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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

TRACK TIME PAGE 14 THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021

VOLUME 12, NO. 5

Should Flagler’s schools become K-8?

Research suggests students in K-8s perform better — and the switch could save the district money. PAGE 3

Safety upgrades proposed

Season’s greetings

City may add fencing, dugouts and overhead nets at Sports Complex fields. PAGE 5

Flagler Baseball tees up 2021 season.

YOUR TOWN CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY

Fire and Ice.

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INSIDE PLANS FOR HEALTH CENTER

County finds partners for proposed drop-in center PAGE 3

TAX COLLECTOR BRANCH TO OPEN New location in St. Joe Plaza replaces one near Staples PAGE 4

CAMERON PLANS DEPARTURE County administrator may resign in late June PAGE 4

BEST AND BRIGHTEST

Q+A: Two star students at Flagler Palm Coast High School talk about their futures and The Future PAGE 6

NEW MAYOR IN FLAGLER BEACH

Suzie Johnston is elected mayor, and Eric Cooley remains on commission.

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INDEX

Briefs................. PAGE 2, 8 Business...............PAGE 18 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 2 Letters................... PAGE 2 McMillan................ PAGE 2 Real Estate...........PAGE 19 Your Town........PAGE 11, 12

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Ari Allen, 11, fields the ball on opening day of the Inaugural softball season for Flagler Baseball.

City wants all your trash talk A survey, available March 1, asks questions relating to the frequency of trash pickup and recycling costs.

KIMBERLY NORMAN CITY COMMUNICATIONS

Palm Coast residents can tell city leaders what their preferences are for the next garbage and recycling service by taking a community-wide survey that is available through March 31.

The survey is available to take online on Palm Coast Connect at palmcoastconnect.com and the city website at palmcoastgov. com. Paper versions will also be delivered in utility bills and be available for in-person participation at the Palm Coast City Hall,

located at 160 Lake Ave., and the Palm Coast Community Center, located at 305 Palm Coast Pkwy NE. Residents with paperless billing will receive a link in email. In April, all survey results will be analyzed and presented to the City Council.

The city’s current solid waste and recycling services contract with Waste Pro ends on May 31, 2022. Under that contract, residents’ garbage is picked up twice a week, yard waste is picked up once a week and recycling is picked up once week. The rate is currently $20.36 per month

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Flagler Auditorium pays tribute to National Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with a special live performance accompanied by a showcase of some of the county’s prominent women’s organizations. The lively networking event at 5:30 p.m. on March 13 precedes a 7:30 p.m. performance in the Auditorium

by Fire and Ice, the Tampa-based tribute band saluting two of the country’s most influential women artists, Pat Benatar and Pink.

Following CDC guidelines, the Auditorium audience will be at 25% capacity. Health screening, temperature checks, and face coverings are required. The Auditorium uses a new cleanair system with Global Plasma Technology.

The special pre-concert event, “Stronger Together,” spotlights the Professional Women of Flagler County, as well as the work of the Flagler County Historical Society and the Flagler Branch of the American Association of University Women. The groups are working together to relocate the historic Seventh-day Adventist Church building from Espanola to Bunnell and restore it as the Florida Women’s Voting Rights Museum.

Fire and Ice enjoys an evergrowing fan base in the state and beyond. The five-member band’s Pat Benatar and Pink interpretations inspired one critic to say: “They do not disappoint. Prepare to be entertained!”

Says Amelia Fulmer, Auditorium director: “This exciting concert provides a frame for our focus, which now goes far beyond bringing great entertainment to our community. We are turning the spotlight over to shine on the hard work of local groups and their efforts to elevate our lives today by looking back at yesterday and seeing how far we have come.”

There is no charge to attend “Stronger Together,” the women’s networking event. For tickets to the concert, visit www.flaglerauditorium.org or call 386-437-7547.

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FOREWORD

What’s in your bin?

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

I took a walk with my wife on Tuesday, and it was so nice out I could barely keep my eyes on everyone’s recycling bins.

Of course, it doesn’t matter to me what brand of bottled water anyone drinks, but recycling has been on my mind because of the city’s waste survey (see Page 1).

And although the city doesn’t contract with Environmental Land Services in Bunnell, David Ayres and I talked with ELS owner Michael Morea on a recent episode of WNZF’s “Free For All Friday” to learn his perspective.

Morea told us the disturbing fact that there is no market right now for recycling glass, so you might as well throw it in the trash. What a shame!

He also said it often does more harm than good to add nonrecyclables to your bin. So, as a reminder: Dirty pizza boxes should be thrown away, not recycled. And, plastics are only recyclable if they contain a number inside a recycling symbol. Let’s do our part and recycle the right way. It could make a difference on the next city contract.

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GYM WORKOUT SLIMS DOWN MAN’S WALLET 5:56 p.m. First block of Old Kings Road North Larceny. A man went to the gym at about 4:30 p.m., put his gym bag in his locker and locked it with a combination lock. But while his bag — containing his wallet — was supposed to be safely locked away, the man’s bank started sending him notifications for purchases worth hundreds of dollars at Walmart and more than $1,800 at Harbor Freight.

The gym bag was later found in another locker — empty.

Deputies got surveillance footage of a suspect from Walmart.

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COPS CORNER

MAN OFFENDED OVER TAILGATING WON’T BACK OFF 6:30 p.m. First block of Ocean Oaks Lane.

Assault. A man pulled up to the security gate of a community and asked the guards to call the police because an angry man was following him in a pickup truck.

The victim believed the man thought the victim had been tailgating on the Hammock Dunes Bridge.

Sure enough, a pickup truck pulled up behind the victim at the gate and a man got out, yelling threats and banging on the victim’s car and trying to open his car doors. Security staff told him to leave, and he did.

Charges were filed.

State of Florida has let down those of us who got on vaccine list early Dear Editor: The vaccine article (see “Flagler residents” on the right) falls short of describing problems associated with the state’s Sharecare vaccination appointment process and is a whitewash of the state’s failures.

Those that signed up for the waiting list through Flagler County prior to Jan. 30, the date the appointment scheduling process transferred to the state, were assured they would get a preferential position on the state’s Sharecare waiting list.

This may or may not have happened.

The calls eventually made

by Sharecare to those on the waiting list often showed up as “spam,” and no text messages or emails were sent. In other words, people, anxiously waiting to get vaccinated had no way of knowing they were being called to schedule their vaccination unless they answered a call designated as “spam.”

Sharecare representatives acknowledged that they were instructed not to leave a message.

