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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022

Help wanted School district looking into ILA for Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club to defray costs PAGE 5A INSIDE RIDE ON

Photo by Danny Broadhurst

County Commission candidates (left to right) Denise Calderwood, Greg Hansen (incumbent), Janet McDonald and Leann Pennington.

Palm Coast bicyclists ride in 13th-annual ‘Tour de Palm Coast’ PAGES 4B-5B

BUDGET INCREASES

City faces budget increases as material, labor costs rise PAGE 2A

SCHOOL TAXES

School Board advertises tentative tax rate, budget PAGE 4A

YOUNG ATHLETES

Flagler middle school sports slated to return with intramural program PAGE 4C

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POLITICAL FORUMS County Commission candidates argue growth, development at Free For All Political Forum PAGES 10A-11A

Assailant training: FCSO class provides best info for worstcase scenario PAGE 8A

Ocean bound

Green sea turtles ‘Artichoke’ and ‘Granny Smith’ released from turtle hospital. PAGE 3A

LEGAL CONSTRAINTS Staly says deputies’ options are limited when it comes to fireworks enforcement PAGE 12A

INDEX

Business..................... PAGE 8B Calendar..................... PAGE 6B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts...............PAGE 7B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices............ PAGE 8C Real Estate................. PAGE 5C Veterans....................PAGE 12A

Gilbert’s climb Photo by Danny Broadhurst

Sea Turtle Hospital Program Manager Cat Eastman with juvenile green sea turtle “Granny Smith” and Tori Summers, an animal care technician at the hospital

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CITY WATCH

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

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Current water and wastewater FTE (fulltime equivalent) positions in the Palm Coast city government

FTE positions the department wants to add for water and wastewater work

Stormwater FTE positions

FTE positions the department wants to add for stormwater work

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Building Department FTE positions

FTE positions the Building Department wants to add

City faces budget increases as material costs rise Palm Coast’s city government is facing cost increases from a combination of rising material and labor costs and rising population. Several city departments that deal with infrastructure issues hope to add 14 new staff positions across several departments this coming year, most of them in the city’s Utility Department. Of the 14 new positions, seven would be water/wastewater staff members, and six would deal with stormwater. The remaining position would be in the city’s Building Department. The city’s Construction Management and Engineering Division is projecting a 28.5% budget increase for the 2023 fiscal year, rising to $918,560. “This is highly tied to growth and growth management,” Utility Director Steve Flanagan said. “We have a new position for a construction site inspector, and so that’s the majority of the cost increases here.” The city’s Wastewater Pumping Division is also predicting a 25.8% budget increase, mostly because of material price hikes and the cost of maintaining generators the city bought this year, Flanagan said. The city’s Wastewater Collection Division is expecting a budget increase of almost $1.4 million, or about 32.2%, “This is a division that demands a high level of maintenance,” Flanagan said. “This is tied to our PEP system, which is a high-maintenance entity in and of itself.” The division is seeking two new technicians. Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2 is also seeing a major increase — 42.9%, up to a proposed budget of $1.9 million — for the coming year. “That’s the one that demands the

Costs are also rising at the city’s water treatment plants as chemical costs rise — in some cases, by 3040%.

A local wastewater treatment facility.

most maintenance, and so we’re looking at trying to add an operator there especially as our flows increase, due to our growth,” Flanagan said. The plant is being expanded from a capacity of two million gallons a day to four millions of gallons a day. Money for the expansion is coming from a State Revolving Fund loan. Costs are also rising at the city’s water treatment plants as chemical costs rise — in some cases, by 30-40%. The city is conducting a utility rate study which is accounting for those increases, Flanagan said. Mayor David Alfin asked if the city is buying water and wastewater treatment chemicals through a contract with a manufacturer, so that the city can have more warning of coming cost increases. The city has contracts with manufacturers, Flanagan said, but they aren’t holding prices steady the way they used to.

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“In the past, we could get the vendors to hold the prices for quite some time,” he said. That’s no longer the case; recently, for one chemical, the manufacturer would only agree to hold a price for six months, Flanagan said. City staff members are hoping that rising interest rates will lessen demand and stabilize prices, he said. “We are doing everything we can to keep up with the growth at the rate that it is now moving,” Flanagan said. “Part of the rate study will definitely take into consideration that growth pattern.” The city’s Stormwater Management and Engineering division wants to add a resiliency compliance manager position this year, said Carl Cote, the city’s stormwater and engineering director. “There’s more and more grants dealing with resiliency out there,” Cote said. “The person’s going to help go after those grants.”

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The city is also seeing some changes with its stormwater maintenance equipment operations work. The city uses state inmate crews for some of that labor, and the state used to provide a deputy to oversee the inmates, but will no longer do so. Instead, two city staff members will have to provide that oversight. That doesn’t mean much of a budget change, Cote said: Rather than paying for a deputy, the city will be paying to keep staff members on site. Councilman Ed Danko noted that the deputies who supervised the prisoners before would presumably have been armed. Would the city staff members? he asked. Cote said the guards weren’t armed before, and the city staff members who will be guarding the prisoners in the future won’t be either. The prisoners will be ones who are near release and don’t have major infractions, Cote said.

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Going home

DANNY BROADHURST CONTRIBUTING WRITER

wo young sea turtles felt the warm, frothing waters of the Florida surf beneath their flippers for the first time in months on July 14 as Whitney Laboratory scientists carried them out into the Atlantic and lowered them into the waves. A crowd of beachgoers followed the scientists and volunteers, waving and cheering as the turtles swam off. The two green sea turtles — named “Granny Smith” and “Artichoke” — had spent five months and 17 months, respectively, at the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience’s Sea Turtle Hospital recovering from Fibropapillomatosis, a viral tumor-causing disease common in the region’s turtles. Scientists first began noticing the disease decades ago in turtles in the Keys; by the ‘90s, it had spread to the Indian River Lagoon. Scientists are still learning about how it spreads, and University of Florida Assistant Professor David Duffy is exploring factors that drive the disease. Fibropapillomatosis is especially common in the local turtle population, and the Sea Turtle Hospital at the Whitney Laboratory typically has around eight turtles in its care. Both Artichoke and Granny Smith, who’s actually a male, underwent multiple surgeries. Artichoke’s condition was severe enough that one of her flippers had to be removed after a year of care, said Catherine “Cat” Eastman, the Sea Turtle Hospital’s program manager. Sea Turtle Hospital veterinarian Brooke Burkhalter used CO2 lasers to remove the tumors, and staff and volunteers fed the turtles a grand final dinner the night before their release. For more information about the Sea Turtle Hospital, visit www.whitney. ufl.edu/conservation--sea-turtle-hospital/. To sponsor a turtle, visit www. whitney.ufl.edu/conservation--sea-turtle-hospital/sponsor-a-turtle/. — Jonathan Simmons contributed to this story.

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Devon Rollinson-Ramia, Sea Turtle Hospital manager and veterinary technician, presents “Artichoke” to the crowd before release.

DID YOU KNOW? Loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles nest on the beaches in northeast Florida Sea turtles spend their whole life in the ocean, except when females come ashore to lay eggs Sea turtles cannot retract their head into their shells like other turtles and tortoises can for safety Sea turtles are ectothermic, or “cold-blooded,” reptiles that breathe air Fibropapillomatosis, or FP, is a mysterious disease that affects all species of sea turtles, but especially green turtles Sea turtles are impacted by lights on the beach; turn off lights visible on nesting beaches or use special fixtures to shield the light from the beach. Information from the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

The crowd celebrates as the animals are released into the surf.

The team of staff and volunteers at the Whitney Laboratory of Marine Science’s Sea Turtle Hospital.

Sea Turtle Hospital Program Manager Catherine Eastman has been working with sea turtles in Florida since 1998.

Sea Turtle Hospital DVM Brooke Burkhalter interacts with the crowd gathered for the animals' release. There were plenty of supporters on hand to witness the animals’ release.

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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022

ENRAC moves forward

‘Lean year’ expected for Flagler Schools

Each council member will nominate two people for the environmental board.

The general fund balance of $9.5 million in 2021 is projected to fall to $5 million in 2023.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Plans for a new environmental advisory committee in Volusia County are moving forward. The Volusia County Council on Tuesday, July 19, laid out the committee’s structure and voted unanimously to authorize its formation. The committee was intially expected to have nine members, but the council decided the Environmental and Natural Resources Advisory Committee will have 14 members, with each council member nominating two people from any district. While not a new concept in Volusia County — an ENRAC was active from 1987 to 2003, working with county staff to recommend minimum standards for environmental protection, according to a press release — the committee’s resurgence came after a growth management workshop held in June. Members on the committee may be from citizen advocacy groups, civic organizations, professional associations, agricultural interests, arborists, foresters, other governmental organizations, environmental consultants and universities. The goal of the committee is to have a balanced representation of all these groups, the county stated in its press release. Councilwoman Barb Girtman was the first to say that she wanted to select two members for the committee. “I think this issue is broad enough that, for District 1, there should be more than one person speaking to the concern, because I think it’s a challenge to find one individual to represent the full voice,” she said. The original ENRAC membership criteria had each council member appoint one representative for their district, and the remaining four representatives were appointed by

the council as a whole from sectors of the community like professional development and academics. Steve Crump, executive director of the Volusia County Farm Bureau, spoke before the council at the meeting and said the Farm Bureau supported the creation of ENRAC. He asked the council to include representatives from the agricultural committee. “We would like to remind the council that we believe most of the land in the county that is available for future development is currently in agriculture,” Crump said. After one member of the public asked the council to look into representatives’ backgrounds further before appointing them into ENRAC, County Councilman Danny Robins asked staff to see what other counties are doing in terms of background checks. He wanted to expand the county’s background checks to extend to criminal charges. If something showed up in an applicant’s background check, Robins said, the board could discuss it further to see if it’s acceptable. Councilwoman Heather Post said she thought they the council was “stepping into the weeds” by doing that. She said it would be hypocritical of council members to discuss someone’s specific background when people with criminal histories can be elected into public office or work for the county. ENRAC would be a volunteer board. “If anybody has any giant ethics violations or something with someone that is brought up, that’s the whole reason we vote on whether or not someone specific is viable,” Post said. Robins said council members would need that information to determine if someone can serve, and Post replied that he could look up applicants’ criminal histories himself. Council Chair Jeff Brower, frustrated, said the council was “making an absurdity out of this.” Robins asked for his motion to be tabled until the council’s closing comments, at which point the motion passed, 4-3.

fund of over $122 million. Of that, $78.5 million is budgeted for classroom instruction. The district’s proposed millage rate of 5.546 ($5.546 per $1,000 in taxable value) is the lowest it has been since it peaked in 1995-96 at 11.436 mills. But property tax revenue has increased due to property values increasing in the county by more than $2 billion, Wormeck said. However, property tax revenue has an inverse relationship to state funding, Wormeck said. “When our property values go up, state funding goes down for us,” she said. Board Vice Chair Colleen Conklin — filling in for Chair Trevor Tucker, who participated in the meeting remotely — said many newcomers are not aware of the state Department of Education funding formula. “When many people relocate from other places and they hear we’re flushed with property taxes that have increased so dramatically, the natural inclination is you have more revenue,” Conklin said. “The reality is that’s just not true in Florida the way the funding formula works.” The district began the 2021-22 fiscal year last July with a $9.5 million fund balance. But, like all school

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Presenting Flagler Schools’ tentative tax rate and budget to the School Board, Chief Financial Officer Patty Wormeck said the 2022-23 budget is going to be tight for all schools. “No fluff, nothing extra,” she said. The district is projected to move $1.5 million from its fund balance to balance this year’s budget, Wormeck said. That would leave $5 million remaining in the fund balance at the end of the fiscal year. “We recognize it’s going to be a lean year,” Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt concluded. The board approved advertising the proposed millage rate and budget at a special meeting June 20. The first public hearing for the millage and budget is at 5:15 p.m., Aug. 2, in Training Room 3 in the Government Services Building. The tentative budget is more than $201 million, including a general

districts, Flagler’s budget took a massive hit due to school vouchers. The district lost $3.5 million in state funding to scholarships for students who switched to private or home schools, Wormeck said. The district had already budgeted $1.2 million from the fund balance. The $4.7 million total lowered the fund balance to $6.5 million. Since then, the state has improved FTE forecasting, Wormeck said, referring to measuring full-time students over a 180-day school year, which will help districts keep track of vouchers. The tentative budget includes a $5.5 million placeholder for vouchers, as well as $1 million to cover the required increase for minimum wage employees. “We’ll have a better handle on scholarships for 2022 to ’23 than ever before,” Wormeck said. “So we’re hoping we won’t have a big surprise as we had last year.” While forecasting has improved, the board still worried about losing a large chunk in voucher money. “So, more than ever, private schools and home schools are in competition with public schools,” board member Jill Woolbright said.

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A fire ripped through a Palm Coast W Section house on July 26, killing a pet and destroying the home. Firefighters were dispatched to the house at about 4 p.m. The homeowner reported hearing a loud bang in the garage, then finding the whole garage on fire. When firefighters arrived, flames were through the roof, and smoke was pouring out under the eaves. The people in the house got out with two of their pets, but the third pet died, and the house was a total loss. The city called the Red Cross to assist the displaced family.

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School district looks for partners to support Swim and Racquet Club Under a new proposal, the district, city, county and club advisory committee would each contribute to keep the facility open. BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Flagler County School Board is looking for a way to keep the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club open to the public. But it does not want to continue operating the facility at a loss, so it is seeking help. The school district’s projected operating budget for the club for the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year is $317,031. Its revenue for the 2021-22 fiscal year was $148,004. That included membership fees, agreements with insurance companies through their memberships for the use of the gym and pool and $25,000 from Flagler County. If revenue streams don’t increase, the district projects a loss of $169,027 for 2022-23. “I do not want to see us losing money every year,” Board Chair Trevor Tucker said at a June 19 workshop. “The longer we don’t move, the longer this number will be here.” Joshua Walker, the district’s coordinator for community services, suggested that the district work with the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club’s Advisory Committee to explore ways to drive revenue and increase membership. Walker said the club would need to add 403 new members at the current rates to break even for the upcoming year. While reaching that number seems unfeasible, board member Cheryl Massaro presented a proposal by

pool next year, Walker said. The Flagler Fluid Swim Team and the Synchro Belles Artistic Swim Team also train there.

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A water aerobics class at Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club.

the advisory committee that would require an interlocal agreement with the county, the city of Palm Coast and the School Board. Under the proposal, the city, county and school district would each contribute $50,000 annually to facility. The county already contributes $25,000. The advisory committee would also contribute $50,000 by taking over memberships, increasing membership rates and attracting new members through promotions. The total of $200,000 would more than cover the projected deficit. “I think this is the best way for the school district to start to limit their responsibility,” Massaro said. “This group, I think, has the capability of increasing memberships. I can’t remember the last time we did any kind of promotions for Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. It kind of has been this hidden, little gem that nobody has wanted to spend any time or money on but a lot of people have taken advantage of. A lot of

“If this doesn’t work, do we continue to fund it? Up until then, I’m OK with giving this a whirl.” TREVOR TUCKER, School Board member

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The district is reopening three of the club’s four tennis courts. It had planned to demolish all of the courts and place portable classrooms on the site. It withdrew that plan because of the cost. One of the four courts is in disrepair. Two of the courts that will reopen also have markings for pickleball. The aging facility will continue to need upgrades, Freeman and Walker said. Freeman said a facility assessment was conducted earlier this year. The pool, which was built in 1978, was renovated in 2017. It is not leaking, but there are some stress fractures on the pool deck. Freeman said the pool pump has been upgraded, and the air conditioner in the women’s restroom has been replaced. A new roof for the bathhouse and pavilion will need to be added to the five-year capital plan, he said. Some of the gym equipment is from the mid- to late-’90s. Walker said a couple of treadmills could not be repaired because there were no longer any replacement parts. One item that is on the district’s construction project list for the upcoming year is repairing the club’s parking lot. Tree roots are pushing up the asphalt in 10 places and could create a hazard, Freeman said. A complete replacement of the lot would cost $350,000, because the asphalt has no base, he said. The project on the district’s plan would cost $190,000 and would entail cutting out the 10 sections and resurfacing the entire lot. “We feel we can cut that down even further and just cut out the areas and put in asphalt for about $100,000,” Freeman said. “We have been discussing closing (this) facility for a very long time,” Massaro said. “Maintenance is a huge thing. I think the best way to go is working with (the advisory committee).”

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MISSING SEMI 4:45 p.m. — 1600 block of North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach Stolen vehicle. A 56-year-old Ormond Beach man called police from a local truck stop after noticing that his semitruck and company trailer were gone from were he parked them. According to an incident report, the man told police that he regularly parks his semi in the truck stop because he is not able to park it at his home. He had parked there the day before, and when he returned that morning, saw that his semi was missing. The company later informed him that the tracker on the trailer had been disabled. Both the man and the company wish to pursue charges for the missing semi and attached trailer.

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TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAULED INTO ROAD RAGE INCIDENT 7:35 a.m. U.S. 1 near County Road 200, Bunnell Criminal mischief. A man was driving north on U.S .1 in a van when a tow truck cut him off, he later told a deputy. The van driver pulled up alongside the tow truck and shouted at the driver. But the tow truck driver then brake-checked him and forced him off the road, the man said. Both cars stopped, and the tow truck driver got out holding a metal object — the man thought it was a pry bar — and bashed in the van’s hood, then threw the the object against the van’s windshield, cracking it. The truck driver left, but the van driver got the tow truck’s license plate number, photographed the driver and contacted the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies tracked down the tow truck driver, who said the van driver had also thrown something at him, denting the tow truck’s door. The Sheriff’s Office forwarded criminal mischief charges against the truck driver to the State Attorney’s Office.

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A new partnership between the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and the First Step Shelter starts next week, with deputies helping First Step staff address homelessness in east Volusia County with an outreach program and a new public hotline. First Step’s new “Eastern Volusia Homeless Outreach Team” is set to start Monday, Aug. 1, with a deputy accompanying an outreach worker visiting people who may be candidates for the First Step Shelter or other resources. The shelter is also deploying a new 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hotline, 386-999HELP, for Volusia residents and businesses to request services for people they believe are in need – and for people experiencing homelessness to find out about the resources available. “Our goal is to meet people where they are and give them a chance to access the services they might need,” said Dr. Victoria Fahlberg, First Step’s executive director. “For those who are looking for a new path, we can be that

after receiving a call about a reckless driver. Upon the reporting officer’s arrival, two witnesses stated that they saw a red car with two juveniles driving around the center’s parking lot, doing “donuts,” according to the incident report. One of the witnesses, a 53-year-old Port Orange man, was riding his bike at the time and had to move out of the way because the girls almost hit him with their car. The man said that the girls then parked their car and were hanging out “with some other males at the skate park.” He parked his bicycle and began hanging out with some friends himself, when the second witness, a 17-yearold boy, went up to him and told him his bike was on the ground and that the bike light had been broken. The boy told the man that he overheard the girls and guys laugh and say they tried to steal the man’s bike lock. The man told police he wished to pursue charges.

