Flagler residents served
2,139
people given outpatient services and case management
379
patients screened and assessed
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patients residential or detox services
"We're using these for anything and everything you can think of to help us solve crimes on a daily basis." NIKKI NORTH, supervisor, FCSO Real Time Crime Center
A suspect’s vehicle, as seen through a traffic camera.
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City amends Comprehensive Plan
Palm Coast is amending its Comprehensive Plan to account for recent city capital improvement projects, changes to recreational facilities and the Flagler County school district’s recently adopted work plan, which includes proposed capacity improvements at Matanzas High School, the construction of a proposed new middle school, and planning for a new high school. The Palm Coast City Council approved those amendments at a Feb. 1 meeting with a 5-0 vote. Florida cities are required to update their comprehensive plans every seven years, and the city it due to do so this February. In addition to the housekeeping amendments the council approved on Feb. 1, the city plans to undertake a more extensive review of the Comprehensive Plan, soliciting resident input on potential changes. “We’ll ... meet with the public and get their input on what’s working, what’s not working, what they’d like to see changed,” city Senior Planner Jose Papa said.
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Firm to evaluate local roads for pedestrian safety Residents of Palm Coast’s Cimmaron Drive have repeatedly told the City Council that they believe the roadway is unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Residents of some other roads have raised similar concerns. Now, the city government is looking for solutions. The Palm Coast City Council on Feb. 1 voted 5-0 to spend $109,417 to have the engineering firm EnglandThims & Miller conduct a “pedestrian accommodation feasibility study” on the city’s residential collector roadways, including Cimmaron, to look for ways to make those roads safer for people traveling by foot or bicycle. The city will first categorize the roads by features — for instance, swale types and right-of-way widths — that could affect opportunities for potential improvements like restriping or new sidewalks. “Once we put them into categories, we will then analyze what options are available for each of those types,” Palm Coast Stormwater and Engi-
WHAT’S A ‘RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR’ STREET? The streets below are some of the many in Palm Coast that are classified as “residential collector” roadways. Cimmaron Drive Farmsworth Drive Bird of Paradise Drive Laramie Drive Bridgehaven Lane Parkview Drive Wynnfield Drive Rolling Sands Drive Eric Drive Fleetwood Drive Whippoorwill Drive Frontier Drive Pine Grove Drive Rae Drive Ryan Drive Rickenbacker Drive
neering Director Carl Cote said at a Feb. 1 City Council meeting. “Some of them may have zero, some of them may have numerous ones. We will then assess the options for each type.” In the case of Cimmaron Drive, residents have pushed the city to add traffic calming measures to slow down speeding vehicle traffic. Meetings between Cimmaron residents, city staff and the River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization in August 2021 pushed the City Council to set aside money in this year’s budget for the feasibility study. Approximately 50 miles of roadway in Palm Coast are currently classified by city staff as “residential collector roadways,” generally defined as roadways that have residential driveways and also connect to arterial roadways on both ends, or, in a few cases (Cimmaron Drive among them), on one end. The city defines arterial roadways as those without residential driveway access and generally with a speed limit of 35 mph or higher. They are usually labeled a parkway, boulevard, or drive in Palm Coast. This latest initiative to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety isn’t unprecedented in Palm Coast: The city had created a “Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan” in 2008, identifying roads that needed improvement and planning a path system to connect certain schools, parks and commercial areas. For the current study, Cote said, the city will hold a public meeting for additional input on how to rate and prioritize residential collector roadways for improvements. “Some of those criteria may be the number of homes that it serves, it many be the speed of the roadway, it may be the proximity to schools — all of those factors and others may be involved in how we would prioritize moving this program forward,” Cote said. Email Jonathan Simmons at jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.
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A vacant plot of land on the west side of Belle Terre Parkway is slated to become a townhome community called The Trails.
Two new gated developments planned
Palm Coast investigates canal dredging costs Palm Coast city staff are consulting with Taylor Engineering about the potential cost of dredging the city’s saltwater canals. The city and the engineering firm are currently working to determine the scope of a cost analysis study. Taylor Engineering conducts dredging for the Florida Inland Navigation District and has a continuing service contract with Palm Coast for stormwater and environmental engineering services. A new contract would be required if the city selects the firm to dredge the saltwater canal system. The Palm Coast City Council at a Feb. 1 meeting directed city staff to provide the council with updates on the potential canal dredging during each upcoming council meeting.
Two proposed developments may bring almost 400 new homes to the western side of Palm Coast. The Palm Coast City Council voted to approve the proposed final plat development orders for both developments during a Feb. 1 council meeting. The northernmost of the two developments would be called The Trails, and would add 274 townhouse lots to 188 acres of land on the west side of Belle Terre Parkway north of Belle Terre Elementary School and across from Palm Coast Fire Station No. 23. The City Council approved the final plat with a 4-1 vote Feb. 1, with Councilman Eddie Branquinho dissenting. The other development, known as Whiteview Village, would add 121 single-family homes in the first phase of development on 97 acres on the southwest corner of the intersection of Pine Lakes Parkway and White Mill Drive. The City Council approved the final plat development order with a 5-0 vote Feb. 1.
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single-family homes planned for the first phase of the Whiteview Village community, just west of White Mill Drive between Pine Lakes Parkway and Whiteview Parkway
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townhouses proposed for the Trails community, on the west side of Belle Terre Parkway north of Belle Terre Elementary School and across from Palm Coast Fire Station No. 23
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Q + A ED DANKO, MEMBER OF PALM COAST CITY COUNCIL
Saltwater canals, Palm Coast growth and ‘solid Trumpers’ BRIAN MCMILLAN
“At stake is control of the council. You know, there’s five people there. If you got three votes, you run the city.”
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bout nine months ago, City Council member Ed Danko suggested that the city start planning how and when to dredge the saltwater canals. Is the city making progress? And can the city do anything to address growth? Danko met with the Palm Coast Observer in the PMG studio to discuss those topics as well as his favorite topic of all: Trump. Last time we talked was April, and you said you wanted to get on top of the saltwater canal dredging. Why is that so important, and are you happy with the progress?
I’m happy that we’re finally looking at hiring consulting firms to come in and tell us exactly what we need. Because we can sit around and guess all day long, “Are we going to spend $40 million? $50 million?” We don’t know what it’s actually going to cost. But these canals definitely need to be dredged. Last time they were dredged was back in the 1990s, before Palm Coast became a city. We’re responsible. The city’s responsible for these canals. They’re part of our stormwater system. (Editor’s note: According to city staff: “The saltwater canal’s influence on the stormwater system is controlled by tidal fluctuations, and dredging below the waterline has no effect on the city’s stormwater system. For these reasons, the city has not, to date, performed any dredging or regular maintenance of the canals.” For more, visit https://tinyurl.com/ pcostory.) They’re our biggest amenity, our biggest attraction. And it’s not just the people that live on the canals — anyone can access those canals with their boats. So this is something that we finally have to get on top of.
And the only way we’re going to do it is to hire a firm. Do we put in our own permanent dredging equipment like they did in [Cape Coral]? They have hundreds of miles of salt water canals; we’ve got 26 miles or so. Do we make that investment? Or do we just hire out periodically when we need to do it? I don’t know. A consultant firm is the next step. I was very disappointed in the survey question that was sent out by the city. It was tainted. It was a leading question. And as I told council, at the last meeting, “As far as I’m concerned, you’ve poison that question.” Anything that comes back on that question, I’m not going to take seriously. You can’t just scare people about environmental hazards. This is not some form of class warfare. Some people say, “Oh, dredging, the canals, that’s for those rich people that live on the canals.” Well, I don’t live on the canal; I live over in the W Section. If you live in another section of town, and you need something done, well, you know, this is a city; it’s our responsibility to take care of all of our residents. So I want folks to understand this is not just for people that live on a canal. They’re a major attraction, possibly to future industry. If I’m bringing in a high tech company to
"This is not some form of class warfare. It's our responsibility to take care of all of our residents. This is not just for people that live on a canal." ED DANKO on dredging saltwater canals
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Flagler County, or Palm Coast, and I’m going to create 200 jobs, and I’m the president of that company, I probably make enough money where I’m going to want to live on a canal and have a boat. So if that’s an attraction that we can offer businesses and their leadership, I’m all for it. That’s what makes the world go round. This is America. I love business owners. Who doesn’t? Growth continues to be a major concern for a lot of people. What grade would you give the city on handling growth?