And they are aware that their calls were showing up as spam. How many people are still waiting to get scheduled for a vaccination that could have been done weeks ago? And now they are being asked to re-register because of the state’s shortcomings.

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Flagler residents who haven’t heard back from state should re-register

Flagler County residents who are 65 years old and over who haven’t heard back from the state to schedule an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccinations are encouraged to re-register through the “Sharecare” vaccination appointment system, as age requirements may change soon.

“There is some likelihood that Governor Ron DeSantis may be changing eligibility requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations within the next month,” said Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord. “Certainly we recommend that all residents 65 and older sign up if they haven’t already done so. For those of you who previously registered but have not yet received a call back from the state, we recommend you register again to ensure the state has your best contact information.”

For those who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, whether previously registered or not, please visit www.FlaglerCounty.org/covid for details or call the state appointment hotline at 866-201-1541. Registrants will be contacted in the order that they signed up.

“Online registration is the most efficient process,” Lord said.

“However, if you do not have internet access please call the state’s appointment hotline.”

When the state reaches out to schedule an appointment – whether by phone or email –

residents must answer the phone or quickly respond to the written notification to secure an appointment. The state will make a few additional attempts to contact those who do not immediately respond when subsequent vaccine appointments become available.

For Flagler County residents who are 65 years old or older, and who are also homebound or require transportation assistance to the Flagler County Fairgrounds, please contact the Emergency Operations Center at 386-313-4200, or by email at EOC@FlaglerCounty.org to discuss available options.

Continue to wear masks even after vaccination Flagler County officials are urging residents to keep up their COVID-19 safety practices, such as mask wearing and social distancing, while the vaccination initiative pushes forward.

Last month was the one-year anniversary of the county’s convening of a pandemic working group that precipitated the ongoing public messaging campaign urging residents to follow CDC and Florida Department of Health guidelines in response to the ongoing spread of the new coronavirus.

A recurring question is, “Do I need to wear a mask and avoid close contact with others if I have been vaccinated?”

According to the CDC, yes.

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Bunnell Elementary School serves K-6.

WHAT DO THE PARENTS THINK?

Should Flagler’s schools become

Flagler County parents, asked on Facebook about their thoughts on a potential shift to K-8 instruction, had mixed opinions. Some adamantly opposed the potential change, saying they wouldn’t want their young children around seventh- and eighth-graders.

“Eighth-graders do not need to be in the same school as younger kids,” said parent Kimberly Young. “That’s just crazy. I think it should be like it is up north, K-5 and 6-8.”

Resident Ashleigh Hall said she was “absolutely against having 5-year-olds going to school with teenagers.”

But others were more positive. One wrote that she’d chosen Imagine School at Town Center because it’s k-8 “Private/Catholic schools do K-8 and it seems to work,” wrote Na Cie. “Yes, I know, they typically have a smaller student body. I like the idea as long as 6-8 remain separate from the K-5.”

Parent Lisa Wheaton said her family had recently moved from Tampa, where her children attended a K-8 school that had separate buildings on a shared campus.

“At first, I had concerns about my younger students being around or influenced by the older students,” she wrote. “However, there were never any issues between the elementary and middle school students. My students loved being in the same school for K-8 and really thrived.

They (and I) built great relationships with the teachers and staff!”

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Indian Trails Middle School was constructed to serve as a K-8 school but now serves grades 7 and 8.

K-8?

Educational research suggests that students in K-8s might outperform students in middle schools — and the switch may save the district money.

Flagler Hospital offers support for county mental health center ‘We’ve reached out to a number of community partners,’ County Administrator Jerry Cameron said.

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lagler County’s schools are at or nearing capacity. District staff expect the county’s elementary schools to exceed capacity in 2022 and its high schools to do so in 2023, while only the district’s two middle schools will stay below capacity through 2025.

The district could shift sixth grade from elementary school to middle school, but that would just make the middle schools go over capacity sooner than the elementary schools, a district staff member explained at a Feb. 23 School Board workshop.

But board member Colleen Conklin pointed out another option: Converting schools to K-8.

Many of the district’s schools, she noted, had actually been built for K-8 instruction: Rymfire Elementary and Indian Trails Middle School were constructed as K-8 schools, while Wadsworth Elementary and Buddy Taylor Middle School, though separate schools, share a campus.

“If we look at a K-8 capacity, you’re looking at being able to maintain, basically, almost to 2025 without having to reach over-capacity,” Conklin said at the workshop. “... Originally, that was the intention — as we rolled sixth grade up [into elementary schools], the intention was to become K-8.”

Sticking with a K-6 model or shifting to a K-5 model would mean adding portable classrooms

or building a new middle school or elementary school, Conklin noted.

A switch to K-8, combined with a redistricting that takes into account population distribution shifts that have occurred since the district lines were drawn years ago, could spare the district that expense, Conklin said.

Then there are the apparent academic benefits: When the district switched sixth-graders from middle school to elementary school, Conklin said, the district saw what the research predicts — increases in the sixth-graders’ math and reading scores.

“You can’t deny the reality of what the research says in regard to the benefits in the academics,” Conklin said, “and I’m convinced this is why St. Johns continues to eat our lunch each year with their student achievement. ...

They have a larger number of K-8 schools than we do — I mean, we don’t have any any more.”

The St. Johns County School District is consistently one of the top-ranked districts in the state.

Conklin cited several studies: A Harvard researcher, she said, found that students who shifted from elementary schools to middle schools lost ground academically during the shift — the researcher called it “the middle school plunge” — and that Florida students who entered middle school in sixth grade were 1.4 percentage points more likely to drop out of school by 10th grade.

Another study, from Columbia University, showed similar drops in student achievement during

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Flagler County is finding new support for plans to build a mental health drop-in facility.

The county had initially hoped to build a mental health drop-in center in a building AdventHealth had offered to donate.

But county staff discovered in recent weeks that that won’t work — the building has too many problems that would be expensive to repair.

the shift from elementary school to middle school.

Another study of 40,883 eighth-graders in the Philadelphia area found that students in K-8 schools outperformed those in middle schools.

School Board member Janet McDonald noted that a shift to K-8 instruction would presumably entail the expense of retrofitting elementary schools for middle school requirements.

Conklin said such renovations should be weighed against the cost of building a whole new school.

“Financially and academically, if we follow the science, it seems that would makes sense to consider,” Conklin said.

So now, the county government is facing a bigger expense — but also finding new partners.

“We’ve reached out to a number of community partners,” County Administrator Jerry Cameron said in a County Commission meeting March 1. “We had originally budgeted about $150,000 from the county. I have gotten a match commitment from Flagler Hospital for that $150,000.”

