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INDEX Cops Corner PAGE 8A The Fine Arts PAGE 3B Letters PAGE 12A Public Notices PAGE 9B Real Estate PAGE 8B Landin Simmons rushed for 125 yards on 10 carries against Live Oak Suwannee. Observer PALM COAST YOU YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 13, NO. 31 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 TROPHIES FOR FPC PAGE 6B Flagler Schools considers changes to comply with new laws; will keep ‘opt-out’ policy for library books PAGE 3A School policies under review Palm Coast man is self-identified militia member, according to prosecutors PAGE 4A breachforArrestedCapitol Photo by Brent Woronoff FPC rushed for 373 yards in a season-opening win with Marcus Mitchell and Landin Simmons leading the way. PAGE 5B ’DOGS ON THE RUN Matanzas defenders Adyn Cox (60), Jordan Theus-Vale (45) and Dayd Peterson (44) chase down Pine Ridge quarterback Alex Johnson. over42-0inforscoresthrewDakwonquarterbackMatanzasEvansfortwoandranthreemoreadominatingvictoryPineRidge. PAGE 5B INSIDE HIRE ME Manfre makes proposal to become Palm Coast’s in-house attorney PAGE 2A ART CAPTURED Royer’s ‘artography’ has become wildly popular PAGE 1B REQUEST REJECTED County Commission denies Staly’s budget proposal PAGE 5A LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES Daytona SpeedwayInternationalnamesticket office after longtime employee PAGE 6A TAKING NEW BIDS City seeks new restaurant to run Palm Harbor Golf Club concession PAGE 10A MILLAGE RATE Councilman Ed Danko pushes his fellow councilmen to reduce the tax rate, but fails to convince them PAGE 2A

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Most council members favor keeping current tax rate

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Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin pulled a plush Garfield the cat toy out of a bag and placed it on a miniature three-legged stool on the dais at an Aug. 30 City Council budget work shop.“You’ll see before you a stool on which our friend Garfield rests com fortably,” he said. “You’ll see a green leg which represents the revenue produced by the ad valorem tax rate. You’ll see a red leg which represents the expenses of our operations. You’ll see a golden leg. That golden leg is the quality of life that we all enjoy. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that if we are to reduce the revenue needed to keep our qual ity of life stable” — he removed the bottom of the green stool leg and set the stool down again, and the stool and stuffed toy tumbled to the floor in front of the dais — “The result is very simple. That’s what happens to the balance of the budget.” Alfin was arguing that the city should keep the upcoming year’s property tax rate the same as the current rate: $4.6100 per $1,000 in taxableBecausevalue.property values have increased, the same rate will bring in almost 15% more tax revenue for the city. But the city is also facing increasing costs for materials, sala ries and fuel. Alfin noted that all five coun cil members had helped determine strategic priorities for the city, and that fulfilling them costs money. “We each prepared a shopping list of our most important items. Now as we implement these priorities, we cannot simply roll our shopping carts full of priority items to the checkout counter and suddenly ask to pay less,” he said. Alfin added that the city’s planned expansion west of U.S. 1 will improve the city’s financial stability, but that the businesses that may move there will need to know that the city is financially“Westwardsound.economic expansion is the solution to financial sustain ability. It is a monumental step forward to welcoming more indus tries, hospitals, research centers, pharmaceutical companies and cloud-based businesses to the city,” Alfin said. “We reap the benefits of these new businesses as they will carry a fair share of the tax base. It is extremely important that these businesses trust that our city is sus tainable and financially secure.” He said he’d be voting for a prop erty tax rate of 4.6100 mills, and asked his colleagues on the council to join “Let’shim.do something truly right for our citizens now and for generations to come in Palm Coast,” he said. But City Councilman Ed Danko, who’d campaigned on a promise that he’d rather drink antifreeze that raise taxes,“Thatdisagreed.wasanice demonstration,” Danko said after the city’s commu nications and marketing director picked the stuffed toy and the stool up from the floor. “Unfortunately, though, it doesn’t represent reality, because what’s not on your threelegged prop is all of those senior citizens that we have out there, all these people on fixed income — and we have a large population of people on fixed Dankoincome.”wanted the city to set the coming fiscal year’s millage rate at the “rollback rate” — the rate that would generate the same dollar amount in tax revenue as the city received this year. Since property values have increased, the rollback rate would be lower than the current rate: $4.0138, rather than $4.6100, per $1,000 in taxable value. “I hear from these folks every day.

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Alfin said he has had conversations with Manfre about his interest in becoming an in-house attorney, but said it was Manfre who approached him. Manfre said the idea was not his.Manfre wrote in the letter that he met with City Manager Denise Bevan July 25 to discuss the potential move.

They’re feeling the pain at the pump. ... They’re squeezed in every direc tion,” Danko said. He commended city staff, but added, “We have a quarter of a billion dollar a year budget. I see no reason we cannot roll this millage rate back and give a little relief to those folks.”

Mayor David Alfin with Garfield and a three-legged stool. Image from city meeting livestream

SHOULD FORMER SHERIFF BECOME CITY ATTORNEY?

Councilmen Nick Klufas, John Fanelli Eddie Branquinho, though, leaned toward the mayor’s position. “It’s not about being more fiscally responsible with the money we have, because the city is doing an amaz ing job with that: I don’t think they could squeeze that dollar any tight er,” Fanelli said. “Now we’re looking at, do we reduce or remove services to roll back our millage rate? And I don’t know that we want to start sacrificing quality of life here in Palm Coast to be able to do that.”

Former Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre is interested in becoming the city of Palm Coast’s in-house attor ney and says the move would provide the city a savings of at least $100,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Manfre emailed a letter to Mayor David Alfin on Aug. 22, copying the four other City Council members. In the letter, Manfre says it has been five months since Alfin asked if he would consider being the city’s inhouseManfrecounsel.said he agreed to move forward with the proposal on April 1 and, at the mayor’s request, provided a draft budget on June 2. Currently, the city contracts out with the law firm of Garganese, Weiss, D’Agresta & Salzman P.A. of Orlando. The firm’s Neysa Borkert is Palm Coast’s primary attorney. In the letter, Manfre said he was astounded to discover the bud get for outside counsel had grown to $575,000. He said, based on his research, his preliminary budget of a full-time staff of three “indicated a possible savings of $100,000.”

The council’s first public budget hearing is at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at City Hall. The final hear ing will be at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21.

“As the city is in its final budget decisions, I believe this is the right time to consider your proposal,” Manfre wrote to the mayor. “It not only would save money, but provide for three full time employees inside City Hall, who would be immediately available.”Alfinwould not specifically dis cuss the letter, saying the issue should be discussed in public with all the council members should the council decide to consider the ques tion.“Certainly, the favored approach throughout the 460 plus cities in the state of Florida is external counsel,” AlfinBunnellsaid. and Flagler Beach both have outside counsel. Alfin said two-thirds of the aver age Florida city’s legal budget is applied to outside expert opinion.

“Every city council relies on a large number of specialists, whether it be land development, personnel, Talla hassee government, federal govern ment,” he said. Alfin said to make a change, the city would need to prove a benefit. “There’s always cost to change, no matter what you change,” he said. “So the benefit has to outweigh that.”

“I have a lot of faith in our system. There are going to be some parents for whatever reasons that may object to something that is on the shelf, clearly. You’re going to have over 90% of the parents that are going to say ‘I don’t have any problem with that book. It’s been there. It’s fine.’”

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Flagler Schools has not been considering those kinds of restric tions, School Board Attorney Kristy GavinHowever,said. the district is planning changes to how community mem bers can challenge books and other media center materials they consid er inappropriate, and is anticipating new state direction on transgender students’ access to bathrooms and locker rooms, she said. “We’re waiting for those rules to come down,” Gavin told the Observer Opponents of the Parental Rights in Education law are suing in federal court to stop its implementation. View the online version of this story at https://bit.ly/3R7SscU for a list of the policies under review, with links to the source documents.

“I see a future that’s very bleak,” School Board mem ber Linda Cuthbert said. “Because I think what we do in education to have student success and student problemsolving, students have to be able to choose. How do they know what to choose if they don’t know what they like or what they don’t like?” She was also concerned, as a former English teacher, about teachers who wish to add supplemental reading assignments to enrich their curriculum, and the hurdles they may face. She said she is hoping for clarification from the Depart ment of ColonEducation.doubted that the state would give such direc tion. He stressed the impor tance of having a process to protect teachers who do use supplemental material, particularly in AP and other advanced classes, and pre vent them from facing public backlash.School Board member Carl Persis said that in his time as a principal, he only had one book — in 1989 — go through the district’s challenge pro cess, and that was because of profanity in a line of its dialogue. And in the end, the superintendent decided the book should stay on the shelf. He said he didn’t anticipate any major changes to the pro cess, and that the state law may have simply formalized it. “I have a lot of faith in our system,” Persis said. “... There are going to be some parents for whatever reasons that may object to something that is on the shelf, clearly. You’re going to have over 90% of the parents that are going to say ‘I don’t have any problem with that book. It’s been there. It’s fine.’ Parents get more upset about a parent dictat ing what their child can read than objecting to what’s on the shelf, so as long as we have this open process ... we seem to make all of this work.”

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Battle of the books

Volusia County Schools outlines process to vet library books; parents to choose level of access

Another, formally known as the Parental Rights in Education law but dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law by opponents, states that classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity “may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmen tally appropriate for students in ac cordance with state standards.”

Lawyers for a group of parents, students and a non-profit organization have asked a federal judge to halt school districts from carry ing out a state law restricting instruction on gender iden tity and sexual orientation. The lawyers on Aug. 26, filed a motion for a prelimi nary injunction in a lawsuit launched in July against school boards in Orange, Indian River, Duval and Palm Beach counties. The 26-page motion contends that the law, passed this year and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, “was enacted with the purpose to discriminate and has the effect of dis criminating against LGBTQ+ students and those with LGBTQ+ family members.” “HB 1557, by design, deters speech by and about lesbian, gay, bi sexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people in schools,” the motion said. “To achieve this end, the law employs undefined terms that restrict an absurdly broad scope of speech and activity, casting a broad chill ing effect and leaving school officials to draw arbitrary and discriminatory lines in their attempts to implement theOpponentslaw.” also have challenged the measure in a federal suit filed in Tallahas see.

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NEW PROCESS FOR BOOK CHALLENGES

The K-3 section of the Parental Rights in Education law went into effect July 1, while the provision addressing older grades will be en acted after the state’s Department of Education creates standards on what is “age-appropriate or devel opmentally appropriate.”

The district’s School Board policies on selecting library and instruc tional materials are undergoing a broad rewrite. The proposed revision to School Board Policy 411, “Educational me dia materials selection,” adds a sec tion called “challenged materials,” detailing how district employees must handle parents’ or community members’ objections to school library materials. It begins by noting, “Library materials deemed by some persons to be objectionable may be con sidered by others to have sound educationalCommunityvalue.”members who want to challenge a book, the proposed policy revision states, must file a “Request for Reconsideration of Library Media” form, and the form “must reflect that the complainant has read the material in full.” The book will then be reviewed by a school-level committee that will make a decision in 15 days; if the complainant objects to the deci sion, they can appeal to a District Review Committee. A similar process, with a schoollevel review and a district-level appeal, would let community mem bers challenge school instructional materials used by teachers in the classroom.

‘OPT-OUT’ POLICY TO REMAIN Flagler Schools will retain its “opt-out” policy that lets parents keep their children from access ing certain media center materi als, Gavin said, since that policy doesn’t contradict the state law: Parents can use the “opt-out” op tion to keep their own child from accessing a book, while also filing a challenge to the book if they think other students shouldn’t be able to access it, either. The district developed the optout policy after Flagler County School Board member Jill Wool bright complained to the district about the inclusion of the black LGBT memoir “All Boys Aren’t Blue” in media centers at Matanzas High School, Flagler Palm Coast High School and Buddy Taylor Middle School.Objecting to the pace of the

The Department of Educa tion is considering 26 rule changes that may affect top ics ranging from dual enroll ment credit to school safety monitoring.Amongthem is a pro posed update to the state’s Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession, reflecting legal changes under Florida’s Pa rental Rights in Education law and Stop WOKE Act. That update would add language stating that educa tors “shall not intentionally provide classroom instruc tion to students in kinder garten through grade 3 on sexual orientation or gender identity” and must not pro vide instruction promoting concepts about race, identity and privilege that are barred under Florida’s Stop WOKE Act.To view the full list of proposed rule changes, go to rules/default.http://web02.fldoe.org/

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR “How the heck do you enforce this?” Volusia School Board member Ruben Colon said after school district staff explained the district’s new procedure on vetting library books and limiting student access on Tuesday, Aug. 30. School staff members were reacting to a new state law on how school districts select and provide access to educa tional and media center mate rials.They had presented a plan with a process to follow if a book is later challenged, and with three levels of student book access — unlimited, lim ited and no access to books at all.“How does a media spe cialist stop a sixth grader from going and grabbing that book, and sitting down and reading it when their parent has said they can’t check it out?” Colon said. “... Ulti mately, all it’s going to take is one parent who said, ‘I don’t want my child to have access to this,’ and now they’re going to go pull the book ... and say, ‘Look what I read.’” The public would “drag that media center through the mud,” Colon added. New state restrictions on the content of library books for students went into effect July 1, and school districts around the state have until June 30, 2023, to come into compliance.ForVolusia County Schools, that means instituting new training for media specialists about purchasing new books , providing access to any com munity member wanting to review books or instructional materials, and submitting to the Florida Department of Education a list of mate rials that were challenged, removed or discontinued, among other new procedures. The district already has a challenge process in place, but is updating it to comply with the new law. The district often tries to first resolve concerns with a conversation, said Kristine Smith, a specialist with the district’s Media Services and Instructional Materials divi sion.“Many of our parent com munity concerns are solved before the challenge process is ever needed,” Smith said. “If a parent has a concern about the library, the media specialist in the school often will work up with a mutuallyagreeable solution.” But if a solution isn’t agreed upon, the person challeng ing the material can file for mal challenge paperwork, and a School Media Advisory Committee will evaluate the material and make a decision, which will be provided to the complainant in writing. If the complainant is unhappy with the result, a district level committee meets, and the superinten dent will decide if the school’s committee decision is upheld or whether it will proceed to the district level committee. Then, within 15 working days of the district committee’s report, the superintendent will make the final decision and provide it to the individu al in writing, according to the district’s presentation.