I’m not going to give it a grade. We don’t have a choice but to handle growth. You’ve seen the play, the movie, “Brigadoon”? Where every 100 years they wake up and nothing has changed? We’re going to see growth, and certainly now with all the people that are fleeing the Northeast and New York, New Jersey, fleeing California from the high taxes and the high crime and the mismanagement. Florida is a great place to come. We have a lot of land that’s not been developed. Developers have rights: You own property in Florida, you have the right to build. And so we’re going to see some growth.
I hear people complain about traffic. I mean, yeah, I’ve seen an increase in traffic. But I’ve lived in major cities in my life. Go live in Washington, D.C., or Chicago, or Dallas or Atlanta. This traffic’s not that bad. People don’t seem to understand that we just can’t say no. If you own a big parcel of land, and it’s zoned for something, and you want to build on it, Brian, you have every right, unless we can show that you’re really doing damage to the city. But putting up office buildings, hospitals, even apartment complexes, is part of our master plan. What do you look for in the next city manager?
Someone who can do the job, someone who has experience in a city this size or larger. But if your only experience is government, I actually don’t really want you; I want you to have a experience in the free market. I would love to have a retired CEO of a big corporation move here and want to be our city manager. I’m very disappointed that we abandoned [the previous applicant list]. I don’t understand why. And now we’re going to be spending upwards of $30,000 to hire a firm. I think we need to go back and look through the candidates that applied. I think we owe them that; they made the effort to apply. In the 2022 elections, Eddie Branquinho has said he will likely not run for re-election for City Council District 4, and Victor
Barbosa is running for County Commission instead of re-election on City Council District 2. With two seats open, what do you feel is at stake in the city elections?
At stake is control of the council. You know, there’s five people there. If you got three votes, you run the city. We’ll see who steps forward. I know Alan Lowe has stepped forward to replace Victor. I’m going to support Alan Lowe. Obviously, he’s on the board of directors of our Trump Club; we’ll be endorsing Alan. We also have School Board seats coming up. That’s so important. And then, of course, we have county commissioner seats coming up. Greg Hansen is running for reelection. And Joe Mullins is running for re-election. And as I said, Victor is actually going to run against Joe Mullins. A few weeks ago, Joe Mullins, offered Victor a round-trip firstclass air ticket to Costa Rica with luxury accommodations for a weekend if he would just fly down there and prove to us all that he not committed any crimes, that he’s not wanted for any crimes, in Costa Rica. If I was him, and I was innocent, I would grab that vacation on Joe in a heartbeat. You recently posted on Facebook an endorsement for Scotty Moore for Congress, saying he is a “solid Trumper.” What does it mean to be a solid Trumper? And why would it be important for a local candidate to be one?
As we’ve just seen on the School Board with the book that Jill Woolbright was able to get tossed out? Yeah, it is. It’s a conservative Republican Trump thing, because you’re not going to get that from a liberal left wing socialist, a “blame America first” Democrat. Any endorsement that we give, as a Trump Club, obviously, it has to be someone who believes in the policies of Donald Trump.
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Saltwater canals benefit all, so use city revenue
Maintain canals using impact fee funds Dear Editor: Over the past year or so, I have had meetings with concerned residents regarding the issue of a lack of saltwater canal maintenance and brought these concerns to City Council. At the Palm Coast City Council business meeting of Dec. 7 and business meeting Jan. 18, the saltwater canals again were brought up in public comment. On some of the recent occasions that this issue has come forward, one of the sitting councilmen referred to the maintenance issue as a boat owners problem and equated the cost to the number of boats, thereby tagging the saltwater canal system as an amenity. Let’s assume they are an amenity in need of maintenance? A member of the public stood at the podium and stated that there are approximately 4,600 docks and seawalls associated with the 20+ mile saltwater canal system. This makes the saltwater canals one of the oldest, largest and most used amenity in the city. As an amenity, could a portion of the new construction impact fees that are specifically tagged for park and recreation expansion and maintenance also be used for saltwater canal maintenance? I am referring to maintenance of the waterway itself and not privately owned seawalls. There are several municipalities in Florida with saltwater canals that have dredging programs that we could reach out to for guidance. In the 22 years of the city’s incorporation, the city hasn’t created a budget line item for future saltwater canal maintenance. High dollar projects aren’t without precedent. Projects have cost millions of dollars such as the renovation of Holland Park and the remodeling of the Community Center. The city has also approved moving forward with a racquetball sports stadium. Phase 1 price tag is above $5 million, and my estimates are much higher. The money for that project will in part come from the general fund and grants, but a large portion will be derived from new construction impact fees. Identifying a portion of the parks and recreation impact fees and finding available grants would mean that the saltwater canals could receive the much needed maintenance with no increase in taxes to the existing home owners. Additionally, the city has named the canals as part of the strategic stormwater drainage system. (See Editor’s Note below.) In fact, in September 2018, the city approved an increase in the monthly stormwater fee (tax). The increase was tagged as raising additional funds for such things as saltwater canal maintenance. Some have said the canals should be in a special taxing district for the people living in the canals. By this thought pattern, should the freshwater canals also be their own taxing district? No, these are all citywide issues. Let’s work together to find mutually acceptable solutions. ALAN LOWE Palm Coast
Editor’s Note: Alan Lowe is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council. Also, according to city staff: “The saltwater canal’s influence on the stormwater system is controlled by tidal fluctuations, and dredging below the waterline has no effect on the city’s stormwater system. For these reasons, the city has not, to date, performed any dredging or regular maintenance of the canals.” For more, visit https://tinyurl.com/ pcostory.