Cameron is still seeking other commitments, he said, including potentially with SMA Behavioral

Healthcare.

A proposal to build a mental health care drop-in center in Flagler County, which currently does not have one, was high on the county government’s funding request to the state government this year.

Email Jonathan Simmons at jonathan@palmcoastobserver. com.

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Tax Collector gets new office Cameron announces The new branch replaces possible June departure one which closed in the Staples shopping center.

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The Flagler County Tax Collector’s Office has shuttered its branch location in the Staples shopping center on Old Kings Road, but is preparing to open a new, larger one in St. Joe Plaza, on Palm Coast Parkway.

At 3,000 square feet, the new location — at 213 St. Joe Plaza, between a Coldwell Banker real estate center and the Brown Dog Pub — is more than twice the size of the 1,200-foot former one near Staples, which shut down for COVID-19 because it was too small to allow for social distancing, Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston said at a Flagler County Commission meeting March 1.

The new branch office was on the commission meeting’s agenda so that the commission could, in a step required under Florida law if the location is to serve for county functions, formally designate the new location as a county office. Most of what the Tax Collector’s Office does concerns state business — drivers licenses, property taxes, hunting and fishing licenses — but it also handles business tax receipts and tourist tax receipts for the county.

There are also other benefits to designating it a county office, Johnston said.

“Say we have a disaster, and you need a place for FEMA,” she said. “It’s designed so that we can vacate one side of the office, and you could have FEMA people there to help. ... It opens it up to a lot of different things”

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The location of the new Tax Collector’s Office branch location.

Town hall meetings and other county-related meetings could also be held there, she said, and equipment for other county offices could be stored there.

The renovation process was delayed because of the difficulty of getting construction materials due to COVID-19, Johnston said. For cost savings, she looked for used furnishings, when possible: A Hungry Howie’s in Deland that’s replacing its furniture donated benches for the branch office’s break room, while other furniture came from the former Sheriff’s Operations Center.

“We really try to do things as economically as we possibly can,” Johnston said.

The final inspection for the branch location is expected to occur within a week, and Johnston hopes to hold a grand opening celebration that will include the other businesses in the complex, she said.

Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron may leave his position by the end of June, he wrote in a letter sent to Flagler County commissioners on Feb. 12.

“My contract with the BoCC requires a 90-day notice, but I feel that this Board deserves to know what my plans are,” he wrote. “It is my intent to try and complete several outstanding items by the end of June, which would allow me to leave at that time. Should those tasks be completed sooner — or later — than the end of June, I will adjust my schedule accordingly.”

Cameron said the county’s Leadership Academy, formed under his tenure, is “producing a core of competent leaders.”

“Fortunately, you have several members of your leadership team that can easily fill the interim position while you determine how to proceed with selecting a permanent administrator,” he concluded.

Commissioner Andy Dance mentioned Cameron’s letter at the commission’s March 1 meeting, asking Commission Chairman Donald O’Brien if the county has a process for seeking Cameron’s replacement.

“Don’t have a process at this point,” O’Brien said. “... We have a letter from Mr. Cameron giving us an outline of what his thoughts were, but we don’t have a resignation, so we don’t have anything specific to react to, in my mind.”

Commissioners Joe Mullins and Greg Hansen agreed with O’Brien.

Dance said he felt developing a timeline would be appropriate.

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s newest K-9 team, Deputy Robin Towns and K-9 Keanu, have completed a 480-hour Florida Department of Law Enforcement K-9 Team training course and a 200-hour narcotics detection course. The team is now on full-duty patrol.

K-9 Keanu is a nearly 2-yearold Belgian Malinois born in Hungary. He was donated to the FCSO

by Dr. Caesar DePaço and Summit Nutritionals International.

K-9 Keanu is trained in narcotics detection and apprehension. The team is now cleared to patrol roads, respond to calls and search for suspects or narcotics.

“This community welcomed this new K-9 team from day one by helping us name the newest K-9 on the Unit,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I would like to thank Dr. Caesar DePaço for donating our newest K-9 to us. Now that training is complete, they are ready to serve and protect the community. We can’t wait to see what a difference the K-9 Unit will make with this great new addition.”

The FCSO’s K-9 Unit consists of six teams.

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BY THE NUMBERS 13,200

linear feet of planned dredging for canals in the E-Section: 7,700 on the Easthampton Waterway and 5,500 feet on the Eisenhower Waterway

$533,000

city of Palm Coast grant request to the Florida Inland Navigation District for the first phase of planned improvements at Waterfront Park. The first phase, expected to total $1.1 million and itself divided into three parts, will include site work, a boat launch and dock, dredging and shoreline modification and the addition of a coquina revetment and a floating dock.

2,060

square feet: Size of a planned new administration building at Palm Coast’s Wastewater Treatment Plant #1.

The city of Palm Coast recently improved some of its fields at the Indian Trails Sports Complex and added new ones, in part for use by the Palm Coast Little League and its hundreds of players.

But two fields aren’t as playable as they could be, PCLL leadership told City Council members during a March 2 council meeting: They still lack fencing, dugouts to protect kids during play and an overhead net to protect the audience from foul balls.

The Palm Coast Little League is asking the city to add those elements.

“Ninety-five percent of this is a safety concern,” said Pete Celestino, representing Palm Coast Little League at the council meeting. “... We don’t want to see any of these kids get hurt, and we don’t want to see spectators get hurt.”

The PCLL has held off on commitments for future events that would include those fields until the work is done, Celestino said.

Altogether, the work would cost about $100,000, according to a city staff presentation at the meeting.

“Let’s get these fields done as quickly as we can,” Celestino said. “The safety of these kids and their parents, their families and spectators, is number one.”

In addition to adding new ball fields, the city recently added fencing, dugouts and bleachers at existing softball fields and renovated the

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The ballfields at the Indian Trails Sports Complex.

concession stand, restrooms and press box.

City Council members did not vote on the proposed expenditure at the meeting — the topic was on the agenda as a staff presentation, not an action item — but several voiced their support.

Mayor Milissa Holland referred to the improvements as an investment in public safety.

Council members

Victor Barbosa and Eddie Branquinho agreed.

Branquinho said the city would be at fault if the fields were used without the improvements, and someone was injured there.

“Sometimes, you invest to save,” Branquinho said. “That’s another one of those cases. By investing, we’re saving a lot.

We could be saving a life. So — very important.”

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City OKs loan and grant terms for JU expansion to Town Center Jacksonville University is planning to expand to Palm Coast’s Town Center, offering classes leading to a bachelor’s degree in nursing and to master’s degrees in nursing, speech language pathology and clinical mental health counseling.

The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 at its March 2 council meeting, with Councilman Ed Danko dissenting, to approve the terms of a forgivable loan agreement and a grant agreement to support the university’s expansion, known as the Jacksonville University Palm Coast Campus Initiative.

The council had approved the overall funding amount — $2.5 million — in December 2020.

Of the $2.5 million total, $1 million is a forgivable performance loan coming from the city’s State Road 100 Community Redevelopment Agency, and the other $1.5 million is a grant from the city’s General Fund reserves.

“I just want to go on record as being opposed to this whole deal with Jacksonville University,” Danko said at the March 2 meeting. “This is a university that makes money hand over fist. ... There’s no reason we should have to pay them to come to our city.”

No other council members commented on the topic before the 4-1 vote.

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Two students talk about their futures and The Future BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

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hat defines the next generation?

Two of Flagler Palm Coast High School’s best and brightest — Hailey Bovino and John Williford — recently met with the Palm Coast Observer to discuss racism, social media, time management and the ultra competitive atmosphere of high school achievement.

Bovino and Williford were recently chosen by American Legion Post 115 to attend Girls State and Boys State, in June. Bovino has a 4.3 weighted GPA, and Williford’s is 4.4. Bovino is the junior class vice president, treasurer of the Key Club, is a star on the girls soccer team and works 10-15 hours at Mezzaluna Pizzeria each week. Williford is working through the i3 Academy’s veterinarian assistant program; he’s also part of the Robotics Club and vice president of 4H; he raises a goat and a pig and is a leader at Forever Flagler, which organizes weekly beach cleanups.

But they have no regrets about their busy schedules. Here’s why.

Do you ever question whether you’re too busy?

Bovino: No, because I know I’m going to learn and grow from all of it. The pressure and the work load are making me better.

Williford: I definitely have questioned it, especially when I’m really tired. I’ll think, “If I just got home at 2 p.m. instead of 8, I could be done with all of this.” But in the end, I enjoy those clubs, and what’s why I do it. It also helps me with building leadership skills and furthering my knowledge.

Adults often see social media as a waste of time.

Why do teens rely on it so much?

Bovino: Because you can find anything

you’re interested in. I know a bunch of kids who go home and watch airplane videos and drone videos. You can find whatever you want on any topic. I rarely ever see what people call cyberbullying. Most people use it for good, or they hype the person up or make the person feel good on their post.

How much do you and your peers worry about school shootings?

Bovino: A lot of kids make threats and don’t realize the repercussions of it. But I think we have implemented a lot of safety procedures. A shooting is always a possibility, but I don’t feel afraid to come to school.

Williford: The only way you’re going to stop it is to treat a threat seriously. Kids have to know it’s serious to create fear in children.

What is your secret to time management?

Williford: When I wake up,

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I’m usually reading a whole bunch of emails, and I’m thinking about whether I have everything done from the last night.

I usually don’t get back home from school till about 6 o’clock, after robotics competitions and working with goats.

I also don’t spend my class periods working on other things.

I see a lot of people doing that, because they’ll be behind in one class and do that work in another class, but you might miss something important in that class. What I do is make a reminder for later, so I can fully focus on what I missed then, and that way I’m not missing anything in class.

Bovino: I’ll stay up till 2 in the morning. I will not go to sleep until I know I have everything done. I also prepare myself to be able to take hits. Since I have a busy schedule, I know I have to prioritize the most important things. If I stay up till 2 and I just can’t get it done, or I’m missing something that I need to get it done, I’ll make sure I prepare to recover from it.

Williford: There are projects for i3 that I’ll have more agency with, and I’ll have to stay up longer because I just want the final product to look better, like editing videos.

Is your generation less racist than previous generations?

Bovino: I think it is definitely less racist. In the protests for Black Lives Matter, there were people of all races coming together, and I believe everyone is more open and loving. People of older generations — you can see that they’re stuck in their ways, but you don’t get

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Williford: If you’re willing to work hard, nobody really cares what the color of your skin is.

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If you were king or queen, how would you change the high school experience for the next wave of students?

Bovino: I would implement more school spirit — things I feel like we’re lacking. I wore a green wig to the Green Out Game, and we were the only ones wearing green. In past years, everyone was wearing green.

Williford: I’d increase studentdriven learning. That’s what i3 really is. It’s a lot harder to teach student-driven classes, because teachers have to let go of that control, but I think it helps build soft skills, which is really important. If you can’t collaborate, people won’t want to hire you.

I think student-driven learning allows students to guid their own education, that’s why I enjoy i3 so much. We still have to go by the standards and do the same tests as everyone, but it allows us pick our own projects.

Bovino: I would also probably implement clubs or classes that will prepare you for college and the real world: about the economy, how to buy a house.

We go into college, and I don’t even know how to pay for insurance.

We’re so unprepared in real-world applications because we’re learning about geometry and shapes we’re not

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Williford: I think that’s one of the benefits of student learning. Since we’re so small at i3, we talked to our facilitators and came up with an “adulting” class.

You are the best and brightest, so a lot of adults are eager to help you. How important is it for adults to reach out to teens who may be struggling?

Bovino: I think if a teacher motivates a kid, the student might say, “I like this feeling.” It could lead them to get involved in other things.

Williford: Some kids don’t get that outreach from parents or guardians, so if there’s some person who’s being respectful and doing thing in the student’s best interest, I think a student would be motivated.

Bovino: I believe we are extremely competitive. In middle school we have the option to take high school math classes, and if I talk to my mom, that was not a thing for her. There was no AP, no IB. Williford: I think this generation is always needing to do something, either on their phone or always needing something to entertain them or to be productive. That can be a pro or a con; it’s a pro if the students are working hard to be the best they can be.

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Body of Ritchy Volmar, 18, recovered in Intracoastal Law enforcement divers recovered the body of 18-year-old Flagler County resident Ritchy Volmar in the Intracoastal Waterway Feb. 25 after a jet ski accident.

The search began the previous day, after Volmar and a friend were riding on a jet ski together near Bings Landing and were both thrown from the watercraft, according to the FCSO. Volmar, who was not wearing a life vest, disappeared into the water. The friend, who was wearing a life vest, searched for him, but didn’t find him. The friend called 911 at 2:34 p.m. and showed law enforcement officers where the accident occurred.

“The friend that called 911 told us that [Volmar] could swim, so there must have been a reason that he was unable to recover from being thrown off,” Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Manager Brittany Kershaw said. “He wasn’t sure if he was hurt.”