JULY 16

PEDICURE THIEF 6:29 p.m. — 1300 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Larceny. Police were dispatched to a local nail salon after a client failed to pay for her services. According to the incident report, employees of the nail salon said that the woman, described as white with brown hair and blonde streaks, was acting

as if she was “under the influence” during her pedicure, and asked to use the restroom and to go smoke a cigarette. One employee said the woman exited the bathroom and appeared to be running away, and employees weren’t able to stop her. She drove away in an older model white Jeep with 50th Disney anniversary plates. She had received $125 worth of services from the nail salon for a gel ombre pedicure, the police report states.

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DRIVER STOPPED FOR HEADLIGHT VIOLATION FESSES UP TO MARIJUANA 11:02 p.m. 10900 block of State Road 100, Bunnell Marijuana possession. A Chrysler, its headlights off, sped past a deputy’s patrol car late at night. The deputy conducted a traffic stop on the car. The driver, a 27-year-old man, rolled down the window, and the smell of marijuana wafted out of the car. The deputy searched the car, finding a 9-mm handgun, two blunts and four baggies of raw marijuana. The driver “spontaneously uttered that the marijuana was his,” according to the report. The deputy arrested him.

first step to starting a new life in stable housing.” The outreach program is intended to help First Step reach more candidates for its services in Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, Holly Hill, Daytona Beach Shores and Ponce Inlet, the six east Volusia cities that contribute funding to the First Step Shelter program. While visiting camps and other areas, the outreach worker will invite candidates to try the shelter’s secure outdoor “safe zone,” where beds, bathrooms, food and water are available. For those who accept the invitation, First Step will arrange transportation and a deputy will begin the background check process for formal admission to the shelter program. For those who are hesitant, the hotline number will be provided in case they decide they’re interested or have more questions in the future. “We’re proud to partner with First Step on this effort to help people change their lives,” said Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who is also stationing a deputy at First Step Shelter as part of the partnership. “When we find someone who’s looking to get off the street and into a safer, more stable environment, our deputies will be there to help them get through the door.” Fahlberg said the 386-999HELP hotline will also provide clear follow-up on resident

MAN’S ATTEMPT TO FLASH BADGE DURING TRAFFIC STOP BACKFIRES 11:57 p.m. State Road 100, Flagler Beach Unlawful use of a badge. A state trooper stopped a car for going 65 mph in a 45-mph zone. The driver, who stank of beer, leafed through his wallet for his licensed. As he did, he “conspicuously utilized his right thumb to remove a felt cover,” displaying an out of state corrections officer badge. The state trooper asked the man if he was a law enforcement officer. The man said he was not, but that he used to work in corrections. The trooper checked with the man’s former corrections department, which verified that he hadn’t worked there for over a year. The man couldn’t give a good reason for why he had the badge: He was legally obligated to turn it in once his employment with the corrections department ended. The man also failed sobriety exercises. The trooper arrested him.

requests. When a resident or business reports an issue, the outreach team will respond, visit the subject of the call, and then report back to the caller with the results. “There’s no quick fix to end homelessness anywhere in America, but we can make a difference in our own community by working together,” said Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, who serves as chairman of First Step Shelter’s board of directors. “With the outreach and collaboration this project brings to bear, I believe the public is going to see what’s possible for those who take advantage of everything the First Step Shelter has to offer.” The First Step Shelter opened in December 2019 at 3889 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, and has a capacity of about 60 single adult residents. That capacity is expected to expand to 70 with additional staffing. In addition to shelter, First Step provides access to comprehensive health, addiction and counseling services as well as help finding employment and housing. The program’s goal is to move residents out of homelessness and into permanent housing.

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Locals get good info for bad scenarios FCSO Cmdr. Mike Lutz teaches volunteers how to react to an active assailant. BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Flagler Sheriff Cmdr. Mike Lutz began his active assailant training class by stating that Flagler County is a very safe community. Then, as he displayed information about mass shootings in his PowerPoint, he asked, “Can something like this happen here?” Heads nodded. Lutz answered for himself. “Yes it can,” he roared. “If you don’t think it can, you’re fooling yourself.” The two-hour presentation at the Flagler County Emergency Operations Center on July 22 was part of a monthly training series sponsored by Flagler County Emergency Management and conducted by Flagler Volunteer Services in coordination with local organizations. Lutz has been conducting the active assailant training class since 2016. He’s traded out videos and updated information over the years. Over 5,200 people have attended the training class, including city, county and school district employees, he said. But while he tells the participants that schools have been targets of violence since there were “settlers and Indians,” the class has never been more relevant than it is now. “It’s the times,” he said, after the volunteers had filed out. “People should know this.”

“We all go through active shooter training. If there’s one of us, we’re going in. That’s how we train.” MIKE LUTZ, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office commander

FLAGLER VOLUNTEER SERVICES Flagler Volunteer Services is a nonprofit that works with other nonprofits and government agencies. It has 1,500 active volunteers and offers training. Some of its volunteer programs include: Reading Pals, which provides mentors for students in VPK to third grade Emergency Support Services, a disaster volunteer program Flagler County Blanketeers, where volunteers knit and crochet blankets, shawls, booties, etc., for those in need S.W.A.T team, which supports local special events The Giving Store, which allows children to select holiday gifts for members of their household free of charge AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP, which provides a variety of services. For more information, call 386-597-2950 or email Volunteer@flaglervolunteer.org.

The most important lesson, he said, is to be aware of your surroundings. It takes an average person a couple of seconds to react to a situation. For a person who is aware, cutting that lag time could save a life. Look for the out-of-the-ordinary, Lutz said. Large awkward bags, a person taking video of a location, asking unusual questions. Two fathers sat in the back of the classroom, each with a young son sitting next to him. “This stuff helps in school,” one

father said after the class. “We wanted them to get something out of it. They need to be prepared.” Lutz showed a news report of the Columbine shooting 23 years ago. Police were sitting outside, waiting for the SWAT team. That was standard procedure back then, Lutz said. That’s changed. “We go in,” he said of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. “There’s a (school resource deputy) in every school, two in the high schools. There will always be a uniformed officer in every school in Flagler County. We’re going right in.” What happened in Uvalde, Texas, where officers did not confront the gunman for over an hour, wouldn’t happen here, Lutz said. “We all go through active shooter training,” he said. “If there’s one of us, we’re going in. That’s how we train.” All the doors in Flagler’s schools are auto-locked, Lutz said. It was not like that a few years ago, he said. Lutz showed surveillance videos of people not paying attention in an active shooter situation until it was too late. During the Stoneman Douglas shooting in 2018, a fire alarm went off that drew students out of their classrooms and into the line of fire. “It might be up to you to save your own life,” Lutz said. “If you see something, say something.” At work, be prepared, he said. Have an emergency plan. Designate a shelter. For example, hide behind something substantial, like an air conditioning unit. If there is an active shooter, find an escape route, leave your belongings behind and call 911 as soon as possible. If you have to hide, silence your cellphone, lock and barricade doors. Find a “hard corner” where you won’t be seen. As a last resort, fight. Throw items, use a pen to stab an assailant in the neck or eyes. Look for warning signs among fellow employees, such as depression and aggressive behavior. If you see something suspicious, Lutz said, call the FCSO non-emergency number: 386-437-4116. In an emergency, you can call or text 911. If you text, include your location and be prepared to answer questions if needed. Lutz gets loud at times. He’s engaging and uses shock value as well as humor to lighten a very grim subject. “I try to make it memorable,” he said. “We’re trying to give people tools for their toolbox.”

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Three charged in fraud ring that hit Ormond company Three people have been arrested for the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars wired from a local title company to accounts around the world. The case led the Volusia Sheriff’s Office’s first-ever cryptocurrency seizure. Daytona Beach resident Bernadette Poorman, 61, is charged with grand theft of over $100,000. Her employer, Express Title Services in Ormond Beach, reported that Poorman allowed close to $600,000 to be fraudulently wired from the company’s operating escrow account and wired another $350,000 to her own bank account. Also charged in the case are 33-year-old Adrienne Hyche, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and 60-year-old Richard Pira, of San Francisco. Pira was extradited to Volusia County this week and remains in custody, with a bond of $10 million. Deputies believe that Pira is one of the leaders of an organized fraud ring and received $365,000 of the stolen funds. The case was reported to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office in March, when Express Title discovered Poorman gave an unknown person access to the company computer, allowing money to be wired to various accounts across the country. The bank triggered a security alert when Poorman initiated a wire for $350,000 to her personal account. Accounting showed that she’d approved $572,899 in wire transfers to other fraudulent accounts as well. Volusia sheriff’s detectives served seven search warrants at financial institutions, seizing $126,421. Bitcoin with a value of $260,000 at the time was also seized from an individual in India. Hyche was extradited to Volusia County in May and has already pleaded guilty. She was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $30,000 restitution. Poorman was arrested in Daytona Beach in April and later released on $25,000 bond while her case is pending. An arrest warrant has been issued for a fourth suspect. His name is not being released due to the ongoing investigation.

Ormond Beach officer graduates from FBI National Academy Ormond Beach Police Department Lt. Michelle Willis graduated from the FBI National Academy on June 9. She was one of 254 law enforcement officers who graduated from the 282nd session of the 10-week academy in Quantico, Virginia. Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington and the City Commission recognized Willis’ accomplishment with a proclamation on July 19. Willis, a U.S. Army veteran with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, has served with the Ormond Beach Police Department for 20 years. She was promoted to lieutenant on July 3, 2021, and is now a watch commander.

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Habitat problems may impact manatee fertility

Man arrested for rash of catalytic converter thefts Flagler County deputies have arrested a Miami man suspected of stealing about a dozen catalytic converters across the east coast of Florida. Deputies conducted a high-risk traffic stop on July 21 to arrest the 33-year-old suspect after the Sheriff’s Office’s Real Time Crime Center, with its network of traffic cameras and license plate readers, determined that a car linked to the thefts had entered Flagler County, according to an FCSO news release. “This dirtbag made the mistake of returning to Flagler County to commit more crimes” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said in the news release. “Our Real Time Crime Center using our technology, deputies using good old fashioned police

Habitat problems that killed a record 1,101 manatees last year may also be impacting the population’s fertility, wildlife officials fear. “You want to see a certain number of small calves, and we are really not seeing that this year as much as before,” said Martine deWit, a marine-mammal veterinarian for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Most of the manatees died of starvation after algae blooms and poor water quality killed off the seagrass beds that provide the bulk of the sea cows’ diet in foraging areas like the Indian River Lagoon. The deaths led the FWC to start a program to feed lettuce to the manatees along the east coast. As of July, 631 manatees have died in Florida this year.

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The Flagler County Sheriff's Office offers other free classes, such safety for seniors, women's selfdefense, and scams and frauds. The Sheriff's Citizen Academy is a six-week program with classes twice a week. It gives participants an overview of all the divisions of the Sheriff's Office. For more information, call the FCSO Community Engagement Unit at 386-586-4845 or email communityengagement@flaglersheriff.com.

work and great detective work, we obtained a confession and solved numerous catalytic converter thefts in Flagler and throughout the east coast of Florida.” One of the thefts in Flagler County had been on July 5, at the Days Inn. The inn’s surveillance footage showed the suspect driving a red Chevy Camaro — the vehicle the Real Time Crime Center detected entering the county on July 21. When deputies searched the car during the July 21 traffic stop, they found two catalytic converters, burglary tools, drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. The suspect admitted to detectives that he’d stolen about 13 catalytic converters along the east coast of Florida. Detectives linked him to catalytic converter thefts in Volusia County and St. Johns County as well as Flagler County, and were able to determine where the catalytic converters in his car had come from. He’s charged with burglary of a conveyance and grand theft from a vehicle ($750 to $5,000), possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. More charges are pending, according to the news release.

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LEANN PENNINGTON (DISTRICT 4)

JOE MULLINS (INCUMBENT, DISTRICT 4)

ounty Commissioner Joe Mullins participated in the forum by phone — he was in Colorado at a National Association of Counties meeting — and only had time for the opening question.

LEANN PENNINGTON

Pennington opened by noting the difficulty of treating such a complicated topic in so little time. "A 60-second version of solving our biggest problem, right?" she said, to laughs from the audience. "Yeah, we're growing. We're in the freest state under a great governor — we're growing, and we're a beautiful community." But, she added, "I think as a County Commission, we can ensure impact fees are covering dollarfor-dollar that growth, that it's not taxing on the residents in that regard. You know, you're moving here, you're adding to the need for services, so definitely we can collect that up front." She said she'd traveled through California and figures that at some point, Florida's population levels will look like California's. "But, you know, what are we going to be?" she said. "We're going to be like the armpit, or we're going to be the Monterey? Flagler County has the potential to be this beauti-

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ennington introduced herself to the crowd as a native Floridian and lifelong Republican who’s been part of the community for 30 years. Before she had her son, who’s now 17, she built mortgage-backed bonds for Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and Morgan Stanley, she said. The travel became too much after her son was born, and she became an internal investigator for JPMorgan Chase, commuting to Jacksonville for about 10 years. “I handled all their high-end regulatory issues — the collapse of Washington Mutual — I was their chief subject matter expert in mortgage fraud,” she said. “I testified on quite a few government trials, highprofile trials.” She then became chief fraud strategist for a large Canadian bank, managing mortgage, home equity

and commercial lending portfolios, she said. “I implement fraud strategy for them,” she said. “I am the reason that you get those beautiful little texts on the phone, of code and magic numbers that you can’t stand. But it actually has a purpose and serves a purpose quite well.” When she’s not working from home, “I can be found roaming the aisles of Hobby Lobby, looking for craft projects that I’m probably never going to finish,” she said. “My background, it really has a certain ... investigative and analytical skill set,” she said. “... I want to be able to make you feel comfortable that a right [commission] decision was made, that the due diligence was laid down on the matter, and that you feel, at the end of the day, that was the right decision, and you know why.”

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Given Mullins’ limited time, forum co-host Brian McMillan asked Mullins to both introduce himself and address recent controversies about him. “You’ve been in the news a lot, Joe,” McMillan said. “If you could just tell us ... if you feel like you’ve learned anything about interacting with residents on social media — there’s been a lot of negativity — maybe start with that, and then give us your pitch about why we should vote for you, and your background.” Footage of Mullins saying “I run the county” to a state trooper who’d pulled him over for speeding recently went viral on social media after FlaglerLive.com posted the video online with a story. “I come from the sports and entertainment industry, and before I decided to run in 2015, you can imagine, I was one of the most loved people — I could get people into sports events, concerts, different things,” Mullins replied. “And amazingly, when I decided to run in 2015, it — the news, the media, all this crazy stuff — started coming out and coming at me.”

Mullins had been running for a Georgia House seat in 2015 when publications there began investigating allegations about his conduct; the Observer ran a story about those issues when Mullins ran for County Commission in 2018. “You know, I think social media is a very good platform to communicate and speak to people,” Mullins said. “I think it’s definitely something that the media hates, because they can’t run their agenda and run it. He added, “Just today, we had a story ran that I’m in conflict with the FOP [Fraternal Order of Police]. ... The FOP has posted something today correcting that, saying it’s a total fabricated lie.” Mullins was referring to a FlaglerLive.com story about one of Mullins’ Facebook posts. The post showed a photo of Mullins speaking before the 10-13 Club, an organization of retired New York City police officers, with text stating, “Very honored to speak and have the support of the Fraternal Order of Police #171 Flagler/ Palm Coast Florida and the North Florida Retired Police association.” Leaders of the 10-13 Club and the

FOP lodge both told FlaglerLive that they did not like the post’s wording, as it could imply that their organizations had endorsed Mullins, when they had not. Mullins has changed the post to say that he was honored “to speak and give my full support” to the organizations. The FOP, in a Facebook post of its own, did not call the FlaglerLive story a “total fabricated lie,” but stated, “President [Dave] Mazzone’s comments to the news media were that ‘no Board Member of our Lodge has endorsed any political candidate.’ ... At no time did Joe Mullins say the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #171 endorsed him.” “I know I’m not perfect, “ Mullins said. “... I’ll celebrate 11 years of recovery from a heavy addiction, Aug. 16, and I’m very excited about that. ... Again, I’m going to make mistakes. I’ve just recently made some, and I make them continually, and I’m not going to be perfect. But that’s not why I was elected. People came up to me and said, ‘Listen, we need somebody to stand and fight for us.’ ... So, you know, I think social media is a very important platform to be

able to get information out.” He added, “I don’t make mistakes without learning from them.” Mullins listed some of the county government’s recent accomplishments, like infrastructure work and efforts to extend broadband internet to the western parts of the county. “You look at some of the stuff this commission has done over the last four years since I’ve been in office, it’s unbelievable,” Mullins said. “It is incredible. I mean, I’m out here in Colorado right now, and we are the model county for broadband. We are the model county for setting up our funds, the government funds that we’ve got, putting them towards infrastructure.” “Social media, again, I think it’s a great avenue. I think there are going to be some bruises,” he said. “But I’m not too worried about it, and I’m not going to let it deter me, and I’m not going to let it stop me working my butt off for this county and the future of it — our kids, our families — and making sure that we’ve got a great place to live for the next 50, 60 years.”

question about growth. "We spent a lot of time and study to figure out the impact fees, and the idea was to get enough impact fees to take care and manage the growth — not to rape people that are moving in here, but to get enough money ... to provide services and the increased services we were going to need," he said. "And we did that." The county had dropped its impact fees during the recession, then conducted a study and reenacted them, he said. "The thing about growth, as you all know, it's going to happen," Hansen said. "... Our job as county commissioners in the unincorporated part of the county is to manage this growth. And it's critical that we do that. And the way you manage growth is you establish rules on setbacks, and how close houses can be to each other, and how big lots are going to be, and how many lots in an acre." He cited two cases in which he felt developers had cut down too many trees. "We lost that fight, so we have to do a better job," he said. "And with the help of my fellow commissioners, we are going to do that. We're going to lock down this tree business so it doesn't happen again." He noted that people who buy property have constitutional rights to use that property. "People ... own the property, they want to build houses on it —OK, fine. But you're going to build them to our rules, the way we want to build them," he said.

opening her answer. She said understands codes and comprehensive plans. But the county's current commissioners, she said, "change the rules for whoever's in front of them." Turning to Hansen, she said, "You were at those meetings. ... You never voted against any of the developments. It was always 5-0, OK?" Hansen listed two he'd voted against. The two candidates began to argue. "OK, this isn't a debate, is it?" Calderwood asked the moderators. "Is this a debate? You want me to go back and forth?" "You attack somebody, they have a right to defend themselves," Ayres said. "So it starts with you here, so there you go." "OK. Then I'd like to attack Commissioner Mullins," Calderwood said — Mullins was no longer on the line to respond — "and say when I heard that he called me 'a drunk' on the radio because I held the commissioner accountable, because of his actions, at a County Commission meeting two weeks ago, he comes back and says that I was drunk. I haven't —” "Yeah, but you're not running against him," Ayres interjected. "Doesn't matter," Calderwood replied. "The unanswered truth becomes a lie, OK? The unanswered lie becomes the truth — I said it backwards. ... I'm the community organizer. I'm running the campaign on $1,000. ... You know — ‘smart growth’? I think it's actually stupid growth. And we have no control over it, and we are at the mercy of the people who are here developing now."