Dear Editor: In his recent letter to the editor, Brad M. West said general revenues available to our city should not be used for saltwater canal maintenance. He states that there are “far greater priorities.” The gist of his argument is that non-canal frontage property owners shouldn’t have to help pay for canal maintenance because they receive no benefit. He further opines that most of our tax revenue goes to the county and schools. He thinks that attractions such as the “splash pads at Holland Park” are revenue generators luring in out-of-towners who then spend “millions” locally (and that’s good) but the canals have no value added for visitors or non-frontage property owners. Let’s use his logic and apply it to my family. We never had any children, yet we have to pay a great amount of our tax money for schools everywhere we’ve lived. We don’t use them, so why should we pay? We don’t use the trail system so why should we pay? We’ve lived in town for over two decades and have never once put a demand in for fire department service, so why should we pay? Using his idea, let’s make everything in town a pay-as-you-use plan just like the Hammock Dunes Bridge. If your house is on fire, make sure you have your checkbook out before they start fighting your fire. What if Brad West or one of his neighbors decides to get a small portable boat and wants to use the canals? Shall we place a canal policeman or a gate at the three entrances to make sure that only canal property owners -— who paid for canal maintenance — use them, too? Tax revenues are collected and shared among all the city residents for needed maintenance and improvements for our city’s amenities, much like an insurance policy is shared risk payments for all those who may or may not benefit. When we moved to Palm Coast in 1999, one of the major attractions to us was the canals. We lucked out and found a canal home that suited our fancy and paid over twice the average price of a non-canal home back then. Ever since, we’ve paid higher taxes accordingly. So, it’s possible that some of our monies have been going for something that Mr. West supports and/or uses or he deems an attraction to outsiders ever since but we don’t use. We want a refund! LARRY STENCEL Palm Coast
Fund dredging is just like funding parks Dear Editor: I just read Brad West’s comments about the salt water canals, saying the property owners should pay for the dredging of them. We dredge the fresh water canals funded by the increase in our water bills. The city owns the dredge and workers that operate it. Some residents are in such a hurry to cut their lawns that they not carry away the clippings properly. Dump and blow it into the canals. This is one of the reasons the manatees are getting sick. If the canals were deeper, there would be more water flow for rain water, control king tides and storm surge. When ITT built this, they stated the canals would be kept 7 feet deep on mean low tide. Now there are places that are now only 3 to 4 feet deep in high tides. This was dropped when the city took over. We on the canals pay taxes for the sea walls and docks. This is enough funds for dredging. Has nothing to do with boaters thinking they deserve the funding to dredge. The city spent millions for Hol-
land Park. The taxpayers pay for the golf course. Mr. West, do you have a dock or sea wall at your house? If you do, how do you feel about paying taxes on it and getting nothing back for it? GARY KUNNAS Palm Coast
City needs to maintain its own canals Dear Editor: I am writing about the city’s salt water canals which have generated several letters recently. The city owns the canals, not the homeowners. They were originally built as a part of the Palm Coast infrastructure to attract people interested in a water and boating lifestyle. They are just one piece of the Palm Coast infrastructure, fresh water canals, roads, bridges, swales, the many city parks, ballfields, water and sewer lines. They are all maintained by the city for the benefit of the residents. The canals have been touted by the city for years as a wonderful asset for Palm Coast. The problem is, the salt water canals are slowly silting in and it is becoming more and more of a problem. They need some maintenance in the form of dredging. The city has 1,200 miles of swales, 177 miles of ditches, 58 miles of fresh water canals and 26 miles of salt water canals. They all require maintenance. The city spends significant money maintaining the swales, ditches and fresh water canal system but basically nothing on the salt water canals. The swales and ditches drain into the fresh water canals, and most of them drain into the salt water canals, bringing silt with them. The salt water canals are approximately 50 years old and, unlike the rest of the city infrastructure, they have had near zero maintenance by the city. It is time for the city to invest a little in this piece of cityowned infrastructure. To those that say this is only a problem for the so-called “wealthy people” living on canals, I would ask that they consider the following. Canal residents paid considerably more for their property for one reason, the canals. As a result they pay much more in property taxes to the city every year. In fact, according to my math, they pay more than double what others in the city pay for similar homes. If the canals are not maintained to a usable depth, the canal homes will lose value over time and the city will lose significant tax dollars. Would anyone suggest the city stop maintaining the roads? The parks? A first step would be to look at several dredging options and to get estimates from dredging companies. From there, based upon scope and cost, the city can make some decisions on an appropriate path forward. ALAN HENDRY Palm Coast
More answers needed on Lakeview Estates Dear Editor: On the matter of the Lakeview Estates item at the recent Planning, Land Development Review Board meeting, there are numerous facts you appear not to have reported. First, Mr. Michael Chiumento, his client and the city are acting like the proposed development will save the neighborhood from arsenic. In point of fact, the arsenic does not need to be cleaned up, if the area is left alone and undisturbed. Arsenic left undisturbed is not a problem. It only becomes a problem when the arsenic is dug up and gets airborne. Also, Estelle Lens, the city planning employee who presented the Planning Department’s findings on the master site plan, told the board that the planning staff’s finding was
that “The proposed development poses no unreasonable hazard, nuisance, nor does it constitute a threat to the general health, welfare or safety of the city’s inhabitants.” Ms. Lens cannot possibly attest to such a statement. The facts are these: The soil tests were, in their own description “limited”; they only drilled down to 2 feet, while the Florida Department of Environmental Protection requires testing all the way down to the water table. In addition, from the limited soil test that was done, 27 of the 100 test holes on the old driving range showed levels of arsenic above the safe, allowed residential levels. The safe residential level is 2.1 mcg/kg. These 27 holes showed as much as 7.5 mcg/kg. Until comprehensive testing is completed to the satisfaction of the FDEP, and a remediation plan is submitted and approved by that agency, and the retesting at the completion of the remediation shows all cores have safe levels of arsenic, petroleum distillates and any other contaminant, no on can make such an attestation truthfully! The master site plan also contradicts the approved MPD Agreement between the city and developer. I spoke with Mr. Tyner on the day before the PLDRB meeting and he agreed with me that parts of the MSP were in conflict with the MPD. Why did Mr. Tyner and his staff agree to violate a legal agreement? Why did the PLDRB ignore the Plan they approved 13 months ago? That was the plan they sent to the City Council for their approval; why did they abandon it? Why is the developer being allowed to build on areas that are designated VPZ (Visual Protection Zone)? This entire PLDRB hearing was premature. Are we going to allow the city to ignore their own procedures?
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Editor’s Note: The city of Palm Coast responded this way: “The city does not have the authority to regulate contaminant removal, or prohibit building after a remediation plan is approved by Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Construction on the site may not occur without a Preliminary Plat Development Order approved by City Council. The applicant has not applied for this next step.” Before that step, the city stated, the applicant must “demonstrate that Tract 1 is or shall be free from environmental hazards and safe for human occupation as regulated by Federal, State and local law.” Also, the city stated: “As approved, no buildings are permitted in the View Protection Zone.”
City needs more racketball courts Dear Editor: There is no place for racketball players to play our favorite game in Palm Coast. How about destroy the Tennis Courts at Belle Terre and replace them with racketball courts for seniors? There are only two dilapidated courts behind Buddy Taylor Middle School, and we feel embarrassed when we see the four beautiful courts at the Wadsworth Park in Flagler Beach. SEGUNDO GUDIÑO Palm Coast
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BRIEFS Sexual predator sentenced to 23 years A Mobile, Alabama, man is in the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility awaiting a transfer to state prison, where he’s been sentenced to spend 23 years for sex crimes he committed against a teenage girl. A judge sentenced 44-year-old Aaron Duane Carpenter on Jan. 27 for the three felony sex offenses, which dated back to 2018. One of the incidents took place at a Flagler County hotel on Sept. 11, 2020. Four days after the attack, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and the Major Case Unit opened an investigation. Detectives learned that Carpenter had sexually battered the victim and had also sexually abused the victim several times in 2018. Carpenter later admitted to detectives that he had sexually abused the victim. Upon completion of his 23-year sentence, Carpenter will be placed on lifetime sex offender probation and designated as a sexual predator. In addition to his sentence for crimes in Florida, Carpenter also has similar charges pending in Alabama.