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission led the search, which included the area around Bings Landing south to the Hammock Dunes toll bridge. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office sent out its Marine Unit to search for the missing man, as did the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office, which sent a boat with sonar. Flagler County Fire Rescue and Flagler County’s emergency helicopter, FireFlight, also assisted.

The search was suspended at around 10 p.m. on Feb. 24, although FWC kept boats on the water and continued looking.

It resumed the morning of Feb. 25, and FWC divers found Volmar’s body at 12:47 p.m., south of Bings Landing.

FWC is still investigating.

Two teens arrested for KFC bomb threat, string of BB gun shootings Deputies have arrested an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old for calling in a bomb threat at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken and driving around shooting at people and cars with a BB gun.

“I want to start by commending our team on a job well done this weekend,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Not only did these two wreak havoc throughout the community by dangerously firing BB guns at incident bystanders, but they caused a great deal of resources to be tied up for hours investigating a false report of a bomb and the various shootings. They are very lucky that they didn’t cause any serious injuries.

However, they damaged two vehicles and instilled fear in many people through their actions. I hope they turn their life, around and the courts teach them a serious and strong lessen.”

Christian Boyd was arrested and charged with False Report of Bomb Threat, Battery, Criminal Mischief and Shooting Projectile Into An Occupied Vehicle. He was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held on a $9,000 bond.

The 16-year-old was turned over to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and released to his parents pending a future court date.

Questions swirl around state’s $1 billion ‘resiliency’ funding proposal A few years ago, Republican lawmakers were averse to publicly acknowledging climate change, outside of rising sea levels affecting some coastal South Florida communities.

Now, as many lawmakers accept the science and back the need to develop a statewide plan to address the impacts of rising sea levels, hurricanes and flooding on a predominantly flat state, questions focus on a debt-adding $1 billion resiliency program pitched by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Environmentalists would like DeSantis to go further, to also address the causes of climate change rather than just the effects. Meanwhile, Republican legislators with a tight grasp on the state’s purse strings have yet to fully embrace DeSantis’ proposed four-year “Resilient Florida” plan as the 60-day legislative session prepares to begin March 2.

Flagler County bus service ‘ready to ride,’ while following COVID safety protocols The Flagler County paratransit bus system hasn’t missed a beat taking its users to and

from doctors’ offices, banks, stores – and other quality-oflife trips – while following robust safety protocols, including the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) mask mandate.

“We have seen a significant decline in 2020 due to COVID and many destinations being closed (i.e. community programs, congregate meals, adult day-care facilities, etc.),” Flagler County Interim Chief of Staff Heidi Petito said in an email to the Palm Coast Observer. “The message we are trying convey is that we are open for business and it is safe. We have implemented many precautions to ensure our vehicles are cleaned, disinfected, and folks comply with social distancing and mask mandates.”

Enrollment is open to all Flagler County residents who qualify to use the county’s transportation service. Priority is given to those who are disabled, elderly or transportation disadvantaged. Applications can take up to 10 days to process, and are available online.

Costs are $2 per ride, one way, within Flagler County.

Trips for doctors’ appointments in either Volusia or St. Johns counties are $15 per ride, one way.

Call 386-313-4100. Reservations should ideally be made a week in advance.

Shielding longterm care industry from COVID lawsuits is thorny The Republican-led Legislature has promised to fast-track

legislation to protect Florida businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits.

Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at a South Florida assisted living facility last March after two of its residents died from COVID-19. The governor said a police investigation showed the facility didn’t screen everyone before they entered the building, as required at the time by state orders.

“If you are an operator of one of these facilities, you need to take responsibility to protect your residents,” DeSantis said at the time.

Nearly a year later, COVID-19 has accounted for the deaths of more than 10,000 long-term care residents, and the governor’s hard line has softened.

DeSantis said he’s been told that fear of lawsuits is a reason some facility operators continue to restrict visitation rights.

Flagler’s Diabetes Prevention Program earns CDC recognition In late January, the Florida Department of Health in Flagler County achieved a major milestone for its Diabetes Prevention Program, full recognition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This designation is reserved for programs that effectively deliver a quality, evidence-based diabetes prevention program and meet all the standards of CDC recognition.

The health department’s diabetes education program started in 2019. Call 386-3137264.

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The owner of a Flagler Beach restaurant texted a string of racist death threats to a black former employee, according to the Flagler Beach Police Department.

The suspect, 41-year-old Palm Coast resident Daniel “Danny” Catalan, is the registered owner of the Dessert Bar at 105 N. Oceanshore Blvd. in Flagler Beach. He was out on bond for charges of aggravated assault, domestic battery and resisting an officer at the time of his arrest on Feb. 24 on charges of sending a written threat to kill.

The victim, 39, called 911 the morning of Feb. 24 from the 7-Eleven in Flagler Beach saying that he’d been jogging east along the north side of State Road 100 when he saw his former boss, Catalan, driving westbound.

The victim told police that Catalan pulled over and began screaming at him, calling him the n-word, telling him to “get the f--- out of this town,” and saying that he would “put him in a barrel and dump him.”

The victim said that Catalan pulled a foot-longknife out and waved it at him, then lifted his shirt to show a holstered firearm at his waist. There was a passenger in the car, the victim said — a young man who looked nervous and didn’t say anything.

The victim ran into the woods until he saw Catalan drive away, then ran to the 7-Eleven, he said.

It was the second time in 24 hours that the victim told police that Catalan had been aggressive toward him: The day before, Feb. 23, Catalan had fired the victim from the Dessert Bar and trespassed him from the restaurant’s property, an officer noted in Catalan’s arrest report. The victim told officers at the time that Catalan had punched him in the face. The officers wrote up charg-

es for battery and sent them to the State Attorney’s Office, but lacked enough physical evidence to make an on-scene arrest, according to the report.

But when the victim contacted police on Feb. 24, he had physical evidence of a crime, albeit a different one: Catalan had been texting him threats since 7:30 a.m., according to the arrest report.

A Flagler Beach police officer looked at the text messages.

“Danny threatened to kill and/ or inflict bodily injury on [the victim] on multiple occasions,” the officer wrote in the arrest report.

At one point, Catalan wrote, “Dude your black a-- just gets handed to so[me] white boy in sticks out here homie I’ll let them have there fun”; another message from Catalan told the victim that Catalan would “[dispense of] you in the right canals.”

“Many of the messages are racist in nature,” the officer wrote in the arrest report.

The victim at one point replied to Catalan, “It’s a new day brother that racist s--- doesn’t affect me.”

Catalan responded, “Ok f--face no talking no arguing all i do now is get rid of you.”

While a Flagler Beach officer was speaking with the victim, a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on Catalan and detained him.