Growth + development Several candidates addressed growth and development in their opening comments. It was also the first real question of the forum — and the only one, aside from closing comments, that fit in the hour allotted for the event. Candidates were told to keep their comments to 60 seconds, but none quite managed. "What can the county do to keep up with growth?" forum co-host McMillan asked the candidates.

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ful treasure of Florida, and I don't necessarily feel we need to cave on that." She said she doesn't feel the county does a good enough job of communicating with residents about how it's managing growth. "I don't think people feel comfortable saying that we've got control of our growth, that we have a smart plan," she said. "I don't think that message is out there ... because people are going, 'They need to put a red light here,' and 'They need a turn lane here.' If you're doing it, great, but nobody knows it, so we do not a great job of conveying that."

larger vision and a better vision and a better, unified plan for where the growth needs to be, and where we can support that." Low impact fees mean a higher burden on ad valorem taxpayers, she added. "My position is that we need to do coordinated planning," she said. "Then we can have best areas of development to protect our natural and historical resources with a reasonable fee, so that we can keep our level of services in education and transportation, and in all the other things we have in the county paid for."

JANET MCDONALD

Hansen began his remarks by responding to comments McDonald had made in her introduction. He said it wasn't true, as she’d alleged, that the County Commission hasn't supported the school district’s half-cent sales tax renewal, which will go before voters as a referendum in the coming election. "If you ... go back and look at the [county meeting] YouTube, I did a soliloquy with the superintendent all about this, and how we were going to support her 100% on the half-cent," he said. "In fact, I volunteered to go out and speak to organizations about this half-cent sales tax, because we've got to have it. So to say that we don't support it, I don't get that." As to the interlocal agreement, he said, the School Board is at odds with the other government bodies. Then he addressed McMillan's

McDonald said she'd been inspired to run in part because of impact fee studies. "We obviously are behind the times. Our growth is probably mostly due to the fact that our impact fees are inappropriately too low," she said, noting that St. Johns and Volusia have higher fees. Impact fees are fees developers pay to offset their developments’ effects on local infrastructure and services. "In this paradise of low fees to pay to play, we have been certainly ripe for the picking," McDonald said. " ... So that's part of my reason for running, and kind of what Leann said about working together. It's not just the county's job, it's not just the city's job, or the other municipalities, or the school district. We need to work together to have that

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JANET MCDONALD (DISTRICT 2)

anet McDonald is a School Board member in her second term: She was elected in 2014. A former classroom teacher and educational consultant with a master’s in education, McDonald said she’d decided to run for County Commission because she felt like the commission has been stymieing school district initiatives. She moved to Flagler County full-time in 1989. The school district,

alderwood described herself as a first-generation Palm Coaster whose family had moved to Palm Coast in 1974. She said she used to hang out at the Palm Coast Community Center when she was 8 or 9 and her father was on its board of directors. “Palm Coast has been a great place to live. It has the potential for a great place to live. Flagler County is still a fantastic place to live,” she said. “I don’t know of many places that has the beach and farms within — well, it used to be only seven minutes to get from the beach side to the west side, but now it takes a half an hour, that’s if you’re lucky.” She said she’d grown up alongside boys who’ve since become some of the county’s most influential men, like attorney Michael Chiumento and

financial consultant and former twoterm School Board member Eddie Herrera. She said she’d beaten them both in baseball. “I was one of the best pitchers there were, and a ping pong player,” she said. “… I’m not afraid of those guys; they put their pants on one leg at a time, just like I do.” Calderwood has a master’s in public administration and has worked as a grant writer and project manager after serving as a police officer. She’s run previously for county commission and for the office of sheriff. “For about 22 years, I’ve been a perennial candidate, as FlaglerLive has basically said,” Calderwood said. “Several people tell me I’m a political gadfly. I’m just a person who cares about what’s happening in

she said, “has done some incredible initiatives and increases the opportunities for lots of kids,” with its one-to-one technology initiative and flagship classrooms-to-careers programs. Speaking with school board members from around the state, McDonald said, she’d realized that in high-performing districts, “It’s all about the hand-in-glove operations of the county commissions, the municipal commissions and elected bodies and the school board working together.” She said she believes in term limits and had decided to serve only two terms on the School Board. One thing she didn’t get to do as a School Board member, she said, was work to protect the county’s natural areas from development. “Too much development in the wrong places, I think, is what’s been a concern of a lot in the community,” she said. The school district, she said, is concerned with preparing for growth. “The reason why I was committed to putting myself up as a candidate for County Commission is that in the last year, our school initiatives have been thwarted by our County Commission, and our half-penny sales

reg Hansen was appointed to the District 2 County Commission seat by former Gov.

Candidates gave their final remarks after McMillan urged them to focus on their own views, so that the limited remaining time wouldn't be consumed with rebuttals. LEANN PENNINGTON

Pennington said she wouldn't have run for office if she didn't care about the community. Campaigning, she said, "is a ... self-esteem tester every day." "I tell this all the time, my kid knows it very well: You are always, always, always one politician away from living a life you don't want to live," she said. "So when you vote, don't vote for all the signs. That's a terrible way, method of doing it. Do your research, do your homework." Voters should choose people who

UPCOMING FORUM SCHOOL BOARD 7 p.m. July 28 at the Palm Coast Community Center

are invested in the community and not working for special interests, she said. "Vote for people who care, who are trying to make a good go and a life at it here, that have a vision for us," she said. "... Vote for people that have a track record of keeping things beautiful and great." JANET MCDONALD

McDonald mentioned her record of volunteer service, saying that she's been a volunteer reader, a member of Save Flagler Beach and a member of the Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club. "The reason why I served on the School Board is because that's my background and my passion," she said. "But finding out how other counties do things so well and so easily, it's because they work handin-glove with their commissioners on every panel — our municipalities, our County Commission, anyone. And we talk to all the community members, because it's you folks that have the insight on what we really need." She added that she funds her own campaigns and has no ties to special interests, and reiterated the importance of the upcoming half-cent sales tax referendum.

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Kaiti Lenhart, Flagler County supervisor of elections.

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Flagler County as a lifelong resident. I’m just a person who wants to give back and who’s a servant leader.” She added, “And I’m here for you,

and I have the youth, the experience and the energy — even though now I’m the oldest I’ve ever been, at 54.”

referendum was stymied, as well as our interlocal agreement — which is where municipalities all get together to work in concert to make the best environment for our development and our service to our schools,” she said. McDonald was speaking of two separate matters — the half-cent sales tax that raises money for the school district and will come before voters for renewal as a ballot referendum this year; and an interlocal agreement between the school district, the county and area municipalities regarding how and when the school district can collect fee money from developers to build or expand schools. The County Commission in June voted 4-0 in favor of putting the halfpenny sales tax on the ballot, with several commissioners, including Hansen, saying they supported it. But the school district and the county government remain at odds over the interlocal agreement. The School Board wants the district to be able to collect fees from developers up front to offset new developments’ impacts on schools, while the county supports a plan that would give developers more time. “We need to make sure that we’re

developing in concert, and at the right fee, for the people who are coming in,” McDonald said, “so that your services are maintained, and they have services provided at the level that you enjoy, or even something better.” Janet McDonald has also generated media coverage and controversy in her time as an elected official. “You’ve been in headlines also in your time on the School Board, and so I wanted to give you a chance to respond,” McMillan said. “... Students in the LGBT community ... felt that you’d been intolerant toward their community as you’ve been on the School Board. So could you just respond to that, and then we’ll dive into the other issues.” “I thought it was very unfortunate that this one student that was kind of at the head of it was not made more aware of what he was actually talking about,” McDonald said, referring to FPC student Jack Petocz’s school walkout over Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, also referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The school suspended Petocz over the walkout, and the suspension generated nationwide press coverage. “... [The walkout] took kids who

did not even know what the walkout was about, out of school for 30 to 40 minutes. ... And half of them didn’t know why they were doing that,” McDonald said. “... And I think what happened was, there was no resolution for this person. And he’s coming into adulthood, and he needs to know how to interact with legislation and legislators better.” Petocz received a PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award after the walkout, gave an address about his experience at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in April and was an invited attendee at President Joe Biden’s signing of an executive order on LGBT rights in June. McMillan had interviewed Petocz, along with other local young LGBT activists, on WNZF’s Free For All Friday radio program. “My experience was that we talked a lot about the bill,” McMillan said, “and I think they understood it quite well — however, they had a different feeling about it.” Some members of the forum audience booed. “You’ll have to listen to the podcast, because it was a good interview,” McMillan said.

Rick Scott in 2017 to fill the seat vacated by the death of Commissioner Frank Meeker. Hansen won the elec-

tion for that seat the following year. “It seems that my whole career has pointed me into this direction and made me the right guy to be your county commissioner,” he said. He summarized his qualifications: He’d graduated from the Naval Academy in 1969 and served for 27 years in the U.S. Navy, spending a year in Vietnam doing river and coastal patrol. He commanded two warships — a frigate and a cruiser — and earned a master’s in finance during his service, then worked for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, then a D.C. government relations firm. “I got to work with the Navy Department and the Congress on improving the Navy’s readiness,” he said. “It was a great job.” Then he moved to Flagler County,

and, in 2017, was appointed to the commission, winning the seat the following year. “So I’m up again this year. And it’s a fascinating job,” he said. “And I love the job. And I love the job because I help people. I help you.” Hansen noted that his district includes unincorporated areas of the county, which the county government governs directly — as opposed to areas that are also within a city, like Palm Coast or Bunnell, where the city is the local governing body. “Out on the outer banks, I’m the government out there, and it’s fun,” he said. “They come to me with — my email blows up every day. And I get to go out there and solve problems and fix things, and I really enjoy that. And, as I said, I love this job, and I want to keep it.”

"It's really important that we support our schools, so the upgrades to our district don't fall on the backs of our ad valorem taxpayers," she said. She again mentioned the interlocal agreement. "We don't want to have attorneys and special interests deciding who pays the fees, and how much," she said. "So we would like to have the school district and the municipalities, the governmental agencies that serve all of you, be accountable for what goes on."

construction. "We are working very hard for you, and we've made a lot of progress," he said. The county tries to get as much funding as possible from sources other than property taxes, he said. "One of the most dear things to me is the spending of your money. And that's what we do — the County Commission spends your money, and if we don't do it right — throw us out," he said. "Because it is, honest to God, the most sincere thing I do for you, is to watch that spending." The County Commission hopes to reduce the tax rate this coming year, he said. The county is also working to buy environmentally sensitive lands to save them from development, he added. "One of the ways you stop a developer is don't let him have the land," Hansen said. "... The more land we can buy and put into some kind of park, or something like that, the better off we are. And we're striving to do that."

and has pushed the county to add a local senior center. The county's bus transportation system for people unable to drive is also lacking, she said, and that makes it hard for people to make it to their medical appointments. "When you're driving down the road, " she said, "and you see a person going the wrong way on Palm Coast Parkway, and those people shouldn't be on —'those people,' I apologize — some people shouldn't be on the road." She added, "And we know some of them are commissioners." Audience members laughed and clapped. "You know, the bottom line, here — this is radio, David!" she exclaimed, turning to David Ayres. "I love it! It's radio, it's entertaining!" "You know, you give Commissioner Mullins his fair chance, and he does a beautiful job, and that's because he's on the radio every week, spouting what he wants to say," she said, referring to Mullins' weekly half-hour segment on WNZF. "And so, this is my only chance. So I pay to play, and that's my $1,000 campaign. Thank you very much. I'm the only candidate who's fiscally and socially conservative, so you can figure that out."

GREG HANSEN (INCUMBENT, DISTRICT 2)

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Hansen focused on the current commission's accomplishments and coming challenges, like efforts to repair the county's beach dune system. "We've got a plan, we're working with the Army Corps [of Engineers]," he said."So that's one of our biggest problems. We've got to figure out how to do that." Another challenge, he said, is water management and flooding prevention. "In the west county — you know, where all the farmland is — they flood all the time," Hansen said. "We've got a study going on out there now how to fix that." Meanwhile, he said, the county is building a new Sheriff's Operations Center, and it's expected to be ready this fall. A new library is also under

DENISE CALDERWOOD

Calderwood said the county lacks adequate services to help homeless people, older adults and people with mental health concerns. She's advocated for greater mental health care access and for housing options for homeless people,

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Deputies’ options limited for fireworks enforcement The Sheriff’s Office enforces the laws as our elected bodies have written them, not as I would like to see them written.

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Each year on special celebrations, such as Independence Day and New Year’s Eve, the community

LETTERS Replace incumbents Dear Editor: I don’t like to paint with a broad brush, but I think it’s time we did. The antics of Joe Mullins, along with the city’s superfluous pay raise (making it harder for average citizen to run for office) have opened my eyes. The County Commission, City Council and School Board all have a strong stench of “We know what’s best, so just sit down and shut up.” It needs to end. Now is the time to demonstrate who is really in charge. Get out and vote! Not just vote, but vote for new blood! The system works best if elected officials serve for a limited time, then get out, let some else have a turn. If they don’t, work out replace them. It isn’t perfect, but it keeps corruption, entitlement and privilege at bay. DARELL LAMBERT Palm Coast

What do school grades really mean? Dear Editor: I read with amazement the article “Grades Released: How Did Your School Do?” in the July 14 issue of the Observer. It provided results of the Flagler County schools that might make you think, “Boy our kids are getting a great education.” Not so fast. According to the Flagler County School Board Strategic Plan for the school years 2021-2022 through 2023-2024, only 56% of students in Flagler County are currently performing at grade level in English/language arts, and only 57% are at grade level in math. Given these results, how can any school be rated C, B, or especially A? Public schools are intended to educate children and prepare them for success in the real world. When over 40% of our student population is not performing at grade level in English/language arts and math, I believe they are not even close to that mission! According to the Florida Department of Education’s website, School Grades Calculation Guide 2021-2022, academics don’t seem to be the primary focus of our schools. Instead, these are the criteria that are evaluated: nAchievement nLearning gains nGraduation nAcceleration success nMaintaining a focus on students who need the most support While these are all good things to review, how about are our kids learning what they need to learn to leave these schools with the skills needed to survive in life? And if the criteria isn’t troubling enough, they grade on a curve! This is how they determine the letter grade (A, B, C, D, F): School grading percentages: nA = 62% of points or greater nB = 54% to 61% of points nC = 41% to 53% of points nD = 32% to 40% of points nF = 31% of points or less So, don’t be so excited if your child’s school is rated A, B, C. Instead. Dig in and see what your children are really learning in school! Determine where your chil-

celebrates with fireworks, resulting in letters to the editor and social media posts about the Sheriff’s Office not enforcing the laws. The Sheriff’s Office enforces the laws as our elected bodies have written them, not as I would like to see them written. Law enforcement does not make laws. The sale and purchase of fireworks is legal in Florida, subject to local ordinances. Flagler County does not have an ordinance restricting the sale of fireworks. The city of Palm Coast controls the sale but does not prohibit the sales of fireworks. As to igniting or using fireworks, Flagler County ordinance only limits the use of fireworks in public parks and recreational areas. There are no other restrictions. The City

of Palm Coast does limit the use of fireworks within the city limits to individuals who seek and are granted a permit. A violation of these ordinances is a civil infraction, or the offense may be charged as a misdemeanor. However, under Florida law and with few exceptions, law enforcement may not arrest for misdemeanors or issue civil infractions that did not occur in the law enforcement officer’s presence. The use of fireworks is not an exception under Florida law. This means that unless the illegal use of fireworks occurred in the presence of a deputy sheriff, we can not arrest or cite the offender. Instead, if the person reporting and witnessing the violation of law is willing to sign an affidavit and

testify in court, a deputy sheriff will take a report and file a charging affidavit with the State Attorney’s Office. The State Attorney’s Office will then decide whether or not to file charges. In closing, it is not that we will not enforcement the ordinances and laws concerning fireworks, but instead the handcuffs the Florida Legislature placed on law enforcement across Florida that makes it impossible to enforce the fireworks law and ordinances as written. I encourage you to contact your local and state representatives with your concerns. Until the law is changed, your deputies have been handcuffed to solve this qualityof-life issue when you call us about illegal fireworks exploding in your neighborhood.

dren are relative to the almost 50% of students in Flagler who aren’t even performing at grade level. Maybe then the United States could improve its rating among all the countries in the world and move up from middle of the pack.

structure” concerns and “getting that in place first.” We have the infrastructure: It’s been planned for, and it’s being improved and maintained all of the time. Just some of the improvements in my 18 years here, which was just four years into incorporation: Belle Terre was widened from two lanes and pathways added, over 100 miles of pathways added throughout the city, Palm Coast Parkway was widened, Matanzas Woods Parkway then was a dead end and now has an overpass and connections to I-95 and Palm Harbor Parkway, Old Kings Road access from U.S. 1 is no longer a dirt road, three schools have been added, about 200 street lights have lit up major corridors, drainage improvements have taken place, a new Community Center built, City Hall built, and much, much more. Today, those projects continue, with about 60 capital projects planned and/or taking place each year. I understand being concerned about development that could negatively impact individual property investment and even whole neighborhoods. I built on a golf course that closed three years after moving in. I have seen a large parcel in my neighborhood almost become home to a multistory condo complex behind residential homes. And I have gone through the process of that former golf course being diced up for development and potential impacts to many many owners. Through all of that, I made sure to get educated about development, zoning guidelines, to not just speculate, and to know what I can do to speak up when things are wrong. And I have, on many occasions. What I have learned through all of this is that this city has put protections in place with smart platting of parcels years ago, zoning guidelines that protect green space and the environment, and continued planning for known growth. And we have the public processes in place to double- and triple-check plans for development. This community is not, and never has, been flying blind. So when we hear candidates saying things like we need to have “smart growth” or “managed growth,” what are they actually saying? We already have those, as mentioned above. Are they suggesting they will be able to deny a developer the right to build on their property with a plan that is within the guidelines set forth by the city? No, they can not. If they do, they will simply end up in lawsuit after lawsuit, wasting our tax dollars. Shouldn’t we be electing people who are sensible enough to keep that from happening? And if they are touting that “conservative” moniker, isn’t that about rights and small government? One candidate, Theresa Carli Pontieri, stated, “So in City Council, specifically, its job is to make sure that they’re approving those types of projects when we know we’re going to get certain commercial businesses or public services headed our way,” as if the council can choose development proposals based upon type at any given point in time? No, again, they can not without infringing upon the rights of property owners. She also mentioned a “plan” for development when knowing about businesses coming five to six years out. There are two problems. No. 1, the city often doesn’t know that far in advance; even if it does, those companies typically do not want that news disclosed very far in advance; and, No. 2, the city

does not instruct developers when, where and what to build. What I thought was wonderful was Sims Jones’ statement that, “I like to say that there is a difference between affordable housing and low-income housing, because too many people interchange those two terminologies.” That is so true. We need diverse housing. Not everyone wants a 10,000-square-foot-lot home with the maintenance that goes with it. Not everyone wants to rent a house. We need competition in both the owner and rental markets, because that drives cost down, and we need to reject these statements of higher crime and “density” with diverse housing. Diverse housing options and quality of life are big attractions for businesses to want to choose Palm Coast. Bottom line is to avoid speculation. Get educated. Be skeptical of any candidate telling you they are going to control growth or that we need a plan. We have a plan and we have the controls. Those saying those things are displaying their ignorance and desire to get educated. Visit the city’s website, because every development project is on there, every capital project current and upcoming, the city plans, and the budget at-a-glance and in detail. It’s all there at your fingertips. No candidate needs to wait to get into office to get access to any of that information. Use that information to challenge them.