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FLAGLER PREPS FOR LAWS ABOUT LIBRARY MATERIALS, INSTRUCTION ON GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION JUDGE URGED TO HALT FLORIDA’S PARENTAL RIGHTS LAW

Some districts have struggled to determine what kinds of discus sions or actions might count as “instruction,” according to news re ports, leading to speculation about whether teachers would be barred from wearing rainbow lanyards or keeping a photo of a same-sex spouse on their desk.

Colon asked if a book would remain on the shelf or avail able to students while it was being howmediatrictmeeting).titletionbroughtexampleRachelDeputychallenged.SuperintendentHazelcitedarecentwhereabookwastoColon’sattenforremoval(thebook’swasnotdisclosedattheHazelsaidthedisfirstlooksintohowmanycentershaveacopy,andmanytimesthebookhas been checked out. In this example, she said, the book was only in one media cen ter and hadn’t been checked out for over two-and-a-half years.Media specialists reviewed the book and pulled it.

JONATHAN SIMMONS MANAGING EDITOR Flagler County’s school district is preparing to change its policies to comply with new laws granting parents broad access to their chil dren’s school records and restrict ing classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. One new law regulates how districts select and grant access to media center and instructional ma terials, and how they handle chal lenges to those materials.

“We have a list of books that have been brought to our attention that we’re going through and looking and see ing, and there’s going to be some of those that are going to be immediately removed, and there’s going to be some that probably go through this process,” Hazel said. In addition, an opt-out link will be made available in Sep tember, and parents will be able to choose an option their student’s level of access to library materials. If parents choose the “lim ited” option, school staff will seek further clarification. If the parent chooses “no access,” the student would not be able to check out library books from the school. For middle school students seek ing to check out young adult fiction, the district’s preex isting permission slip form would still need to be signed even if parents choose the “unlimited” option.

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A Palm Coast man was among the rioters who confronted police in a tunnel of the Capi tol’s Lower West Terrace and pushed the police line back with a “heave-ho” effort during the Capitol breach, according to the Department of SuspectJustice. Jonathan Rockholt, 38, was one of five Jan. 6 sus pects from Florida who were arrested Aug. 25, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. More than 860 people have been arrested across the country for taking part in the mob action at the Capitol as Congress convened in joint session to count electoral votes and cer tify President Joe Biden’s win. All five of the Florida defen dants arrested Aug. 25 are self-identified members of the B Squad, a militia-style subgroup of the “Guard ians of Freedom,” a Floridabased Three Percenter group, according to the news release. Rockholt was wearing a tac tical vest and baseball helmet and appeared to have a knife in his pocket during the conflict, according to the news release. Rockholt and two of the other defendants — 50-yearold John Edward Crowley, of Windermere; and 20-year-old Tyler Bensch, of Casselbery — were arrested in Florida and had an initial court appear ance Aug. 25. Defendant Brian Preller, a 33-year-old from Mount Dora, was arrested in Hardwick, Vermont; Benja min Cole, a 38-year-old from Leesburg, was arrested in Lou isville, Kentucky. The five had traveled to D.C. together with other B Squad members and stayed at a hotel on Jan. Cole,5.Preller and Bensch, like Rockholt, were wear ing tactical vests during the breach. Preller and Bensch both had chemical irritant spray containers attached to the front of their vests. Prel ler and Bensch wore helmets; Bensch had a gas mask. Preller — wearing a green helmet with the word “monster “ written across it, and a T-shirt that said “waterboarding instruc tor” — carried a long black walkingRockholt,stick.Cole, Preller and Crowley entered the tunnel and helped other rioters in the “heave-ho” effort that pushed back the police line. Officers cleared them out of the tun nel, and Rockholt took a Capi tol Police riot shield as he left. Bensch, who’d stayed out side the tunnel, sprayed an unknown person in the face with his chemical irritant, although that person was not a threat to him, according to the news Rockholtrelease.faces three charg es: Interfering with a law enforcement officer dur ing a civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and dis orderly and disruptive con duct in a restricted building orThegrounds.firstcharge is a felony. The other two are misde meanors.Theinvestigation is ongo ing, and anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov, according to the news release.

Images from court documents Rockholt during the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol.

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CHRIS RAGAZZO, Coastal Florida PBA employees leave due to sala ries. They went elsewhere to get paid more.” The county’s transporta tion department, she said, is particularly understaffed. Chris Ragazzo of the Coast al Florida PBA — the union representing the FCSO’s deputies — warned that the FCSO could become a training ground for deputies who then move to other agencies. “It is very important for all of us that you support the sheriff, so that Sheriff Staly is able to provide and hire and maintain the best depu ty sheriffs and support staff possible,” Ragazzo said. “Even now, after we got significant raises in the last couple of years, we’re still losing men and women into surrounding agencies. We’re not able to currently keep and maintain those that we need.”

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 12th day of September 2022, for the purpose of a Second and Final reading of Ordinance 2022-22, in the Commission Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2022-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF BUNNELL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING 26.57 + ACRES, OWNED BY OARE WAREHOUSE LLC, BEARING PARCEL IDS: 12-12-30-0650000C0-0041 & 12-12-30-0650-000C0-0042 LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST MOODY BOULEVARD (STATE HIGHWAY 100 E) AND APPROXIMATLEY 350 FEET EAST OF COMMERCE PARKWAY WITHIN THE CITY OF BUNNELL FROM “COMMERCIAL MEDIUM” TO “MULTI-FAMILY”; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR ASSIGNMENT OF THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE CODE CODIFIER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information to this ordinance can be obtained at the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 12th day of September 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2022-23, in the Commission Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2022-23 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 26.57 + ACRES, OWNED BY OARE WAREHOUSE LLC, BEARING PARCEL ID(S): 12-12-30-0650-000SC0-0041 & 12-12-30-0650-000SC0-0042 WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM “BUSINESS DISTRICT” “B-1” TO “R3-B” “MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL” CITY OF BUNNELL; LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST MOODY BOULEVARD (STATE HIGHWAY 100 E) AND APPROXIMATLEY 350 FEET EAST OF COMMERCE PARKWAY WITHIN THE CITY OF BUNNELL PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS BY REFERENCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR NON-CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information to this ordinance can be obtained at the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

Flagler County will look for places to save money that could be redirected to the sheriff, but won’t commit to setting aside $700,000.

JONATHAN SIMMONS MANAGING EDITOR Sheriff Rick Staly has asked the county for $700,000 in funding to raise his deputies’ salaries. He may not get it: In a 3-2 vote on Aug. 24, commis sioners opted not to commit to funding the sheriff’s request. Instead, they’re commit ting to a flat millage rate while planning to search for possible budget savings that could be redirected to the sheriff. “That’s the maximum amount of money we can come up with right now,” said Commissioner David Sullivan, who proposed the motion the board approved at the meeting. “And if we put too many additional reasons on it, it’ll just complicate the process. We’ve got to get this done — got to get a budget going so people can pay their bills, pay their contracts, so on and so forth.” He added, “There may be ways in the coming year, that we don’t know about right now, that some additional funding can be provided to [theSullivansheriff].”and commission ers Andy Dance and Joe Mul lins voted in favor of Sullivan’s motion, while commission ers Donald O’Brien and Greg Hansen voted against. O’Brien had wanted to reduce the property tax rate by a tenth of a mill while granting the sheriff’s request. Hansen said he thought Sullivan’s motion was “a lit tle iffy, a little mushy, on how you’re going to get the money to the Stalysheriff.”didnot speak at the Aug. 24 workshop, but had appeared before the commis sion at a meeting on Aug. 15. Dozens of deputies had filled the audience chambers and listened as Staly made his case.The sheriff said that nearby law enforcement agencies’ pay is outpacing the FCSO’s, making it harder for the agen cy to keep the deputies they’ve spent money to train. “If we can not be competi tive, because you won’t fund it ... you are de facto defunding the Sheriff’s Office, because we can’t attract and retain employees in this competi tive market to fill vacancies,” StalyHe’dsaid.added that he would appeal the county’s budget to the governor and cabinet if the county doesn’t grant the FCSO enough funding. Deputies filled the cham ber again during the Aug. 24 meeting. But also present were dozens of firefighters and paramedics, there to push the commission not to sacri fice the fire service’s needs in favor of law enforcement’s. “I don’t want this to turn into an us-versus-them situ ation, because we support and love our brothers and sisters in green,” said Jason Powell, the head of the firefighters’ union. “But you need to stop giving in to the sheriff when it comes to his wants and needs for more money. Daily as firefighters we live and work in fire sta tions that are less than ade quate. Some were built in the right-of-way, not even on a parcel of land. They are prone to flooding and had to have to be repaired twice due to mold. We still use them. ... None — I repeat, none — meet the cur rent Florida Building Code.” County Administrator Heidi Petito told commis sioners that the FCSO isn’t alone among county agencies or departments in needing to raise salaries to keep up with the“Wemarket.areproviding a reduced level of service, because we can’t get talent because our salaries aren’t high enough,” she said. “... Over the last 18 months, we’ve had 24

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Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher presents a framed picture to Lightnin’ Epton as Lesa Kennedy France looks on. “Once you get involved with the speedway, it’s hard to turn your back on it.”

LIGHTNIN’ EPTON

Speedway names ticket office after longtime employee

Juanita “Lightnin’” Epton has worked in Daytona Inter national Speedway’s ticket office since it opened. Now, the office will bear her name. Preparing for its summer weekend of NASCAR rac ing, the speedway renamed the Ticket and Tours building the “Lightnin’ Epton Ticket Office” on Thursday, Aug. 25. Epton, 102, resides in Ormond Beach but still spends much of her time at the office, selling tickets to the races. She began her career work ing alongside Anne B. France, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr.’s wife. Epton sold tickets to the races on the beach and road course before the speed waySheopened.watched the speedway being built from the ground up and was one of the first people to walk down the staircase of the new facility in 1959. “It was a wonderful feel ing to watch it start out from dirt and wound up becoming what it is,” Epton said. “It was thrilling seeing people walk across the grass for the first Lightnin’ Epton, 102, has worked for NASCAR since before Daytona SpeedwayInternationalwasbuilt.

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AUG. DON’T19KEEP YOUR WEED WITH YOUR REGISTRATION 11:45 p.m. — Belle Terre Parkway near Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast Possession of marijuana and hashish. A deputy on road patrol noticed that a sedan on Belle Terre Parkway had its high beams on and wasn’t switching them off for oncoming traffic. The deputy pulled over the sedan, which smelled of mari juana when its 19-year-old driver rolled down his window. The deputy asked the driv er for his license and registra tion. When the driver reached into the center console to get them, the deputy saw a “roll ing tray” of marijuana in the console.Thedeputy checked the rest of the car and found hashish oil and more mari juana. The deputy arrested the driver.

AUG. SPIDERMAN19 WOULD NOT APPROVE 7:03 p.m. — 200 block of Cy press Edge Drive, Palm Coast Shoplifting. A man walked into a department store, took a bunch of clothing items and some electronics, and walked out without paying. One of the shirts he stole was a Spiderman T-shirt — which he was wearing when deputies, called out by the store’s loss prevention staff, found him near theThestore.man insisted that he hadn’t been to the store in months, but the clothing he was wearing, Spider

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AUG. BREAK-INCLEAN1 9:49 a.m. — 100 block of Osceola Av enue, BeachOrmond Burglary. Po lice respond ed to a local school after a janitor reported an incident in the open accidentally. But once he entered the cafeteria, he found “dried-up liquid stains” on the tables and floor. A spray bottle containing a cleaning chemical had been removed from a cleaning cart and moved to the other side of the cafeteria. The liquid had been spilled over tables and the floor, which also showed noticeable shoe scuffing — they had been pre viously stripped and waxed. The janitor reported that it would cost between $750 and $1,000 to clean the tables and floors again. No property was stolen.

AUG. 9 CASH BACK CRIME 4:44 p.m. — 1300 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Grand theft. A manager of a local home improvement store called police after he discovered that an em ployee had been caught on video faking refunds to get money back. The employee, a 45-year-old Ormond Beach woman, would then steal the cash.The manager found that the woman had stolen over $800 in this manner. Police spoke with the woman, who admitted to fak ing the returns. She said she used the money for groceries and gas, and that she also took snacks and drinks from the store. She added that she had allowed her daughter to steal snacks and drinks too, but

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A staff member seeking to avoid disclosing a student’s LGBT status to their parents out of a belief that the disclosure would lead to abuse, abandonment, or neglect would presumably have things to report to the Department of Children and Families, Gavin said.

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BRIEFS district’s internal review, Woolbright had also filed a criminal report with the Sheriff’s Office in November 2021, saying the book’s sexually ex plicit passages made it obscene and that its inclusion in media centers was therefore a crime. The Sheriff’s Office found there had been no crime, but the school district opted to keep the book out of the district’s media centers.

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Requests for accommodation re lated to LGBT status would generally come from transgender students seeking to change their name in student records or access restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity rather than their sex at birth. In many instances, the district’s existing policies and procedures would be unaffected by the new law, because they already require paren tal involvement, Gavin said. For instance, under the district’s existing practices, if a transgender student wants to change their name on their school ID card, that would require parental permission, Gavin said.Astaff member fielding such a request from a student would tell the student that the school system would need their parent’s consent to make such a change. The student may then decide not to proceed with their request, and no record would beThecreated.district’s understanding of the law’s provision barring parental noti fication when “a reasonably prudent person would believe that disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect,” however, would not en compass vague concerns that a par ent might not be LGBT-supportive.

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There would be exceptions for cases where the disclosure is oth erwise prohibited by law, the parent is under investigation for a crime against the child and a law enforce ment agency or official has advised against the disclosure, or in cases where “a reasonably prudent person would believe that disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect.”LGBTadvocates have warned the law’s language on parental access to student records could result in students who disclose their LGBT identity to a staff member being “outed” as gay or trans to parents who might react violently. Gavin said that the law’s provi sions about parental access apply when a student record is created or altered. So if a student mentions their LGBT status in a one-on-one conversation with a staff member, without requesting formal ac commodations, the staff member wouldn’t be obligated to relay that information to a parent because the student wouldn’t be doing anything that would alter a student record.