Catalan told a police officer that he hadn’t seen the victim since the previous day.

“He stated that [the victim] was a ‘disgruntled employee’ who ‘knew he (Danny) was on bond’ and was just trying to ‘get him in trouble,’” the officer wrote in the report.

Officers arrested Catalan on a charge of sending written threats to kill. An officer wrote in the arrest report that the Police Department would follow-up on the victim’s statement that Catalan had screamed threats from his vehicle and displayed a firearm.

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Suzie Johnston elected mayor of Flagler Beach

Five candidates file for 2022 Palm Coast, county races

Johnston won her threeway mayoral race, while Eric Cooley was re-elected to the City Commission.

One candidate has filed for Palm Coast City Council, and four have filed for countywide races.

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Five people have filed for city of Palm Coast or Flagler Countywide elected office for 2022.

Three candidates have filed for County Commission: Victor Barbosa, currently a Palm Coast City Councilman, has filed for the District 2 County Commission seat; incumbent District 4 Commissioner Joe Mullins has filed for reelection; and Jane GentileYoud has filed to challenge Mullins for the District 4 seat.

Although Barbosa was elected to the Palm Coast City Council in 2020 and City Council terms are usually four years, his term is up in 2022: He was elected to the

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Flagler Beach’s new mayor will be Suzie Johnston, a lifelong city resident and real estate agent who won the three-way mayoral race with 50.32% of the vote (787 votes) in the March 2 election.

Johnston — who’d earned the endorsement of Mayor Linda Provencher, who is stepping down after three terms — beat out competitors Kim Carney, a former Flagler Beach city commissioner who earned 25.51% of the vote, and Patrick Quinn, who earned 24.17%.

Johnston has served on multiple local boards and committees, including the Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway and the Flagler County Education Foundation board.

In the Flagler Beach City Commission race, incumbent Eric Cooley will remain on the commission, beating challenger Paul Harrington 54.41% to 45.59%.

This was Cooley’s first competitive election: Cooley, who owns the 7-Eleven in Flagler Beach, was elected without opposition in 2018.

Overall, 1,550 of Flagler Beach’s 4,772 registered vot-

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Combing through science with comb jellies, at Whitney Laboratory

Learning about the spawning behavior of Mnemiopsis does more than satisfy intellectual curiosity. While the warty comb jellies are indigenous to Florida, they’re invasive in other parts of the world and wreak havoc by outcompeting (or eating) native wildlife.

For example, in 2001 Mnemiopsis was accidentally introduced into the Black Sea from the ballast water of oil tankers, and the result crashed the local food web, from plankton to fish to Caspian seals. Such crashes disrupt communities that depend on the sea for their livelihoods and economy, something many Floridians can relate to.

Understanding what makes Mnemiopsis reproduce could help conservationists limit Mnemiopsis from spreading beyond their natural habitats.

tenophores, or comb jellies, might not look like much. Picture a translucent gelatinous orb about the size of a golf ball, strung with a kaleidoscope of wriggling colors refracting light. Now imagine the comb jelly being cut in half and then having both halves grow back, good as new. This regenerative ability may sound like science fiction, and for you and me it is (at least for now).

But to these “simple” animals, regeneration after an injury is part of everyday life.

You might mistake these creatures for jelly fish — you may have seen them floating in the Matanzas Inlet near the Palm Coast Marina.

At least that’s where Dr. Allison Edgar goes to catch Mnemiopsis leidyi, aka the warty comb jelly or the sea walnut.

Edgar is a post-doctoral scientist at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, a research institute of the University of Florida on the border of Flagler and St. Johns counties. She researches evolution by comparing the development and regeneration of Mnemiopsis and Beroe ovata, a member of the so-called cigar comb jellies. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Edgar’s most recent project started when she noticed that some Mnemiopsis could spawn and produce offspring several months earlier in their life cycle than previously reported. This would be like discovering your dog could produce a litter of pup-

pies just weeks after it was born.

Intrigued, Edgar asked her lab mates to help her brainstorm possible variables that could explain her observation. Someone mentioned that the air conditioner had broken down, leaving the lab unusually warm.

Knowing that temperature influences the reproduction of other sea creatures, Edgar designed experiments controlling for temperature extremes. While her results suggest that Mnemiopsis yield more offspring at higher temperatures, temperature alone does not seem to account for the early spawning. The number of animals raised in bowls also does not affect spawning age.

Edgar also considered the role of diet on spawning. She delivers macronutrients to her young comb jellies using tiny animals

“I want my research to have an impact on people. Ctenophores are perfect for this because we can use these apparently ‘simple’ animals for insights into environmental challenges and into human health.”

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called rotifers. After chowing on some rotifers, Mnemiopsis begins to lay eggs. Adequate nutrition seems to be the most significant factor for early spawning.

“This discovery significantly shortens the life cycle for this ctenophore in the laboratory and may reduce the difficulty of raising animals for researchers working inland and without advanced marine facilities,” Edgar said.

“These results are an important step in making this ctenophore more accessible to anyone ... who wants to study them.”

This is huge news for the science communities outside of Whitney that sometimes focus their research on familiar organisms like fruit flies or mice. Expanding the research pool to include ctenophores — one of the most ancient animal branches on the evolutionary tree — means scientists can more accurately map the rich biodiversity on the planet, confirming previous theories and illuminating potential exceptions.

“Nature has done millions of successful experiments for us resulting in the diversity of organisms we see around us,” explained Dr. Mark Q. Martindale, director of Whitney Laboratory. “It’s really terrific to see clever people studying biodiversity to learn more about how the world works!”

As Edgar continues to explore the mysteries of the comb jellies, she hopes to discover ways that scientists might “turn on” regeneration in species that can no longer regenerate well.

“We’re very grateful to all the sites that allow us to collect animals for this research,” Edgar said. She and her team collect ctenophores in the waters around Whitney campus, as well as from the docks owned by Marker 8 Hotel and Marina on Anastasia Island, the Sunset Inlet Homeowner’s Association in Flagler, the St. Augustine and the Palm Coast Marinas. You can help with Allison’s research by alerting her team to ctenophore sightings at ctenotips@gmail.com.

So next time you see those translucent “jelly balls” floating in the Matanzas Inlet, try imagining that somewhere in those ctenophore cells is a secret that could someday help treat degenerative diseases and other injuries. Or at the very least enjoy one of nature’s living light shows.