KATHY ROBISON Palm Coast

Palm Coast should have kept Waste Pro Dear Editor: I think it stinks that the Palm Coast City Council cancelled its contract with Waste Pro. It is hypocritical for the town to encourage “buy local and support local business” and not renew the contract for Waste Pro, a company in Bunnell. Waste Pro provides excellent service and did an amazing job during the pandemic. Sanitation workers became essential workers during this challenging time in the world, and is this how the town treats Waste Pro in return. To add insult to injury, Councilman John Fanelli states, “I can’t understand why Waste Pro didn’t come in significantly lower.” Waste Pro did come in lower, and was asking for a livable wage. What should have been significantly lower is the raise the City Council gave themselves. It is sad to me that here is another instance when an essential worker have become sacrificial. If any Waste Pro employees are reading this, I thank you for your service, especially during the pandemic. If it were not for you, Palm Coast would have literally been in a real mess. I saw you doing your jobs during the worst conditions. I strongly disagree that Waste Pro was not given a renewed contract. MARY KIERNAN-TIGHE Palm Coast

Palm Coast has prepared for growth Dear Editor: It is obvious that new development and building taking place here in Palm Coast is uncomfortable to many, and especially those who are newer. Most moved from areas, including myself 18 years ago, that grew either slowly or not much at all. But here is not there, and that which motivated others and myself to come here are similar things that are continuing to motivate many, many, many others to move here. At the same time, it is obvious that local City Council candidates are not understanding growth and development, either in campaign statements or in the first City Council candidate forum. There were many inaccuracies by Mr. Alan Lowe on various items, but I will stick with development and growth here. Growth is not new here and is not going away. In our 18 years here, Palm Coast’s population has grown from around 65,000 to nearing 100,000. Growth is happening everywhere in Florida, and will continue. It is driven not only from the tail end of one of the biggest generations retiring, but also from the economic development here in education and healthcare, the emergence of remote work and workers motivated by lower costs of living and no income tax, and companies moving here due to lower costs. We constantly hear about “infra-

BRAD M. WEST Palm Coast

Local road needs work Dear Editor: Please excuse my tardiness in responding to the referenced article; circumstances did not allow a more timely communique. After reviewing your “sidewalks map” printed in June 16 issue, I only see one “confluence” of all three criteria (orange, green, and blue) for urgency: the prospective Bird of Paradise Drive project. My child starts attending Indian Trails Middle School as a 6th grader on Aug. 10. He is too close to take the bus, and it is too far to walk. But he could certainly “bike” to school if it was safe to do so. Right now, there are so many breaks in the sidewalk that it’s virtually impossible for me to have a sense of security for my son to make this 1 ½ mile trek to school. Drivers in the morning get cranked up on coffee before rushing out to go to work. Few drivers actually stop at stop signs in the area, and cutting corners without their full attention is much too common. The children, meanwhile, are the innocent bicycle-commuters, just wanting to get to school without a dangerous incident. Please help keep our children safe. This improvement should be the very first sidewalk project to be approved, and it should be implemented with all due haste. I imagine that there are hundreds of children that could use Bird of Paradise Drive to commute to school both walking and on bicycles — if it was only safe to do so. I urge the immediate approval for this project, and pray it’s implemented without red tape tying it up for years while it passes between planning boards. Thank you! MARC STEVENSON Palm Coast

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VETERAN OF THE WEEK

Daniel L. Maxwell  Branch of military: U.S. Navy  Dates of service: 1970-1996  Rank/occupation: Commander / Various Duties  Hometown: Martins Ferry, Ohio Daniel Maxwell was commissioned an active duty Ensign in May 1971, after completion of Naval Officer Candidate School. Soon after, he was assigned to the U.S.S. Mount Whiney for a Mediterranean deployment as an Air Intercept Control / Combat Information Center Officer. In 1974, Maxwell entered the Navy Reserve and actively served in various assignments as a commanding officer until his retirement in 1996. He and his wife Pam have lived in Palm Coast since 2011. Maxwell is a life member of the Military Officer Association of America and the Flagler County MOAA Chapter, for which he prepares a highly praised monthly newsletter. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, a professional association. Maxwell is also an active member of the Palm Coast United Methodist Church and a former lay leader.

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ebellious children will take over the stage at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center this Saturday as Children’s Musical Theatre presents Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical, Jr.” Featuring a cast of over 25 children, CMT’s summer camp show is described as a “gleefully witty ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination.” Starring Annabelle Kocher as “Matilda,” the musical tells the story of a girl who dreams of a better life. The children she inspires will have the audience rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the adults a lesson, according to the PAC’s synopsis. In this rendition, Matilda has wit, intelligence and special powers by her side. Annie Olivari will play the part of the loveable “Miss Honey,” and Sophie Hodges will play the school’s mean headmistress, “Agatha Trunchbull.”

Children on stage The show will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center.

Annie Olivari as “Miss Honey,” and Sophie Hodges as “Agatha Trunchbull.”

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The young and older school children perform “School Song.”

Annabelle Kocher will play “Matilda.”

Annabelle Kocher as “Matilda” and Taylor Bates as “Mrs. Phelps,” the librarian.

IF YOU GO... ‘MATILDA THE MUSICAL, JR.’ When: 7 p.m., Saturday, July 30 Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: See this Roald Dahl musical, presented by the Children’s Musical Theatre, Inc. Tickets cost $17.50. The PAC’s box office is open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at ormondbeach. org/267/Performing-Arts-Center. SEE MATILDA PAGE 2B Tyler Smith as “Michael Wormwood.”

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The children perform “School Song.”

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Sophie Hodges as “Agatha Trunchbull.” “Escapologist” Kilee White and “Acrobat” Sera Albrecht.

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about Parks and Recreation features like the outdoor classroom in Linear Park and the avian sculptures at Waterfront Park. Pamela Blankenship and Mariel Lemke, of the River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization gave riders first aid kits. The cyclists cooled off with drinks and snacks when they returned to the Community Center. The event was also supported by Joseph Golan of The Bike Men of Flagler County, a volunteer bike shop that accepts donations of new and gently used bicycles and parts and redistributes them to people who need transportation. See the Palm Coast Parks and Recreation Department’s activity calendar at palmcoast.gov/parksand-rec. –DANNY BROADHURST

Joseph Golan of The Bike Men of Flagler County also supported the event. The Bike Men is a volunteer-based bike shop that has served in and around Flagler County since 2014.

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Interim Fire Chief David King retires King will be advancing his piloting skills and continuing to work with the Civil Air Patrol’s Ormond Beach Composite Squadron, Florida Wing-049. STEVEN BROADWAY ORMOND BEACH CIVIL AIR PATROL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER

Ormond Beach Interim Fire Chief David King will retire at the end of July after 23 years with the Ormond Beach Fire Department. King has served the public since he became a U.S. Army soldier in 1973.

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He’s also been a deputy sheriff and continues to serves in the Civil Air Patrol, where he’s a senior member. For those in the Civil Air Patrol, in the Ormond Beach Composite Squadron, Florida Wing-049, they look forward to the additional time Capt. David King will be spending with them as communications officer, disaster preparedness officer, and assistant health officer. King hopes to dedicate more time to advancing his piloting skills and working with the Civil Air Patrol after his retirement from the Fire Department. For more information on the Civil Air Patrol, go to gocivilairpatrol.com.

RAPTORS AMONG US When: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join Ocean Art Gallery for a free education forum talk by Tracy Dawson from Volusia County Bird Rehabilitation. She will bring a bird with her and talk with us about the raptors that inhabit our area. Open to the public. Reservations are required. Please call us at 386-3179400 to reserve your seat. CONSTELLATIONS When: 7:30 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday, July 28-30; and 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 31 Where: City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, B207, Palm Coast Details: See this show about Roland, a bee keeper, and Marianne, a theoretical physicist, who meet at a party. In that single moment, an unfathomable multitude of possibilities unfold. In this clever, eloquent and moving story, Roland and Marianne’s romance plays out capturing the extraordinary richness of being alive in the universe. Tickets cost $20 for adults; $15 for students. Visit https:// crtpalmcoast.com/.

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SUMMER SOUNDS When: 6-8 p.m. Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Bring a lawn chair or blanket and come celebrate summertime with a free night of music, presented by the city of Ormond Beach Department of Leisure Services. This week’s band will be Not Brothers Band, which plays decades of rock and roll classics. Call 676-3241.

‘WILLY WONKA, JR.’ When: 7 p.m. Friday, July 29; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday, July 30 Where: Flagler Playhouse, 301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell Details: See Flagler Playhouse’s summer camp kids perform Roald Dahl’s rendition of Willy Wonka. The reclusive candy man offers the tour of a lifetime through his secret chocolate factory to five children who find a golden ticket in one of his candy bars. Tickets cost $10. Visit flaglerplayhouse.org

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KIDS FISHING CLINIC When: 9 a.m. to noon Where: Herschel King Park, 1000 Grady Prather Jr. Cove, Palm Coast Details: Presented by the Flagler Sportfishing Club, this annual free kids fishing clinic is open to all kids ages 5 to 15. All kids must be accompanied by a parent. There will be six skill stations to teach participants about knot tying, casting, conservation, habitat and equipment, proper fish handling and how to throw a cast net. The first 100 kids get a free rod and reel. Kona Ice of Flagler County will be in attendance. No early registration needed; arrive early to claim your spot. 2022 SUMMER FLORIDA HISTORY CON When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach Details: Join MOAS for a summer edition of Florida History Con. There will be a lineup of Florida History speakers presenting on topics such as streamline architecture, hidden Florida history, Daytona’s City Island and historic Beach Street, and more. Entry to the event is included with the paid museum admission of $12.95 for adults, $6.95 for children 6-17, and $10.95 for seniors and students. Visit moas.org.

‘MATILDA THE MUSICAL, JR.’ When: 7 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: See this Roald Dahl musical, presented by the Children’s Musical Theatre, Inc. The musical tells the story of a girl who dreams of a better life, and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grownups a lesson. Tickets cost $17.50. The PAC’s box office is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at ormondbeach.org/267/ Performing-Arts-Center.

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KEEP PALM COAST CLEAN When: 8 a.m. to noon Where: Palm Coast Public Works, 1 Wellfield Grade, Palm Coast Details: The city of Palm Coast Public Works Department is hosting its third “Keep Palm Coast Clean” litter pickup event. Volunteers will meet at the Public Works Department and then be assigned a location. Volunteers will be provided with rubber gloves, trash bags and water. Free event. For more information, call 386-986-2360.

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LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT When: 2 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Staff from the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum will discuss the science of light. Topics will include technological advancements throughout history and how to harness and amplify light through refraction and reflection. Registration is not required. Programs are cosponsored by the Friends of the Ormond Beach Library. For more information, call 386-676-4191, Ext. 4.

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ART IN HARMONY When: Through Aug. 28 Where: Gallery500, 1870 Victory Circle, Daytona Beach Details: This exhibition showcases new paintings, sculptures and photographs by 12 regional and national contemporary artists, including several who are local. WATER|WAYS When: Through Sep. 3 Where: African American Museum and Cultural Center of Florida, 4422 N. U.S. 1, Palm Coast Details: The African American Museum and Cultural Center of Florida, in partnership with the Florida Humanities, presents, “Water|Ways,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program. Water|Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. For more information, visit aacsmuseum.org/waterways. MOAS EXHIBITIONS When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach Details: Want to spend a day looking at fine art? The Museum of Arts and Sciences has the following shows on display: “A River Runs Through It: Hudson River School and Other Landscapes from the Collection” (through July 31); “Beyond the Plate: Murals and Other Ceramics from the Kendall Art Center”; “Child’s Play: Historical Toys and Games from the Collection”; “Art as Alchemy: An Exhibition from Miami’s New World School of the Arts”; “Tech Savvy: Home Technology from 1890s to the 1990s” ; and “Kablam! Pop Art/Op Art from the Collection” (through July 31).

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“I firmly believe that if you look good, you feel good. I wanted our students to have a better learning environment. When I was applying to be an NHS officer, I thought it would be great to clean up our school. It needs a little bit of TLC.” ANNABELLA OLIVARI, Seabreeze National Honor Society co-vice president

Grace Holland, Caroline Klayer and Murphie MacDonald posed whlie picking up debris in front of Seabreeze High School.

National Honor Society vice president Annabella Olivari.

Facelift for Seabreeze Student spearheads beautification project MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

eabreeze High School is getting a facelift thanks to its National Honor Society officers and students. NHS Co-Vice President Annabella Olivari spearheaded the beautification project, which will continue throughout the upcoming school year. She hopes to meet with fellow officers toward the end of summer to discuss and prioritize her ideas for initiatives. “I firmly believe that if you look good, you feel good,” she said. “I wanted our students to have a better learning environment. When I was applying to be an NHS officer, I thought it would be great to cleanup our school. It needs a little bit of TLC.” Day one went off without a hitch on Saturday, July 23. A crowd of approximately 40 people showed up by 8:15 a.m., including students, parents, Vice Principal Jackie Bynum and former Principal Earl Johnson. “All these kids are taking time out of their summer, in this heat, and doing amazing work for the betterment of our school,” she said. “It says a lot about who we are as a school and who we are as a community.” And at least one student found a piece of Seabreeze history: While cleaning out the plant beds, Murphie MacDonald found a 2007 freshman ID card.

ORIENTATION DAYS Seabreeze is welcoming new and returning Sandcrabs next week. The dates and corresponding grades are as follows: MONDAY, AUG. 1 Seniors: 8 a.m. to noon Juniors: 1-4 p.m. TUESDAY, AUG. 2 Sophomores: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 Freshmen, scheduled by last name: A-G: 8-10 a.m. H-I: 10 a.m. to noon M-Z: 1-3 p.m. Parking passes cost $50; lockers cost $10; an off-campus ID for juniors and seniors is $25; P.E. T-shirts are $12; and athletic passes for students and adults are $85 and $115, respectively. Picking up a laptop? You will need to turn in the form and have a parent provide their driver’s license. For more information, call the school at 386-258-4674 or visit seabreezehigh.org.

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school; and five yards of mulch from Weedo’s. Steve Waterman and his daughter, Seabreeze junior Sarah Waterman, picked up two truckloads of mulch from Weedo’s while NHS officers Mikey Hayes, Olivari and Jai Van Rij picked up another truckload and unloaded it during a thunderstorm. Hayes, who is a musician and won Mr. Seabreeze 2022-2023, was impressed with the turnout. “Everyone was here early and getting it done,” he said. “Music was playing and the vibes were awesome.” In the coming school year, NHS President Caroline Klayer wants to bring students together by creating projects that involve Seabreeze’s clubs, band and sports. “Teachers talk about the golden years,” she said. “We want to bring that energy and life back to Seabreeze. That’s what we really want to do— bring this school together.”

The beautification project will continue during the school year. Locals companies donated mulch to support the effort.

Dominic Marinaccio and Danwoo Kim scoop loads of mulch into Seabreeze plant beds.

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rmond Beach held its fifth-annual Christmas in July event on Saturday, July 23. The Ormond MainStreet event started as an effort to benefit local shops, but has since grown. Over 50 locally owned shops participated this year, and The Casements’ historic building hosted children’s activities with the help of volunteers this year.

Becky Parker, of Ormond Mainstreet, poses with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Activities — including scavenger hunts, cookie decorating, letter-writing to Santa, meet-and-greets with Santa, and an “Elf on the Shelf” hunt where the kids could win prizes, raffle tickets and gift baskets — took place around Ormond Beach’s downtown district. There were also deals for adults at most participating shops and restaurants. –ALEXIS MILLER

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A family collects their Elf on the Shelf prizes.

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UNEMPLOYMENT IN FLAGLER RISES SLIGHTLY, TO 3.4%

PALM COAST CHURCH TO BUILD NEW CAMPUS The Palm Coast United Methodist Church held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 20 to mark the start of construction of its new church campus. Mayor David Alfin attended the event. The new, 25,495-squarefoot campus will be on the southeast corner of Belle Terre Parkway and Matanzas Woods Parkway, according to a news release from the church. The congregation expects to celebrate Christmas 2023 in the new location. Meanwhile, another local church is under contract to buy the Palm Coast United Methodist Church’s current campus at 5200 Belle Terre Parkway. Construction of the new church was initially expected to last a year, but that timeline has been extended to 16-18 months because of supply shortages and skilled labor shortages, according to the news release. The new church building will follow a community center model, serving multiple functions seven days a week, with a focus on attracting children, youth, and younger families.

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JUNIOR CHAMBER, WASTE PRO CLEAN UP RIGHTS OF WAY About 20 volunteers organized by Waste Pro and the Junior Chamber of Commerce cleaned up the rights of way around Flagler Palm Coast High School and State Road 100 on July 23. The volunteers broke into two teams to clean the right of way and sidewalks along S.R. 100 from Wawa to Belle Terre Boulevard and along Bulldog Drive next to FPC. Junior Chamber student leader Jasmine Coache created the community cleanup initiative and the Junior Chamber’s

“Green Team.” Coache is beginning her junior year at FPC. “Our Junior Chamber student leader Jasmine Coache walks down this sidewalk every day during the school year,” said Greg Blose, president and CEO of the Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber. “The cleanup idea is Jasmine’s, and with Waste Pro’s support, we were happy to help make sure the path travelled by students to and from FPC is free of glass, trash and debris.”

The Junior Chamber is a nonprofit organization designed to help business leaders directly support local students in our high schools. The most interesting item found during the cleanup was a full bottle of men’s Versace cologne, which gave volunteers a laugh. To donate, participate or learn more about the Junior Chamber of Commerce, contact Junior Chamber President Bryan Soudrain at bsoudrain@ gmail.com.