People in KFC crash were ‘people of interest’ in homicide Ormond Beach Police have released the identities of the two people involved in an crash that resulted a the woman’s death and a man’s ar rest in the parking lot of the KFC at 294 W. Granada Boulevard Aug. 26. The pair were people of interest in a double homicide that occurred the day before in Lake County. Officers had responded to the 1400 block of West Granada Boule vard at about 9:54 a.m. Aug. 26 in reference to a report of a vehicle with a bullet hole. Police identified a suspect vehicle and issued a “be on the lookout” alert. They found the car at approxi mately 11:42 a.m. and conducted a traffic stop, according to police. But the car fled, crashing in the KFC parking lot shortly afterward. The driver, 29-year-old Samantha Butler, of Alabama, died, but police do not believe her death was a result of injuries sustained in the crash, according to police reports. She was found unresponsive at the scene, and declared dead at 12:30 p.m. The vehicle’s passenger was Roger Gilbert, 35, of Alabama, ar rested after he fled the car and tried to hide in a nearby Dollar Tree. Gilbert was previously convicted of a felony in Alabama in 2009, ac cording to his arrest report. He had a stolen firearm and was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon from another state, grand theft of a firearm, and resisting an officer without violence. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. Ryan Mihalko at ryan. mihalko@ormondbeach.org.

PARENTAL ACCESS TO RECORDS A Flagler Schools “equity support training guide” from last year states: “School personnel will not unnec essarily disclose any information about a student’s sexual orientation, transgender identity or questions they may have about their sexual orientation or gender identity to thirdButparties.”theParental Rights law requires that parents be given ac cess to their children’s educational records — potentially expanding the category disclosures that would be consideredProposed“necessary.”newlanguage in the Flagler Schools policy manual states that parents “shall be notified of any change in student’s services or monitoring related to the student’s mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being.”

South fugitiveCarolinacaught at Palm Coast hotel A South Carolina man wanted for his role in a traffic accident that killed two people was caught at a Palm Coast hotel on Aug. 29. Randall Thomas Howard , 46, was arrested at Kingswood Drive hotel at around 5 p.m. by Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies working alongside the U.S. Marshals Service. He’d been staying there while work ing for an internet company, accord ing to an FCSO news release.

The Florida Inland Navigation Dis trict had given the city of Palm Coast a $5,000 grant for Palm Coast’s 15th Annual Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup, which will take place on Sept. 10. FIND has sponsored the event for all 15 years. Event volunteers remove trash in their developments and along city paths, walkways, and waterways. Volunteers have collected more than 27,250 pounds of trash since 2008, with an average of about 2,000 pounds each year. Participants will earn prizes for the “most unique FIND” and the larg est amount of trash collected. To register for the event, go to parksandrec.fun and select the “Special Events” tab, or visit palm coast.gov/events.

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The Florida Department of Educa tion is reviewing a proposed rule on student bathroom and locker room access that may affect transgender students.Proposed language on the de partment’s website states that if a school district allows separation of bathrooms or locker rooms accord ing to criteria other than sex at birth, the district’s policy must be posted on the district’s website and must explain: how students are being supervised in locker rooms (i.e., by a coach or aid); which locker rooms are not separated by biological sex at birth; and which bathrooms are not separated by biological sex at birth.Itadds, “District policies must include accommodations or modi fications in order to ensure that all students have a comparable oppor tunity to use a bathroom or locker room separated by biological sex at birth.”The Biden administration has backed transgender students’ right to use bathrooms in accordance with their gender identity, and the Department of Justice recently ar gued in court in favor of a transgen der boy who was barred from using the boys bathroom at a high school in St. Johns County. Flagler Schools does not know when the state might release its new guidance, Gavin said.

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“If I’m [a student] talking to a guidance counselor and I’m not wanting it shared with anyone — it’s a single person, it’s not being broad cast out — those are not requiring a support plan,” Gavin said. “But now if I’m wanting to have a support plan put in place, and I want it to apply across the board — I want multiple people to know — well, once it’s no longer that confidential one-on-one thing, that’s going to require a sup port plan to be put in place, and with that support plan, we do need to let them know it would become a part of their [cumulative] plan.”

District prepares for new laws

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The Palm Harbor Golf Club concession has been run by the Green Lion since 2017. A lease agreement with a new concessionaire would begin on Feb. 1, 2023.

The Harbor

New restaurant to run concession

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The Palm Coast city govern ment is soliciting proposals for a new food and beverage concession provider to take over the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club’s restaurant facility, which has been run by the Green Lion since 2017. The move comes after the city and the Green Lion — run by the Marlow family, who also own the Golden Lion in Flagler Beach — failed to agree on a new lease. The Green Lion has been paying $600 per month, with the city covering utilities that ranged between $1,200 and $1,500. City staff proposed raising the lease gradually to market rate, and the res taurant’s owners agreed. But several City Council mem bers thought that insufficient, urging city staff to put the res taurant facility out to bid.

The council reversed course after dozens of the restau rant’s supporters packed the council chambers during a meeting to ask the council not to ditch the Green Lion. But in the negotiations that fol lowed, the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement on who should pay for the facility’s water costs: The restaurant property shares water with a golf club’s pro shop, and they aren’t metered separately and cannot easily be divided. The city, on June 21 demanded that the restau rant cover 50% of the water costs, and gave the restaurant 10 days to accept a new lease. The Marlows did not do so. The Green Lion will contin ue to run the facility through Jan. 15, 2023. A lease with the new provider selected in the bidding process will begin on Feb.The1. city opened the bidding process on Aug. 24, and bids must be received by Sept. 15. Questions about the bidding process must be received by Sept. 8, according to a city of Palm Coast news release. View the RFP at www. palmcoast.gov by clicking on the “Upcoming Bids” tab under the “Get Involved” sec tion. For information about the Palm Harbor Golf Club, go to palm-harbor-golf-club.palmcoastgov.com/parks/

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JONATHAN SIMMONS MANAGING EDITOR

Courtesy of Volusia County Government Washbacks could be found in fresh seaweed washes.

Theity. Volusia County Council will break ground on the new Volusia County Medical Exam iner Facility at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, next to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office Evidence Facil ity at 3891 Tiger Bay Road, Daytona Beach. The estimated $18.4 million project will provide the county with a state-of-the-art facility to support normal operations and mass disaster situations. It will improve operations in personnel safety, storage capacity, air quality, flexibility for additional forensic pa thologists and investigators, facilities for the bereaved, community outreach, and ed ucation for law enforcement and health professionals. Features will include 24hour climate control, a secure entryway, autopsy suite, tissue recovery room and evidence storage. The new 20,000-squarefoot building will allow the Office of the District Medical Examiner to achieve accredi tation through the National Association of Medical Exam iners.

Volusia to break ground on Medical Examiner facility

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“The experience and knowl edge the county brought to bear on this building is so im pressive,” said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Fulcher. “When I look at the plans, I am so proud. I recognize the hard work and time spent discussing the best way to design and build. When we move in, our efficiency and ability to teach is only going to get Constructionbetter.” is scheduled for completion in fall 2023.

The Volusia County Council will soon break ground on the new Volusia County Medical Examiner Facil

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Peter and Sue Freytag were rec ognized as the Education Founda tion’s “Philanthropists of the Year” for the Education Foundation. The Foundation’s Take Stock in Children program is named in their honor due to their financial support of the program.MayorDavid Alfin and Joe Wright were recognized at the event as the “Make it Happen” honorees.

MY VIEW

FLAGLER BEACH CLOSES SOME BEACH ACCESSES

DAVID ALFIN OF PALM COAST

President Ronald Reagan once said: “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things; he’s the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Iunderscore President Reagan’s words, as I believe it is my responsi bility to guide Palm Coast to do the greatest things for us now and for our future generations. In my tenure as your mayor, I have made it clear that I am not afraid to make gutsy and sometimes unpopular decisions so long as my research and experiences guide me to believe that these decisions are in the best interest of residents of ourWecity.are experiencing healthy growth across our community and in our home values this year and it’s time for City Council to make some very tough decisions and maintain the same millage rate as the past year to maintain the quality of life in our city while we invest in our future.Thecity of Palm Coast’s annual budget process is complex and transparent, supported by the highest levels of oversight and due diligence. Smart,managed growth requires planning, personnel, and procedure alongside this process. Blending these together equips us for suc cess.Afew months ago, each Council member determined their Strategic Action Plan priorities to meet the needs of our citizens. We each pre pared a ‘shopping list’ of our most important items. Now, as we implement these priorities, we cannot simply roll our shopping cart full of priority items to the checkout counter and sud denly ask to pay less! These items are needed to address complex aging infrastructure with funds and resources so we can remain financially and structurally secure into the future. What happens when we have issues with weirs? Pep tanks? Sidewalks? Water pipes? We can’t go backwards now and try to catch up later. It’s our responsibility to maintain our community in the same manner we’ve come to expect andStilldeserve.otheritems in our shopping carts need to suitably fund com pensation and support for existing city employees and new positions required for our departments. Their duties are becoming more intricate and laborious with the addition of thousands of new residents across all neighborhoods and the expansion of our footprint westward.Citystaff has never let us down, whether it be massive growth or major health pandemic chal lenges. Council must never let them down as we progress prosper ously to our future. And with so many new Palm Coast residents, city communica tions becomes even more important than ever. Our public needs to know about important decisions being made on their behalf. They need to TRUST what we do for them. Sound communica tion helps residents feel heard by their city government and elected officials.WhenI think of Palm Coast, I think of a slice of paradise. Living in a safe, clean, and well-functioning city comes with a price. In our private lives, we pay for increased costs to repair our homes or fill our gas tanks. Your city must have the ability to do this, too — for nearly 94,000 residents and grow ing. And where are we growing? We are on the doorstep of one of the most important opportunities in our history. Plans are in motion this year to unlock 40,000 acres of present and future city property, a few miles west of U.S. 1. Westward economic expansion is the solution to financial sustain ability. It is a monumental step towards welcoming more indus tries, hospitals, research centers, pharmaceutical companies, and cloud-based businesses to the city. We reap the benefits of these new businesses as they will carry a fair share of the tax base. It is extremely important that these businesses trust that our city is sustainable and financially secure. Families who live here now — parents and grandparents — are tasked with making sure their chil dren will grow up living securely in Palm Coast — without the burdens of crumbling infrastructure or inef ficient funds. Our leadership requires the cour age to maintain our millage rate to benefit our next generations. Anything less is nothing more than a temporary Band-Aid that panders for attention. We all get one chance to do this right and that chance is now.Itherefore will vote in favor of city staff’s recommendation and approve a millage rate equal to last year’s value of 4.61 mills, and I ask my colleagues on the City Council to stand alongside me. Smart managed growth is the long-term remedy providing finan cial sustainability for Palm Coast and reduced future tax increases to residents.Together, let’s do something truly right for our citizens now and for generations to come in Palm Coast. I thank you for your kind attention.

FOUNDATIONEDUCATION DINNER RAISES $90,000

TOWNYOUR

For Cimmaron Drive, sidewalks are a better option than speed bumps

The city of Flagler Beach is closing three of its 52 dune walkovers be cause of erosion along the beach. The walkovers closed on Aug. 26, and the city placed signs warning of hazardous conditions in certain areas along the coast. The closed walkovers are the ramp near the intersection of State Road 100 and State Road A1A and the dune walkovers at 14th Street South and at 15th Street South. The city is asking the public to stay off the dune system, as it helps protect community infrastructure, including the beaches and S.R. A1A.

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Editor’s note: David Alfin is Palm Coast’s mayor. He read these remarks at an Aug. 30 City Council budget workshop and also submit ted them to the Observer as a letter to the editor.

MONDEX

Florida House Speaker-designate Paul Renner was the featured speaker at the Flagler County Education Founda tion’s annual dinner.

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Courtesy photo From left to right: Helena Alves, Gwen Ragsdale, Casey Luedke, Raelene Bow man, Shannon Nolan.

The Palm Coast Financial Services Department’s Budget Procurement Office has been awarded the Excel lence in Public Procurement Award by the Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials (FAPPO). The award was presented during the 27th annual FAPPO conference in Orlando and recognizes Florida agencies that meet or exceed benchmarks in public procurement, according to a news release from the city government.

Guy D. De Luca  Branch of military: U.S. Army  Dates of service: 1967-1993  Rank/occupation: Lieutenant Colonel/Military Police  Hometown: New York, New York Guy De Luca is a career Army officer and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He served half of his 26-year career overseas. He commanded three sep arate Military Police units and was assigned to the U.S. embassies in Belgium and Italy as a foreign area officer with the Office of Defense Co operation. Among De Luca’s many military awards are the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Legion of Merit, and a Bronze Star. He was also Airborne and Ranger qualified. Following his military service, De Luca worked for the U.S. Depart ment of Homeland Security, Trans portation Security Administration as a supervisory criminal investigator and as the deputy federal security director for the state of Oregon. He retired from U.S. Civil Service in 2015 at the grade of GS-15. He and his bride, Christina, moved to Florida in January 2015. He presently works part-time as a background investiga tor for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

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A 29-year-old Bunnell man tried to choke a family member during an ar gument that started over a cigarette, leading another family member to stab the 29-year-old to protect the victim, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect has a history of do mestic violence charges, according to an FCSO news release. The attack occurred shortly be fore 6 a.m. Aug. 25 at a home in the Mondex. The victim told deputies that he’d gotten into an argument with the 29-year-old because the 29-year-old had used a toaster oven to light a cigarette. The suspect then attacked the victim, choking him. A woman in the house tried to pull the attacker off his victim, and, when that didn’t work, stabbed the attacker in the back with a knife. The victim was also injured, but is expected to recover. The suspect fled before deputies arrived, but deputies with a police dog caught him. Sheriff Rick Staly noted that the suspect had been booked at the county jail six times since January 2021.“He needs to get off drugs and control his anger,” Staly said. “I commend the family member for stopping the attack before someone was killed or seriously injured.”