organ species and is often fatal. The disease causes abnormal behavior, and locals who report it to Animal Control often mistake it for rabies. “If anybody calls and says there’s a sick one or an injured [raccoon], we will respond, and the calls are definitely up,” Flagler Humane Society executive director Amy WadeCarotenuto said. “[The animals] end up coming to us. When they’re sick like that, we really don’t have any choice but to euthanize them.” Over the last two months, the Flagler Humane Society has euthanized 18 sick raccoons — 15 in January, and three in December, Wade-Carotenuto said. There had been no raccoons euthanized in January 2021 or December 2020. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 25 posted on its Facebook page that the FCSO’s Agriculture Unit has seen more sick raccoons around the county, and that locals who encounter one should keep their distance and contact Animal Control or the FCSO’s non-emergency line. The Sheriff’s Office, using a grant through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, tested several sick raccoons during a previous outbreak; all came back with canine distemper, not rabies, according to an FCSO spokeswoman. People should keep their distance
Increase in raccoons with suspected canine distemper
The Flagler Humane Society is seeing rising numbers of raccoons with suspected canine distemper, a viral disease that affects multiple
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from wild animals and should not feed wildlife, Wade-Carotenuto said. Keep your pet’s food inside: Food for dogs or cats can also attract infected raccoons that could contaminate the food or bowl, passing the virus to other wild animals or to pets. Simply seeing a raccoon during daytime isn’t in itself cause for concern, and the Flagler Humane Society doesn’t respond to regular nuisance wildlife calls, Wade-Carotenuto added. Canine distemper is transmitted through contact with an infected animal or its waste or bodily secretions, including saliva, and tends to appear in five-to-seven-year cycles. Canine distemper is not known to pose a direct threat to humans. Symptoms include watery discharge or a crusty buildup around the eyes and nose, hardened footpads, coughing and sneezing, diarrhea, confusion, stumbling, aggression, aimless wandering, fits of chewing, convulsions and paralysis. The disease can cause permanent neurological damage in animals that survive it. Bites or scratches from a sick raccoon or other wild animal should still be treated as if the animal may potentially have rabies, and should be reported to a doctor immediately for evaluation and potential postexposure rabies vaccination. Palm Coast residents can report a sick raccoon to Animal Control at 386-986-2520. Other Flagler County residents can call the Flagler Humane Society at 386-246-8612. To report a sick raccoon during non-business hours, call the Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency line at 386-313-4911.
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POOR PLANNING 6:51 p.m. State Road 11 at County Road 304 Possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer. A deputy was stationary at an intersection and noticed a pickup truck hauling a large trailer with no license plate, tail lights, brake lights or signal lights. The trailer’s load was not secured, and items were tumbling into the road. The deputy conducted a traffic stop. When the deputy approached the truck, the pickup’s driver tried to conceal a burnt piece of folded aluminum by shoving it inside a day planner. The deputy demanded the planner, but the man initially refused, then opened the planner, crumpled up the tin foil and tossed it out the window onto the road. Deputies detained the man and found the piece of foil, which tested positive for narcotics residue. The man was arrested.
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LEGAL ADVICE FROM YOUTUBE 1:16 p.m. State Road 100 at West County Road 302 No Florida driver’s license, resisting an officer. A deputy conducting traffic enforcement saw a pickup truck heading east
on State Road 100 with no license plate. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and demanded the driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance. But the driver, a 32-year-old man, only lowered his window two inches and said that he was “traveling” and “not engaged in commerce” and therefore didn’t need a driver’s license or license plate. The deputy told the driver that he was giving him a lawful order, but the man continued to argue until the deputy used a spring punch to break the driver’s side window, haul the man out of the truck and arrest him. When the deputy asked the man where he’d gotten the idea that he didn’t need a license plate or driver’s license, the man said he’d heard on YouTube that it was legal to drive without them. He was taken to the county jail.
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Palm Coast will keep its Independence Day fireworks celebration on July 3 this year while Flagler Beach will hold its traditional fireworks show on July 4, despite the Palm Coast City Council’s previous discussion about switching Palm Coast’s event to July 4. What will occur with Independence Day fireworks scheduling in future years remains uncertain, and Palm Coast City Council members are expected to discuss it at a meeting at some point in the future. Palm Coast will work with Flagler Beach and the county government to "formulate a long-term approach for future events," according to a Palm Coast city government news release. The Flagler Beach City Commission is at this point not scheduled to discuss the issue again, Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson said. This will be the first time Flagler Beach has held its July 4 fireworks event since the beginning of the pandemic: The July 4 celebration was canceled in 2020 and 2021, and Flagler Beach had considered not holding fireworks in 2022. It convened an “Ad Hoc Fourth of July Findings Committee” to study whether the city should hold a fireworks show this year, and, if so, how it could do so while mitigating some of the problems — underage drinking, littering — that have tended to accompany the flood of revelers. But a few weeks after the committee delivered its findings, recommending that the Flagler Beach Independence Day event move forward with July 4 fireworks, several City Council members from Palm Coast — which has traditionally held its Independence Day fireworks event on July 3 to avoid conflicting with Flagler Beach’s July 4 event — proposed switching Palm Coast’s event to July 4. When the Palm Coast City Council discussed fireworks again at a meeting on Jan. 18, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Policing Division Chief told the council that simultaneous events in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach on July 4 would strain local law enforcement. Council members then discussed the possibility of Palm Coast swapping dates with Flagler Beach every year, so that Palm Coast would have a July 4 event one year while Flagler Beach would take July
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Flagler Beach event on July 4 this summer. Palm Coast’s event will be different this year: Instead of its usual site at Palm Coast’s Town Center, the Independence Day celebration will be held at the Flagler Executive Airport. The shift to the airport will allow for a greater clearance area around the launch location, so the city will be able to use larger fireworks shells,
The city's required architectural elements are designed to ‘reduce the appearance of high building density or bulk.’ JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
Flagler Beach is amending its Land Development Code to add regulations distinguishing multifamily housing, hotels, motels and boarding houses, with particular design requirements. Similar requirements already exist in the city’s downtown mixed-use area, but not elsewhere. “We have architectural guidelines for the downtown mixed-use district, but we don’t have architectural guidelines, per se, for multifamily and non-residential buildings in the balance in the city,” City Planner Larry Torino said at a Jan. 27 Flagler Beach City Commission meeting. “We ... felt it would be prudent to introduce architectural guidelines, site design principles, that are similar in nature to what we find in the next use district.”
"I think it’s a wonderful way to utilize the airport in other ways as we grow into the Executive Airport." JOE MULLINS, Flagler County commissioner
The Land Development Code previously lumped hotels, motels and boarding houses together in one definition. The rewritten section defines them separately, identifying a hotel as transient commercial lodging with rental units exiting into internal corridors, a motel as a lodging establishment with individual rentals exiting to the exterior, and a boarding house as a building other than a hotel, motel or restaurant where meals and/or lodging are provided for three or more people, without cooking or dining facilities in individual rooms. All multifamily and nonresidential buildings must be constructed in one of the architectural styles recognized by the city — classic revival, Key West Caribbean, St. Augustine/Anglo Caribbean, Florida vernacular, Spanish mission, or Mediterranean. They can not exceed 200 feet in length on the mainland, or, with the exception of hotels, 150 feet on the island. The architecture must incorporate design elements that “reduce the appearance of high building density or bulk,” like balconies, colonnades or pavilions.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 14th day of February 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2022-03, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2022-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 200± ACRES, OWNED BY DEEN PROPERTIES LLC, BEARING PARCEL ID’S: 11-12-290000-01031-0000 AND 11-12-29-0000-04040-0000, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 15 AND COUNTY ROAD 302 WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM FLAGLER COUNTY, “AC, AGRICULTURE” TO CITY OF BUNNELL, “AG&S, AGRICULTURAL & SILVACULTURE” AND “C-1, CONSERVATION”; PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS BY REFERENCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR NON-CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 14th day of February 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2021-44, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2021-44 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUNNELL CITY CHARTER; PROPOSING A CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR RESIDENCY DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION OF CITY COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR A BALLOT TITLE AND BALLOT SUMMARY FOR SUCH REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK AND COORDINATION WITH THE FLAGLER COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 14th day of February 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2022-02, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2022-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 552.5± ACRES, OWNED BY MIIDDLE HAW CREEK LAND LLC, BEARING PARCEL ID’S: 19-13-30-1650-01060-0030, 18-13-30-0000-01020-0000, AND 07-13-30-0000-03010-0030 LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF STATE ROAD 11 APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 304 WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM FLAGLER COUNTY, “AC, AGRICULTURE” TO CITY OF BUNNELL, “AG&S, AGRICULTURAL & SILVACULTURE” AND “C-1, CONSERVATION”; PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS BY REFERENCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR NON-CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)
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Airport Director Roy Sieger told Flagler County commissioners during a Jan. 24 County Commission meeting. The Independence Day celebration would be a joint event between Flagler County and the city of Palm Coast, starting at 4 p.m. and ending after a 9 p.m. fireworks show, he said. Flagler County Commissioner David Sullivan noted that the county’s Tourist Development Council money would fund the fireworks show, and, with the shift the airport, would now be held at a county venue. “I suppose it’s still Palm Coast’s fireworks, but to a certain degree it’s really the county’s fireworks,” Sullivan said. County commissioners supported the plan to hold the July 3 fireworks event at the airport. “I think it’s a wonderful way to utilize the airport in other ways as we grow into the Executive Airport,” Commissioner Joe Mullins said. Email jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.