The new campus’ 10-acre parcel is the remainder of what had been 22 acres of land that the church bought below market value from ITT in 1999. The church bought the ITT land in order to build a new campus, and the church’s membership has voted three times since 1999 in favor of building a northern church campus, according to the news release. The church sold 2 acres for the development of a Dollar General convenience store in 2019, and sold 8 acres to Flagler Health+, a St. Augustinebased health care provider that is developing Flagler Health+ Village, an indoor-outdoor medical – well-being center.

moment for Flagler OARS, and I look forward to representing Flagler County and Flagler OARS on a statewide level.” Flagler OARS is Flagler County’s recovery community organization, a nonprofit, peerled organization that focuses on substance use disorder, public education, policy advocacy and peer support. Flagler OARS distributes over 400 boxes of Narcan monthly and provides a variety of recovery support groups. Birtolo speaks to professional groups throughout Flagler to grow the awareness of recovery. Birtolo, a longtime Florida educator, was the president of Flagler OARS’ founding board and then became the executive director. “We are looking forward to having Pam’s perspective and leadership on our board,” Floridians for Recovery President Susan Nyamora said. “We are growing the recovery movement in Florida, and our board members are the force that pushes us forward.” Flagler OARS can be reached at flagleroars.org or 386-2333444. Flagler OARS will hold its Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the VFW building at 47 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast.

ginning to rise, which could help lessen the pressure of rising prices and housing affordability for buyers over time,” said 2022 Florida Realtors President Christina Pappas, vice president of the Keyes Family of Companies in Miami. “Still, the median time to contract statewide for single-family existing homes in June was 10 days compared to eight days during the same month a year ago. The median time to contract for existing condo-townhouse units was 12 days compared to 17 in June 2021.” Last month, closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 28,296, down 17.2% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 11,796, down 27% over June 2021, according to data from Florida Realtors Research Department in partnership with local Realtor boards/associations. Closed sales may occur from 30- to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written. Florida Realtors Chief Economist Brad O’Connor noted that while closed sales were down significantly compared to the same time a year ago, June’s level was similar to closed sales in June 2018 and 2019. New listings for existing condo-townhouse properties last month rose by 4.7% year-over-year. The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in June was $420,000, up 19.7% from the previous year. Last month’s statewide median price for condo-townhouse units was $324,900, up 26.4% over the year-ago figure. The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less. “This marks the first time the single-family median sale price has failed to increase from May to June since 2008 – an indication that prices are starting to respond to the growing level of inventory available to buyers,” O’Connor said. On the supply side of the market, inventory showed signs of easing in June as well as for all of 2Q 2022: Both single-family existing homes and condotownhouse inventory increased year-over-year to stand at a 1.9-months’ supply in June and for all of 2Q 2022. According to Freddie Mac, the interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.52% in June 2022, significantly higher than the 2.98% average during the same month a year earlier. For the second quarter, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.24% compared to its average of 3.0% for 2Q-2021.

PAM BIRTOLO JOINS BOARD OF FLORIDIANS FOR RECOVERY

Pam Birtolo, the executive director of Flagler Open Arms Recovery Services, has been elected to the board of directors of Floridians for Recovery. Floridians for Recovery is the statewide recovery community organization represents all of Florida’s 30 recovery community organizations, according to a news release. “I am honored and humbled that FFR leadership appointed me,” Birtolo said. “This is a huge

NEW LISTINGS, MEDIAN PRICES UP IN JUNE

Florida’s housing market had more new listings, increased median home prices and signs of easing supply constraints in June and the second quarter of 2022 compared to a year ago, though higher mortgage rates and inflation are continuing to impact sales, according to Florida Realtors®’ latest housing data. “Our data trends indicate for-sale inventory levels are be-

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Flagler County’s unemployment rate rose slightly from May to June, going from 2.7% to 3.4%, according to the latest data release from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. A total of 99 more locals found jobs last month. “Our sub-3% unemployment rate could not be sustained, as local job creators continue to question the health of our economy,” Greg Blosé, president and CEO of the Palm CoastFlagler Regional Chamber of Commerce, stated in a chamber news release. “Last month, we saw 361 more residents apply for unemployment benefits. Flagler County also saw our labor force continue to grow, now over 50,000 residents strong. When you combine the factors of more residents joining the labor force, more residents in the unemployment line and mediocre job growth, we see a moderate unemployment rate increase.” The number of Flagler County residents that are employed, in Flagler or elsewhere, rose from 48,354 workers in May 2022 to 48,453 in June 2022, an increase of 99. The number of unemployed job-seeking residents in Flagler County grew from 1,364 in May 2022 to 1,725 in June 2022, an increase of 361 residents. Flagler County’s labor force is still growing, with 50,178 residents recorded in June 2022. “Although a 3.4% unemployment rate is considered positive overall, the chamber continues to caution the business community on the growing economic headwinds, including a report earlier this month of the consumer price index increasing 9.1%, year-over-year,” Blosé said. “In addition to the high cost of gasoline and diesel, the cost of most goods and services continues to rise, including food, painting a concerning future picture of our nation and region’s economic health.” Learn more about the chamber at PCFChamber.com.

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Sales soared in June Homes Bring Hope aids ninth homeowner Median sales prices were strong in June, despite a 22% dip in home sales. WYSE HOME REALTY

An analysis of Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service data by Wyse Home Team Realty showed that 434 existing single-family homes were sold in the Daytona Beach area with a median home sales price of $385,000. That’s a 22% decrease in total home sales over June 2021, but 7% higher than sales in May. Total sales volume was down by nearly 9% compared to June 2021, and 2% higher than sales volume in May. According to MLS reports, the median home sales price in the Daytona Beach area held strong at $385,000 in June. It’s 20% higher than the median home sales price was during the same month last year. n June 2022: 434 sales, $195,310,981 sales volume, $385,000 median sales price. n June 2021: 559 sales $214,992,383 sales volume, $320,000 median sales price. n May 2022: 404 sales, $191,880,145 sales volume, $393,500 median sales price. n May 2021: 487 sales $193,269,385 sales volume, $316,000 median sales price. nYear-To-Date 2022: 2515 sales, $1,114,835,716 sales volume, $372,490 median sales price. nYear-To-Date 2021: 2882 sales $1,067,600,481 sales volume, $300,000 median sales price. “Real estate markets are now correcting as experts predicted,” said Ron Wysocarski, broker and CEO of Wyse Home Team Realty in Port Orange. “Overall, though, there’s still quite a

bit of pent-up demand for homes in our area, so we are still seeing strong home prices and the usual summer season sales spike.” The inventory levels of available homes listed for sale in the Daytona Beach jumped up in June, with the MLS reporting that there were roughly 183 more homes on the market than were available in May. There were 7% more homes available this year than were available in June last year. Year to date, the number of detached single family homes listed on the MLS is down 6.5%. n June 2022 Inventory: 1,308 single family home listings were active at some point during the month. n June 2021 Inventory: 1,218 single family home listings were active at some point during the month. n May 2022 Inventory: 1,125 single family home listings were active at some point during the month. n Year-To-Date 2022 Inventory: 3,885 single family home listings were active at some point during the period. nYear-To-Date 2021 Inventory: 4,155 single family home listings were active at some point during the period. Sales were up slightly in Ormond Beach, with 103 sales, and the median sales price decreased slightly to $455,000. nOrmond Beach: 103 sales, $455,000 median sales price. n M a i n l a n d Day to n a (Including Holly Hill and South Daytona): 72 sales, $295,000 median sales price. n Beachside (Ormond By The Sea to Ponce Inlet): 49 sales, $385,000 median sales price. n Port Orange: 83 sales, $404,000 median sales price. nNew Smyrna Beach: 107 sales, $475,000 median sales price.

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A local family has a new house provided through the Homes Build Hope program. The Washington family is the ninth to receive a home through the program, which is chaired by Forough Hosseini, wife of ICI Homes CEO Mori Hosseini. “I cannot say thank you enough to Mrs. Hosseini and everyone here today,” said Allaina Washington, who is moving into the new house with her two daughters. “You may have never met me and did not know who was moving into this home, but you laid a solid block foundation for me and my family.” The two-story house, a 3/2.5, is Homes Build Hope’s first newly constructed house. It was built by homebuilder Moji Babazadeh, owner of Team Moji, on donated land from the city of Daytona Beach, according to a news release.

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Flagler Beach officers help free sea turtle OBSERVER STAFF

Flagler Beach Police officers helped free a sea turtle that became trapped against a dune walkover after laying its eggs July 16. Sgt. David Blank and Officer Guy Cozzone found the turtle wedged against the North 15th Street dune walkover, facing landward, at 2:04 a.m. after the department received a call about a sea turtle in distress, according to a post by the department’s official Facebook page. The turtle was “clearly in need of assistance,” according to the post. The officers consulted with

the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Then they coaxed the animal around with the help of John Callahan, a Worcester Fire Department lieutenant, and backed away to let it return to the ocean. The turtle’s eggs, laid near the bottom of the walkover, were unharmed. The Flagler Turtle Patrol monitored the nest the following day. “We ‘protect and serve’ all in Flagler Beach!” the department posted on its official Facebook page. “The North 15th Street dune walkover is open. We ask that you please stay away from the turtle nest.”

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In the blink of an eye: Tomoka Eye Associates celebrates 50 years Tomoka Eye Associates opened in Ormond Beach on July 10, 1972. It has since grown to three locations, including one in Palm Coast. JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

CEO Bill Watson, Tom Kline, OD, Dr. Joseph France, Dr. Michael Makowski and Dr. Alan Spertus.

patients a year. France earned his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in Baltimore in 1962 and earned his doctor of medicine from the University of Maryland in 1966. He served in the Air Force from 1967 to 1969. Three years later, he was

Tomoka Eye Associates founder Dr. Joseph France and Marketing Manager Lisa Rudolph.

recruited to work at Ormond Memorial Hospital, which was on Sterthaus Drive before it was demolished in 2012. France said he was the first ophthalmologist in town, and attributed his move to Ormond Beach to “serendipity.” He had three children at the time, and was finishing a residency at the University of Maryland. And he was broke. He was earning $3,000 a year. “Broke, broke,” France said. He borrowed $25,000 to open his office and worked at the hospital’s emergency department a couple nights a week to earn some extra money. He bought a home in Ormond for just $38,000. But it worked, and the practice he founded with just three employees is still independently owned. He never sold it. “I have a firm belief in you put the patient ahead of everything,” France said. “First, second, last — no question about it. Second thing is to have the best people to work for you, because a business, like a factory that depends on machines and robots and storage, and we rely on people

“I have a firm belief in you put the patient ahead of everything. First, second, last — no question about it. Second thing is to have the best people to work for you because a business, like a factory that depends on machines and robots and storage, and we rely on people skills.” DR. JOSEPH M. FRANCE

skills.” Though he retired 15 years ago, he only stopped working for a couple of weeks. He was quickly called to teach at the Florida State University College of Medi-

cine Daytona Beach campus, and serves on the community board of directors for the FSU College of Medicine. Tomoka Eye Associates has seven doctors serving patients: Dr. Alan Spertus,

Dr. Mark Kennedy, Dr. Timothy Root, Dr. Rory Myer, Dr. Joseph Zobian, Dr. Karin Schoeler, OD and Dr. Thomas Kline, OD. The practice hosted a celebration for the public at the Ormond Beach location on Wednesday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The highlight of the event for France? The fact that the Good Humor ice cream food truck was in attendance. “I’m going to eat one coconut, and one creamsicle,” said France, smiling. “And then my wife will see me maybe having something else.”

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Ormond Beach commission approves new car wash Splash Car Wash sought a rezoning and a development order. MIA STRIEGEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Plans for a new car wash in Ormond Beach can move forward — as long as the car wash changes its exterior design to make it more “classy,” the Ormond Beach City Commission decided July 19.

“We expect a classier look in Ormond Beach, not cartoonish,” Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington said a July 19 commission meeting. “Not gaudy, bright, loud, colors, but something more professional and classy.” Commissioner Troy Kent didn’t think the car wash needed the five signs it had proposed. “I think it’s too much signage,” he said. The commission unanimously approved two ordinances regarding the new full-service Splash Car

Planning Director Steven Spraker speaks about plans for new car wash during the July 19 City Commission meeting.

“It’s going to be something that people will welcome, and it’ll be a great thing for the community.” STEVE SCHLOSSBERG, Splash Car Wash

Wash. The ordinances included a rezoning from B-8 Commercial to Planned Business Development and the issuance of a development order for a site plan with five signs. The property, at 55 N. Nova Road, is the site of a former church that would be demolished. The car wash would include selfservice vacuum and detail stations. Planning Director Steven Spraker said that the site plan for the project preserves a historic tree, creates a bus shelter and provides access to Nova Road with a sidewalk connection. He addressed a concern from a previous Planning Board meeting about the access to the property at Sterthaus Drive and Nova Road. Spraker said there was some frustration with vehicles making illegal left-hand turns or making a righthand turn and an immediate U-turn. There are multiple signs, he said, and the city’s Public Works department has cleared up the vegetation to make sure the signs are visible.

A former church site is set to become new full-service car wash in Ormond Beach.

BRIEFS AdventHealth Daytona Beach rated No. 1 local hospital, Palm Coast under construction AdventHealth Daytona Beach has been recognized as a 2022-2023 Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital was rated the No. 1 hospital in the Deltona-Daytona Beach metro area, according to a newes release, and was ranked

“high-performing” for 2022-2023 in eight common procedures and conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); colon cancer surgery; diabetes; heart attack; heart failure; hip fracture; and kidney failure. The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 33rd year, are designed to help patients and their doctors make informed decisions about where to receive quality care. “This recognition is a well-deserved honor for the world-class physicians and nurses at AdventHealth Daytona Beach,” said Audrey

“If there’s any other options that we can think of, we’ll definitely try,” Spraker said. Steve Schlossberg, of Splash Car Wash, said the family-owned and operated business started in Port Orange and is one of the only remaining full-service car washes in the area. While there are other car washes in town, he said, they all focused on the exterior of the vehicles.Platinum Car Wash in Ormond Beach states that it is also a full-service car wash. Schlossberg said he saw an opportunity to bring full-service car washing back to Ormond Beach, with interior and exterior cleaning completed in less than fifteen minutes. “There is another car wash in town, but it will have nothing on this fullservice car washing back in Ormond Beach,” Schlossberg said. “It’s going to be something that people will welcome, and it’ll be a great thing for the community.” The commission approved the ordinances, under the stipulation that the design would be changed by the second reading vote on Aug. 3,. “We will come back with something that makes you proud,” Schlossberg said.

“We expect a classier look in Ormond Beach, not cartoonish.” TROY KENT, mayor

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Above and below: Progress on AdventHealth’s new Palm Coast Parkway building.

Gregory, Ph.D, R.N., president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division – North Region, which encompasses Volusia, Flagler and Lake counties. “Our clinicians – along with the entire campus team – are committed to providing the Daytona Beach community with the most advanced clinical care in a setting that’s convenient and close to home.” For the 2022-2023 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals. U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance using a variety of measures such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations and medical specialists. For more information, visit Best Hospitals and use #BestHospitals on Facebook and Twitter. Courtesy photos

Tax ‘holiday’ ushers in school year The sales tax holiday on back-to-school items will run through Aug. 7. RYAN DAILEY AND TOM URBAN THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

As summer break winds down and students gear up for the academic year, a back-to-school tax “holiday” on items such as clothes and school supplies began Monday, July 25. Sales-tax exemptions on schoolrelated purchases will run through Aug. 7. The holiday, which has become something of an annual event, was part of a broader $800 million tax package that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in May. The package also included tax breaks on such things as hurricane supplies, outdoor goods, diapers, children’s clothing and books. During the back-to-school holiday, most school supplies that cost $50 or less will be exempt from sales taxes. The holiday also will apply to clothing, shoes and accessories selling for $100 or less and learning aids and jigsaw puzzles that cost $30 or less. Sales taxes also won’t be collected on some big-ticket items, such as personal computers selling for $1,500 or less. Scott Shalley, president of the Florida Retail Federation, told The News Service of Florida that consumers should expect some retailers to provide additional savings. “A lot of our retailers are going to be offering sales alongside the salestax holiday and really try to motivate people to get out and shop,” Shalley said. “We are at a time of high inflation, and you have got to spread the dollar as far as you can.” Shalley called the tax holiday a “great break for the consumer.” “While there is some discretionary spending, there are things that need to be bought, that the students need to have to go back to school. So, it’s a really important holiday,” Shalley said. The research group Florida TaxWatch estimated that the back-toschool tax holiday could save Florida consumers $100 million. “In 2022, a year already defined by record and rampant inflation, Florida TaxWatch can certainly appreciate the savings this sales-tax holiday will once again generate, but we are also hopeful that parents will view it as an opportunity to help their children — students of all ages — get excited about all they will learn and achieve in school,” said Dominic Calabro, TaxWatch president and CEO in a statement Wednesday. Lawmakers were flush with cash this year, which helped them provide tax breaks. The sales-tax exemption for children’s books started in May and will continue through Aug. 14. Intended to give consumers a break on reading materials primarily for children 12 and younger, it applies to purchases of picture books, books for beginning readers and middle-grade books. Under an exemption that started at the beginning of July, sales tax on diapers and clothing for babies and toddlers will be waived through June 30, 2023. Also, lawmakers approved a salestax exemption that will run through June 30, 2024 on purchases to harden homes against potentially damaging storms. In addition, an exemption on purchases of energy-efficient appliances will last through June 30, 2023. A one-week sales tax exemption on home-improvement supplies — dubbed by lawmakers as the “tool time” holiday — will start Sept. 3. Also, the state’s 25-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax will be suspended for the month of October. Around the June 1 start of hurricane season, the state held a tax holiday for purchases of disasterpreparedness supplies. It also held a “Freedom Week” tax holiday around July 4 on various recreational and entertainment purchases.

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A Tiger’s tale Marquise Gilbert’s journey stops at Auburn BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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Marquise Gilbert catches a pass during a workout at Auburn.

“I’m a very safe guy, so I’m like, ‘Don’t do it, don’t do it.’ He said, ‘Coach, I feel like I can do better, I can do more.’ And he proved it. It shows that if you believe in yourself, great things can happen.” TRAVIS ROLAND

Three years ago, Marquise Gilbert was a freshman defensive back at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. He knew he could play at a higher level, and he was willing to do whatever it took to get there. Now, the former Flagler Palm Coast High School football player is in the running to be a starting safety at Auburn University. “I’m excited, man. I’m excited,” he said in a recent phone call from Auburn, Alabama. “I’m ready to just get it going. We’re getting closer to the season. So, I’m excited about fall camp.” Gilbert was the top-rated junior college safety in the country out of Hutchinson Community College in Kansas when he signed with Auburn in December, turning down offers from Tennessee and Florida State. Soon after Gilbert enrolled at the Southeastern Conference school in January, Auburn’s coaches knew he belonged. “I see him doing big things for us this coming fall,” Tigers defensive backs coach Zac Etheridge was quoted in Rivals.com in March. “He seeks contact. He’s got a lot of range, a lot of physicality that he brings to the team, and you just love what he’s doing.” Going from junior college to the SEC is a big jump for Gilbert, who has three years of eligibility remaining. “The game speed is a lot faster,” he said. “And there are a lot more details in playing the safety position. In junior college, you’re relying on your talent and technique, but in Division I, you have to really break the game of football down and play smart. It’s more of a mental game than it is physical.” LATE QUALIFIER

Former FPC football coach Travis Roland — now the head coach at Mainland High — said Gilbert had a chance to sign with Iowa State or South Carolina if he had not been a late qualifier out of high school. By the time he got his test scores, Bethune-Cookman was one of his few remaining options. He played three games for the Wildcats before deciding to transfer. “I went with the school that gave me the opportunity,” he said of B-CU. “It was a great program. It was just that I was living in Daytona at the time, and it was just too close to home. I needed to get away, and I knew there was a bigger calling for me, and I trusted that and went on with my journey.” He reached out on Twitter to Hutchinson Community College defensive backs coach Maurice Gray, who got back to him within 30 minutes. “I just knew that Hutch was a top JUCO program and Coach Gray was one of their defensive back coaches,” Gilbert said. “I sent them my film and he said, ‘If you come to Hutch and do what you put on film at FPC, you will be great.’” Roland said at the time he was not in favor of Gilbert’s move. “I’m a very safe guy, so I’m like, ‘Don’t do it, don’t do it.’” Roland said. “He said, ‘Coach, I feel like I

MAQUISE GILBERT School: Auburn University Class: Sophomore Position: Safety Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 178 pounds

can do better, I can do more.’ And he proved it. It shows that if you believe in yourself, great things can happen.” Gray was the conduit of those great things. “He’s a great coach,” Gilbert said of Gray, who is now the defensive passing game coordinator at Butler Community College (which is also in Kansas). “He took my confidence to another whole level. He kept me level-headed. He talked to me when I needed to be talked to. He even had me playing (cornerback) in games. I never played corner before, but I had so much confidence in him as a coach, I believed in myself that I could do it. So just the confidence he instilled in me, just the realness he had, I trusted him. I trusted him in every situation. That’s really how I’m here, honestly.” Gilbert’s first season at Hutchinson was delayed due to COVID. He registered 12 tackles and two interceptions in seven games in the spring of 2021, and the Blue Dragons won the JUCO national championship. In the fall of 2021, he had 25 tackles and two pass breakups in 10 games. He said he chose Auburn over offers from every Power Five conference partly because Etheridge reminded him of Gray. “I felt some type of similarity between those two,” he said. “And it gave me that home feel. I love the atmosphere.” SHIFTING FROM QUARTERBACK

Roland had just been hired at FPC in the winter of 2017 when he saw Gilbert for the first time. Gilbert was playing quarterback in an 8-on-8 game. The players had to play both ways. But Gilbert saw himself as a quarterback. “I’m not a huge fan of 8-on-8 football,” Roland said. “But I went out and watched and saw this kid play both ways. I asked an offensive lineman, ‘Who’s this guy playing safety? He’s hitting people.’ I saw his aggression; I saw his length. I knew he could do something special.” Gilbert never did play quarterback for the Bulldogs. He had a total of 10 interceptions his junior and senior years in 2017 and 2018, and he helped lead FPC to its first undefeated regular season in 2017. “It took him time to realize how good he could be,” Roland said. “I pushed him. Once he committed himself in the weight room, that changed everything. I knew he was just as capable as some of the bigtime players we’ve been lucky to coach. He and Dennis (Shorter) did such a good job for us.” Gilbert said fellow defensive backs Shorter, who is now playing for the University of South Dakota, and Damien Irvan helped him become comfortable with the position. “I started liking it more and more and Coach Roland taught me new techniques,” Gilbert said. Qualifying late and then feeling his future was uncertain when he was at B-CU were the two lowest points in his life, Gilbert said. “He showed patience,” Roland said. “And that’s how you can help yourself.” “I’m just grateful to be in the position I’m in,” Gilbert said. “I just want to thank God for allowing me to keep moving forward and keeping my head on straight, and I want to thank everybody for supporting me and wishing me well on my journey here at Auburn.”

Previous schools: Flagler Palm Coast High School, Bethune-Cookman University; Hutchinson Community College (Kansas). Etc.: Was the top-rated

junior college safety in 2021. Chose Auburn over Tennessee and Florida State. Helped FPC to its first undefeated regular season in his junior year (2017).

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Q +A TRAVIS ROLAND, MAINLAND FOOTBALL COACH

Two quarterbacks are better than one BRENT WORONOFF

Do you expect both of them to play a lot?

Lifting weights, conditioning, going to camps. We took 45 to 50 kids to UCF for a 7 on 7 and O-line/DLine, and then we took about 35 to 40 to USF the following week, and then the week after that, our 7 on 7 went to Florida. And then the next day, we had about seven O-line/Dline kids go to UF. So, they’ve been doing a lot of competing together. It’s been been a really good competitive summer, which is what you want. You want to always do your best to compete every day. Your team has stood out on the 7 on 7 trail.

We made the championship game at UF and then final four at USF. We’ve done really, really well at both of the tournaments, for sure. Not every coach is a proponent of 7 on 7 competitions. Your thoughts?

Yeah. We’ve got some things going with E’Zaiah. He’s gone to Florida State’s camp and Florida’s camp, and he’s had some coaches ask him to start playing defensive back, and he’s gotten a lot of push and interest as a DB. So, it’s kind of been awesome to watch him mature as an athlete. But he and Damarcus are both going to play quarterback for us, and Shine’s gonna play some DB. We’re excited about how our team is shaping up in the sense of being able to use all of our talent. Is E’Zaiah going to be primarily a DB or quarterback?

Probably even. I think that he’s a kid that you don’t ever want off the field. If we’re rotating, and it’s not his series to play quarterback, he’ll come and play DB, because that kid is 6-foot-2, 180 pounds and he’s run a 10.9, 100 meters. So, you know, a kid like that we’ve got to make sure we keep on the field at all times.

I think it does a good job of helping everybody figure out how to compete. Obviously, you see some schemes and stuff that people wouldn’t normally do, but I just think it helps for competition purposes. So, that’s why I love it.

Do the quarterbacks have different styles?

How does the competition look at quarterback?

The offensive line struggled early last season. Has that position become a team strength?

Yeah, both kids (E’Zaiah Shine and Damarcus Creecy) are competing. Both, without a doubt, are going to help us on our road to a district championship and trying to win a state championship. Both kids have played really well and are doing everything we’ve asked them to do.

Oh, no. Both can give you whatever you want. Both can be pocket guys, and both can run when necessary. I think both are good at whatever you want them to be.

Without a doubt, our O line and our wide receivers are going to be tremendous for our program. The offensive line is going to be one of the strongest units on our team. (Senior guard) Malcolm Curry is one of our captains. He was the best guy we had up front last year. He won our most Offensive Impact

Mainland coach Travis Roland, left.

Award, just because of his impact on every game. There’s not anybody in front of him that he can’t move, and once we figured out that we were a running football team last year, Malcolm was, without a doubt, a cog to that success.

File photos by Michele Meyers

"It's kind of been awesome to watch (E'zaiah Shine) mature as an athlete. But he and Damarcus (Creecy) are both going to play quarterback for us, and Shine’s gonna play some DB. We're excited about how our team is shaping up in the sense of being able to use all of our talent." TRAVIS ROLAND

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Heading into your second season as the Bucs’ head coach, what’s different this time around?

I think we are able now to have our true mold on the kids. While there were some holdovers from the staff before, I think our staff had a year to get better. And I think that we’re not having to monitor the kids as much. We’re now able to continue to develop our relationships, and our identity of what we want them to be. Last year, we got there as a staff two weeks before spring practice started. It was a fast, hard transition. We are 1,000% in a different spot now, because now it’s just about getting better at what we’re doing and maintaining our integrity as a football program and not trying to skip any steps. Which players have made the greatest strides since last season?

A kid named Clarence “Man Man” McCloud. He was a backup wideout last year. We’ve got big names and guys like a Ajai Harrell and James Randle that play wide receiver for us, but I think Man Man has stepped up tremendously. He had four or five catches in the spring

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game. And even all summer long, he’s been a tough guard for a lot of people. I mean, we played some top-notch competition in 7 on 7s, and nobody’s been able to guard him. In the weight room, he has gotten stronger, gotten bigger and faster, has gained weight. He’s not a big guy. He’s diminutive, but he’s been tremendous for us. Then another guy that sticks out like a sore thumb is (tight end/ defensive end) L.J. McCray, because he wasn’t a weight-room kid, and his bench press has probably jumped 75 to 100 pounds. And his squat probably jumped 150 pounds. And his mean streak, I think L.J.’s found that he’s 6-6, 255 pounds, and he’s learning how to use it, because he’s made himself into a much better pass catcher. Playing defensive end kind of comes naturally to him. But the way he’s trained and transformed himself into a real-deal tight end has been amazing. And then, the other guy is Ramon McCollough, who plays defensive line for us. He’s another kid whose weight room numbers have shot up in every category. He had three sacks in the spring game, and he made the final five, and got one of

Mainland junior quarterback E’Zaiah Shine (5) will also play defensive back this season.

the MVP shirts at both the UCF and USF big-man camps. All of these kids are in the class of ‘24. Looking at your schedule, what sticks out?

Offensive guard Malcolm Curry (51) and Ty Richmond on the sideline at the spring jamboree.

You’ve got Seabreeze, obviously. It’s already the Mainland-Seabreeze game. It’s got a chance to be a district championship game for one or both of us. So, that game becomes a lot more important, because that’s how you guarantee a playoff spot, through a district championship. We’ve got Kissimmee Osceola, who’s a favorite to win a state championship. This is the first time we’re playing (veteran state championship winning coach) Rick Darlington at DeLand. Then you go (against) Flagler Palm Coast again, and then Bartram Trail comes to town. So, the schedule sets up really nicely. You know, we’ve got to avenge a loss to

University (in the 2021 spring game). So, I think there’s a lot of different places where we can look at our schedule and say, ‘We got to get up’ for all those teams. Deltona and Pine Ridge are the other two teams in your district. How do they look?

(Deltona) lost to Seabreeze in overtime, and didn’t make the playoffs (last season). They’ve been developing and they’ve got a couple of transfers. So, they’ll be pretty good. Pine Ridge has a new coach. So, they’ll be formidable as well. As always, you start the season with DeLand?

Oh, yeah, that’s always Week 1. The last time DeLand-Mainland hasn’t been Week 1 was when we were in the same district for two years, back in 2009 and 2010.

MAINLAND FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 19: Kickoff Classic at Matanzas Aug. 26: vs. DeLand Sept. 1: vs. Flagler Palm Coast Sept. 9: vs. Bartram Trail Sept. 23: at Lake Minneola Sept. 29: vs. Pine Ridge Oct. 7: vs. University Oct. 14: at Deltona Oct. 21: at Kissimmee Osceola Oct. 28: vs. Seabreeze Nov. 4: at Lake Mary

TRIBUTES Yolanda Ferrante Germano 1929-2022

Olivia Annie (Davis) Braxton 1931-2022 Olivia Annie Davis Braxton, known lovingly as Olivia “Liv” Braxton passed away in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 13, 2022 - shortly after her 91st birthday. She died of natural causes gently in her sleep. Born in Salisbury, North Carolina, and raised in Brooklyn, New York by her mother Virginia - she and her brother, John Couch “JC” called New York home. Olivia and her husband Frank (deceased) retired to Palm Coast, Florida where they had some of the best years of their lives. Olivia was a proud registered nurse. After graduating from Brooklyn College, she worked for the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, the Visiting Nurses Association, the TB Association of Greater New York, and did community eye screenings for Columbia University and Harlem Hospital. After retiring, she was a member of the Motown and Mo’ Musical Review, the Transit Association of New York, and many other clubs. Her proudest achievement was helping found a safe house for women and children over 30 years ago that is still in existence. She loved Palm Coast and became an Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church and sang in the choir for many years. Always the nurse, Olivia could be found taking “blood pressure” readings after church ser-

Yolanda Ferrante Germano was born on January 10, 1929 at her family home in Bronx, NY. She passed away peacefully in her home on July 16, 2022 in Palm Coast, FL, surrounded by her family.

vices. Olivia and Frank had 3 daughters. Francine Braxton of Brooklyn, New York (deceased), Laura Lynch (Fred) of Orlando, Florida, and Toni Edwards of Greensboro, North Carolina. She leaves behind 5 grandchildren: Fred Lynch, Jr.; Gina Hicks; Franklin Lynch (Courtney), Dana Farmer (Marcus); Adrienne Bryson (Jesse); many great-grandchildren; relatives, and friends. Olivia left clear instructions that she wished to be cremated and placed with her beloved Frank in Rockville Cemetery, Lynbrook, New York. The family will have a private graveside ceremony. Arrangements entrusted to Triad Cremation and Funeral Service of Greensboro, NC.

“I AM FREE” Don’t grieve for me for now I’m free I’m following the path God laid for me I took His hand when I heard Him call I turned my back and left it all I could not stay another day To laugh, to love, to work, or play Tasks left undone must stay that way I’ve found that peace at the close of the day If my parting has left a void Then fill it with remembered joy A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss Ah yes, these things I, too, will miss Be not burdened with times of sorrow I wish the sunshine of tomorrow My life’s been full, I’ve savored much Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch Perhaps my time seemed too brief Lift up your heart and share with me God wants me now He set me FREE 385742-1

Yolanda was a devout Roman Catholic. Her faith was strong and unwavering. Through the years she was blessed and grateful to be able to contribute to the Catholic Church. Her present-day church was Santa Maria Del Mar in Flagler Beach, FL. Yolanda’s PASSION WAS FASHION! She and her husband Joe moved to South Florida in 1951 where they operated several successful businesses throughout their marriage. Yolanda continued her zealous reign as a fierce and savvy business woman until 1999 when she sold her final business and retired to Palm Coast, FL. Through her successes she was able to give back to her community and provide generously to her family. Yolanda’s legacy: She is survived by her children; daughter, Francine (Ron Widick) Hayes, son, John (Cindy) Germano, and daughter, JoAnn Germano; Her grandchildren, Melanie Hayes, Stephen C (Leah) Hayes, Wes (Joanna) Germano, Anthony Chec-

chi, Joe (Christina) Checchi, and Vincent (Jasmine) Checchi; Her Great grandchildren, Stephen “Buddy” Hayes-Whaley, Dawson Germano, Dylan Germano, Calen Hayes, Jacob Hayes, Tanner Thornton, Travis Hayes, Dominic Checchi, Javier Checchi and Angelina Checchi; Her brother Natale (Clair) Ferrante; Sister-inlaw Sally Malloy and many, many loving nieces and nephews. Yolanda was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Anthony Germano who passed away May 23, 1986, her parents, Paulo Ferrante and Francesca Mannino Ferrante, her brother, Joseph Ferrante, sisters; Domenica “Mae” Casola, Francesca “Frances” Comarato, Gilda “Jill” Casola & Rosalia “Rose” Catterson. In lieu of flowers, donation should be sent to Santa Maria Del Mar Catholic Church, 915 N Central Ave.

Flagler Beach, FL 32136. A Visitation will be held at Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home August 5, 2022 from 2-6pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at Santa Maria Del Mar Catholic Church August 6, 2022 at 11 am with burial to follow at Flagler Memorial Gardens. “I can do all this through him who gives me strength” Philippians 4:13. “Let all that you do be done with love” 1 Corinthians 16:14. FUNERAL MASS: Saturday, August 6 at 11AM Santa Maria Del Mar Catholic Church DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, donation should be sent to Santa Maria Del Mar Catholic Church, 915 N Central Ave. Flagler Beach, FL 32136.

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Golf fundraiser The Matanzas football team will hold a golf fundraiser on Aug. 20 at Palm Harbor Golf Cub. The cost, which includes golf, range balls and food, is $100 per person or $375 for a foursome. Registration begins at 8 a.m. the day of the event with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. There will be prizes, a raffle and games on the course. All of the proceeds benefit the Pirates’ football program. For more information, call Neel Raiji at 386-871-5018, email mhspiratesfootball@gmail. com or visit https://piratepridefootball.com.

New Seabreeze coach chosen Samantha White-Fabulich, one of the greatest swimmers in Seabreeze High School history, is the Sandcrabs’ new boys and girls swim coach. She won a state championship in the 100 breaststroke and finished second in the 200 individual medley as a senior in 1995. She went on to swim at Florida State, where she won two Atlantic Coast Conference titles and was an All-American honorable mention two years in a row.

Flagler middle school sports to return Flagler County’s middle school sports program was suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic. This fall, the district’s two middle school principals want to bring it back. It will start out as an afterschool intramural program but could develop into a more competitive format that would become a feeder program for the high school athletic teams, Indian Trails Principal Ryan Andrews said in a workshop presentation to the School Board on July 19. Buddy Taylor Principal Cara Cronk and district Safety Specialist Tom Wooleyhan joined Andrews in the presentation. The sports would include cross country and volleyball in the fall,

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boys and girls basketball in the winter and boys and girls soccer and track and field in the spring with spirit squad/cheerleading throughout the school year. “The plan is to get started again,” Andrews said. “The kids are eager and the families are ready and willing to participate. If we build it they will come.” The intramural program will take advantage of the resources the schools already have with in-house coaches, PE equipment and district bus transportation provided with general neighborhood drop-off. Transportation could also be provided for games between teams from each of the schools. For the program

to develop into interscholastic sports that would include out-of-county competition, the district could partner with outside organizations such as PAL or AAU as it has in the past, Andrews said. Wooleyhan said an organization such as PAL could provide coaches, social media promotion and concessions. Andrews said there are two visions — to be competitive or to be inclusive. Finding enough space and supervision could be a hindrance in sustaining an intramural program. A competitive sports program would require qualified coaches who would receive stipends, a school administrator to oversee the program and

partnering with AdventHealth Palm Coast to provide athletic trainers, as the high schools do. Board member Cheryl Massaro said she has wanted to see a competitive middle school sports program for many years. She said a pay-toplay format would be a good way to start. Andrews said a competitive program would not only benefit the students involved and the middle schools as a whole but provide a boost to the high school programs. “It’s very difficult to build a competitive (high school) program when you’re teaching how to play that sport (to ninth graders),” Andrews said.

participated, and 10 to 15 Matanzas football players helped coach each day. On the final day of the camp, football players Cole Hash, Dakwon Evans and Stephen Maxwell held a question and answer session with the campers.

Pirates’ Diego Bernardi invited to join Puerto Rico U17 soccer team

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Theo enjoys his shaved ice at the Matanzas Kids Football Camp.

Matanzas High School’s four-day Kids Football Camp ended July 21 with pizza and Kona Ice. “We were teaching the fundamentals and the basic skills for every position,” said Matanzas football coach Matt Forrest. “We also spent about 15 minutes a day on life skills — respect, keeping your grades up, how to communicate well. We talked about the pillars of our program.” Forrest said about 32 kids from kindergarten through sixth grade

Matanzas rising junior Diego Bernardi was in the airport, returning home from the ECNL soccer nationals in San Diego, when he received a surprising text. The Puerto Rican soccer federation had selected him to compete for a spot on the Puerto Rico U-17 team. Bernardi will join the team at the IMG campus in Bradenton this week for training. The Puerto Rican team will compete in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament Aug. 30 to Sept. 8 in hopes of qualifying for the 2023 U17 World Cup in Peru. “We’re just training as a team. The squad is pretty big, but I’m pretty confident,” Bernardi said. Bernardi, who played for Florida Elite at the ECNL tournament, was born in Puerto Rico and lived there until he was 8, when his family

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moved to Florida. “I had been invited to play with them two years ago, but because of COVID, I couldn’t go,” he said. “It was sort of surprising. I had kept in contact, but I was just not expecting to hear from them so soon after nationals.” Bernardi expects to play forward for the Puerto Rican team. He played left wing for Florida Elite at the nationals. He had played center back as a freshman for the Pirates and moved up field to center mid as a sophomore last season. “He tried a different position in club, and he said he felt comfortable,” said Matanzas boys soccer

coach Beto Aguilar. “From Day 1, even as a freshman, he was an anchor in the backfield for us, and last year he was a staple as a defensive midfielder.”

PCCL team falls at state The Palm Coast Little League Junior All-Star baseball team (ages 13-14) was eliminated in the state tournament by Viera Suntree, 10-9. Palm Coast led 9-3 entering the bottom of the sixth. But Suntree scored five runs in the sixth and then scored two more in the seventh for the win.