LETTERS

Tax rate should stay as-is to support quality of life

The current property tax rate is $4.6100 per $1,000 in value.

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AWARD

“I want to thank the FAPPO for selecting our Procurement Office as a recipient of this prestigious award,” Director of Finance Helena Alves said. “Our Procurement Office was just one of 19 agencies from across the state to be recognized during this annual conference. I already think we have a team of incredibly dedicated and talented individuals, but recognition from an organization like FAPPO confirms it.”

CITY’S STATE

A 27-year-old man has been con victed of manslaughter for another man’s drug overdose death. Defendant Jevante Hamilton had been indicted by a Flagler County grand jury for murder for selling the fentanyl that led to the death of 25-year-old Timothy Davidson in 2019, according to a news release. After a two-day trial, the jury on Aug. 26 found Hamilton guilty of manslaughter. The jury had deliber ated for approximately three hours. “As long as I’m sheriff, we will in vestigate every overdose death as a homicide, and we will do everything in our power to make sure drug deal ers like Hamilton pay for peddling poison,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I thank the jury for their service and the State Attorney’s Of fice for helping us deliver justice to the family in this case.” Hamilton still faces several other drug-related charges. Florida law requires him to serve a prison sen tence of at least 15 years.

EDITH CAMPINS Palm Coast

BUDGET OFFICE WINS

MAN CONVICTED IN OVERDOSE DEATH

MAYOR

DearNowEditor:thatthe primary is over, we can focus on the issues that are really important to the community. A recent letter made the state ment that sidewalks do not save lives.Ibeg to differ. When you are walking on the sidewalk, you don’t have to worry that a car is coming around the bend; you are not in its path. Traffic calming devices are a euphemism for speed bumps. Having lived in a community with speed bumps, I can attest to the fact that they didn’t help. People get used to them and run over them without slowing down. Or, they slow down a little and then speed up again, which means that unless you put them all along Cimmaron Drive, walkers will still be in harm’s way after the speed bumps.Yes,it will be costly and com plex to put in sidewalks, but in the long run, it is the safer most logical approach.

The Flagler County Education Foundation held its annual dinner on Aug. 2 at the Hammock Dunes Club, raisingOrganizers$90,000.celebrated new Execu tive Director Teresa Rizzo and shared stories about how former Ex ecutive Director Joe Rizzo, who died in March, “made it happen.” Speakers included Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Andrew Med earis and football coach Robert Paxia; Flagler Schools alumni Drew Eldredge, John Overton, Preston Roberts and Caroline Rizzo; local retiree Brian Unger and former Fla gler Schools’ administrator Lynette Shott.The featured speaker was Florida House Speaker-designate Paul Renner, who spoke about working with Joe Rizzo on career and techni cal education initiatives.

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BRAD MONTGOMERY, Seabreeze girls' cross country coach and athletic director

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Lux is currently working on two business plans — one for a paddle board company, and another for a food truck. She has sought guidance from SCORE, a nonprofit organiza tion funded by the U.S. Small Busi ness Administration which provides mentors and educational work shops to small businesses. Once the plans are completed, she will begin “funding shopping,” which includes applying for an SBA loan and identi fying potential investors. Their long-term goal is to have a successful paddleboard company, a Lena Lux and Scott Hanson combined their love of water sports and passion for the environment to launch their new paddle boarding business.

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“They’ll remember this more than any miles or any race they will run the entire year. They got together and paddle boarded.”

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Water’s Edge owner Scott Hanson attaches a fin to the bottom of a paddle board. After falling into the Halifax River, Allison Low smiles as she gets back on the board.

Matt Jones Natalie Negron Jennifer Mathis food truck, merchandise and a brick-and-mortar business where their clients can meet then grab a bite to eat follow ing their paddleboard excur sion.With the help of fellow Chamber of Commerce mem bers and their first tour group — Every Kid Swims — Water’s Edge became a reality. They have been consistently giv ing tours on a weekly basis as they focus on smoothing out the business logistics.

by video call using an app on the patient’s phone. Other hear ing aid companies also offer this“Theretechnology.aresome situations and circumstances where the patient is still going to need to come in, depending on the severity of the hearing loss, but I would say for the overwhelm ing majority of people, they can use the telehealth feature,” JonesJonessaid.said anyone 60 or older should get their hearing tested“Today’sannually.hearing aids are really equipped with just as much technology as some of the smart phones that we use and the computers,” Jones said. “They are really in tune with the generation that we have currently when it comes to technology. They’re right in line with all of the other devices and everything else that we use on a day-to-day basis.”

Halifax Health has added a new doctor and a nurse to its local team of Nataliecaregivers.Negron,DO, a boardcertified family medicine physi cian, has joined the medical team at Halifax Health — Pri mary Care Port Orange, located at 1165 Dunlawton Ave., Suite 105, in Port Orange. Negron earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.Shecompleted her residency at HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida Morsani Col lege of Medicine GME at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville in 2022, where she served as chief resident.During her residency, Negron completed an Area of Con centration track in Children and Adolescent Medicine. She currently serves as Clinical Instructor and Founding Faculty Member for the Orlando Col lege of Osteopathic Medicine. As a physician, she enjoys all facets of wellness, with an emphasis on women’s health, all-age pediatric care, mental health and preventative care. Also, Jennifer Mathis, RN, has joined Halifax Health — Center for Oncology at the Charles L. and Miki N. Grant Center for Hope as a nurse navigator specializing in lung cancer. Mathis has over 18 years of oncology nursing experience in roles ranging from medical oncology and chemotherapy nursing to radiation oncology and nurse education. This extensive background provides Mathis with the knowl edge to help patients with a lung cancer diagnosis through their treatment and beyond. As a nurse navigator, Mathis is an advocate for patients diag nosed with lung cancer, provid ing emotional support, educa tion and resources so they can make well-informed decisions regarding care options. The navigator serves as a point of contact to create a seamless approach to care, helps expedite scheduling ap pointments and collaborates with physicians and healthcare providers to answer patient questions.HalifaxHealth is the only healthcare system that offers a lung cancer navigator in the Volusia County area.

“We are working hard on our paddleboard business this summer and promoting our selves, not only here but in Crystal River,” Hanson said. “We will pretty much travel anywhere within two hours. We want to share our experi ences with everybody else.” Giving back to the commu nity has always been a prior ity for the entrepreneurs. Lux started Restaurant Row while working at Tipsy Taco. The nonprofit organization pro vided an opportunity for her to host large-scale beach and riverside cleanups. High school and middle school students can also earn community hours while par ticipating in clean-ups with Water’s Edge, which has already taken the Seabreeze girls cross country team out on the paddle boards. “They’ll remember this more than any miles or any race they will run the entire year,” said Brad Montgomery, Seabreeze girls’ cross country coach and athletic director. “They got together and paddle boarded.”

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SeabreezeBarnes. cross country run ners Riley Hale and Rylie Deiter. Seabreeze cross country runners Madison Burch, McKenzie Bing ham and Allison Low. Water’s Edge owner Lena Lux.

When patients are first fit with hearing aids, a period of acclimatization follows. Specialists like Jones tweak the patients’ prescriptive formulas to restore hearing gradually, as doing it all at once can be overwhelming for the patient, heTheexplained.remote adjustment pro cess removes the need for the patient to come to the office five times over the first three months.Theadjustment is conducted

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Dealing with hearing loss, no matter the patient’s age, can prove difficult, but a local com pany has implemented technol ogy to make their clients’ lives a littleBeltonesimpler.Ormond Beach launched remote telehealth technology for hearing aid ad justments during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mean ing their patients — most of whom are elderly — could have their hearing modified from home or wherever they found they were having issues, includ ing out of state. The Beltone office in Palm Coast also offers this“Ittechnology.wassomething that worked really well and contin ues to work well,” said Matt Jones, hearing instrument specialist with Beltone. “A lot of times when patients have problems, they come into the office and they don’t experience the same problems that they’re having at home because their environment has now changed.”

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JONNA ‘JJ’ ROYER

FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO ARTOGRAPHY Royer began her career as a freelance travel writer and photographer. From there she became a boudoir photogra pher and then went into fam ilyAfterphotography.sheand her husband moved to Ormond-by-theSea a year and half ago, beach photography became the nat ural next step, she said. Royer has always consid ered herself an artist. “I call what I do artography, because photography in itself is such an art,” she said. These days everyone has a cellphone camera in their pocket, she said, but that does not make them a photogra pher.“The main difference is the artistry in the way I’m looking to compose the picture or the way I’m looking to pose you,” saidLastRoyer.fall, she decided to sell her photographs at art shows, so she and her husband began attending shows to research what was out there. “What I realized is there are a million photographers at every art show, and if I wanted to sell my photography, I had to make it unique in some way,” she said. She wound up partnering with her father, whose hobby is sohe’smathematician,person.woodworking.“I’maverycreativeI’mnotaandjusttheopposite,wemakeagreatteam.Iwouldsketchsomething,andI’dsay,I’mthinkingofdoingthisframe.Andhewouldcomeupwithquestions.‘Whydoyouwantthatwood?Howthickdoyouwantittobe?’It’sbeenagreatpartnership.”Shebeganbringingherworktoareaartshowslastspring.“IthinkIonlydidthree,maybefourshows,andIhaven’tbeenabletocatchmybreath.Ithasbeensowildlysuccessful,”shesaid.“Throughwordofmouth,peoplecomingaround.Ithasblownmymindandhasblownupmyexpectations.”Clientsarebuyingherbeachsceneswithdistressedwoodframesandmountingthemoutsideintheirpoolareas.Thealuminumisnon-corrosive,sothepiecescan be displayed indoors or out.

One of the larger pieces at the resort.

Royer met Gorshelev at Art in the Park at Rockefeller Gardens five minutes after the show had closed. Royer always makes sure she’s the last per son to pack up, just for those situations. They arranged to meet at the resort, and Gor shelev explained what she was looking for. “She said she wanted (the pieces) to be dramatic. And she basically gave me full reign,” Royer said. “She has a really, cool antique door in the resort. And she says, ‘I want this door, the essence of this door to be what you do.’ And so, I took several pictures of this door from every angle, close-ups of it, and I used that as a guide for creating my frames.”Royeris a photographer, but photos of her artwork do not do them justice, she said. You have to see them in person. “Of course I post videos and pictures on Instagram and people will comment on them and say they’re so beau tiful, but then they’ll come to a show or they’ll come to my house to see them and they’re amazed,” she said. “To see them in person is something that can’t be captured by tak ing a picture.”

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jonna “JJ” Royer can’t easily describe her art work, so she has invented a term for it: Artography. A picture is worth a thou sand words. But Royer’s work is much more than a picture. She takes photographs of beach scenes, sunsets and Florida landmarks, such as the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine. She has her imag es printed on sheets of alu minum and then handcrafts massive wooden frames, some over a foot wide. She enhances the natural grain of the wood, using hand saws and a brush grinder to pull out the texture. She then paints and decorates the frames. Some of her cli ents select rope trim to aug ment the beachy effect. But she prefers to search antique shops and flea markets for interesting metal pieces that she’ll paint and affix to the frames.Royer, a resident of Ormond-by-the-Sea, has been producing her artwork for less than a year, and not in her wildest dreams would she have believed how popular it has“Itbecome.hastaken on a life form of its own in such a short amount of time,” she said. “I didn’t expect this at all.” Marianna Gorshelev, presi dent of Golden Magnolia Inc., commissioned Royer to pro duce six pieces for the Gold en Magnolia Resort & Spa in Flagler Beach. The pieces are in the main dining and front desk“Shearea.just showed me the spots on each wall and said, ‘I want something here,’ and she wanted everything to be quite large. So, all of the piec es are very large, even the ones where there was just a little bit of wall to work with. The piec es are three feet tall and about two feet wide. So, everything is grand in scale,” Royer said. Two of the pieces are six feet long and almost four feet tall. One is a custom piece installed over the mantel of the resort’s mirror-tiled fireplace. The frame wraps around the main image and three smaller imag es underneath.

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In less than a year, Royer’s ‘artography’ has become wildly popular Courtesy photo

“I think I only did three, maybe four shows, and I haven’t been able to catch breath. It has been so wildly successful. Through word of mouth, people coming around. It has blown my mind and has blown up my expectations.”

Above: Jonna “JJ” Royer poses next to her giant installation piece that sits atop the fireplace at Golden Magnolia Resort & Spa in Flagler Beach. Left: Printing images on aluminum makes the colors more vivid, Royer says.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 YOUR NEIGHBORS

Palm Coast – Audrey Arlene Turner passed away peacefully August 14, 2022, surrounded by her three daughters. Her beloved husband Blake preceded her on Febru ary 14, Audrey2013.was born January 11, 1922 in Ames, Iowa. Au drey and Blake met in their freshman year of college at Indiana Central University. They were wed April 6, 1943 and had a wonderful 70 years of marriage. Blake re tired from the Federal Gov ernment and they moved to Palm Coast, where they were among the first 1,000 people to settle in what was then a “new town.” They enjoyed the weather and especially the golf opportunities. They had 3 daughters, Tawn (John), Jan (Jim) and Robyn (Kevin); 2 grands, Timmy (Gregg) and Adam (Erin); and 4 great-grands, Jake, Ava, Alex, and Sophia. Earlier this year Audrey had an amazing 100th birthday party/celebration that she and her family enjoyed so Audreymuch. was active in the old Palm Harbor Golf Club, both in the “Niners” and later the “Eighteeners.” She held offices in her HOA and actively worked with them. Our family would like to thank Brendlyn ALF (especially Shirlyn) for the heartfelt, wonderful care they gave our mother, and Vitas Hospice and staff for their care and attention to her. Audrey will be interred with Blake in Bushnell National Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, FL. There will not be a service. Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home is handling the final arrangements.

ART When:WALK 3-7 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach MainStreet Arts District, 128 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join Ocean Art Gal lery, Frame of Mind, Art Spotlight, The Studio by Artist Angel Lowden, the Ormond Memorial Art Muse um, Neighborhood Shop and more on the first Saturday of each month for art openings and art events. Free. Visit OrmondBeachMainstreet.com.