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3, and the two would switch dates the next year. Flagler Beach, which traditionally launches its fireworks from the end of the Flagler Beach pier, won’t have a pier next year: The pier is scheduled for reconstruction. But Scott Spradley, the chairman of Flagler Beach’s Ad Hoc Fourth of July Findings Committee, had noted a potential complication with holding a Palm Coast event on July 4 that could remain even if Flagler Beach doesn’t hold July 4 fireworks: People tend to flock to the beach on July 4. Holding a fireworks event in Palm Coast on July 4 and moving or canceling Flagler Beach’s July 4 fireworks event wouldn’t necessarily mean that there wouldn’t still be a large gathering of beachgoers in Flagler Beach the same night, requiring heightened policing there as well as at the Palm Coast event. Since the Jan. 18 Palm Coast City Council meeting, Whitson and Palm Coast Interim City Manager Denise Bevan coordinated and planned for a Palm Coast event on July 3 and
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on Crowley thought Jan. 26 would be just another workday at Buddy Taylor Middle School. He had no idea that it was, essentially, Ron Crowley day. Crowley was stunned to see his family waiting for him in the cafeteria. Students, administrators, school district officials and David Thompson, the director of the Academy of Cleaning Excellence, were also there to honor him as the winner of the organization’s 2021 Rock Star Custodian award. Crowley, the school’s coordinator for custodial services, was blindsided. He had no idea he had won the national award until he entered the cafeteria. A red carpet led to the stage, which was decorated with balloons and a “VIP” backdrop. The school band played as Crowley was ushered on stage. Students sitting at the cafeteria tables cheered. Principal Cara Cronk, district Custodial Director Ken Seybold, Assistant Superintendent Bobby Bossardet and a parade of teachers, administrators, students and Crowley’s sister, who drove from Tampa, all spoke on behalf of the man BTMS students and parents have known as Mr. Ron for the past 27 years. “I’m proud to recognize Ron Crowley as the Rock Star Custodian of 2021,” Thompson announced. Crowley and Donald Garner, of Hickory Tree Elementary School in St. Cloud, had been running neck and neck in the online voting for the award. Crowley said he checked the totals frequently. But the voting closed on Dec. 15, and he hadn’t heard a word. Nancy Anderson, Flagler Schools’ custodial supervisor, told him the votes were not yet tabulated. In reality, the announcement and celebration was being planned. It was all hush-hush, Anderson told Crowley’s family members. “I told them, ‘It’s a secret. Do not call the school.’ The school didn’t even know,” Anderson said. Four aunts, two cousins, a brother
and a sister showed up to surprise Crowley. “I was extremely surprised,” said Crowley, who got choked up on stage as he thanked everyone. For over a month, people had been asking him if he had won. He told them he had no idea, but he would get back to them. “No one ever told me anything till this morning, so I never got back to them,” he said as he gathered with his family and friends after the assembly. “You guys got me good.” When asked after the assembly what the award meant, Crowley said, “It means everything. It means hard work and dedication pays off in the end. It means you have to be humble and love your job. It means all things are possible, and I’m a witness.” Student Sofia Fretterd said Crowley always has a smile on his face, always asks students, “How are you today?” And he’s always interested in their answers. Seybold, who nominated Crowley for the award, said Crowley keeps the school clean and safe for students and staff, but does so much more. “Ron’s a great example of how impactful our non-instruction personnel are to this school district,” Seybold said. “He understands the
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AT ROTARY Ten Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas wrestlers place at Flagler Rotary tournament Jan. 29. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
The final session of the 36th-annual Flagler Rotary wrestling tournament had a hometown feel. Seven Flagler Palm Coast wrestlers and three Matanzas wrestlers all competed in the medal round on Jan. 29 at FPC’s signature tournament. FPC junior John Hald had the highest finish among the locals, placing second in the 126-pound bracket. Hald was the first FPC wrestler in coach Zach Sanford’s four years with the Bulldogs to advance to a championship match at the Rotary. Hald, who was seeded fourth in his weight class, won a 12-6 decision over No. 1 seed William McArdle of Fort Pierce Central in the semifinals to advance to the center-mat match against third-seed Rey Ortiz of Harmony. Ortiz won by pin in the second period. “I wrestled well, but he got me on my back, and then he pinned me,” Hald said. “I’ll see him again at state.” FPC’s Kole Hannant and Garrick Schwartz and Matanzas’ Carter Wilder won their third-place matches. FPC’s Carson Baert and Blane DeFord and Matanzas’ Tyson Mills each placed fourth. Matanzas’ Jordan Mills placed fifth, and FPC’s Dalton Schell and Seth Davis each placed sixth. FPC finished fifth in the two-day, 33-team tournament. Matan-
zas finished 13th. Winter Springs won the team title. Wilder and Baert faced each other in the first round of the 113-pound bracket. The second-seeded Wilder won by major decision, 18-9. But the 22nd-seeded Baert fought back with four straight wins to face Wilder again in the consolation final. Wilder pinned Baert, a first-year wrestler, in 2:26. Baert won a 5-4 decision over fourth-seeded Lochlann Higgins of Oviedo Hagerty in the consolation semifinals. Baert had lost to Higgins in the duals regional finals a week earlier in what Sanford termed a “positive loss” because Baert kept the match to a decision. Wilder landed in the consolation bracket after losing a 9-4 decision to DeLand’s Grady Bryant in the semifinals. “I beat him twice before, but I made a mistake, and he got five points off of it,” Wilder said. “I went for the inside, lost my balance, and then he got three back points.” Wilder, a returning state
FPC junior Dalton Schell, right, attempts a single leg takedown in the 220-pound quarterfinals.
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FPC junior Kole Hannant, left, bridges to try to keep from being pinned.
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“I wrestled well, but he got me on my back, and then he pinned me. I’ll see him again at state.” JOHN HALD, 126-pound runner-up
FPC junior John Hald, top, wrestled Harmony’s Rey Ortiz in the 126-pound championship match.
Matanzas senior Tyson Mills, top, decisioned Suwannee’s Tyson Musgrove in a consolation semifinal.
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Boys and girls soccer teams from FPC and Matanzas competed in their district playoffs this week. Here’s where they stand.
Emotional season-ending loss for Matanzas’ senior girls Menendez defeated the Pirates 2-1 in the district semifinals. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
A teary-eyed Fatima Barham hugged her teammates, perhaps for the last time on a soccer field. “This is the best team I’ve ever been on,” the Matanzas midfielder told them in a postgame huddle. “I love each and every one of you.” The Pirates’ girls soccer season came to an end Jan. 28 with a 2-1 loss to Pedro Menendez in the District 4-5A
semifinals on a windswept night at Menendez’s Veterans Stadium. Barham is one of 11 seniors on the team, nine of whom entered the program as freshmen. “We grew together as a family,” she said. “When we came here, we had a different coach (Pawel Slusarz). He put us through the ringer, but he made us who we are. He helped us develop a lot. “We’ve just continued to practice every day. We worked really hard to get to where we are now. It hurts to not make it to the district finals, but I think we did pretty good for what we were given.” Luck was just not on the
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Pirates’ side on this night, Matanzas coach Scott Crooke said. The Pirates, who ended the season at 7-13, had some chances to get on the scoreboard in the second half. Their best opportunity came midway through the second half when a shot by Sahara Wilks clanged off the right post. Matanzas finally scored with 14 seconds left, on Barham’s penalty kick. “There’s me and Olivia (Slusarz), who take all of our PKs,” Barham said. “And I knew in that moment that I wanted it. That was mine. ... But with 14 seconds left, there was not much we were going to do.” The Pirates had six shots on
goal against the Falcons. “I’m so pleased with these girls,” Crooke said. “We talked a lot about our 11 seniors and what we’ve built up with them over the last four years, how strong they’ve gotten and how good they’ve played. ... We’ll move on and work to build on the next group coming up.” Barham plans to attend Pace University in New York City. She said she has contacted the school’s coach and hopes to have the opportunity to continue her career. She also plans to cheer on the next group of Pirates. “I can’t wait to come watch them do something good during their high school years,” she said.
FPC boys soccer team makes gains in a transition year The Bulldogs ended the season at 10-10-2, their best in six years. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
After Flagler Palm Coast’s 4-0 loss to Bartram Trail in a District 1-7A boys soccer quarterfinal on Jan. 28, FPC coach Troy Stone thanked the visitors for coming. The Bears, seeded fourth in the district, were supposed to host the game, but Bartram Trail’s girls team was also hosting that night, so the boys
traveled to fifth-seeded FPC. “That you guys would sacrifice to come down to FPC even though you earned the homefield advantage, we appreciate that,” Stone said. “Thank you, coach,” the Bears’ players responded one by one. A few steps away, FPC’s other coach, Ramtin Amiri, thanked the Bulldogs for a season to be proud of. “They didn’t have to win tonight to make me proud,” Amiri said afterward. This was a season in transition for the Bulldogs. Stone, FPC’s head coach since the 2018-19 season, exchanged
roles with Amiri. Stone retained administrative duties for the varsity team with Amiri taking over the coaching. “It was an effort to push the program forward,” Stone said before the season. “Ramtin has the youth and the energy. When he was coaching JV, he was getting results he shouldn’t have been getting.” The Bulldogs finished the season 10-10-2, their best record since 2016, when Amiri was a junior on the team. “They were pretty decent,” Amiri said of the Bears. “They knew what they were doing. You can hold your hands up and say they were the better
opponent. But we can be proud of ourselves, because this was the best season we had since 2016 — the most goals scored since then (49), the most wins since then, the least (number) of losses since then — so we’ve shown improvement and that’s what’s important.” Bartram Trail jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first half and made it 4-0 late in the game. Despite the final score, senior goalkeeper Tanner Paulo was named the Bulldogs’ player of the game. “He has kind of been in the shadows of goal scorers and the guys who create chances up top, but he has been abso-
lutely phenomenal,” Amiri said. “He didn’t have the greatest season last year, but he came back a totally different person this year with multiple clean sheets. He kept us in games, and he was able to score a goal this year, too, when he played on the field.” While the Bulldogs will lose 12 seniors, they’ve also had several young players make an impact. Five freshmen combined to score 15 goals and dish out 11 assists this season. “Loads of freshmen were able to step up this year, and they’ll step up next year, the same with the sophomores and juniors,” Amiri said.
Matanzas s Joseph ‘Fuji’ Powell scored the game’s only goal with 25 seconds remaining to give the Pirates a district semifinal victory. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
One minute, Joseph “Fuji” Powell was watching the trajectory of his shot curve into the lower right corner of the goal. The next, he found himself on the bottom of a pile as his Matanzas teammates swarmed in celebration. Fuji scored with 25 seconds left in regulation to give the Pirates a dramatic 1-0 victory over Clay High School in the District 4-5A boys soccer semifinals Jan. 31 at Pedro Menendez High School. “In a game like this, to win it like we did, it’s magical,”
FPC’s seaso FPC’s girls soccer season ended with a 1-0 loss to Oakleaf in a district quarterfinal. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
FPC girls soccer coach Pete Hald ticked off some highlights from the 2021-22 season. The one highlight missing from his shortlist was a personal milestone. On Dec. 9, the Bulldogs defeated Matanzas 8-0 for
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scores game-winner in final seconds Matanzas defender Aiden Sauco said after the whoops and hollers, hugs and handshakes. The Pirates (9-4-1) advanced to the district championship game against host Menendez on Feb. 2. But as the No. 4-ranked team in the region heading into districts, the semifinal win all but guaranteed Matanzas a trip to the regional playoffs, which begin Feb. 9. While the game appeared to be headed to overtime, Matanzas coach Beto Aguilar said he had a feeling Powell’s shot would result in the goahead goal. “As soon as he let go, I said, ‘OK, someone’s getting a header,’ Aguilar said. “But even better, it went in. From last year to this year, Fuji has become dangerous in the attack. He put in some serious work over the summer.” The Pirates had several chances to score in the final minutes. Clay’s goalkeeper
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the Pirates knew they were running out of chances in regulation. “I thought to cross,” Powell said. “But I saw the keeper was off his line, so I chipped it over him. It was a close call. It just got over him.” The Pirates had a golden opportunity to take an early lead when Andrew Alvarez, who leads the team with 13 goals, was fouled in the box. Alvarez’s penalty shot bounced off the left post and rolled behind the goalkeeper but in front of the goal line. “When you miss a PK like that, it lowers the energy of the team,” Sauco said. But the Pirates said they realized they had to turn it up against a Clay team that was tougher than they expected. “We kind of absorbed the storm in the first few minutes,” Aguilar said. “The boys weathered that storm and stayed composed.” Email brent@palmcoastobserver.com.
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Matanzas lifters Jackson and Tice qualify for 2A state championships Jackson qualified in both events in the 139-pound weight class. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
Matanzas weightlifters Karissa Jackson and Andie Tice were both runners-up in their weight classes at the Region 2-2A meet last week, and both will be competing at the Class
2A girls weightlifting state championships Feb. 11 at Port St. Joe High School. Jackson qualified to compete in both the traditional bench press/ clean and jerk event and the new snatch event in the 139-pound weight class. She broke her own school records with a 170-pound bench and a 310-pound total. She lifted 140 in the clean and jerk. Jackson also finished second at region in the snatch event with a
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100-pound lift. Tice had a 140 bench and a 140 clean and jerk for 280 total to finish second in the 129-pound class. She benched 140 on her first attempt but missed 150 on her next two tries. Matanzas competed at St. Augustine High in the regional, which was split into two sites with two districts competing at each site on different days. Results were not released until both competitions were completed. Four other Matanzas lifters finished among the top 10 in their weight classes but did qualify for state. In the traditional event, Kenna Peck was seventh in the 169-pound class, Tabatha Salcedo was eighth in 183 pounds, Morgan Matthews was ninth in 199 pounds and Maria Kelly was 10th in 154 pounds. Sarah Sanchez was seventh in snatch in 154 pounds. Matanzas girls weightlifters flex for a team picture at the Region 2-2A subregional meet Jan. 26 at St. Augustine High School.
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There was never a doubt that Flagler Palm Coast senior Annie Buchanan would return to the state girls weightlifting championships to defend her 2021 title. Buchanan guaranteed her return by winning the 199-pound titles in the traditional bench press/clean and jerk competition as well as the new snatch lift event at the Region 1-3A meet Jan. 29 at FPC. She is one of 11 FPC lifters who have qualified for the Class 3A state championships Feb. 10 at Port St. Joe High School. Buchanan, Aryannah Rosa (110-pound weight class), Kelsey Gocking (129) Aun’yale Howard (139) and Diana Croft (154) all competed at state last year, and they all qualified to compete in both events this time around. Brianna Tucker (129), Midlyne Thomas (183) and Colleen Haaf (unlimited) also qualified in both events. Charity Alonso (154), Chole Long (169) and Zoey Gotera (unlimited) qualified for the snatch lift. Four of the Bulldogs’ returning state qualifiers blew their 2021 state totals out of the water at the regional. Buchanan merely matched her state total of 450 pounds. But she won the state championship by 85 pounds last year, so the other Class 3A lifters have had quite a bit of catching up to do. Buchanan is the top seed at state in both events. Her 450 bench/clean and jerk total
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Aun’yale Howard won the snatch lift title at 139 pounds.
FPC qualifiers TRADITIONAL: With regional place and bench press, clean and jerk and total: 110: Aryanna Rosa, second, 125140—270 (No. 4 seed). 129: Kelsey Gocking, third, 140-160—300 (5 seed); Brianna Tucker, ninth, 135-145—280. 139: Aun’yale Howard, third, 150-170—320 (4 seed). 154: Diana Croft, third, 175-175—350 (5 seed). 183: Midlyne Thomas, seventh, 140-150—290. 199: Annie Buchanan, first, 250-220—450 (1 seed). Unl: Colleen Haaf, seventh, 170-165—335. SNATCH LIFT: With regional place and lift: 110: Aryanna Rosa, second, 105 (No. 3 seed). 129: Kelsey Gocking, fourth, 115 (6 seed); Brianna Tucker, fifth, 110. 139: Aun’yale Howard, first, 130 (2 seed). 154: Diana Croft, first, 130 (4 seed); Charity Alonso, fifth, 105. 169: Chloe Long, eighth, 105. 183: Midlyne Thomas, fourth, 100. 199: Annie Buchanan, first, 165 (1 seed). Unl: Colleen Haaf, third, 120 (7 seed).
is 95 pounds more than the second seed’s total. At the regional, Buchanan won the traditional championship by 120 pounds over second-place Abby Routh of Navarre. Buchanan’s snatch lift of 165 pounds was 50 pounds more than second place. Buchanan benched 230 and clean and jerked 220 at the regional. She likely would have surpassed her state total by five pounds but decided to jump from 230 to 240 on her third bench press attempt and didn’t hit it. She successfully benched 235 at districts Jan. 19. Rosa finished second in both events at regional. She placed fifth last year in the 110-pound class with a 250 total. She totaled 270 at regional in the traditional event and lifted 105 in snatch. Howard won the snatch title at regional with a 130-pound lift, and finished third in the traditional event with a 320 total. Howard had a 285 total at state last year. Croft also won the snatch title at regional with a 130 lift. She was third in the traditional event with 350 total, 40 more than her 2021 state total. Gocking placed third at regional in traditional with a 300 total and fourth in snatch with 115. She lifted a total of 285 pounds in the traditional competition at state last year.
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pins for the Bulldogs. FPC’s Kole Hannant (120) and Felipe Costa (145) won major decisions. The teams split the two most anticipated matches of the night involving four returning state qualifiers. Matanzas senior Tyson Mills won by a 6-4 decision over Tim King at 152 pounds. FPC’s Blane DeFord, who placed fourth at state the past two seasons, won a 4-2 decision over Jordan Mills at 170 pounds. Henson White won at 138 pounds for Matanzas.
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In her 29 years in the real estate industry, Kristin Petersen has never seen prices climb like they are now. She’s heard a lot of people call the current Florida real estate market “crazy.” But she thinks that’s the wrong word. “The market, I think, is just responding to supply and demand,” Petersen, a sales manager/broker associate at Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” program on Jan. 28. “So it’s actually not crazy. It’s normal for what’s going on.” A set of factors, she said, have converged to raise prices in Florida, making the state’s percentage of households paying over 30% of their income toward housing among the highest in the country. “Florida’s got a real problem there, and it’s not going to be fixed in a year. It might not even be fixed in two years,” Petersen said. “Because it’s multiple industries that are creating this. It’s employment, it’s the cost to build, it’s availability. And of course then you have, on top of that, 1,000 people a day moving to Florida, because we’re open for business and we’re cheaper.” Single-earner households are having a particularly hard time affording housing, she said.
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have been building at the fastest pace in recent memory. However, high prices and low rates of starter home construction will remain a challenge.” Looking at 2021, Florida Realtors latest housing data shows that Florida’s housing market had more than 528,000 sales of existing homes (all types), up 19% year-over-year – resulting in a total dollar volume of about $241 billion – despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “In terms of sales, 2021 could also be called ‘The Year of the Condo’,” O’Connor said. “Over 160,000 existing homes in the condo and townhouse category sold in 2021, marking a more than 34% increase over 2020’s total. In contrast, the over 350,000 sales in the singlefamily home category, while over twice the size in number, represented only about a 13% increase, year-over-year.” The lack of inventory impacted the housing market statewide over the year. “We got our hopes up for inventory, but except for a few months that didn’t happen,” he said. “We started the year with a 1.6-month’s supply of existing single-family homes, but we ended 2021 with a 1-month’s supply; and in many of your local markets, it’s down to a half-a-month’s supply. “For years, Florida has had more existing condos than single-family homes, but by the end of the year, existing condos and townhomes are down to a 1.3-month’s supply, which is very close to the single-family category.”
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Senate President Wilton Simpson led the charge last year to increase the minimum wage for state workers to $13 an hour. This year, the Trilby Republican wants to boost it to $15 per hour starting Oct. 1 — four years ahead of when the minimum wage will reach $15 for all workers. The move would cost $1 billion in state funds and affect thousands of state workers and even more contractors. Simpson said low-paid workers providing critical services need a raise, especially as inflation increases the cost of living.
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Condos James and Vicki Bowen, of Tavares, sold 700 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 624, to Jeff Gadd, of Jacksonville Beach, for $736,000. Built in 2004, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,682 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $413,000.
Renee Shevlin sold 56 Club House Drive, Unit 202, to Laura Braksator, of Clifton, Virginia, for $208,000. Built in 1977, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,136 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $57,000. Belle Terre WJHFL LLC, of Norcross, Georgia, sold 18 Pepper Lane to Arthur Williams, of Palm Coast, for $282,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 5/3 and has 2,274 square feet. Grand Haven TADA Properties LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 1 Augusta Trail to Zander Holding Group LLC, of Palm Coast, for $390,000. Built in 2015, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,293 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $279,000.
Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 671 Grand Reserve Drive to Dawn and Anthony Wagner, of Bunnell, for $280,635. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet. Hammock Beach Amaral Custom Homes Inc., of Palm Coast, sold 52 Oak View Circle to Donna McLean, of Palm Coast, for $764,000. Built in 2009, the house is a 4/3.5 and has 3,006 square feet. Indian Trails D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 15 Bracken Lane to Tatyana Gabai and Serguei Gorounov, of Palm Coast, for $295,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.
Bolding, of Palm Coast, for $340,000. Built in 1987, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,051 square feet. It sold in 1987 for $114,200. Not in Subdivision Maronda Homes LLC sold 64 Fawn Haven Trail to David Keaney, of Ormond Beach, for $340,190. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,702 square feet. Palm Harbor Karl and Ellen Tozzi sold 7 Fleming Court to Scott and Rena Huminsky, of Shorewood, Illinois, for $487,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 2/2 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 1,638 square feet. It sold in 1991 for $114,900.
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Lehigh Woods Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 17 Red Clover Lane to Jeffrey and Rose Bond, of Palm Coast, for $243,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,284 square feet.
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$317,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,006 square feet. Seascape George Burnett, individually and as trustee, sold 32 Seascape Drive to Daniel and Anissa Konieczny, of Palm Coast, for $900,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 3/3.5 and has a fireplace and 2,628 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $585,000.