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There is still plenty of research to be done in this area, but initial research suggests that hidden hearing loss is caused by damage to cells in the hearing organ (cochlea) in the inner ear. These cells connect the hearing organ to the brain. Once damaged, these cells are no longer able to send information to the brain. This can cause the brain to not receive a clear sound signal and to not interpret the sound correctly.

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house in Hammock Dunes was the top real estate transaction for the week of June 16-22 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Raymond and Cheryl Zukowski, of Palm Coast, sold 15 Rue Grande Mer to Alan and Denise Weiss, of Montville, New Jersey, for $2,800,888. Built in 2007, the house is a 5/4.5 and has a swimming pool and 6,433 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $1.3 million. WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Condos David and Suzanne Duchesneau, of Palm Coast, sold 1000 Canopy Walk Lane, Unit 1011, to Sullivan Condo LLC, of Daytona Beach, for $388,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,712 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $220,000.

Larry and Candace Martin, and Joyce Karabatsos, of Park Ridge, Illinois, sold 35 Hembury Lane, Unit 35, to Melanie Hayes, of Palm Coast, for $225,000. Built in 1985, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,338 square feet.

Eugene Blake, of Palm Coast, sold 50 Club House Drive, Unit 106, to Barbara Kayl, of Palm Coast, for $145,000. Built in 1977, the condo is a 1/1 and has 665 square feet. It sold in 1995 for $41,000. Cypress Knoll Enrique and Amedea Onate, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, sold 82 Eastwood Drive to Schnaars Holdings LLC, of Hazlet, New Jersey, for $601,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,003 square feet.

Lisa Thomas, of Palm Coast, sold 27 Eastwood Drive to Christopher and Natalie Licata, of Palm Coast, for $361,000. Built in 1999, it is a 3/2 and has 1,769 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $193,000. Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 712 Grand Reserve Drive to Desa Holdings LLC, of Bunnell, for $342,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,147 square feet. Flagler Beach Dorothy Fleurie, individually and as trustee, and Frank Fleurie, of Palm Coast, sold 115 4th St. to 4th and Central LLC, of Palm Coast, for $715,000. Built in 1945, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,621 square feet. There is an additional house with 739 square feet. SEE PALM COAST REAL ESTATE PAGE 6C

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house in Tomoka Estates was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of June 1218 in the Multiple Listing Service. William and Doreen Sparks, of Ormond Beach, sold 345 Coquina Ave. to Michael and Kimrey Sheehan, of Ormond Beach, for $1.6 million. Built in 2002, the house is a 5/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, elevator, boat dock, boathouse and 6,627 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $1,225,000. WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

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Anthony and Suzanne Boccio, of Ellenburg Depot, New York, sold 15 Fox Hollow Drive to Stephen Klein, of Bakersfield, California, for $429,900. Built in 1987, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,593 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $254,900. Carlos Gomez sold 317 Navajo Ave. to Jeffrey and Tracy Slater, of Ormond Beach, for $395,000. Built in 1964, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,818 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $264,900. Vernon Thurman II, individually and as trustee, sold 716 Garden Lane to Destiny Strasser and Gina Strasser, as trustee, for $380,000. Built in 1995, the house is a 2/2 and has a swimming pool and

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1,373 square feet. Hortense Stowe, of Ormond Beach, sold 147 Lucky Drive to Space Coast Capital LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $330,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1.5 and has 1,447 square feet. James Stringfellow Jr., as representative, sold 57 N. Arbor Drive to John and Tamara Toppen, of Ormond Beach, for $315,000. Built in 1953, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 1,676 square feet.

Peter and Michele Rath, of Shamong, New Jersey, sold 32 Park Place to Jack and Zena Ward, of Ormond Beach, for $249,900. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,579 square feet. Breakaway Trails David Braddish, individually and as trustee, sold 6 Tropic Lake Way to Stephen and Beverly Corrington, of Ormond Beach, for $425,000. Built in 1997, the house is a SEE ORMOND BEACH REAL ESTATE PAGE 6C

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Grand Landings Bruce and Ernestine Bullock, of Daytona Beach, sold 195 Coopers Hawk Way to Robert Rudy Jr., of Palm Coast, for $599,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 5/4 and has 2,913 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $332,100. Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 496 Grand Reserve Drive to John and Sharon Morin, of Bunnell, for $325,635. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,745 square feet. Hammock Dunes Dennis and Mary Jesielowski sold 6 Valencia Court to Raymond and Cheryl Zukowski, of Palm Coast, for $1.65 million. Built in 1995,

the house is a 4/3.5 and has a swimming pool and 3,759 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $950,000. Indian Trails Loretta Sylvester, of Palm Coast, sold 48 Bud Hollow Drive to Brad Jacobs, of Palm Coast, for $422,500. Built in 1994, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,202 square feet.

Cody and Tracie Houghton, of Palm Coast, sold 4 Bainbridge Lane to Curtis and Marcia Lightcap, of Palm Coast for $329,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,980 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $192,000. Lehigh Woods Kirk Dorozsmay, of Palm Coast, sold 3 Russkin Lane to Linval Williams and Mary Davis, of Palm Coast, for $434,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,967 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 10 Rolland Lane to Eric Dorsey and Sharonda Dewitt, of Palm Coast, for $291,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,806 square feet. Matanzas Woods Melanie Hayes, of Palm

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Coast, sold 133 Lindsay Drive to Elias Tobias, as trustee, for $339,900. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,432 square feet. Palm Coast Plantation Mitch and Francie Shepherd, of Jacksonville, sold 75 Riverwalk Drive S. to Thomas Grubb, of Palm Coast, for $1.44 million. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/4.5 and has a fireplace, boat dock, boathouse, elevator, swimming pool and 4,183 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $945,000. Palm Harbor Ricardo and Cristina Costa, of Palm Coast, sold 74 Freemont Turn to Daniel and Allison DeMichael, of Palm Coast, for $389,900. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,556 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $169,000.

Pine Grove Robert and Carrie Cassady, of Port Orange, sold 24 Pillory Lane to Salvatore and Lisa Grande, of Palm Coast, for $396,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,809 square feet.

Kathleen Trejo, individually and as trustee, sold 34 Pineapple Drive to Christopher and Carter Lawrence, of Palm Coast, for $340,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,491 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $260,000. Pine Lakes Richard and Cynthia Cline, of Palm Coast, sold 4 White Place to John Colby and Lori Melrose, of Palm Coast, for $289,900. Built in 1989, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,406 square feet.

Joan Mound and Ellen Donohue, of Bunnell, sold 14 Francis Lane to Emillio and Anabell Gutierrez, of Palm Coast, for $350,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,300 square feet. ZZMZ Caspian LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 19 Felton Lane to Brittany Marts and Alex D’Errico for $332,484. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,555 square feet.

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Sea Colony Harry Lawler, individually and as trustee, sold 2 Sea Vista Drive to James and Linda Barletto, of Chesapeake, Virginia, for $441,000. Built in 1989, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,449 square feet.

ville, of St. Johns, sold 1 Sea Ship Place to Milnie Fereday, of Palm Coast, for $324,690. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet. Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.

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3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,080 square feet. Halifax Plantation Michael and Kathleen Stanton sold 1438 Dolph Circle to Douglass and Linda Medina, of Ormond Beach, for $635,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,694 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $353,000.

Tamara Nikiforaki and Alexander Katkov, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, sold 3192 Connemara Drive to William and Dawn Magee, of Palm Coast, for $489,900. Built in 2014, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,919 square feet. It sold in May for $440,000. Hunter’s Ridge Bryan and Guadalupe Olson, of Daytona Beach, sold 27 Meadow Ridge View to Matthew and Natassia Wal-

burg, of Ormond Beach, for $435,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,806 square feet. Oak Forest Linda Johns, of Ormond Beach, sold 7 Bridget Terrace to Jerid and Andrea Muszynski, of Ormond Beach, for $405,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,882 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $115,000. Plantation Bay Allison and Kathy Dean, of

Franklin, Indiana, sold 826 Aldenham Lane to Lauren Argenio, of Ormond Beach, for $409,000. Built in 2016, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has 1,510 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $220,000. Spring Meadows The Salvation Army, of Georgia, sold 11 Fernmeadow Lane to Michele Malit, of DeBary, for $360,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,072 square feet.

The house at 345 Coquina Ave. sold for $1.6 million.

Beach, for $320,000. Built in 1998, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,522 square feet.

Tomoka Oaks Egeneto Investments LLC sold 60 N. St. Andrews Drive to Jeffrey and Diahann Suchan, of Ormond Beach, for $679,500. Built in 1969, the house is a 6/3/2 and has a fireplace and 3,762 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $295,100.

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Winding Woods Marlyn Quiroga, individually and as trustee, sold 18 Winding Woods Trail to Dalbir and Hardial Singh, of Ormond

Javier Hernandez and Juana Darce, of Ormond Beach, sold 1 Dolphin Ave. to Ariel and Bri Paling, of Ormond Beach, for $1.05 million. Built in 1954, the house is a 5/3.5 and has 3,652 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $375,000.

Douglas Berry, of Wilton Manors, sold 174 Coquina Key Drive to Chet and Amy Anthony, of Ormond Beach, for $1,138,870. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool, elevator and 2,916 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $700,700.

William and Patricia Turpin, of Atlanta, sold 35 Longfellow Circle to Stephen Bradigan and Nancy Mellin, of Ormond Beach, for $465,000. Built in 1971, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,456 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $262,000.

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Barry Rell, of St. Augustine, sold 2100 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 3120, to Rebecca Gibson,

of Nashville, for $395,000. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,087 square feet. Daniel and Helen Smith, of Ormond Beach, sold 1227 Riverbreeze Blvd. to Joseph Horgan, of Boston, for $390,000.08. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1.5 and has 1,179 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $120,000. David and Carole Tanner, of Gainesville, sold 3110 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 4080, to Dawn Messineo, as trustee, for $360,000. Built in 1991, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,000 square feet. Ruth Gracon, of Parma, Ohio, sold 3370 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 204B, to William and

Betty Fox, of Seymour, Tennessee, for $349,000. Built in 1987, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,275 square feet. David and Sharon Dukes sold 26 Rivershore Drive to Matthew March, of Ormond Beach, for $335,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 2/1 and has 756 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $92,000. Ronald Shycko and Nancy Miles sold 23 Palm Drive to Charles Mitchell, of Ormond Beach, for $250,000. Built in 1955, the house is a 2/1 and has 955 square feet. John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 CP 000414 IN RE: ESTATE OF THOMAS F. RHODES, Deceased. The administration of the estate of THOMAS F. RHODES, deceased, whose date of death was November 14, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 PERIOD 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: July 28, 2022. Signed on this 21st day of July, 2022. JASON A. RHODES Personal Representative 15808 Lewis Road Sunbury, OH 43074 SCOTT W. VIETH Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 0059584 MACFARLANE FERGUSON & McMULLEN Post Office Box 1669 Clearwater, FL 33757 Telephone: (727) 441-8966 Email: swv@macfar.com Secondary Email: mlh@macfar.com July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00090G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022-CP-000470 In re the Estate of CLARA MAE MOORE Decedent. The administration of the estate Clara Mae Moore, deceased, whose date of death was April 22, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 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 FIRST 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 the 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 FIRST 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 July 28, 2022. Personal Representative Lisa McEvoy 1015 Second Street Port Orange, FL 32129 Attorney of Personal Representative J. AKIN, LAW /s/ Jennifer Akin Jennifer Akin, Esq. Florida Bar No. 113117 6045 A1A S. St. Augustine, FL 32080 Phone: (904) 320-0011 jennifer@jakinlaw.com Attorney for Petitioner July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00091G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FL Case No. 2022 CP 000338 Division: 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF LUCILLE P. JERGEL, Mary J. Hutchinson, Petitioner v. Mary J. Hutchinson, Personal Representative, Respondent. The administration of the estate of LUCILLE P. JERGEL, deceased, whose date of death was April 5, 2022, is pending in the Probate Court, Flagler County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 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 WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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 July 28, 2022. Personal Representative: Mary J. Hutchinson 4042 E. Hope Street Mesa, AZ 85205 Attorney for Personal Representative: Bradley D. Magee, Esq. Attorney for the Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 861730 BRADLEY D. MAGEE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.L. P.O. Box 3 Osprey, FL 34229 Telephone: (941) 918-9894 Email: magee-law@comcast.net July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00092G

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022-CA-0451 Division: 49 Lena Hunter, Plaintiff, v. The Estate of Ernest McLaren; The unknown heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, or grantees of the Estate of Ernest McLaren; The Unknown Spouse of Ernest McLaren and if deceased the unknown heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, or grantees of the Estate of Unknown Spouse of Ernest McLaren, Defendants. TO: The Estate of Ernest McLaren; The unknown heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, or grantees of the Estate of Ernest McLaren; The Unknown Spouse of Ernest McLaren and if deceased the unknown heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, or grantees of the Estate of Unknown Spouse of Ernest McLaren 85 Rose Street FL 1st Waterbury, CT 06704 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Flagler County, Florida: Lot 1, of Block 10, Florida Park, Section 9, Palm Coast, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Map Book 6, Pages 36 through 42, inclusive, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida, and as amended in instrument recorded in Official Records Book 35, Page 528 of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Vincent L. Sullivan, the Plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address 145 City Place, Suite 301, Palm Coast, FL 32164, on or before 30 days after the first publication, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. DATED this 7/11/2022 day of July, 2022. Tom Bexley Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Tevin Galvin Deputy Clerk Vincent L. Sullivan the Plaintiff ’s attorney 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 July 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2022 22-00093G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2022CP000441 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES V. PICCOLI, Deceased. The administration of the Estate of CHARLES V. PICCOLI, deceased, whose date of death was April 16, 2022, in File No. 2022CP000441 (48), is now pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110. Letters of Administration were issued by the Court on July 19, 2022. The name and address 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 the decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this notice has been served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME 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 FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is July 28, 2022. Personal Representative: THOMAS PICCOLI 25 Iris Circle, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 Attorney for Personal Representative: ROZENCWAIG & NADEL, LLP 301 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 BY: /s/ Randy Narkir Randy Narkir, Esq. Florida Bar No. 109196 Telephone: (954) 455-5100 rnarkir@rnflaw.com July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00094G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022-CP-000417 Probate Division IN RE: THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK H. PLATT Deceased. The administration of the estate of FREDERICK H. PLATT, deceased, whose date of death was September 9, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 28, 2022. Personal Representative: M. CANDACE PLATT 64 Fleetwood Road Bristol, CT 06010 Attorney for Personal Representative: ANNE J. MCPHEE E-mail Addresses: Info@StudenbergLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0041605 Ganon J. Studenberg, P.A. 1119 Palmetto Avenue Melbourne, Florida 32901 Telephone: (321) 722-2420 July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00095G

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PUBLIC NOTICE 2020 OUTSTANDING CHECKS In compliance with Florida Statute 116.21, the below listed checks outstanding against various funds of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, will be forfeited to the County of Flagler of the State of Florida as appropriate, if not claimed on or before September 1, 2022. CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER - COURT FUND

PUBLIC NOTICE 2020 OUTSTANDING CHECKS AND OTHER DEPOSITED FUNDS

SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BUDGET; NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ADOPTION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND THE LEVY, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. Upcoming Public Hearings, and Regular Meeting The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) for the Seminole Palms Community Development District (“District”) will hold the following two public hearings and a regular meeting on Monday, August 22, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., and at Hilton Garden Inn - 55 Town Center Blvd, Palm Coast, FL 32164. The first public hearing is being held pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to receive public comment and objections on the District’s proposed budget (“Proposed Budget”) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023 (“Fiscal Year 2022/2023”). The second public hearing is being held pursuant to Chapters 190, 197, and/or 170, Florida Statutes, to consider the imposition of operations and maintenance special assessments (“O&M Assessments”) upon the lands located within the District, to fund the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/2023; to consider the adoption of an assessment roll; and, to provide for the levy, collection, and enforcement of assessments. At the conclusion of the hearings, the Board will, by resolution, adopt a budget and levy O&M Assessments as finally approved by the Board. A Board meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other District business. Description of Assessments The District imposes O&M Assessments on benefitted property within the District for the purpose of funding the District’s general administrative, operations, and maintenance budget. A geographic depiction of the property potentially subject to the proposed O&M Assessments is identified in the map attached hereto. The table below shows the schedule of the proposed O&M Assessments, which are subject to change at the hearing:

Check # Check Date 72381 1/8/20 72402 1/8/20 72404 1/8/20 72407 1/8/20 72489 1/22/20 72490 1/22/20 72498 1/22/20 72505 1/22/20 72515 1/22/20 72524 1/22/20 72536 1/22/20 72537 1/22/20 72540 1/22/20 72554 1/22/20 72564 1/22/20 72569 1/22/20 72570 1/22/20 72574 1/22/20 72581 1/22/20 72601 1/22/20 72602 1/22/20 72608 1/22/20 72627 1/22/20 72628 1/22/20 72629 1/22/20 72651 1/22/20 72671 1/24/20 72685 1/24/20 72702 1/29/20 72781 2/21/20 72790 2/21/20 72840 2/21/20 72847 2/21/20 72856 2/21/20 73122 5/13/20 73123 5/13/20 73213 6/19/20 73255 7/8/20 73341 8/6/20 73348 8/6/20 73414 8/20/20 73429 8/27/20 73444 9/1/20 73490 9/10/20 73572 9/24/20 73579 9/24/20 73594 9/25/20 73599 9/25/20 73641 10/8/20 73688 10/20/20 73698 10/20/20 73700 10/20/20 73707 10/20/20 73716 10/20/20 73722 10/21/20 73723 10/21/20 73843 11/19/20 73844 11/19/20 73984 12/17/20 73985 12/17/20 73988 12/17/20

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Payable to: BRITANY STEVENS ELLEN DOSTAL FRANK RAPOSA GIONY ORTIZ CABRERA ALLIE BURNETT ANDREW MACKEN CANDY MARCH CHARLES ALTMAN DAVID GRIEST DIANA PONDER FRANCIS ALLAN FRANCISCO LEGGIO GERARD KUBICA JASON SINGH JOHN BAGI JOHN PROBST JONATHAN MATHERS JUSTIN GRAHAM KATHERINE EBRILL MADISON NUTTER MALLYSSA BERRY MARILYN MARCZYNSKI PENNY YORK QUINCY MORRIS RAMON GIACCONE TERESE ANDERSON CURRY DUPREE CHENEAR SUZANNE SENTEIO PENSABENE KAREN ADRIANA BOYLE BROOKE CROWLEY NORMA SOBAL ROBERT COFFMAN STUART SHALAT COWLES WALTER DIAZ ROY A HARBERT KARLEE JAMES EDWARD DAVIS JCS SHAPIRO FISHMAN & GACHE LLP JCS STINSON JAMES J CATHY ALMAND JCS INC CHRISTOPHER BANGHART PAUL BOND KRISTAL LINNEA BROWN SIMMONS JAMES JOSHUA AYALA ASHLEY MCDONALD KELLY SCHMIDT LLEWELLYN BRYANT AUSTIN T. NEWSOME SANTIAGO POSADA WHITE EUGENE NELSON JAMES ROSAMILIA RUSSELL IGLESIAS SARA SCHIFFMAN FREDDIE VAZQUEZ GREGORY ANDRIATE IRMA RODRIGUEZ 22-00117F

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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 Yoga Posers located at 15 Wayman Place, 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 23rd day of July, 2022. Diane Tierney July 28, 2022 22-00163F

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 Salt Life Handyman located at 712 S. Ocean Shore Blvd., 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 26th day of July, 2022. Michael Mckenna July 28, 2022 22-00170F

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In compliance with Florida Statute 116.21, the below listed checks outstanding against various funds of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, will be forfeited to the County of Flagler of the State of Florida as appropriate, if not claimed on or before September 1, 2022. CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER - GENERAL FUND Check # Check Date Check Amount Payable to: 73195 6/9/20 $353.75 TRADE MONEY LLC 73747 10/30/20 $221.16 CITICORP CREDIT 73158 6/30/20 $13.00 JAMES ALBANO 73461 9/4/20 $10.50 JOSEPH KOEHL CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER - REGISTRY OF COURT Check # Check Date Check Amount Payable to: 7133 3/26/20 $100.00 Asset Acceptance LLC 7149 6/4/20 $100.00 HUTCHINSON OWEN 7160 7/8/20 $100.00 ROSEN JOSEPH F July 28, 2022

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that the following vehicles will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 713.585 on the sale dates at the locations below at 9:00 a.m. to satisfy labor and storage charges. 2009 JEEP 1J4FT28B09D125079 Total Lien: $951.51 1997 FORD 1FALP6248VH150240 Total Lien: $2176.41 Sale Date:08/22/2022 Location: BATTS & PEREZ ENTERPRISES LLC. DBA: FLY BY NIGHT AUTOMOTIVE 6020 E HIGHWAY 100 FLAGLER BEACH, FL 32136 (954)817-4522 Pursuant to F.S. 713.585 the cash amount per vehicle would be sufficient to redeem that vehicle from the lienor. Any interested party has a right to a hearing prior to the sale by filing a demand for the hearing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Flagler and mailing copies of the same to all owners and lienors. The owner/lienholder has a right to recover possession of the vehicle by posting bond pursuant to F.S. 559.917 and if sold any proceeds remaining from the sale will be deposited with the Clerk of Circuit Court for disposition. July 28, 2022 22-00164F

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that an organizational meeting of the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Radiance Community Development District (“District”) will be held on Monday, August 22nd at 11:00am at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd, Palm Coast, Florida 32164. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the appointment of staff including, but not limited to, manager, attorney, and others as deemed appropriate by the Board; to consider the services to be provided by the District and the financing plan for same; to consider certain documents related to the issuance of special assessment bonds; and, to conduct any other business that may come before the Board. Copies of the agenda may be obtained from the District Manager, DPFG Management & Consulting LLC, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 Telephone: (321) 263-0132. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Staff and/or Supervisors may participate by speaker telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to contact the District Office, at least forty-eight (48) hours before the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. District Manager

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 Salt Life Realtors located at 712 S. Ocean Shore Blvd., 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 26th day of July, 2022. Michael Mckenna July 28, 2022 22-00171F

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Land Use Undeveloped Acerage

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Annual O&M Assessment $117,190

239.63 495.28 The O&M Assessments may be collected on the County tax roll or by direct bill from the District’s Manager. The O&M Assessments will only be imposed on lots sold to third parties, including lots sold during the Fiscal Year 2022/2023, and any portion of the District’s Proposed Budget not funded by the O&M Assessments will be funded by a developer funding agreement. Note that the O&M Assessments are in addition to any debt service assessments, if any, previously levied by the District and due to be collected for Fiscal Year 2022/2023. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PAY YOUR ASSESSMENT BECAUSE FAILURE TO PAY WILL CAUSE A TAX CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF TITLE, OR FOR DIRECT BILLED ASSESSMENTS, MAY RESULT IN A FORECLOSURE ACTION, WHICH ALSO MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF TITLE. Additional Provisions The public hearings and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with Florida law. A copy of the Proposed Budget and assessment roll, and the agenda, for the hearings and meeting may be obtained by contacting DPFG Management & Consulting LLC, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, 321-263-0132 (“District Manager’s Office”). The public hearings and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record. There may be occasions when staff or board members may participate by speaker telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office. Please note that all affected property owners have the right to appear and comment at the public hearings and meeting, and may also file written objections with the District Manager’s Office within twenty (20) days of issuance of this notice. Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the District Manager’s Office. District Manager

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 CP 193 IN RE: ESTATE OF GLENN B. DOWSON, Deceased. The administration of the estate of GLENN B. DOWSON, deceased, whose date of death was July 28, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. #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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 21, 2022. Personal Representative: /s/ Donald R. Dowson 906 Thoreau Court Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 Attorney for Personal Representative: Meryl Conte Clayton, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 0071821 Conte Clayton & Austin, P.A. 3277 Fruitville Road, Suite D-2 Sarasota, Florida 34237 Telephone: (941) 955-5040 Fax: (866) 343-8945 E-Mail: mcc@ccalawyers.com July 21, 28, 2022 22-00088G

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF FULTON COUNTY File Number: 243351-02; Case No: 22DP01210 In the Interest of: A.H. SEX: M, DOB: 11/09/2014 TO: EBONY BROWN (BIOLOGICAL MOTHER), ANY UNKNOWN, UNNAMED PUTATIVE FATHERS, WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, GREETINGS: Pursuant to Order of this Court, you are hereby notified that a GUARDIAN’S DEPENDENCY COMPLAINT was filed on May 4, 2022 in this Court by the complainant alleging the whereabouts of the mother and father and any unknown, unnamed putative fathers of the above-named child are unknown, and asking the Court to take such steps as are necessary for the care, placement, and protection of the above said child. You are hereby commanded to appear and may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon complainant, within thirty (30) days of June 15, 2022. THE HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 9, 2022 AT 3:00PM VIA ZOOM/COURTROOM 4B. In an effort to decrease youth, staff, and public exposure to the Coronavirus/COVID-19, the Juvenile Court of Fulton County is conducting virtual hearings, via telephone conferencing and video conferencing. If you do not have internet access or the ability to participate in a virtual hearing, please contact the court via phone at 404-612-4419 or dial the Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office at (404) 613-4663. The court will provide you with instructions on how to gain access to the hearing at the Juvenile Justice Center located at 395 Pryor Street S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30302. A party is entitled to counsel in these proceedings and the Court will appoint an attorney if the party is unable, without undue financial hardship, to employ counsel. WITNESS, the Honorable Coy Johnson Judge This the 30th day of June 2022 Kimberly Wright Clerk of Court Jul. 21, 28; Aug. 4, 11, 2022 22-00089G

SECOND INSERTION DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida, Case No. 21-04-6036P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/ BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1877-336-2627). July 21, 28 2022 22-00156F

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that the following vehicles will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S.. 713.78 as follows. Sale Date: August 13, 2022 @ 9:00 AM Location: Dels Garage 2700 E Moody Blvd, Bunnell, Fl 32110 1 Vehicles: 3C4PDCBG0ET105534 2014 Dodge Journey July 21, 28, 2022 22-00160F

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FOURTH INSERTION NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CREATING THE LANDINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Pursuant to Section 190.00(1)(d), Florida Statutes, the City of Palm Coast City Council members hereby provide notice of consideration of a petition by JTL Grand Landings Development, LLC, seeking the creation of the Landings Community Development District and possible adoption of the following Ordinance titled similar to: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PALM COAST, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CREATION OF THE LANDINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS AND APPROVING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Public hearing on the above-captioned matter will be held as follows: The City Council will hold a Workshop meeting on August 9, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., and two (2) public hearings on the proposed Community Development District on August 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. and September 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, all in the Community Wing of the City of Palm Coast City Hall located at 160 Lake Ave., Palm Coast, Florida. A copy of this notice and the file relating to the public hearing are available by contacting the City Clerk at 386-986-3713. The public is encouraged to participate in the processes and procedures of the City. Members of the pubic who wish to submit comments, exhibits, or other documents for consideration at the Public Hearing may submit them to the following: CityClerk@ palmcoastgov.com. The e-mail should indicate that they are intended for public participation and may be submitted up until 5 pm the day before the meeting. The City reserves the right to redact or reject Documentary Evidence containing obscene material or material that is confidential pursuant to state law. If a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the above referenced hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings. For such purposes, it may be necessary to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk’s Office 386-9863713 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11764 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROLE A. RICHARDSON-MILES A/K/A CAROLE R. MILES A/K/A CAROLE A. MILES, Deceased. The administration of the estate of CAROLE A. RICHARDSON-MILES A/K/A CAROLE R. MILES A/K/A CAROLE A. MILES, deceased, whose date of death was April 26, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 PERIOD 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: July 28, 2022. Signed on this 22nd day of July, 2022. SCOTT MILES Personal Representative 2915 Lantern Drive South Daytona, FL 32119 ROBERT KIT KOREY, ESQUIRE Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 147787 ROBERT KIT KOREY, P. A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: (386) 677-3431 Email: Kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: Michele@koreylawpa.com July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00068I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 11847PRDL Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNE L. MULHALL Deceased. The administration of the estate of Anne L. Mulhall, deceased, whose date of death was February 7, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 6043, DeLand, Florida 32721-6043. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 28, 2022. Personal Representative: Laura Zappasodi, f/k/a Laura Mulhall 8530 Oklee Court North Port, Florida 34287 Attorney for Personal Representative: Cord C. Mellor, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 0201235 13801 Tamiami Trail, Ste D North Port, Florida 34287 Telephone: (941) 426-1193 Fax: (941) 426-5413 E-Mail: cord@northportlaw.com Secondary E-Mail: shelly@northportlaw.com July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00069I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11293-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH SAVERIO PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH SEVERIO PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH S. PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH PRINCIPE Deceased. The administration of the estate of Joseph Saverio Principe, deceased, whose date of death was March 4, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 28, 2022. Personal Representative: Rose Schoonover 402 N. Crumley Street Liberty, Illinois 62347 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com July 28; Aug. 4, 2022 22-00070I

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECLARATION OF INACTIVE STATUS OFTHE CBL / BM PORT OR ANGE WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is given that the CBL / BM Port Orange West Community Development District (District), an independent special district established by City of Port Orange Ordinance Number 2008-18, pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, has become inactive within the meaning of Section 189.062(1)(a)1. and 2., Florida Statutes, requiring the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to declare the District inactive. The District is located within the City of Port Orange, Florida, generally north of Wembley Circle North, south of Williamson Boulevard South, east of Town West Boulevard, and west of Summer Trees Road. Section 189.062(4), Florida Statutes, requires the entity that created a special district declared inactive to dissolve the special district by repealing its enabling laws or by other appropriate means. Any objections to this Notice must be filed pursuant to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, within twenty-one (21) days after the date of publication. For the required contents of a petition challenging agency action, refer to Rules 28-106.104, 28-106.201, and 28106.301, Florida Administrative Code. A petition is filed when it is received by the: AGENCY CLERK FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 107 EAST MADISON ST., MSC 110 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-4128 FAX: 850-921-3230 EMAIL:Agency.Clerk@DEO.MyFlorida. com DEO will declare the District inactive if twenty-one (21) days elapses from the publication date of this Notice and no administrative appeals are filed. Section 189.062(5), Florida Statutes, provides that once a special district is declared inactive, it may not collect taxes, fees, or assessments unless the declaration is: (i) withdrawn or revoked by DEO or (ii) invalidated in proceedings initiated by the special district. July 28, 2022 22-00071V

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11702 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF J. DENNIS POSS A/K/A JAMES DENNIS POSS A/K/A DENNIS POSS A/K/A JAMES POSS, Deceased. The administration of the estate of J. DENNIS POSS A/K/A JAMES DENNIS POSS A/K/A DENNIS POSS A/K/A JAMES POSS, deceased, whose date of death was June 1, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 PERIOD 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: July 21, 2022. Signed on this 22 day of June, 2022. ORMAND POSS Personal Representative 766 Provence Drive Vestavia, AL 35242 ROBERT KIT KOREY, ESQUIRE Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 147787 ROBERT KIT KOREY, P. A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: (386) 677-3431 Email: Kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: Michele@koreylawpa.com July 21, 28, 2022 22-00061I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11649-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF GRACE MARY HOWER a/k/a GRACE M. HOWER Deceased. The administration of the estate of Grace Mary Hower, deceased, whose date of death was June 18, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 21, 2022. Personal Representative: Robert Shannon 4385 Buttonbush Drive Titusville, Florida 32796 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com July 21, 28, 2022 22-00062I

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2021 10249 CIDL PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. GREGORY MICHAEL HOWE A/K/A GREGORY M. HOWE, ET.AL; Defendants NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Agreed Order on Defendant’s Emergency Motion to Cancel Foreclosure Sale on April 21, 2022 dated April 18, 2022, in the above-styled cause, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash beginning at 11:00 AM at https://WWW.VOLUSIA. REALFORECLOSE.COM , on August 18, 2022, the following described property: LOT 9, SAXON RIDGE, PHASE 1, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 48, PAGE 21, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 501 HAVERSHAM RD, DELTONA, FL 32725-0000 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 BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS BY 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, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386)2576096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMATION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES Si usted es una persona con discapacidad que necesita una adaptación para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comuníquese con la Oficina de Administración Judicial (Court Administración), 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 2576096, con no menos de 7 días de antelación de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificación si la cita de comparecencia está dentro de un plazo menos de 7 días; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del oído, llame al 711. ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL Andrew Arias, Esq. FBN: 89501 Attorneys for Plaintiff Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 1045 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone: (954) 644-8704; Fax: (954) 772-9601 ServiceFL@mlg-defaultlaw.com ServiceFL2@mlg-defaultlaw.com MLG NO.: 20-00952 July 21, 28, 2022 22-00064I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11699-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF SUZANNE TINKER WINDER a/k/a SUE PERKINS WINDER Deceased. The administration of the estate of Suzanne Tinker Winder, deceased, whose date of death was May 11, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 21, 2022. Personal Representative: Michael Parrish McCranie 23914 Pea Ridge Drive Spring, Texas 77373 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com July 21, 28, 2022 22-00066I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on 8/5/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1983 FLEE HS FLFL2AC517904353 & FLFL2BC517904353 . Last Tenants: RONALD L GARRIS AND MARGARET RIDEOUT GARRIS and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC PICKWICK LLC DBA PICKWICK VILLAGE, 4500 S CLYDE MORRIS BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-282-5925. July 21, 28, 2022 22-00068V

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on 8/5/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1975 SOUT HS 2851A & 2851B . Last Tenants: LINDA RENEE PIER and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC PICKWICK LLC DBA PICKWICK VILLAGE, 4500 S CLYDE MORRIS BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-282-5925 July 21, 28, 2022 22-00069V

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on 8/12/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1981 PROW TV C1X3322B2832595 . Last Tenants: CRYSTAL SHORTER, WALTON T DAUCHY, EVELYN M DAUCHY, & WALTON F DAUCHY and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at SUN ORANGE CITY LLC DBA ORANGE CITY RV RESORT. 2300 EAST GRAVES AVENUE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763. 813-241-8269. July 21, 28, 2022 22-00070V

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11216-PRDL Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF ERIC JASON JENKINS A/K/A ERIC J. JENKINS Deceased. The administration of the estate of ERIC JASON JENKINS A/K/A ERIC J. JENKINS, deceased, whose date of death was March 12, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 July 21, 2022. Personal Representative: HEATHER E. JENKINS 715 E 1st Avenue Mount Dora, Florida 32757 Attorneys for Personal Representative: O’CONNOR LAW FIRM /s/Patrick M. O’Connor Patrick M. O’Connor, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 622427 Adam T. Rauman, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 85296 2240 Belleair Road, Suite 115 Clearwater, FL 33764 Phone: 727-539-6800 Fax: 727-536-5936 E-mail: eservice@yourpersonalattorney.com July 21, 28, 2022 22-00067I

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 10937 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF RAYMOND ALAN MILES Deceased. The administration of the Estate of RAYMOND ALAN MILES, deceased, whose date of death was July 3, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724. 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 FIRST 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 FIRST 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 PERIOD 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 July 21, 2022. Personal Representative: /s/ Marissa Lynne Miles Marissa Lynne Miles 4621 River Close Blvd. Valrico, FL 33596 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Elan R. Kaney Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 July 21, 28, 2022 22-00065I

Puzzle Two Clue: W equals M

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, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMATION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES Si usted es una persona con discapacidad que necesita una adaptacin para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comunquese con la Oficina de Administracin Judicial (Court Administration), 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 2576096, con no menos de 7 das de antelacin de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificacin si la cita de comparecencia est dentro de un plazo menos de 7 das; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del odo, llame al 711. ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL DATED 7/14/22. By: s/Jeffrey M. Seiden, Esq. Jeffrey M. Seiden Florida Bar No.: 57189 Roy Diaz, Attorney of Record Florida Bar No. 767700 Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 499 NW 70th Ave., Suite 309 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 Telephone: (954) 564-0071 Facsimile: (954) 564-9252 Service E-mail: answers@dallegal.com 6180-173080 / VMR July 21, 28, 2022 22-00063I

Puzzle One Clue: O equals T

OF FLORIDA; CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION; VINCENT A. PECORARO; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, are Defendants, LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash www.volusia. realforeclose.com, 11:00 a.m., on November 9, 2022 , the following described property as set forth in said Order or Final Judgment, to-wit: LOT 12, TRAILWOOD SUBDIVISION PHASE I, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 38, PAGE 97, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, 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 BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DESCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. Pursuant to Florida Statute 45.031(2), this notice shall be published twice, once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the last publication being at least 5 days prior to the sale. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are

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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY Case #: 2019 32188 CICI DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-QS16, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL PALMIER A/K/A MICHAEL J. PALMIER A/K/A MICHAEL JOSEPH PALMIER; TRAILWOOD TOWNHOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; STATE OF FLORIDA; CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION; VINCENT A. PECORARO; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment of foreclosure dated July 7, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2019 32188 CICI of the Circuit Court in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-QS16 is Plaintiff and MICHAEL PALMIER A/K/A MICHAEL J. PALMIER A/K/A MICHAEL JOSEPH PALMIER; TRAILWOOD TOWNHOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; STATE

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Palm Coast Ford has over 500 vehicles on their lot to dispose of immediately! All you have to do is pay one dollar down (to make it legal) and take over the payments directly from the bank. These are Brand New Ford vehicles plus over 300 Pre-Owned vehicles, brought here courtesy of the bank that Palm Coast Ford has been contracted with to sell immediately.

ONE DOLLAR DOWN IS ALL YOU PAY TO TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS FROM THE BANK! Do you want a $129 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $150 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $199 payment with $1 down? Pick the vehicle that fits your budget! The bank owns these cars, trucks and vans - Palm Coast Ford is the site that have selected to sell them. Remember, THESE ARE NOT BANK REPOS! These are brand new and preowned vehicles shipped here from around the country, made possible by the bank, to dispose of immediately! Bring ONE DOLLAR for the bank and bring your trade to our store! All prices on new or pre-owned vehicles are plus tax, tag and $899 dealer fee.

Palm Coast Ford 1150 Palm Coast Pkwy, SW Palm Coast, FL 32137 - (386) 447-3380

Visit Us Online at: PalmCoastFord.com

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IS THE EXCLUSIVE DEALER IN THE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENT!

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