DAYTONA STATE AWARDED $100,000 GRANT FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Daytona State College has received the Entrepreneurship, Education and Training Grant from the Florida Department of Education. It is designed to introduce students in Career and Technical Education programs to the mindset required of successful entrepreneurs, while guiding and developing their entrepreneurial skills. The grant also allows the college to partner with local business and development organizations to promote long-term economic growth in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Through CTE programing, the project will promote and nurture an entrepreneurial mindset for Daytona State students. It is designed to deliver relevant instruction and experiential learning, provide individual guidance for students, and offer co-curricular activities in relation to the successful L. Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series. The initiative also includes professional development for CTE faculty and the expansion of a CTE schoolbased enterprise to provide a skills demonstration site for entrepreneurial capabilities.

MAYOR’S 90/90 MARCH EVENTS The third month of the Mayor’s 90/90 Challenge is on the horizon and the Palm Coast Parks & Recreation team has planned more than a dozen interactive, outdoor activities for participants to get their miles in during the month of March.

The challenge is designed to motivate residents to lead a healthier lifestyle and embrace a fitness routine.

The goal is to move at least a mile a day for the 90 days from Jan. 4 to April 3, but it’s never too late to start! Register at parksandrec.fun. Here are upcoming events: n March 5 — 9-10 a.m. — Ruck at Waterfront Park n March 5 - 10-11 a.m. Gopher Tortoise Nature Walk at Waterfront Park n March 10 - 4-5 p.m. - Walk with the mayor and Parks & Recreation Director Lauren Johnston n March 12 - 3-4 p.m. - Run Waterfront Park with Ally and Sophia n March 13 — 10 a.m.-noon — Paddle Long Creek at Long Creek Nature Preserve n March 15 — 5-6 p.m. Mayor’s 90/90 Fitness on the Water at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center n March 17 — 4-5 p.m. - Walk with the Mayor and Director of Implementation Steve Harris at Waterfront Park Log your miles or minutes of activity performed at www.palmcoastconnect.com and share your progress along the way on social media using #Mayors9090 and #ConnectToFitness.

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SHERIFF PRESENTS ‘GREAT KIDS’ AWARDS Sheriff Rick Staly visited three local schools on Feb. 22 to present three exceptional students with awards for being “Great Kids” for the month of February 2021.

“We are proud of our youth and being able to continue to honor their hard work each month.

Our February 2021 recipients are wonderful academically and as young leaders representing

Flagler County,” Staly said. “The kids being awarded today are all doing exceptional things in their schools and throughout their communities.”

Lovie Haley was the Great Kid for Matanzas High School. Dean Solomon was the Great Kid at Belle Terre Elementary. Pierce Woodward was the Great Kid at Imagine School at Town Center.

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A total of nine Rotarians, a daughter of a Rotarian and five members from the Flagler Palm Coast High Schools Rotary Interact Club pitched in.

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FPC and Matanzas competed side by side at Friday’s track meet.

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lagler Palm Coast hosted its marquee home meet, the East Classic, on Feb. 26. The meet, one of the largest in the area, welcomed many schools, including Matanzas, Spruce Creek and Mainland.

The FPC boys team finished third overall as a team while the girls finished ninth. Matanzas finished seventh on the girls side and 14th for the boys.

Photos by Ka’Deem Wynn.

Four Lady Pirates earn medals in state wrestling Matanzas as a team finished in the top 5.

KA’DEEM WYNN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Matanzas girls wrestling capped off another year by finishing in the top five at this year’s state championships for third year in a row. The overall team finish was in part made by four Pirates who claimed podium spots on Feb. 23.

Riley White, a two-time state runner-up who had surgery in December to repair a bucket handle tear, finished second in the 117 division.

Nakeisha Marcellus who wrestled in the 222 division placed sixth.

Isabella Tietje, placed sixth in the 134 division.

Morgan Morrison, a returning placer, finished sixth in the 162 division.

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Flagler Baseball tees up 2021 season.

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The Lady Pirates’ flag football team lost to the Lady Buccaneers 30-6 Monday, March 1, at Mainland High School’s home field.

Mainland charged the field, and, within 10 minutes of the first half, Alexa Wilson made a decision to forgo the pass and run the ball in herself. Attempts at extra points were thwarted by Matanzas’ Megan Torres, who deflected a pass by Isys Grady meant for Ava Dougherty in the end zone. The Lady Buccaneers followed up the loss of extra points with a touchdown by wide receiver Kassie Stoner about 10 minutes later.

The Lady Pirates rallied 30 minutes into the game when Alyssa Kimmel passed to Emily Demarteleire for a touchdown.

Mainland answered with two additional touchdowns by Stoner.

Even though disappointed, Matanzas head coach Tom Wooleyhan stayed positive.

“This game will not define our season,” Wooleyhan said.

“Our goal was to go 1-0, and we did not get that done tonight.

Our mindset has now shifted to FPC Thursday night. They (Mainland) were a well coached team. That is why year in and year

Just out of reach for Alyssa Kimmel (12).

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Pass interception by Mia Cundiff (4).

“We will get there. It is a long season.”

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It is a long season.”

The Lady Pirates play the Lady Bulldogs on home turf Thursday, March 4, in a non-district game.

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494 homes near Graham Swamp The community, called Colbert Landings, would have a density off about 1.69 units per acre.

AdventHealth lights facilities blue in remembrance of COVID-19 The hospital launched ‘Hope Shines On’ week.

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A proposal to transform a vacant upland near Graham Swamp off Colbert Lane into a community of up to 494 houses received the Palm Coast City Councils’ initial go-ahead during a March 2 City Council meeting.

The land, owned by developer Geosam Capital and divided into a northern and southern parcel, had been annexed into the city in 2004. The northern parcel initially zoned “Planned Unit Development,” a county designation, was switched to “Master Planned Development,” or MPD, a city designation.

At the March 2 council meeting, engineering firm Gulfstream Design sought the City Council’s permission to convert that MPD zoning to single-family residential, the zoning designation already used for the land’s southern parcel.

The council approved the zoning change with little discussion, and also approved the developer’s request to convert some of the land in the southern parcel to preservation status, bringing

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Together, the two parcels that make up Colbert Landings could hold up to 494 homes.

the total number of preservation land to 131 acres. No members of the public spoke for or against the proposal.

Together, the two parcels of land comprise over 292 acres, and the density of the development, called “Colbert Landings” in city staff documents, will be

about 1.69 units per acre.

It is bordered by the conservation areas of Graham Swamp to the north and west, by mixed use to the east, and by residential land to the south.

The rezoning requests earned the approval of the city’s Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 17.

To mark the one-year anniversary of its first COVID-19 patient, and honor the lives lost and those impacted by the pandemic, AdventHealth is launching a “Hope Shines On” campaign and will light its Central Florida facilities blue nightly this week.