THE COLOR OF RAIN When: Sept. 3 through Oct. 29 Where: Jane’s Art Center, 199 Downing St., New Smyrna Beach Details: See this art exhibition com posed of painted umbrella instal lations by the Florida Women’s Art Association. The opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, from 4-7 p.m.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 FIRST SATURDAY CREATIVE When:BAZAAR 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Palm Coast Arts Foundation, 1500 Central Ave., Palm Coast

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 FIRST FRIDAY GARDEN When:WALK 10-11 a.m. Where: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 N. Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Come out the first Friday of the month to learn more about the gardens and history of Washington Oaks. No registration necessary; the walk is included with the park’s en try fees. Meet at the garden parking lot at 10 a.m. and wear comfortable walking shoes. Tours last one hour.

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Joan Blanchard, 88, resident of St. Augus tine, FL, died on August 21, 2022 after a period of declining health. She was born on October 23, 1933, a daughter of the late James and Marion (Clark) Lorette. She spent her youth in Greenfield, later marrying William A. Blanchard (deceased) and moving to Lyndeborough and then Wilton, NH to raise their children. An avid cook all of her life, she worked in the school system making lunches for the children for years, before working at The Barn at Hitchiner’s with her sister, Eva. In later years, she found a passion for real estate, working in Concord, NH, finding satisfaction in helping connect families with their new homes. She and Bill spent many years traveling back and forth between New Hampshire and Florida, eventually re siding in Palm Coast, finding enjoyment in the friends and activities she joined there, such as bowling, volunteer ing at the VFW, and playing slot machines. At any given time, Joan could be found enjoying the ocean, the heat of the sun, playing Bingo, eating lobster, or spending time with her family - all her greatShejoys.will best be remembered by her grandchildren as the one who taught them all to bake, and by her children as a strong moral compass for their lives. All will remember how much she loved them, and the many phrases that she was famous for, such as “drive careful, no strays”. Joan was predeceased by her parents, her husband, her brothers James, Robert, Fred, Francis, Ralph, and sister Elinor (Lorette) Batchelder.Joanissurvived by her three sisters, Eva (Lorette) Cheever, Phyllis (Lorette) O’Donnell, and Dorothy (Lorette) Brown; a brother Joe, and sister-in-law Patricia (Paro), four children, Bill (Regina), Michael (Susan), Dennis (Donna), and Mary (Blanchard) Jensen; eight grandchildren, Christopher (Samantha), Jeremy (Peggy), Krystal, Jill (Kiko), Jared (Hillary), Joanna (Harper), Kyle, Stacy (Mark); Sylvia;Lydia,Christian,Madison,great-grandchildrenelevenChloe,Chase,Jaxson,Mason,Catalina,Mary,Maximo,andandmanyniecesand nephews.SERVICES: Visiting hours were held on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. A service will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 11:00 AM in the Second Congregational Church, 25 Gregg Street, Wilton, NH, 03086. Burial will be in South Cemetery, Lyndeborough, NH. Arrangements are in the care of the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. To share a memory or offer a condolence please morewww.smith-heald.comvisitforinformation.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 WALK AND BICYCLE EVENT When: 8 a.m. Where: Publix, 250 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast Details: Join the Happy Wanderers on guided 5K or 10K walks, or 13K or 31K bicycle rides. Costs $3. Park by Hobby Lobby. Call ersfl.org.wanderhappyor2160386-256-386-214-3890,visit

MOVIES ON THE HALIFAX When: 8-10 p.m. Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a showing of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” rated PG. Movies are weather-sensitive. Call 386-6763216 for rainout information.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 6 BEACH CLEANUP When: 8:30-10:30 a.m. Where: Andy Romano Beachfront Park, 839 S. Atlantic Ave., Ormond Beach Details: Join Volusia County’s en vironmental specialists for a beach cleanup the day after Labor Day. The group will pick up plastics and other small debris that are dangerous for wildlife. Participants will also learn about washback sea turtles and the importance of the wrack line, linear piles of debris that wash up on the beach from waves and tides. Regis tration is required for this Volunteer and Learn activity. Call 386-7365927.

Details: The Palm Coast Arts Foun dation presents the First Saturday Creative Bazaar Arts and Crafts flea market. Visit palmcoastartsfounda tion.com.

PAINT ‘N SIP When: 4-7 p.m. Where: To Better Days Wine Bar and Bistro, 197 N. Yonge St., Ormond Beach Details: Come join local artist Marianne Verna in this event. You’ll learn how to paint a seascape in a new light while enjoying some wine or beer. Cost is $45 and includes all art sup plies. Each participant will re ceive two drink tickets. Limited to 14 participants. RSVP to Marianne Verna, 435-773-1700.

COLOREDONGOINGPENCIL SOCIETY OF When:AMERICAOpen Aug. 7 through Sept. 17 Where: Expressions Art Gallery at Grand Living Realty, 2298 Colbert Lane, Palm Coast Details: See this exhibition by the Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 117, of St. Augus tine. The opening reception will take place from 1-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7. When:WATER|WAYS Through Sep. 3 Where: African American Museum and Cultural Center of Florida, 4422 N. U.S. 1, Palm Coast Details: The African American Mu seum and Cultural Center of Florida, in partnership with the Florida Hu manities, presents, “Water|Ways,” a traveling exhibition from the Smith sonian’s Museum on Main Street program. Water|Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settle ment and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. For more information, visit aacsmuseum.org/ waterways.

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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 Sci ences, 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: “Art as Alchemy: An Exhibi tion from Miami’s New World School of the Arts” ; “Epiphany! Visions of Art” ; “Minor Masterpieces: Porcelain Painted Scenes from the Collection” (opens Sept. 3) ; and “Tech Savvy: Home Technology from 1890s to the 1990s”.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 OPENING RECEPTION: COLORED PENCIL SOCIETY OF AMERICA’S 30TH-ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL When:EXHIBITION 6-8 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial Art Mu seum, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: The Ormond Memorial Art Museum is hosting over 100 pieces from the Colored Pencil Society of America’s 30th-annual Interna tional Exhibition. Attend the opening reception where a few of the artists including Anda Chance, Chris Flanagan, Melissa Miller Nece and Galal Ramadan — will be in attendance. Free and open to the public. There will be live music, light appetiz ers and a cash bar.

A Memorial Service will be held for Betty on Saturday, September 3rd at Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church, 1035 West Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach at 2:00. A reception will follow. Donations, in memory of Betty, can be made to the Jack Surrette Scholarship Fund at Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church.

DONATIONS: Donations, in memory of Betty, can be made to the Jack Surrette Scholarship Fund at Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church.

Betty Surrette 08/09/1929 –08/18/2022

graduated from Plainfield (CT) High School and then went into the Air Force. He honorably served in the Philippines and Okinawa before returning to the states. He went on a blind date April 1st 1965 with the future love of his life Candace, whom he knew in high school. They were engaged 19 days later before he returned to overseas duty. Upon his return, they were married November 5th 1966 and moved to Plym outh, MA for his job at Otis AFB. They decided to start a family, and his daughter Tina was born in 1969. In 1973, Walter B. Monroe IV wasDueborn.tomedical issues, he packed up his family and moved to Florida in 1981 with a Datsun, Chevy Luv and a trailer. He and Candace started Mon roe’s School of Driving and successfully ran that for more than a decade. He had an infectious laugh, and he never met a stranger. Church was always a priority for Walter and his family. Walter was baptized in 1973 in Ezekiel pond, and was born again at the New Testament Church in Cedarville, MA- the church that started his love for Royal Rangers. He brought the Royal Ranger ministry with him to Florida, serving faithfully for 3 decades. He also started a ministry called ‘Highways and Byways’ where you would stand on the side of the road and pray with anyone who would stop. He served in his church as an elder for 13 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, as well as sisters Shirley Harris, Jean Howard and Dorothy Howard.Walter is survived by his wife Candace (nee Wood) Monroe, daughter Tina (Brian) Haney, son Walter B (Teresa) Monroe IV, and grandchildren Megan Abner (Justin King), Nickolas (Loralee) Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe, Gabrielle Monroe. He is also survived by his sisters June (James) Beard and Gail (Leon) Peckham. He will be sorely missed by his family and countless friends.Amemorial service to celebrate Walter’s life will be held at 10am on Tuesday September 6th at Heritage Funeral and Cremation Service, 4601 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, FL 32110. Following the service, at 1pm a committal with military honors will be held at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery located at 5525 US-1, Mims, FL 32754.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Betty Sur rette. She died peaceful ly in her sleep, August 18th [at Halifax Health Hospice Care Center] and now joins her hus band, Jack, in heaven.

SERVICE: Saturday, September 3, 2PM Lighthouse Ormond1035PresbyterianChristChurchWestGranadaBlvdBeach

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SERVICE: Tuesday, September 6, 10AM Heritage Funeral and Cremation Service 4601 East Moody Boulevard Bunnell, FL 32110

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Born in the small town of Ripley, West Virginia, Betty spent her early years in the mountaineer state. After graduating from Morris Harvey College, in 1952, she married the love of her life, Jack, and started her family. The Surrette’s moved to Florida in 1960 and raised their 2 children. Betty became a typing teacher at Seabreeze Jr. and taught business education at vari ous Volusia County schools for the next three decades. She retired in 1991 to spend more time with her family and her grandchildren. In addition to teaching and managing the Surrette household, Betty accompa nied her husband to count less Seabreeze and Mainland High School sporting events and activities. She was a devout Christian and a loyal member of the Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church for many years, where she enjoyed bible study and singing in the sanctuary choir. But, most of all, she loved her family and her faithful companion – Benji. Betty always had a big smile and an even bigger heart. She will be dearly missed by her family, friends, and the many she touched throughout the years with her sweet personality.She was predeceased by her husband, Jack and is survived by her son – Jack Surrette Jr. (Beverly), and her daughter – Terri Surrette Perkins (Terence), her two grandchildren – Mandy and Bryan Perkins (Ashley), her niece – Greer Burlison (Frankie), her nephews –Greg Gregory (Tracy), Gary McGrew (Paula) and all their extended families.

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DREAMING TREE by Carson Kapp is one of the artworks on display in the Beaux Arts of Central Florida annual exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach. The group is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and its exhibit, titled “Epiphany! Visions of Art” features 42 artists.“Artserves to help us understand the past, celebrate the present or navigate the future,” Beaux Arts Curator Peggy Banks said in an exhibit statement. “... Through the creative process, we as artists often tap into a higher power that connects human creativity with the creative energies of the universe. And then we want to share it with the world.” “Epiphany! Visions of Art” will be on display at MOAS through Nov. 27.

Walter Brown Monroe III, 76, of Palm Coast, FL passed away on August, 24, 2022. He was born on October 17, 1945 in Providence, RI to Walter Brown Monroe, Jr. and Edna (nee Bishop) Mon roe.Walter

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lagler Palm Coast’s one-two running back punch of Marcus Mitch ell and Landin Simmons knocked out Live Oak Suwan nee. Now, the Bulldogs will get a tougher test against offensive jug With 18 FPC players quarantined because of COVID in last season’s opener, the Bulldogs held off Main land 17-13. When the teams meet again on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Day tona Stadium, the Bulldogs should have a full complement of players, but they won’t be seeing the same Mainland team they faced a year ago. The Bucs overcame a 15-0 defi cit to defeat DeLand 42-29 in their opener on Aug. 26. Receivers James Randle and Ajai Harrell accounted for seven touchdowns receiving, running and throwing. “I’m very excited to play Main land, because I didn’t get to play last year. I got quarantined,” said FPC left guard Kobe Murphy. “But like coach (Robert) Paxia says, Mainland’s just another bump in the road for where we want to go.” The Bulldogs took a giant step with a dominating season-opening performance against Suwannee on Aug. 26. FPC rushed for 373 yards in a 38-10 Mitchellwin.ran for 160 yards and a touchdown and Simmons rushed for 125 yards, including a 47-yard touch down“Thoserun.two guys run hard,” Paxia said. “They have skills to run and catch, and they both did a great job blocking in pass protection as well, which is something that’s under rated for a running back.” Quarterback D.J. Murray added 62 yards with his legs, including an 11-yard scoring run. And Rodney Hill added two touchdown runs of 1 and 11 “Marcusyards. Mitchell and Landin

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“From our standpoint, every week gets harder. When we talk about this mountain that we’re trying to climb here and trying to become a program that’s relevant, trying to get to that state championship caliber level, no step gets easier.”

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR Matanzas quarterback Dak won Evans said his learn ing curve is built on trust — trusting the process and trusting his team. Head football coach Matt Forrest would also like to see the junior trust his arm a little more. Evans threw two first-half touch down passes and then ran for three more scores as the Pirates hammered Pine Ridge 42-0 in their season opener on Aug. 25 at the Ship. “Kwon’s in that limbo right now where he has more trust in his feet than he does his arm. And he needs to trust his arm more than he does his feet,” Forrest said. “And so that’s going to be the next big thing in his progression.”Evansandthe Pirates will have a better gauge of their progress when they host Tocoi Creek on Friday, Sept.The2.Toros defeated Beachside, a first-year school, 36-19 in their opener.“We’re going to have a strong test,” Forrest said. “St. Johns County teams are always really well disciplined. From our standpoint, every week gets harder. When we talk about this mountain that we’re trying to climb here and trying to become a program that’s relevant, trying to get to that state championship caliber level, no step gets easier.”

FPC football will bring a strong running game when it visits Mainland FPC’s Colby Cronk (34) stretches to try to bring down Marquavious Owens (4).

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Dakwon Evans accounts for five touchdowns in Pirates’ season-opening victory

UP WeekNEXT2: FPC at Mainland When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 Where: Daytona Stadium, 3917 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach Records: FPC 1-0, Mainland 1-0 SEE FPC PAGE 7B

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Cole Hash, who caught a 62-yard touchdown pass and intercepted a pass against Pine Ridge, said Matanzas had an abbreviated week of practice leading up to the game because of rain and lightning. “We tried to work as hard we could no mat ter what the circum stance, because nobody cares either way whether we had a full week of practice or got one day in.” Hash said. “So, we just banded together and got the jobJordanaccomplished.”Millscaught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Evans to open the scoring in the first quarter. The Pirates made it 14-0 in the second quarter when Hash put a move on his defender to get wide open. Evans hit Hash in the chest, and the Pirates’ Swiss Army Knife ran untouched into the end zone for the 62-yard Igotlike,open,him“Whenreception.IsawcomeIwaswow.Ihyped,andjustthrewit,”Evans said. “I trusted him. It’s all about trust. You’ve got to trust the team. That’s one of the big things I’m working on, trusting the team, trusting the process.”Forrest was pleased with the execution.