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Palm Coast, sold 12 Walker Drive to Lynn Eisele, of Palm Coast, for $372,000. Built in 1997, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,107 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $255,000. Plantation Bay Volusia Residential Construction LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 313 Stirling Bridge Drive to Philip and Gloria Grabe, of Ormond Beach, for $730,520. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/3.5 and has 2,740 square feet.
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Bridge Drive to Joseph and Julie Swope, of Ormond Beach, for $625,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,402 square feet. Quail Hollow Nikolay and Lyudmila Zavyalov sold 22 Zonal Geranium Trail to Kevin and Jenifer
Pessina, of Palm Coast, for $399,900. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,761 square feet.
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Mary and Marisa Toth, of Palm Coast, sold 54 Kathleen Trail to Helen Poulos, of Palm Coast, for $240,000. Built in 1998, the house is a 3/2 and
Sea Colony Christopher Pruzinsky, Pamela Gilbert, Jeffrey Pruzinsky and Timothy Pruzinsky sold 10 Sea Vista Drive to Thomas and Daun McGarragh, of Palm Coast, for
Seminole Woods Alina Luczak, of Clermont, sold 334 Underwood Trail to Barbara Karns, of Palm Coast, for $260,000. Built in 1990, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,847 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $155,000. Stonebridge Donald and Bonnie Chapman sold 2300 Stonebridge Way to Domingo and Yolanda Cle-
mente, of Flagler Beach, for $415,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,097 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $200,000. Sugar Mill Plantation Timothy and Melissa Loutzenhiser, of Ormond Beach, sold 6 Coacochee Drive to Evgeny Ermakov and Larisa Ermakova, of Flagler Beach, for $605,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 4/4 and has a swimming pool and 3,110 square feet. Woodlands Amir and Naseem Malik, of St. Augustine, sold 19 Blare Castle Drive to Patrick and Kathy Burns, of Palm Coast, for $255,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 2/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,402 square feet.
Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.
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Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Bunnell Organics located at 1500 County Road 13, in the City of Bunnell, Flagler County, FL 32110 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Mary Whitham February 3, 2022 22-00019F
Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Kassy’s Eclectic Thrift Boutique located at 22 Woodfield Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Kassy Eugene Enterprise, LLC February 3, 2022 22-00028F
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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 2021 CA 000445 KATHERINE R. ULRICH, Plaintiff, vs. WHITNEY MARIE SMITH AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE, Defendants. NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 10, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2021 CA 000445 of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida wherein KATHERINE R. ULRICH, Plaintiff and WHITNEY MARIE SMITH and UNKNOWN SPOUSE are Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110 at 11:00 A.M. on March 4, 2022, the following described property: Lot 16, Block 85, Daytona North Subdivision, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 10, Pages 1 through 15, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Attention: Persons with Disabilities If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call l-800-955-8770. Dated: January 24th, 2022. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: By: GEORGE S. PAPPAS, ESQUIRE 213 Silver Beach Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32118 (386) 254-2941 Florida Bar #224642 Email: gpappas@pappasrussell.com Secondary: jr@pappasrussell.com February 3, 10, 2022 22-00010G
FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Ohlson Photography located at 4 Village Drive, in the City of Flagler Beach, Flagler County, FL 32136 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. INT28, Inc. February 3, 2022 22-00021F
FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Branded Brothers located at 65 Putter Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Charles Traubert February 3, 2022 22-00022F
FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Lyonsword Publishing located at 12 Hammock Beach Parkway, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32137 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Dallas O. Kelley February 3, 2022 22-00023F
FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of 5W30 Auto Care Center located at 82 Pine Grove Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Wilner Devis 5W30 Auto Care Center, LLC. February 3, 2022 22-00025F
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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 14th day of February 2022, for the purpose of First Reading of Ordinance 2022-04, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2022-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA AMENDING THE SECTION 2-87 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE CODE CODIFIER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes) February 3, 2022
SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021-CP-551 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF FRED J. AMERAULT, Deceased. The administration of the estate of FRED J. AMERAULT, deceased, whose date of death was December 21, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Building #1 - Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Bunnell, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIR.ST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIR.ST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 27, 2022. Personal Representative: LINDA AMERAULT 328 Lakebridge Crossing Canton, Georgia 30114 Attorney for Personal Representative: NORBERTO S. KATZ, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 399086 425 West Colonial Drive, Suite 104 Orlando, Florida 32804 Telephone: (407) 849- 7072 Fax: (407) 849-7075 E-Mail: velizkatz@velizkatzlaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative January 27; February 3, 2022 22-00009G
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Lot 16, Block 634, PORT MALABAR UNIT THIRTEEN, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 54 through 63, inclusive, of the Public Records of Brevard County, Florida. KNOWN AS: 408 Calamondin Avenue NW, Palm Bay, Florida 32907 Lot 28, Block 98, PORT ST. JOHN UNIT THREE, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 22, Pages 25 through 35, inclusive, Public Records of Brevard County, Florida. KNOWN AS: 4732 Alfred Street, Cocoa, Florida 32927 Lot 12, Block 685, PORT MALABAR UNIT FIFTEEN, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 72, of the Public Records of Brevard County, Florida. KNOWN AS: 1085 Ulysses Avenue SE, Palm Bay, Florida 32909 Lot 24, Block 1123, Port St. Lucie Section Nine, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 39, Public Records of Saint Lucie County, Florida. KNOWN AS: 2022 Cameo Blvd., Port St. Lucie, Florida 34953 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THB SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. DATED this 28th day of January, 2022. WRIGHT, PONSOLDT & LOZEAU, TRIAL ATTORNEYS, L.L.P. TIM B. WRIGHT Fla. Bar No.: 823351 1002 S.E. Monterey Commons Blvd. Suite 100 Stuart, Florida 34996 (772) 286-5566 Telephone (772) 286-9102 Fax Timwright@wpltrialattorneys.com cbaxter@wplttrialattorneys.com smitchell@wpltrialattorneys.com Counsel for Plaintiff 22-00011G February 3, 10, 2022
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FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of This & That and Antiques located at 2323 N. State Street, Unit #50, in the City of Bunnell, Flagler County, FL 32110 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Leslie N. Johnsen February 3, 2022 22-00020F
NOTICE FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 56 2021 CA 868 JUDGE: ELIZABETH METGER RHRUDA, INC., A Florida Corporation, Plaintiff, v. RENAR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a Florida Corporation and TD EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC., a Maine Corporation Defendants, NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure filed on January 24, 2022, and entered in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for St. Lucie County, Florida, Case No.: 562021 CA 868, wherein RHRUDA, Inc., a Florida Corporation is the Plaintiff and Renar Development Company, a Florida Corporation and TD Equipment Finance, Inc., a Maine Corporation are the Defendants, the Clerk, Michelle R. Miller, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash on the 15th day of March, 2022, by electronic sale at https://www.stlucieclerk.com/auctions beginning at 8:00 o’clock a.m. in accordance with section 45.031, Florida Statutes, the property situated in said County, more particularly described as follows: Lot 10, of Block 11, of PALM COAST, Map of FLORIDA PARK, Section 9, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Map Book 6, Pages 3642, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida, and as amended by instrument recorded in Official Records Book 35, Page 528, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida. KNOWN AS: 40 Farmsworth Drive, Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Lot 11, Block 1185, PORT MALABAR UNIT TWENTY FOUR, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 16, pages 29 through 41, inclusive, Public Records of Brevard County, Florida. KNOWN AS: 3048 Oakwood Avenue SE, Palm Bay, Florida 32909
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Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Paradise Pest Control Services located at 36 Old Macon Drive, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32174 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2022. Margaret Johnson Warfel February 3, 2022 22-00012V
Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Shadow Lake Animal Hospital located at c/o Veterinary Innovative Partners (FL) LLC, 125 N. Nova Road, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32174, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 1st day of February, 2022. Veterinary Innovative Partners (FL) LLC February 3, 2022 22-00013V
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