AdventHealth and the organization’s 80,000-plus team members have cared for more than 150,000 COVID-19 patients nationwide, including nearly 90,000 in Central Florida.

Throughout Central Florida, AdventHealth hospital chaplains will also hold moments of remembrance throughout the week to honor the lives lost, and recognize the impact the pandemic has had on team members.

“2020 was an unprecedented year and the pandemic has impacted everyone in some way,” said Greg Ellis, executive director of mission and ministry at AdventHealth Central Florida. “Our hope is that as our community and team members see the blue lights, they stop to take a moment to reflect, pray and find hope that brighter days are ahead.”

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THANKS TO ADVENTHEALTH Joe Sullivan, chief professional officer of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Volusia/ Flagler Counties, sent an email to the Observer, expressing thanks to AventHealth. “Throughout the pandemic, the young people we serve ... have sought to uplift frontline health workers at AdventHealth with thank you cards and words of encouragement for their dedication during such a trying time,” Sullivan wrote.

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nie Lemus, of Palm Coast, for $210,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,776 square feet.

Pine Lakes Carlos and Auzenda Silva, of Columbia, New Jersey, sold 60 Woodbury Drive to Charles and Mary Bevacqua, of Palm Coast, for $245,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,002 square feet.

Following is a partial list of other transactions for the week.

Robert Holtackers, of Suwanee, Georgia, sold 102 Yacht Harbor Drive, Unit 363, to Gaeann Romaine, as trustee, for $244,900. Built in 2006, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,351 square feet.

Joyce Biondi sold 11 Ocean Palm Villas N., Unit 11, to Edward Jones and Elizabeth Mailhoit, of Flagler Beach, for $196,500.

Built in 1979, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,184 square feet.

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Cypress Knoll Anaida Akjan sold 36 Emerson Drive to George and Patricia Conklin, of Palm Coast, for $279,700. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,317 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $160,000.

Grand Landings Matthew and Natalie Kennard, of Palatka, sold 109 S. Coopers

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Country Club Harbor Susan Figueiredo, of Frisco, Texas, sold 10 Waterfront Cove to James and Heidi Parker, of St. Augustine, for $324,000.

Built in 2016, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,367 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $325,000.

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Hawk Way to Doreen Houlahan and Frederick Alfren, of Palm Coast, for $325,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,258 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $220,714.

Indian Trails Robert and Jennifer Wilson sold 20 Becket Lane to George Speare Jr. and Carmen Bongiovanni, of Palm Coast, for $250,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,368 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $122,000.

Carlos and Solange Oliveria, of Hillside, New Jersey, sold 4 Burbank Drive to Nancye Walls, of Palm Coast, for $219,900.

Built in 2003, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,730 square feet.

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sold 100 Renshaw Drive to Michael and Patricia Babcock, of Palm Coast, for $297,500.

Built in 2018, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,214 square feet.

Evan and Carla Shows, of Palm Coast, sold 40 Westfalls Lane to Antonio and Liane Cunha, of Melbourne, for $179,900. Built in 1980, the house is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,206 square feet.

Gary Donohue, of Annapolis, Maryland, sold 12 Ryland Drive to Michael Jovanovic and Gina Schell, of Palm Coast, for $232,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,905 square feet.

Ralph Marche, individually and as trustee, sold 20 Roxboro Drive to Deanna Lynch, of Palm Coast, for $189,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,288 square feet.

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Venlamin and Konstantin Moskalenko, of Palm Coast, sold 51 Wood Cedar Drive to Karen Creech, of Palm Coast, for $233,000. Built in 1990, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,236 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $153,000.

Plantation Bay Susan Kroescheli, individually and as trustee, sold 812 Westwood Drive to Nathan and Corrin Horner, of Ormond Beach, for $575,000. Built in 2006, the house is 4/3.5 and has a swimming pool and 3,688 square feet.

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Condos Greg and Lupe Noel, individually and as trustees, sold 400 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 335, to John and Larissa Crandall, of Cave Creek, Arizona, for $468,500. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/3 and has 2,003 square feet.

Artesia Clayton Dennis, of Palm Coast, sold 5412 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. to Donna and Rodney Jensen, of DeLand, for $259,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,435 square feet.

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house in Hammock Beach was the top real estate transaction for the week of Jan. 21-27 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Anna Cabot, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, sold 43 Northshore Drive to Philip Glatfelter IV, of Palm Coast, for $865,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/4.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,847 square feet.

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Access to medical care is an important piece of any healthy, thriving community - and Palm Coast is no exception. While Advent Health has a major footprint in the area (with two hospitals and a third campus on the way), there’s still a significant lack of speciality medical services within the city limits.

“How many of us in this community have to drive to New Smyrna, Orlando, St. Johns County or Jacksonville for medical services?” said Jeff Douglas, president of Douglas Property & Development. “Or we have to wait weeks or months for health services here.”

In the 2019 Department of Health Flagler County Community Assessment, 42% of people said that mental health and counseling services were hard to obtain while 29% said alternative therapy and 25% said

speciality doctor care such as a heart doctor. Almost 15% said it was difficult to obtain dental or oral care.

When asked what barriers were preventing people getting health care, 23% said long waits for appointments, 21% said a lack of evening and weekend services and 18% said that they can’t find any providers that accept their insurance. As someone who’s been tapped into Palm Coast for some time, Douglas believes that an increase in medical services is something city residents could really use.

“Ask anybody who tries to get a doctor’s appointment here,” he said.

This shortage of services will be addressed not only by the spin-off enterprises and businesses created by graduates of Jacksonville University and The University of North Florida Mednexus Towne Center campuses, but also by more DPD

development.

“The existing [medical services] product is more of an urgent care nature,” Douglas said. “The new product is a retail-medical building component that will be on Central Avenue, and the second building, that will be across from the Central Landings, will be a medical building as well.”

While the future tenants of those units in the general medical office building are still being determined, Douglas said they’ve “had conversations with everybody from primary care to urgent care.”

“Those buildings are going to be strictly medical-educational.

Everything from dental to urgent care to medical specialty.”

The 2020 U.S. Census projected that Florida will have over 21 million residents by April of 2021 and over 23 million by 2025. Palm Coast gained over 14,000 people since 2010, and with the pandemic driving people out of major cities, that number is expected to increase.

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Advent Health also plans to build a 30,000-square-foot medical office building on the 10-acre site in the future. The hospital is scheduled to open in late 2022.

ing,” Douglas said. “People are coming. People are here. And I think the people here who are consuming the medical services would agree that we’re at maximum capacity.

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