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Photos by Brent WoronoffCole Hash caught a 62-yard TD pass.

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Photos by Brent Woronoff FPC’s top eight boys: A.J. Dayton (36th), Justin Gilliam (14th), Braedyn Wormeck (6th), Peyton Woodward (16th), Barak Olago (13th), Brandon Kalasnik (24th), Hayden Herndon (15th) and Jack Gilvary (42nd).

"I think (the FPC boys) have a chance to at least be a top 10 team in the state if not better. I've been trying to convince them all summer that they have a chance to be a pretty special team this year."

FPC’s Olivia Goncalves (122) runs in a pack in the girls race.

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The FPC girls were led by fresh man Arianna Slaughter, who finished 19th (22:43.4). Junior Lexie Shupe was 26th (23:15.1), and sophomores Cassidy De Young (30th, 23:40.5), Bella Tarsitano (32nd, 23:45.1) and Anabelle Moore (39th, 24:06.3) also finished among the top 40. “We definitely pushed each other to the finish line,” Shupe said. There were 17 teams and 300 run ners in the boys race and 18 teams and 253 runners in the girls race. The FPC runners practiced on the course for a week leading up to the race. “The course got a lot worse over the week,” De Young said. “I like it,” said Tarsitano. “I like the mud. It’s like a challenge to me. I feel like I can do it, I can go through it.”

Seabreeze’s Ariana Roy finished sixth without her pace setter; FPC boys placed second, FPC girls finished third. Seabreeze’s McKenzie Bingham continues running after her shoe came off.

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For 11 straight years, Dave Halliday has brought trophies to the Spikes and Spurs cross country meet. This was the first year the Flagler Palm Coast coach got to take a couple of those trophies back to school. The FPC boys finished second and the girls finished third at the Aug. 27 meet at the Flagler County Fair grounds.“Inall the years that we’ve had it, we’ve had some pretty good teams, but we’ve never on the boys side or the girls side finished in the top three and taken home a trophy,” said Hal liday, the Bulldogs longtime cross country and track coach. The boys finished just two points behind first-place Nease, which is ranked fifth in the state among Class 4A teams by Flrunners.com. The girls finished third behind Ponte Vedra and North Gwinnett (Georgia), despite missing three runners who were taking their SATs.

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Seabreeze’s Ariana Roy finished sixth on the muddy course in the girls race with a time of 21:16.0. The sophomore ran without her twin sis ter, Mackenzie, who was not feeling well. Normally, Mackenzie sets the pace for the identical twins. This time, Ariana had to set her own pace. “The race was muddy, exactly like last year,” Ariana Roy said. “It rained all last night. I thought it might be canceled.”Mackenzie, who was a spectator on this day, said her sister ran well under the circumstances.

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FPC’s next four finishers crossed the line within eight seconds of each other: Barak Olago (13th place, 18:10.6), Gilliam (14th, 18:11.6), Hayden Herndon (15th, 18:15.8) and Peyton Woodward (16th, 18:18.9). “I’d say our top four or five runners are interchangeable,” Halliday said. “The fact that we beat Ponte Vedra and North Gwinnett and almost beat Nease, the boys are pretty excited, as they should be. I think they have a chance to at least be a top 10 team in the state, if not better. I’ve been trying to convince them all summer that they have a chance to be a pretty special team this year.”

“I thought she did good for me not being there,” Mackenzie Roy said. “I wish I could have run.” FPC’s Justin Gilliam was not able to run in the Spikes and Spurs last year after getting hit by a car when he was running on the side of a road. Gilliam, who broke his arm in the accident, missed only one race. This year, he was able to run in the season opening meet and finished 14th. “It feels like redemption a little bit,” the junior said. Sophomore Braedyn Wormeck led FPC’s boys team with a sixth-place finish. His time of 17:42.3 was more than two minutes better than his previous personal record of 19:50. “That’s a pretty crazy jump,” he said. “I’ve been working so hard this summer, making big gains.”

TOP 10 TEAMS Boys: 1. Nease 62; 2. FPC 64; 3. Astronaut 100; 4. Lake Mary 108; 5. North Gwinnett 110; 6. Ponte Vedra 120; 7. New Smyrna Beach 232; 8. Ridgeview 259; 9. Menendez 264; 10. DeLand 294. Girls: 1. Ponte Vedra 47; 2. North Gwinnett 57; 3. FPC 143; 4. Nease 147; 5. Tocoi Creek 148; 6. New Smyrna Beach 164; 7. Lake Mary 184; 8. DeLand 248; 9. Sanford Seminole 290; 10. Lake Brantley 305. Winners: Boys — Price Wheeler, Lake Mary, 17:19. Girls — Madison Carr, Astronaut, 20:05.3.

Sept. 1, Mainland at FPC, 6 Sept.p.m.1, Spruce Creek at Seabreeze, 7 p.m. Sept. 7, Mainland at Seabreeze, 7 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 7, Seabreeze at University Invitational, 5 p.m. BOWLING Sept. 7, DeLand at Seabreeze, Ormond Lanes, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Sept. 1, Spruce Creek at Matanzas, Palm Harbor Golf Club, 4 p.m. BOYS GOLF Sept. 1, FPC at Seabreeze, Riviera Country Club, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 6, Spruce Creek at Seabreeze, Riviera Country Club, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 6, St. Augustine at Matanzas, Palm Harbor Golf Club, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 7, Seabreeze at FPC, Palm Harbor Golf Club, 3:15 p.m.

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“I told Kwon, sometimes those are the hardest throws to make, the one when they’re wide open,” Forrest said. “And Coach (Kyle) Johnson, our wide receivers coach, came on the headset and said, they’re also the hardest to catch.” Evans scored on runs of 41 and 17 yards to put Matanzas up 28-0 at halftime. He added another 17-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that was set up by Luke Doner’s blocked punt. That score triggered a running clock. Zach Furey added a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.Allthree of Evans’ touch down runs came on scram bles. While Forrest would have liked Evans to stay in the pocket longer, Hash said the quarterback is getting more comfortable with his throws. “Just him being able to hit me with that ball gave him that confidence that he need ed to just let the ball rip,” Hash said. “He also threw a great ball to me in the end zone. I just didn’t come down with it.” Said Forrest, “I think this was his just his 12th game playing quarterback, so he’s still young and still feel ing things out. He knows the offense. It’s just getting him to take the next step.”

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Seabreeze bowlers receive their rings

KOBE MURPHY, FPC offensive guard

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Rodney Hill had 17 tackles and a sack and ran for two touch downs. that we’ve been live on spe cials since last season,” Paxia said. “The weather worried us, and we wanted to get as many offensive and defen sive snaps in as possible. Now we’ve got it on film, and we can coach it up and get better.” Bracewell is looking forward to the Mainland game and playing again against former Bulldogs coach Travis Roland. He had an interception, a pass break-up and two sacks against the Bucs last year. “It’s just another game, honestly,” the senior line backer said. “But it’s always a big game to go against your ex-head coach.”

FPC coach Robert Paxia gives instruction on the sideline. D.J. Murray goes to the side lines after tossing a touchdown pass with 7:08 left in the game.

Former Seabreeze and FPC baseball coach Anthony Campanella has taken a teaching job at Deltona High School and will also coach the Wolves' baseball team. Campanella had thought he was retiring from high school coach ing when he stepped down as the Bulldogs' head coach in May. He has coached baseball in Volusia and Flagler counties for 29 years and has won 456 games as a head coach. Michele Meyers contributed to Sidelines. Send news and results to brent@palmcoastobserver.com

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Simmons, they’re freaking great,” Murphy said. “We have a great running back corps, and we have a great running back coach (Josh Russell). He coaches two fantastic varsity runningMurraybacks.”added 58 yards passing, completing 4 of 12 attempts with a 6-yard touch down pass to Jordan Gales. “It was a wet track, so we had a hard time keeping the ball dry,” Paxia said. “Obvi ously that changes things in the passing game. But I thought D.J. played well. He does a fantastic job of com manding the offense, which is the biggest thing that we ask of the quarterback.” Hill led the Bulldogs with 17 tackles. Ashton Bracewell added 12 tackles and recov ered a fumble that led to FPC’s first touchdown. Benjamin Laurore had an interception. “We get better on defense every week,” Paxia said. “We are a young crew. They are athletic, and they are growing every week, and that is all that we can ask those guys to do.” The Bulldogs did struggle getting the snap and hold down on extra point tries. Paxia said the Bulldogs were going to concentrate on spe cial teams in the week leading up the game, but inclement weather changed those plans. “This is really the first time

Jake Luddeni (25) runs behind his blockers. Dakwon Evans ran for three touchdowns against Pine Ridge. Jordan Mills returns a punt.

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Running against an elite field, Matanzas senior Zach Spooner finished 146th out of 337 runners in the boys elite division at Cecil Field Summer Classic cross country meet Aug. 26 at New World Golf in Jacksonville.Spoonerran a 17:53. Tallahassee Leon junior Patrick Koon, the topranked runner in the state, won the race by eight seconds over Rock ledge’s Devin Makousky with a time of Matanzas15.22. junior Christian Norfolk fnished 197th with a time of 18:24. Freshman Blaine Vogel was 231st at 18:58. Senior Jaden Smith was 236th at 19:05 and senior Kaden Golder ran 19:09 for 245th place. The Matanzas girls ran in the girls varsity race with junior Sierra How ard leading the way with a 25th-place finish at 22:16. Sophomores Evanne Miller (22:59) and Maria Phil lips (23:21) finished 41st and 46th respectively. Junior Nina Rodriguez was 54th with a 23:39. Campanella returns to the dugout

Seabreeze athletic director Brad Montgomery presented the girls’ bowling team with their state cham pionship rings during halftime of the Sandcrabs’ season-opening football game on Thursday, Aug. 25. The 2021-22 squad was the first in school history to win a state bowling championship.CoachPaul Shuler and bowl ers Breanna Hess, Hailey Holcomb, Stacey Spaulding, Kara Beissel, Sofia Allem, Maelyn Sniffen and Isabella Fontanelli received their rings on the Daytona Stadium field.

“Marcus Mitchell and Landin Simmons, they’re freaking great. We have a great running back corps, and we have a great running backs coach (Josh Russell). He coaches two fantastic varsity running backs.”

UP WeekNEXT2: Tocoi Creek at Matanzas When: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 Records: Tocoi Creek 1-0, Matanzas 1-0 volleyballersMatanzas top FPC Junior Senna Thayer is a sixrotation player for the Matanzas volleyball team, and she showcased her versatility, contributing in several ways to the Pirates’ threeset victory over Flagler Palm Coast on Aug. Thayer25.had five aces, eight digs, two blocks and eight kills in Matan zas’ 25-10, 25-16, 25-16 win at the Bulldogs’Francescagym.Good led the Pirates with nine kills. Hanna Schagen added eight kills, Sydney Moses had eight digs and 33 assists and fresh man libero Rylan Miller had 15 digs. “We didn’t pass well,” said Matan zas coach Dawn Moses. “That’s probably our biggest struggle this year. Rylan passes great, but we need other people to step up. It’s tough (for one player). That’s 30 feet you’ve got to cover.” The Pirates improved to 1-1 after losing in four sets to Seabreeze in their season opener and spoiled the debut of FPC's new coach Nicole Puritis.TheBulldogs host Mainland on Thursday Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. It will be neon theme night for the stu dent section. The Pirates have four straight road matches.

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Photos by Brent Woronoff Matanzas middle blocker Taylor Foley goes up for a kill. FPC’s Jessie Seay (2), Marci Seay (4), Cristina Calidonio (5) and Dyllis Mballesube applaud their teammates as they are introduced.

Seabreeze bowling coach Paul Shuler, Breanna Hess, Hailey Holcomb, Stacey Spaulding, Kara Beissel, Sofia Allem, Maelyn Sniffen and Isabella Fontanelli, with AD Brad Montgomery, show off their state championship rings.

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Palm Harbor Robert and Toni Mincin, individu ally and as trustees, sold 20 Cedar ford Court to Richard Neubauer, as trustee, for $1.1 million. Built in 2012, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, boat dock, boathouse and 2,127 square Rogerfeet. and Ellen Guist, of Bristol, Tennessee, sold 5 Crossgate Court W. to Jeremy and Linden Codling, of Palm Coast for $760,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 2,724 square feet.

LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas, sold 85 West chester Lane to Jonathan and Joann Andrejczyk, of Palm Coast, for $382,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,680 square feet.

Ocean Hammock Richard Harbin and Rebecca James, of Atlantic Beach, sold 22 Blue Heron Lane to Richard and Linda White, of Palm Coast, for $874,990. Built in 2000, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,177 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $450,000.

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Rio Mar Thomas and Donna Fisher, of Fla gler Beach, sold 1512 Daytona Ave. to Walter Pawliw, of Flagler Beach, for $560,000. Built in 1995, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,286 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $325,000.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR Condos Melinda Ziegler and Daniel Ziegler sold 2450 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 113, to Robert and Nancy Eisenberg, of Flagler Beach, for $687,000. Built in 2007, the condo is a 3/3 and has 1,749 square feet. It sold in 2015 for The$310,000.Fernando Luis Villa Revocable Trust sold 3510 S. Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 220, to Dale Ellickson and Jody Niess, of Decorah, Iowa, for $410,000. Built in 1978, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,107 square Giacomofeet. Bologna sold 304 Palm Coast Parkway, N.E., Unit 203, to Mike Brooks, of Palm Coast, for $172,500. Built in 1975, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,006 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $104,000. Belle Terre Jordan Perry of Gallatin, Tennes see, sold 40 Princess Ruth Lane to Ramona Lamascola, of Palm Coast, for $402,500. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2 and has a fiberglass pool and 1,928 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $285,000.

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Shelter Cove James and Debra Wingo, of Flagler Beach, sold 48 Shelter Cove Circle to Carl and Lisa Chancey, of Madi son, Georgia, for $1,075,000 Built in 2015, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a boat dock and 2,391 square feet. Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contrib uted to this report.

Paul and Christine McLaughlin, individually and as trustees, sold 8 Cedarview Court to Charles and Andrea Hollinger, of Palm Coast, for $675,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 1,723 square Denisefeet. de Amorim, of Parlin, New Jersey, sold 61 Farmsworth Drive to Tres Monteaguidos LLC, of Cape Coral, for $510,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,024 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $286,000. Pine Lakes D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 29 Wellington Drive to Margaret and Ian Jobson, of Palm Coast, for $411,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,368 square feet.

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Flagler Beach Richard Rossi, as representative, sold 137 Avalon Ave. to Avalon 137 LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $439,500. Built in 1970, the house is a 2/2 and has a boat dock, boat house and 1,107 square feet.

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Bunnell Development Company Pamela Bradshaw sold 503 Old Dixie Highway S. to Ryan and Danielle Forsythe, of Bunnell, for $642,500. Built in 1993, the house is a 5/3 and has a swimming pool, barn and 3,004 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $369,900. Cypress Knoll Newton and Deanne Hayes, of Williams, Oregon, sold 12 Evan ston Lane to Shirley Fink and Dale Kramer, of Palm Coast, for $582,500. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, swim ming pool and 2,471 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $440,000.

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REAL ESTATE Ahouse in Ocean Hammock was the top real estate transaction for the week of July 21-27 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. David and Molly Jones, of Gainesville, sold 533 Cinnamon Beach Lane to Dario and Cheryl Duany, of Palm Coast, for $1.94 mil lion. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/4 and has an elevator, swimming pool and 3,789 square feet.

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Steven and Patricia Traulsen, of Deleon Springs, sold 44 Sleepy Hollow Trail to Mary Marino, and William and Lisa Craig, of Palm Coast, for $540,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 5/3 and has a fire place, swimming pool and 2,482 square feet.

built in 2020 by Mastercraft & located in the convenient Villages of Valencia subdivision! Enjoy your private garden along with screened in back lanai or go for a swim in the community pool. $524,900 244 Caretta Cir - St. Augustine 32086

BA. Amenities galore on this 25-acre, family friendly resort! $649,900 & $669,000 8550 A1A South - St. Augustine 32080 BEACH ACCESS! Here at the Villas of Ocean Gate II, you are just steps away from the Atlantic Ocean! 3 BR/2 BA one story deluxe corner unit is being sold as rent ready! Amenities include 2 pools, spa, tennis, and covered garage parking. $599,900 264 Gibraltar Ct Unit 101 - St. Aug. 32080 CRYSTAL LAKE ESTATE ON 2.5 ACRES! 5 BR/4 BA and breathtaking views! Waterfront property includes the main home, log cabin home & entertainment house. Additional 5 +/- acres across the street. Great potential for vacation rentals. $1,300,000 375 & 397 SE CR18A - Starke FL 32091 7780 A1A S. Unit 206 - St. Augustine 32080 DON’T MISS THIS ONE! Escape to your own slice of paradise in this 3 BR/3 BA fully furnished beach home! Beautiful views of the Ocean & the Intracoastal from every room plus 4 balconies. Features a gourmet kitchen any cook would love! $1,799,000 9409 Old A1A - St. Augustine 32080 guiding you 904.471.3400 5401 A1A S St. Augustine, FL 32080 Lighthouse-Realty.com for over 25 years BEST OF BOTH WORLDS! Situated between the Ocean and Intracoastal lies this 3 BR/2 BA, corner unit at the Windjammer Condominiums! Watch beautiful sunrises over the Atlantic Ocean and gorgeous sunsets over the Intracoastal Waterway! $849,743

Seminole Woods Dylan and Erin Pontomo, of Palm Coast, sold 51 Ulmaceal Path to Samuel Ruiz and Kelly PearsallRuiz, of Palm Coast, for $350,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,421 square feet.

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Sawmill Creek Adams Homes of Northwest Florida, of Pensacola, sold 12 River town Road to Michael and Kim berly Aromanda, of Palm Coast, for $377,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,882 square feet.

Indian Trails FIN Homes LLC, of Jacksonville, sold 4 Baltimore Lane to Daniel and Marilee Garcia, of Palm Coast, for $460,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,172 square feet. It sold in March for $368,000. Mary McCarthy, of Palm Coast, sold 8 Bracken Lane to Melanie Moore, of Palm Coast, for $285,000. Built in 1984, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,222 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $170,000.

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THE CIRCUIT{Deputy(SEAL)COURTBy:/s/Clerk} Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 22-00106G

Notice is hereby given that the Radiance Community Development District (“District”) in tends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. The Board of Supervisors of the District will conduct a public hearing on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn – 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the District to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District on properties located on land included in, or to be added to, the District.

Lorraine Diloreto, of Ormond Beach, sold 76 S. Capri Drive to Nicholas Fuguet, of Ormond Beach, for $310,100. Built in 1961, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,403 square Emilyfeet. and John Mackenzie, of Port Orange, sold 3 Thomas St. to Kath leen and Michael Haddican, of Pearl River, New York, for $263,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,164 square feet. It sold in 2017 for Judy$165,000.Karmenzind, of Tucson, Ari zona, sold 210 Lemon Tree Lane, Unit 210A, to Anthony Pizzo and Maria Caldas, of Ormond Beach, for $235,000. Built in 1984, the condo is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,100 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $95,000. Halifax Plantation Dorothy Denz, of Ormond Beach, sold 3033 Monaghan Drive to Osvaldo Fontanet and Camilla Taft, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, for $400,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,823 square feet. Hunter’s Ridge Paul and Sandra Viscomi sold 13 Highwood Ridge Trail to Luke and Jessica Brown, of Ormond Beach, for $675,000. Built in 1998, the house is a 5/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,944 square feet. It sold in 2018 for Diamond$322,500.WProperties LLC, of Ormond Beach, sold 42 Levee Lane to Thomas and Julie Logan, of Ormond Beach, for $420,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,880 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $256,000. Misners Branch Jerald Barker and Shannon Swee ney, of Ormond Beach, sold 31 Misners Trail to Iris Bly, of Ormond Beach, for $315,500. Built in 1988, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,408 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $198,000.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing 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.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 BUDGET; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BUDGET; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Radiance Community Development District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn – 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the proposed budget (“FY 2022 Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 (“Fiscal Year 2021/2022”) and the proposed budget (“FY 2023 Proposed Budget”, together with FY 2022 Proposed Budget, “Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 (“Fiscal Year 2022/2023”). A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. A copy of the agenda and Proposed Budget may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, c/o DPFG Management and Consulting, LLC, 250 Interna tional Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, (321) 263-0132 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours, or by visiting the District’s website at radiancecdd. org, which is unavailable at this time. The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The public hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting 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 Flor ida 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.

Seminole Palms DevelopmentCommunityDistrict David McInnes, District Manager (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193 September 1, 2022 22-00196F

The District may levy non-ad valorem assessments for the purpose of financing, acquiring, maintaining and/or operating community development facilities, services and improve ments within and without the boundaries of the District, to consist of, among other things, water management and control, water supply, sewer and wastewater management, roads, parks and recreational facilities, landscape/hardscape/irrigation, offsite roadway improve ments, offsite utility extensions, and any other lawful projects or services of the District.

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OP SPE TPA1 LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 19 Havenwood Trail to Richard and Anna Kupchunas, of Ormond Beach, for $315,000. Built in 1979, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 1,780 square feet.

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Trails North 40 Beverly Ferrell, of Statesboro, Georgia, sold 60 Big Buck Trail to Vicki Scott, of Ormond Beach, for $334,777. Built in 1991, the town house is a 3/2 and has 1,995 square feet. Woodmere William and Jasmine Butcher, of Gainesville, sold 959 Parkwood Drive to Randy and Andrea Packard, of Ormond Beach, for $400,000. Built in 1963, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,568 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $150,200. ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA Erik and Kimberly Uhlik, of Port Orange, sold 13 Seabridge Drive to Carol Dunkel, of Ormond Beach, for $548,500. Built in 1980, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,547 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $170,000. Rhett and Brittney Hanks, of Ormond Beach, sold 102 Essex Drive to John Tarro, of Griffin, Georgia, for $462,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,608 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $252,000. Andrea and Randolph Packard, of Ormond Beach, sold 12 Palm Drive to Christopher and Theresa Thom as, of Ormond Beach, for $360,000. Built in 1955, the house is a 2/2 and has 900 square feet. It sold in 2016 for Hector$170,000.andNancy Guzman sold 6 Alamanda Drive to Melissa Stevens and Jack Watford, of Lilburn, Geor gia, for $352,000. Built in 1953, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,102 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $172,000.

Owners of the properties to be assessed and other interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the use of the uniform method of collecting such non-ad valorem assessments. This hearing is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The public hearing may be continued to a date, time and location to be specified on the record at the hearing. There may be occasions when Supervisors or staff may participate by speaker telephone.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR ORMOND BEACH Randall and Zoe Hendrix, of Sears port, Maine, sold 75 Lincoln Ave. to Abigail and Raj Shah, of Ormond Beach, for $775,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 2/3 and has a fire place and 2,462 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $179,000. Patricia Dixon, individually and as trustee, sold 175 Royal Dunes Circle to Russell and Jessica Allen, of Ormond Beach, for $485,000. Built in 1963, the house is a 6/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,648 square Raymondfeet.and Maria Naseman sold 4 Seafarers Drive to Joann Mulnix, of Ormond Beach, for $454,000. Built in 1973, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,537 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $135,000.

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FIRST NOTICE OF ACTION FOR Petition for Change of Name (Minor Child) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR Flagler COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022 DR 000760 Division: 47 Meghan Respondent.DonaldPetitionerSarff,andLee, TO: Donald Lee UnknownYOUARE NOTIFIED that an action for Petition for Change of Name Minor Child has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written de fenses, if any, to it on Meghan Sarff, whose address is msarff28@gmail.com, on or be fore 10-01-22, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1769 E. Moody Blvd Blg#1 Bunnell, FL. 32110, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current ad dress. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Su preme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and in formation. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.Dated:8/22/22.CLERKOF

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Ahouse in Plantation Bay was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-theSea for the week of July 17-23 in the Multiple Listing Service. Vladimir and Gloria Prerad, individually and as trustees, sold 1352 Dovercourt Lane to Floyd and Kath ryn Eaton, of Ormond Beach, for $1.29 million. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,956 square feet. The house at 13 Highwood Ridge Trail sold for $675,000.

FIRST INSERTION RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT’S INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS

David DistrictMcInnesManager

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Oak Forrest Steve Zellers, individually and as trustee, sold 1416 N. Beach St. to Zachary and Michelle Kanode, of Ormond Beach, for $365,000. Built in 1984, the house is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,892 square feet.

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Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the meeting is asked to advise the District Manager’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (321) 263-0132, Ext. 741. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711, for assistance in contacting the District Manager’s office. A person who decides to appeal any deci sion made at the meeting, with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, is advised that a record of the proceedings is needed 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 ap peal is to be based.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing and/or meeting is asked to contact DPFG Management & Consulting LLC, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (321) 263-0132 (“District Manager’s Office”), at least 48 hours before the hearing and/or meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

Notice is hereby given that a regular meet ing of the Board of Supervisors of the Seminole Palms Community Develop ment District (the “District”) will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn at 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct any and all business coming before the Board of Supervisors. Copies of the agenda may be obtained from the District Manager, DPFG Management & Consulting LLC, 250 International Park way, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, Telephone (321) 263-0132, Ext. 741. 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 addi tional 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.

Plantation Bay Judy Papa, individually and as trustee, sold 1372 Sunningdale Lane to Lucio and Elsa Valerio, of Ormond Beach, for $435,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,956 square feet. Spring Meadows Nikolaos and Susan Petropouleas, of DeLeon Springs, sold 47 Spring Meadows Drive to Katerina and Brent Tripp, of Zebulon, North Car olina, for $545,000. Built in 1997, the house is a 4/3 and has a swim ming pool and 2,530 square feet.

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Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any mat ter considered at the hearing is advised that person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceed ings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

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Sarah Dale, as trustee, sold 1133 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 207, to Russell and Loretta Wittenberg, of Ormond Beach, for $350,000. Built in 1971, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,065 Eugenefeet.Guglielmo, of Weirton, West Virginia, sold 35 Seabreeze Drive to Nicholas Jones, of Ormond Beach, for $335,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 3/1.5 and has 984 square feet. It sold in 2019 for Lynda$159,900.Nezelek, Jane Shea and James Shea, of Kentucky, sold 49 Ala manda Drive to Wellington Ferreira and Thais dos Santos, of Ormond Beach, for $160,000. Built in 1953, the house is a 1/1 and has 728 square feet. John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

5. DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED. The Assessments securing the Project shall be levied on the lands within the District, as described in Exhibit B, and as further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for.

6. ASSESSMENT PLAT. Pursuant to Section 170.04, Florida Statutes, there is on file, at the District Records Office, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed with certain plans and specifications describing the Project and the estimated cost of the Project, all of which shall be open to inspection by the public.

The District is located entirely within the Flagler County, Florida, and consists of approximately 611 acres of land. The site is generally located between Interstate 95 and Old Kings Road South and shares a southern boundary with Korona Canal. A geographic depiction of the District is shown below. All lands within the District are expected to be improved in accordance with the reports identified above. A description of the property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the “District’s Office” located at c/o DPFG Management & Consulting LLC, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (321)263-0132, ext. 741. Also, a copy of the agendas and other documents referenced herein may be obtained from the District Office. Proposed Debt Assessments

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORFEITURE A 2021 White Chevrolet Colorado, Tennessee tag (VIN:1GCFSBEN2M1298477)#822BCNHwas seized for forfeiture by the Flagler County Sher iff on June 1, 2022. The item was seized at or near 2327 Wateroak Rd Bunnell FL 32110. The Flagler County Sheriff is hold ing the property for purposes of a current forfeiture action #2022 CA 000403 in the 7th Circuit Court. August 25, September 1, 202222-00192F

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4. DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID.

9. PUBLICATION OF RESOLUTION. Pursuant to Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, the District Manager is hereby directed to cause this Resolution to be published twice (once a week for two (2) weeks) in a newspaper of general circulation within Sumter County and to provide such other notice as may be required by law or desired in the best interests of the District.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION AND MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within Radiance Community De velopment District (“District”) the location of which is generally described as comprising a parcel or parcels of land containing approximately 610.72 acres, generally located between Interstate 95 and Old Kings Road South and shares a southern boundary with Korona Ca nal in Flagler County, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing five (5) person/people to the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”, and individually, “Supervisor”). Immediately following the landowners’ meeting there will be convened a meeting of the Board for the purpose of considering certain matters of the Board to include election of certain District officers, and other such business which may properly come before the Board.

3. DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS. The nature and general location of and plans and specifications for the Project are described in Exhibit A, which is on file at the District Records Office. Exhibit B is also on file and available for public inspection at the same location.

The purpose of the public hearings announced above is to consider the imposition of special assessments (“Debt Assessments”), and adoption of assessment rolls to secure proposed bonds, on benefited lands within the District, and, to provide for the levy, collection and enforcement of the Debt Assessments. The proposed bonds secured by the Debt Assessments are intended to finance certain public infra structure improvements, including, but not limited to, stormwater management, water and sewer utilities, landscape, irrigation, lighting, and other infrastructure improvements (together, “Project”), benefitting certain lands within the District. The Project is described in more detail in the Master Engineer’s Report, dated August 4, 2022 (“Engineer’s Report”). Specifically, the Project includes a Capital Improvement Plan to provide public infrastructure benefitting all lands within the District, as identified in the Engineer’s Report. The Debt Assessments are proposed to be levied as one or more assessment liens and allocated to the benefitted lands within various assess ment areas, as set forth in the Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated August 22, 2022 (“Assessment Report”). At the conclusion of the public hearings, the Board will, by resolution, levy and impose assessments as finally approved by the Board. A special meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it.

2. DECLARATION OF ASSESSMENTS. The Board hereby declares that it has determined to undertake the Project and to defray all or a portion of the cost thereof by the Assessments.

7. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL. Pursuant to Section 170.06, Florida Statutes, the District Manager has caused to be made a preliminary assessment roll, in accordance with the method of assessment described in Exhibit B hereto, which shows the lots and lands assessed, the amount of benefit to and the assessment against each lot or parcel of land and the number of annual installments into which the assessment may be divided, which assessment roll is hereby adopted and approved as the District’s preliminary assessment roll.

DATE: September 26, 2022 TIME: 11:00 AM PLACE: Hilton Garden Inn 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164 Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, c/o DPFG Management & Consulting, LLC, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (“District Manager’s Of fice”). At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate per sons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting. The landowners’ meeting and the Board meeting are open to the public and will be con ducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained from the District Manager’s Office. There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors will participate by telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to contact the District Manager’s Office, at least 48 hours before the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-9558771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s 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 proceed ings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

The proposed Debt Assessments are in the total principal amount of $83,535,000 (not including interest or collection costs), and are as follows: Product Type Number of Units ERU Maximum Principal Bond Assessments Maximum Annual Bond Assessments Single Family 1,200 1.0 $83,535,000 $6,396,897 includes principal only, and not interest or collect costs includes estimated 3% County collection costs and 4% early payment discounts

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1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION; INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Florida law, including without limitation Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes. The recitals stated above are incorporated herein and are adopted by the Board as true and correct statements.

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PalmCoastObserver.com10B THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.07 AND 197.3632, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT In accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, the Radiance Community Development District’s (“District”) Board of Supervisors (“Board”) hereby provides notice of the following public hearings and public meeting: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: Monday, September 26, 2022 TIME: 11:00 AM LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn at 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Go Store It 4601 E Moody Blvd A7 Bunnell, FL 32110 hereby gives NOTICE OF PUB LIC SALE of the storage space(s) listed below, Chelsea Kemp-167, Christopher El lis-111, Dennis Chervyakov-124 containing household and other goods will be sold for cash on 9/16/22 at 2:00pm. With the contents being sold to the highest bidder. Owner reserves the right to bid. The sale is being held to satisfy a landlord’s lien, in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 83.801-83.809, and will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com August 25 & September 1, 202222-000185F

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10. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, superseded and repealed.

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS DECLARED; DIRECTION TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE HEARINGS. Pursuant to Sections 170.07 and 197.3632(4)(b), Florida Statutes, among other provisions of Florida law, there are hereby declared two public hearings to be held as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: Monday, September 26, 2022 TIME: 11:00 AM LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn at 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164 The purpose of the public hearings is to hear comment and objections to the proposed special assessment program for District improve ments as identified in the preliminary assessment roll, a copy of which is on file and as set forth in Exhibit B. Interested parties may appear at that hearing or submit their comments in writing prior to the hearings at the District Records Office. Notice of said hearings shall be advertised in accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, and the District Manager is hereby authorized and directed to place said notice in a newspaper of general circulation within Sumter County (by two publications one week apart with the first publication at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing established herein). The District Manager shall file a publisher’s affidavit with the District Secretary verifying such publication of notice. The District Manager is further authorized and directed to give thirty (30) days written notice by mail of the time and place of this hearing to the owners of all property to be as sessed and include in such notice the amount of the assessment for each such property owner, a description of the areas to be improved and notice that information concerning all assessments may be ascertained at the District Records Office. The District Manager shall file proof of such mailing by affidavit with the District Secretary.

The assessments may be prepaid in whole at any time, or in some instances in part, or may be paid in not more than thirty (30) annual installments subsequent to the issuance of debt to finance the improvements. These annual assessments will be collected on the County tax roll by the Tax Collector. Alternatively, the District may choose to directly collect and enforce these assessments. The public hearings and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with Florida law. 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 Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please con tact 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. 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 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.District Manager RESOLUTION 2022-28 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DECLARING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVE MENTS; DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESS MENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID; DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED; PROVIDING FOR AN ASSESSMENT PLAT AND A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL; ADDRESSING THE SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND ADDRESSING CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Radiance Community Development District (“District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under and pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the District is authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, install, equip, operate, extend, construct, or reconstruct roadways, sewer and water distribution systems, stormwater management/earthwork improve ments, landscape, irrigation and entry features, conservation and mitigation, street lighting and other infrastructure projects, and services necessitated by the development of, and serving lands within, the District; and WHEREAS, the District hereby determines to undertake, install, plan, establish, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, acquire, operate, and/or maintain the portion of the infrastructure improvements comprising the District’s overall capital improvement plan as described in the Master Engineer’s Report, dated August 4, 2022 (“Project”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the District to pay for all or a portion of the cost of the Project by the levy of special assessments (“Assessments”) using the methodology set forth in that Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated August 22, 2022, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, incorporated herein by reference, and on file with the District Manager at c/o DPFG Management & Consulting LLC, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (“District Records Office”); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT:

DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Secretary/Asst. Secretary Chairman Exhibit A: Master Engineer’s Report, dated August 4, 2022 Exhibit B: Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated August 22, 2022 September 1, 8, 2022 22-00195F

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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS This Instrument Prepared By/ Returned to: Michael J Posner, Esq., HUD Foreclosure Commissioner Ward Damon PL 4420 Beacon Circle West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 recordedundersignedand3751gageersMortgageinterestRecordscordsrecordedHomescribed,interestthesubordinatesessioninafterclaimlienerty,survivinginThomastotheSecretarycharges,plusquentandmadeofgagePropertygagethebysingleHousing(theandbyfortheOfficialAssignmenttoFlaglerOfficeficialsignmenttoFlorida,of1832,temberLoansersMortgageWHEREAS,PCN:07-11-31-7064-00110-0150HECM#091-5216667NOTICEOFDEFAULTANDFORECLOSURESALEonAugust31,2011,acertainwasexecutedbyThomasW.DivasMortgagorinfavorofMetLifeHomewhichMortgagewasrecordedSep9,2011,inOfficialRecordsBookPage1444intheOfficeoftheClerktheCircuitCourtforFlaglerCounty,(the“Mortgage”);andWHEREAS,theMortgagewasassignedChampionMortgageCompanybyAsrecordedOctober3,2012inOfRecordsBook1896,Page168,intheoftheClerkoftheCircuitCourtforCounty,Florida;andWHEREAS,theMortgagewasassignedandisnowownedbytheSecretary,byrecordedOctober17,2018inRecordsBook2312,Page1906,inOfficeoftheClerkoftheCircuitCourtFlaglerCounty,Florida;andWHEREAS,theMortgagewasinsuredtheUnitedStatesSecretaryofHousingUrbanDevelopment(MarciaFudge)“Secretary”)pursuanttotheNationalActforthepurposeofprovidingfamilyhousing;andWHEREAS,theMortgageisnowownedtheSecretary;andWHEREAS,adefaulthasbeenmadeincovenantsandconditionsoftheMortinthatMortgagorhasabandonedthehereinafterdefinedandtheMortremainswhollyunpaidasofthedatethisNoticeandnopaymenthasbeentorestoretheloantocurrentstatus;WHEREAS,theentireamountdelinasofJuly12,2022is$219,568.08accruedunpaidinterest,ifany,lateifany,feesandcosts;andWHEREAS,byvirtueofthisdefault,thehasdeclaredtheentireamountofindebtednesssecuredbytheMortgagebeimmediatelydueandpayable;andWHEREAS,theUnknownSpouseofW.Diversmayclaimsomeinterestthepropertyhereinafterdescribed,asthespouseinpossessionofthepropbutsuchinterestissubordinatetotheoftheMortgageoftheSecretary;andWHEREAS,UnknownTenant(s)maysomeinterestinthepropertyheredescribed,asa/thetenant(s)inposoftheproperty,butsuchinterestistothelienoftheMortgageofSecretary;andWHEREAS,theSecretarymayhaveaninthepropertyhereinafterdepursuanttothatAdjustable-RateEquityConversionSecondMortgageSeptember9,2011,inOfficialReBook1832,Page1454ofthePublicofFlaglerCounty,FloridabutsuchissubordinatetothelienoftheoftheSecretary;NOW,THEREFORE,pursuanttopowvestedinmebytheSingleFamilyMortForeclosureActof1994,12U.S.C.etseq.,by24CFRpart27,subpartB,bytheSecretary’sdesignationoftheasForeclosureCommissioner,onSeptember28,2016inOfficial

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A. The total estimated cost of the Project is $69,735,200 (“Estimated Cost”). B. The Assessments will defray approximately $83,535,000, which is the anticipated maximum par value of any bonds and which includes all or a portion of the Estimated Cost, as well as other financing-related costs, as set forth in Exhibit B, and which is in addition to interest and collection costs. On an annual basis, the Assessments will defray no more than $6,396,897 per year, again as set forth in Exhibit B C. The manner in which the Assessments shall be apportioned and paid is set forth in Exhibit B, as may be modified by supplemental assessment resolutions. The Assessments will constitute a “master” lien, which may be imposed without further public hearing in one or more separate liens each securing a series of bonds, and each as determined by supplemental assessment resolution. With respect to each lien securing a series of bonds, the special assessments shall be paid in not more than (30) thirty yearly install ments. The special assessments may be payable at the same time and in the same manner as are ad-valorem taxes and collected pursuant to Chapter 197, Florida Statutes; provided, however, that in the event the uniform non ad-valorem assessment method of collecting the Assessments is not available to the District in any year, or if determined by the District to be in its best interest, the Assessments may be collected as is otherwise permitted by law, including but not limited to by direct bill. The decision to collect spe cial assessments by any particular method – e.g., on the tax roll or by direct bill – does not mean that such method will be used to col lect special assessments in future years, and the District reserves the right in its sole discretion to select collection methods in any given year, regardless of past practices.

Date: July 28 2022. HUD Foreclosure Commissioner By: Michael J Posner, Esquire Ward Damon PL 4420 Beacon Circle West Palm Beach, Florida

Records Book 2160, Page 136 of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida, notice is hereby given that on September 23, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (the “Prop erty”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Lot 15, Block 11, LAGUNA FORESTSECTION 64 SEMINOLE WOODS AT PALM COAST, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Map Book 18, Page(s) 36 through 43, inclusive, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida Commonly known as: 34 Llama Trail, Palm Coast, Florida 32164 The sale will be held at 34 Llama Trail, Palm Coast, Florida 32164. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $219,568.08 plus interest from July 12, 2022 at a rate of $33.45 per diem (subject to increases applicable under the Note), plus all costs of this foreclosure and costs of an owner’s policy of title insurance. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his/her/its pro-rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a de posit totaling ten (10%) percent of the bid amount in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be ac companied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) per cent of the bid amount must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is non-refundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the es sence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certi fied or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs as sociated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to Thethem.Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the re mainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) day increments for a fee equal to Five Hundred and NO/100 Dollars ($500.00) per extension, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within, the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commis sioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Of fice Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or oth ers subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Fore closure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the prop erty will be vacant. The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is the principal balance set forth above, together with accrued, unpaid interest, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mort gage had not been accelerated, advertis ing costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most rea sonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-ofpocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Com missioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.Tenderofpayment by certified or ca shier’s check or application for cancella tion of the foreclosure sale shall be sub mitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

11. SEVERABILITY. If any section or part of a section of this resolution be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the validity, force, and effect of any other section or part of a section of this resolution shall not thereby be affected or impaired unless it clearly appears that such other section or part of a section of this resolution is wholly or necessarily dependent upon the section or part of a section so held to be invalid or unconstitutional. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 2022. RADIANCECOMMUNITY

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All prices on new or pre-owned vehicles are plus tax, tag and $999 dealer fee. 1150 Palm Coast Pkwy, SW, Palm Coast, FL 32137 | (386) 447-3380 Visit us online at: PalmCoastFord.com 387810-1 ONLY ATIS THE EXCLUSIVE DEALER IN THE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENT!

All prices on new or pre-owned vehicles are plus tax, tag and $899 dealer fee.

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!

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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! ONLY

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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. All prices on new or pre-owned vehicles are plus tax, tag and $899 dealer fee. 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!

Palm Coast Ford has over 500 vehicles on their lot to dispose of immediately! All you have to do is pay the 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

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

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! 331450-1 384148-1 DAYS ONLY IS THE EXCLUSIVE DEALER IN THE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENT!