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County: Resistance by a few puts many at risk.

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BRIEFS County wants local vacation rentals to be able to reopen Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron will sign a letter to the state’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation asking for permission to let local vacation rentals reopen, and outlining steps the county will take to ensure they’re doing so safely.

The submission of a such a letter is required by the state of any county that opts to allow its local rentals to reopen.

Flagler County commissioners considered it during a board meeting May 18.

Steps required of rental owners would include social distancing, sanitation measures, an occupancy cap of 10 people per unit, the use of pre-arrival health screening questionaries for guests, and the provision of copies of the current executive orders governing vacation rentals to all guests.

Gyms and retail reopen; restaurants may expand seating Gyms and retail establishments may reopen at 50% capacity and restaurants may expand their inside seating from 25% seating capacity to 50%, according to an executive order issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Outside seating is already allowed.

Restaurants may also allow parties to be seated at intervals closer than 6 feet if appropriate partitoning is in place to separate them. Bar counters must stay closed.

Jan Hardy greets the cars in the parade at Tuscan Gardens.

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Herbal extraction company buys Flagler County ‘spec’ building for $2.65 million.

Driver Engineer Travis Greco puts a souvenir hat on 1-year-old Trinity Kling. The family was left without a home after a bedroom fire.

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Resistance from some residents County, Captain’s BBQ reach tentative agreement endangers beach fortification over restaurant’s use of Bings Landing property

out much of the county’s beach and portions of State Road A1A, the Flagler County government worked hard to get the Army Corps of Engineers’ support for a multimillion dollar project to fortify the beach — and thereby protect nearby property — with sand dredged from offshore.

But there’s a problem: To do it, the county still needs individual beachfront homeowners’ and businesses’ permission, through an easement, to enter their property and deposit the sand. And about 15 residents and businesses haven’t granted it.

Those properties, if they’re not fortified, would create “breach points” where water would wash in during a storm.

County Attorney Al Hadeed began his presentation on the subject at a May 18 County Commission meeting by showing a video, shot from the air, of the county’s damaged coastline immediately after Hurricane Matthew.

“You saw that destruction, and that was because we don’t have a fortified beach,” he said.

So far, Hadeed said, the county has been able to secure 104 easements. Another 22 property owners are in the process of agreeing or have indicated that they’re amenable to doing so. Then there are 15, including two businesses,

“The part that I don’t understand is how some of them can sacrifice the safety of their neighbors — whether it be their adjoining neighbors who have decided to participate, or west of them,” Hadeed said. “They are putting them at real risk.”

The project, Hadeed said, is at no cost to property owners and adds value of approximately $183,000 per 50 linear feet.

Some people seemed suspicious of government, he said.

“There’s no plot here,” he said.

“We’re just trying to protect what we have and avoid these kinds of catastrophic losses.”

The existence of holdouts delays the construction because the project can’t be put out to bid.

“I think if somebody refuses, we need to take the land; we need to eminent domain the part that’s east of A1A of their land — take it, and be damned with them,” Commissioner Greg Hansen said. “We can not have gaps in this wall that we’re going to build.”

Hadeed said the county is still trying to use education and persuasion. He asked for commissioners’ support to do what is needed to secure the remaining easements over the next two weeks before the next commission meeting. Commissioners unanimously agreed.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Almost a year after the county government and Captain’s BBQ entered mediation over the restaurant’s use of county-owned Bings Landing park, the county and the restaurant have reached a tentative agreement that would keep the restaurant in its current building in the park, with the county performing some renovations.

The County Commission indicated its approval of the agreement May 18, and will vote on it at a future meeting.

“You know what’s going to happen as we get closer to the final decision — there will be some squabbling from the local people out there,” County Commission Chairman David Sullivan said. “But that’s OK; we’ll get through that.”

By approving the agreement, the county would avoid a potential jury trial.

The restaurant had sued the county for breach of contract after the commission in November 2018 voted 3-2 to approve — then two weeks later, after a new commissioner was seated, decided to cancel — a new lease that would have let the res-

File photo by Paige Wilson

Captain’s BBQ at Bings Landing

taurant build a larger building at a different location within the park.

The proposal for a new building had developed after county staff found structural problems with the existing county-owned building and judged them too costly to repair.

But the new restaurant building Captain’s proposed engendered protest from locals who said the structure would overwhelm the park. When the county reversed its vote on the lease, it proposed keeping Captain’s in its existing building, as the protesters had wanted, and completing repairs.

The arrangement produced by mediation and presented to the commission at its May 18 meeting would do that, but also includes a commitment from the county to relocate and modify the building’s bathrooms, enclose its exte-

rior patio, install removable windows and allow the restaurant to add propane gas tanks, County Attorney Al Hadeed said.

“This benefits the longevity of this building in the county’s interest, but also in the interest of the tenant, Captain’s BBQ,” Hadeed said.

The county would reimburse Captain’s BBQ for up to $50,000 for money the restaurant spent, with verified invoices, on design and engineering for the proposed new building that it will not be able to construct.

Renovations of the existing building would be conducted during non-business hours as much as possible, but the restaurant would also close for two weeks for the construction.

Captain’s would agree to consider the November 2018 lease null and void and not to make a claim for lost profits from the two-week closure.

Going forward, Captain’s would pay the initial $2,000 for any exterior structural repairs in the building, and the county would cover the rest. The proposed new lease contains the same renewal terms as the November 2018 lease, but adds built-in increases to bring it up to market rate.

The county would also begin to meter Captain’s water use separately from the park, Hadeed said.

If the building were ever damaged beyond 50% of its value, the county could opt not to repair it, Hadeed said. Captain’s would have the option to build a new building on the same site.

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The county needs property owners’ permission to If the commission votes to deposit sand. Some have refused or failed to respond. approve the agreement, JONATHAN SIMMONS from which the county isn’t get- the restaurant’s lawsuit NEWS EDITOR ting a response that gives county against the county will not staff confidence that they’ll be proceed to a jury trial.

After Hurricane Matthew ripped able get an easement.

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ROOM TO GROW County decides to place library, Sheriff’s Operations Center on facing parcels off Commerce Parkway.

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Economic model predicts recovery in late 2021 JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Flagler County will attempt to buy a parcel of land off Commerce Parkway in Bunnell and use it as a site for a future library branch, while using a parcel the county owns across the street for a new Sheriff’s Operations Center, County Commissioners decided during a May 18 commission meeting.

That represents a change in plans from the previous month, when the commissioners expected to place both buildings on the same county-owned parcel of land and weren’t aware of an option to buy the other parcel.

Commission Chairman David Sullivan had requested that the matter be placed on the commission’s May 18 agenda for a final decision.

“The Sheriff’s Operations Center is the highest priority that we have right now,” Sullivan said. “...

I just think the time has come to make a decision. We can’t keep kicking this down the street.

We’re going to get in the middle of an election, we may have new commissioners, and so on and so forth. I think all of us here have been involved in this, and I think it’s time to move on, and we have to do something to change the decision we made on April 6, when we said both buildings would go on the library site.”

Placing the two buildings on separate, facing parcels would give each more room to expand.

The First Baptist Church of Bunnell owns the parcel the county hopes to acquire, and the two parties are negotiating.

“Those discussions look very positive at the moment; we have a letter of intent,” County Administrator Jerry Cameron told commissioners during the meeting.

But if the county were to wait

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“I just think the time has come to make a decision.

We can’t keep kicking this down the street.”

DAVID SULLIVAN, Flagler County Commission chairman

until the closing to begin the design process for the two buildings, he said, that would mean about a three-month delay. Commissioners could eliminate the wait by voting to begin the design process immediately.

“Design would begin tomorrow once they know exactly what site we’re going to put it on,” he said.

Sheriff Rick Staly favored the option to have the two structures built on separate parcels.

The proposed Sheriff’s Operations Center building — a replacement for the existing one on State Road 100, which has been evacuated since June 2018 due to mold — would be about 50,000 square feet, but the FCSO expects that it would need 81,000 square feet of space by 2045, Staly said.

Placing both buildings on the same parcel would make that expansion impossible and leave both facilities with limited parking, he said.

It would also drive up infra-

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structure costs, he added, because the site wouldn’t have space for open stormwater retention ponds, and water would therefore need to be piped elsewhere.

“If you still combine us on the same property — which can be done — you are doing a disservice to a sheriff 15, 20 years from now,” Staly said, “and the same thing with the library, because you will have landlocked them with no expansion.”

Staly’s staff has been divided between the county courthouse building and the county jail administrative complex ever since the Sheriff’s Operations Center on S.R. 100 was evacuated after employees there began falling ill and tests turned up mold and moisture problems in the building, which had previously been a hospital.

In the meantime, the sheriff’s staff have felt constrained at the courthouse building, and Clerk of Court Tom Bexley has also said that the FCSO’s presence there impedes his own operations.

“We’ve been operating for two and a half years in a very decentralized, inefficient operation,” Staly said. “... We have to get moving. We can’t wait any longer for these kinds of decisions.”

The commission voted unanimously to place the Operations Center and the library on separate parcels and initiate the design process.

Herbal extraction company buys Flagler ‘spec’ building Vidya Herbs Inc. has committed to bringing 80-100 jobs with an average wage of $42,000 per year, according to the county government.

Photo courtesy of SVN Alliance Commercial Real Estate

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Herbal extraction company Vidya Herbs has purchased a 20,000-square-foot Flagler County ‘spec’ building on Otis Stone Hunter Road in Bunnell for $2.65 million and committed to bringing 80-100 jobs with an average annual wage of $42,000, according to the county government.

Construction of the building was commissioned by the county government in 2017 to attract businesses to Flagler County. The county committed to providing $90,000 in tax breaks over 10 years to developer Beutlich Development for the construction, and Beutlich bought the parcel and built the structure.

The Flagler County Department of Economic Opportunity

first met with India-based Vidya Herbs in October 2019, and the building went under contract in December 2019, according to Kat Friel, the county’s economic development manager.

“This is a very exciting project for Flagler County,” Friel said in an email. “The city of Bunnell did an outstanding job of closing this deal within their borders and provided the company with an incentive package in addition to the incentives the company will be receiving from the state.”

The building was constructed with a tilt-wall construction method and sits on 4 acres that also include a building pad for an additional 20,000-square-foot building, according to a press release from SVN Alliance Commercial Real Estate, which represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.

Data based on a “best-case scenario” model created by the University of Michigan indicates that Northeast Florida will recover from COVID-19’s economic impact near the end of 2021, Jack Shad, economic development project manager for the Northeast Florida Regional Council, told Flagler County commissioners in a May 18 meeting.

That scenario of a strong recovery is just one possibility, he said — other models show a more U-shaped recovery, or, if there’s another outbreak, a W-shaped one.

“This is still very much an evolving situation, and this forecast was done April 9,” Shad said.

Florida, Shad said, tends to fare worse than the country as a whole during downturns: When there’s a 2.7% drop in GDP nationwide, he said, there’s typically slightly over a 4% decline in employment in northeast Florida.

“Until there’s a vaccine or an effective treatment, there’s going to be that uncertainty that really holds back recovery,” he said.

CareerSource Flagler Volusia is helping people who’ve been laid off access assistance or find new jobs.

Over a month, President and CEO Robin King said in an interview, CareerSource Flagler Volusia has received over 12,000 calls about reemployment assistance.

This is very different from the 2008 recession, she said.

“This was almost overnight,” she said. “ ... The number of businesses that closed on one day — I’ve been doing this 30 years, and I’ve never seen anything like that.”

CareerSource has been providing services remotely by phone or online since March 23, she said.

It is playing a supporting role in helping people submit unemployment claims, and helps them apply for assistance through SNAP and other programs. It also helps job seekers write resumes or accessing additional job training (for assistance, call 386-3237052). CareerSource Flagler Volusia has also been coordinating with businesses that have laid off employees in order to assist those employees during the transition.

The economic impact of the virus doesn’t seem to have confined itself to the most obvious industries, such as travel or the restaurant industry, King said — it’s affecting them all.

At the same time, she said, industries are also hiring, adjusting to meet new demands — for instance, fashion companies that have started producing masks.

“Those businesses who are open to innovation are figuring it out,” King said, “and they are going to come out healthier, stronger. ... And we’re an example of that; the lessons we learned on how to provide services virtually is something we will continue to do past social distancing requirements.”

Although social distancing restrictions and capacity limitations mean a gradual reopening for many businesses, a significant majority of layoffs have been categorized as temporary layoffs, King said.

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Leaders ask for unity in communication

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

$358,957

City contracts for trenchless pipe rehabilitation contracts for 2020.

$175,000.00

Cost of replacing the roof of the city’s Water Treatment Plant No. 1 pump and silo building.

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Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland signed a letter seeking unity in communications.

Leaders of Palm Coast and other local cities have signed a letter appealing to the county to maintain unity in public communication during emergencies, and not allow a situation in which individual officials contradict emergency management experts’ publicly stated directives.

The letter mentions the speed at which information travels on social media, and adds, “We appoint leaders who in turn hire the professionals to perform the most difficult task of public service: protecting lives. We cannot stand at a podium, say one thing and then reverse the intent of our subject matter experts by pushing contrary agendas.”

Signatories included the mayors of Palm Coast and all other local cities, the

administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Flagler County, Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte, Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord, the city managers of Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach, and the Flagler County administrator.

The letter was presented to the County Commission for discussion at the commission’s May 18 meeting, but most of the commissioners hadn’t read it before the meeting began.

(Read the letter at http://tiny. cc/23hfpz.)

Commissioner Joe Mullins said he’d read it but was confused, because he’d thought they were working together. Mullins, who has repeatedly taken to his

Facebook page to say he believed the county and local cities were not moving quickly enough to reopen facilities like parks and beaches, proposed a working group to discuss it, mentioning the park situation.

“The way I read that, they’re addressing that they think there’s a problem,” Commissioner Greg Hansen said. “I would like to go one step further and ask … why’d they feel the need to write that?”

“I’m not sure about the genesis of it, but having read it, I have promoted cooperation and unity since I arrived here, and it would be disingenuous of me to refuse to sign a letter like that,” County Administrator Jerry Cameron said.

The commission voted unanimously to sign it.

Mayor Milissa Holland said her “patience is running out” with regard to a city contract with Paymentus Corp, which the city pays to handle its electronic invoicing and payment services.

Due to the pandemic, city staff recommended extending the contract with Paymentus for another year, after negotiations failed to shorten the extension to six months, as Holland hoped.

“I’m very disappointed,” Holland said. “I don’t understand how this happened? ... Who was the one negotiating this?”

City Manager Matt Morton said Chief Innovation Officer Don Kewley had taken the lead. Attorney Bill Reischmann confirmed that Paymentus had rejected the proposal to extend only six months. The staff report says there isn’t enough time to request bids to find a replacement for Paymentus.

Holland said it has been a council priority for three years to evaluate software platforms and costs. She challenged Morton to prepare a timeline for next steps.

Councilman Jack Howell joined Holland in voting against the extension.

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The drought index in Flagler County as of May 19. The index goes up to 800, where 800 is at the highest end of the scale.

As the city of Palm Coast continues to react to COVID-19, the first responders are also keeping a close eye on other dangers: wildfires and hurricanes.

The drought index was 417 as of May 19. Fire Chief Jerry Forte said the department is “staffing up” until more rain comes.

Hurricane season begins June 1.

3-2 vote extends contract

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Testing turnaround times should improve EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Two-week turnaround times for results of COVID-19 tests have frustrated many Flagler County residents, but anyone getting after Monday, May 18, should only have to wait four days, as Flagler County’s testing site at Daytona State College shifts from AdventHealth’s lab to Quest Diagnostics, Bob Snyder said.

Snyder, Department of HealthFlagler administrator, said on May 14 that AdventHealth’s processing lab in Texas is “overwhelmed” with tests pouring in from around the country, causing long delays.

The lab no longer even provides an estimate of when the results will be available.

Testing will be processed by a local lab, Diagnostic Solutions, on Monday, May 18; and Quest will take over on Tuesday, May 19, with a four-day turnaround, Snyder said.

The DSC site still takes appointments for testing, which is available for any resident showing any symptom of COVID-19: cough, fever, chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. Call 313-4200. Or, contact your primary care physician.

Demand for testing at the DSC site has decreased, according to Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord, so days will be

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In addition, to help people get their test results faster, DOH’s Gretchen Smith will be tasked to make sure everyone who gets a negative test is informed by a phone call. The DOH will be notified first of any positive tests so they can begin the contact tracing process.

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All 180 staff members and 126 residents of two nursing homes in Flagler County — Market Street Memory Care and Flagler Health and Rehabilitation — tested negative for COVID-19 on May 8. Tests at those facilities were voluntary; tests at the others in the county are mandatory, based on a state order issued May 11.

On Tuesday, May 19, incident management teams comprising paramedics, nurses and National Guard members began testing all residents and staff at Grand Oaks Rehabilitation Center, Brookdale, Tuscan Gardens, Princeton Village and The Windsor. More will be added to the list.

The 100% negative tests at Market Street and Flagler Health and Rehab were encouraging to Snyder.

“There is no other place or any other team I would want to be fighting this COVID-19 war with,” said Janell Dunn, executive director at Market Street.

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Kennedy’s first bike ride: ‘It doesn’t matter how far,’ she said. ‘I still want to go.’

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

The reaction was exactly what my wife, Hailey, and I had hoped for when we gave our 5-year-old daughter, Kennedy, her first bicycle: a squeal of delight that lasted for about five seconds. Finally, she ran out of breath.

Kennedy was so excited about her bike, complete with training wheels, that she insisted on going for a ride the next day, May 16. Her chosen destination was the Flagler County Public Library on Palm Coast Parkway.

That’s 5 miles away from our house.

I told her we should try something a little closer. I suggested a 1-mile ride to Dollar General, and we could then decide whether we wanted to head back home or keep going.

Pushing my 2-year-old son, Luke, in a stroller, I walked alongside her as she rode.

It’s time for a mask mandate in city

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Dear Editor: Of particular interest at the May 13 city of Palm Coast Virtual Town Hall meeting was the emphasis on mask wearing.

Dr. Vincent DeGennaro, a medical expert, not only emphatically supported (as everybody did) the critical need to wear masks, but he actually had the wisdom and the courage to state definitively that mask wearing was so important that it should be a mandate not just a recommendation.

He strongly urged the city to make it a requirement, effectively disputed any civil liberty claims, and even suggested sanctions such as “tickets” for non-compliance.

The takeaway was that it would be almost criminal not to act on a mandate quickly

The first stretch was completed without incident: We made it to Dollar General on Matanzas Woods Parkway.

Eating M&M’s in the shade by the bike rack, we had a decision to make. It’s another 4 miles to the library, I told her.

“It doesn’t matter how far,” she said. “I still want to go.”

Then, in her most grown-up voice, she added, “Let’s get this bike started.”

As we left Dollar General, she screamed in terror when she coasted down a sidewalk cutout by herserlf and realized she didn’t know how to brake. This isn’t going to last, I thought.

Another few hundred yards later, I realized that all three of us were getting sunburned. I had looked for some sunscreen before we left home, but I hadn’t found any. I had figured we wouldn’t be gone too long, so I hadn’t worried too much.

On the sidewalk on Belle Terre Parkway, Kennedy was scared of every 1-degree slope.

She was scared of every insect or big truck that passed by. At one point, she started whimpering, and I asked, “What are you scared of?”

“Practically everything,” she said.

I was sure we would end up calling Hailey to come and res-

since unfortunately there is a significant number of folks in Palm Coast who do not comply with mask wearing recommendations.

Dr. DeGennaro’s candor and especially his courage to speak out was refreshing — and speak out in a convincing way that was based not only on his expertise, but founded on good science and common sense.

So, given that the mayor selected him as her “subject matter expert,” will she act on his expert advice and move forward on a mask wearing mandate?

MAGGIE MINUTAGLIO Palm Coast

Leaders, employers must require masks Dear Editor: It’s hard to pinpoint just how

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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Kennedy, 5, was scared of “practically everything,” but she made it.

cue us. Surely, I thought, we won’t make it another 4 miles.

With our arms getting pinker and pinker, I held onto Kennedy’s handlebars and helped her down each cutout and crosswalk as we passed Belle Terre Elementary School, then Indian Trails Middle School.

“I’m just a little kid,” she said. “I’m still learning.”

About 2 miles later, I finally called for help just past Parkview Church. Hailey brought us water and sunscreen, and Kennedy had another chance to give up.

There would have been no shame in it. We had already had a grand adventure.

But her answer was the same: Keep going.

Hailey took Luke and his stroller back home, and I grabbed face masks from the

van, just in case we made it all the way and wanted to go into the library.

I continued walking beside her, carrying her water. Every time there was a bit of shade from a tree, we stopped and ate a few more M&M’s. We checked the map on my phone.

She thanked me for holding onto her handlebars when she was scared, as we passed Bridgehaven.

“Some day, you won’t need my help,” I said. “But until then, I will help you every time.”

About four hours after we started, we finally finished the whole 5 miles. We arrived at the library.

Of course, Hailey came to the rescue and picked us up again, so we didn’t have to walk home. We returned triumphant, our sunburned arms full of library books.

many of us are clueless and careless — maybe half of those who go outside? But it’s certainly way too many people not complying with mask wearing.

The lack of empathy is jarring. We need a shift.

We need our leaders, all of them, to get the message out loud and clear.

If you are away from the closed system of your home, the message should say, you must wear a mask.

That also means employers mandating that workers of all kinds mask up. They all need to muster up the will and common sense to just do it.

Do they want the disease spread to subside; do they want business and the economy to eventually come back — or don’t they?

BOB GORDON Palm Coast

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I want to strongly encourage everyone, if you are healthy, have no underlying health conditions and are financially able, to get out and visit our local businesses and support them. We cannot let any local business fail, as they are the

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Girl, 14, arrested after taking Jeep for a joy ride

Corinne Hermle, an environmental consultant with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Agricultural Water Policy, has filed to run for the District 1 Flagler County Commission seat.

Hermle, a Democrat, said she has “a strong desire to uphold a commitment to science, rigorous analysis, intellectual honesty and ethical action.”

Hermle is a native Floridian, a University of Florida graduate and resident of Flagler County since 2015, according to the news release.

She has 10 years of state government experience and serves as the FDACS liaison for the St. Johns River Water Management District. She also collaborated with the 1000 Friends of Florida and UF’s GeoPlan Center for the Florida 2070 and Water 2070 reports.

“I want my children to experience the same beauty of Florida I had when I was growing up,” she said, according to the news release. “I believe the citizens of Flagler County deserve ... leadership that recognizes government officials have a duty to spend tax dollars wisely ... The public puts their trust and faith in elected officials, and I will never forget that fact.”

Andy Dance, currently a School Board member, is also running for District 1, as a Republican. Incumbent Charlie Ericksen has not filed for reelection.

On May 18 just before 3 a.m., the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on a black Jeep Wrangler traveling on Belle Terre Parkway for having a partial vehicle tag obstruction.

Once the deputy activated his emergency lights, the vehicle fled onto Whiteview Parkway and through residential neighborhoods. The deputy then deactivated his emergency lights and began following the Jeep from a distance until reaching Pine Grove Drive where stopsticks disabled the vehicle.

Deputies then conducted a felony traffic stop on the vehicle and arrested the driver, a 14-year old female. She was accompanied by a 15-year-old passenger.

“These kids thought they could go out for a joy ride and then flee from our deputies,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Parents need to be aware of what their kids are doing all the time. This time the parents only have to buy a new tire but trying to evade the law enforcement is dangerous to everyone involved.

Our deputies did a great job to safety stop this joy ride. I hope she can learn from this experience and get on the right path to be a law abiding teenager.”

The juvenile driver was charged with a felony and was released to her parents after deputies contacted the Department of Juvenile Justice in Daytona Beach. The passenger was released at the scene to his parents. The vehicle belonged to the passenger’s parents.

The intersection of Matanzas Woods Parkway and U.S. 1 partially reopened on Monday, May 11, for right turns only. Northbound drivers can now turn right from U.S. 1 onto Matanzas Woods Parkway. Westbound drivers can now turn right from Matanzas Woods Parkway onto U.S. 1.

Construction for the Florida Department of Transportation’s $2.6 million roundabout project began Oct. 23, 2019, with a full closure of the intersection.

Detours via Belle Terre Parkway and Old Kings Road were forecast to last four months; instead, the detours lasted almost seven months.

The FDOT reports: “The project also includes drainage improvements, highway lighting, landscaping, and construction of sidewalks and crosswalks for pedestrians and bicyclists moving through the intersection from the existing trail.”

The current lane arrangement is scheduled through Aug. 31.

A $4.1 million construction project for a roundabout at U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway is scheduled to be completed by FDOT this summer. The contractor for both roundabouts is P&S Paving Inc.

FDLE won’t investigate Dunn The Florida Department of Law Enforcement notified Flagler County on May 19 that there “is no evidence of conduct

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The closure at Matanzas Woods and U.S. 1, announced in October 2019, was forecast to last till the end of February 2020. It was partially reopened this week, three months late.

which would warrant a criminal investigation” against former Tourism Director Matt Dunn.

“We are very happy for our former director Matt Dunn that he will no longer have to live under this cloud,” said County Administrator Jerry Cameron, who received the notification letter by email Tuesday morning.

The three-page letter summarizes the agency’s review of the complaint and allegations that Dunn – through his business the Dunn Agency and personal associations going back to college – benefitted personally from his job with Flagler County.

“As guardians of taxpayers money, we are glad this isn’t so,” Cameron said.

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As he let the Hyundai pass, someone pointed a “large black rifle” at the man and his mother.

The man called 9-1-1, and later a traffic stop at Exit 289 by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of the Hyundai driver and passenger.

“I’m glad a caller alerted us to their dangerous activity,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

The Hyundai driver was identified as 26-year-old Kelvisha Renarda Johnson and the passenger as 24-year-old Ruvon Anthony Washington, both of Jacksonville. Both were arrested on drug and weapon charges.

reported in June 2019 has resulted in an arrest, almost one year later.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21-year-old Kwentel Lakelvrick Moultrie on Wednesday, May 13, for sexual battery of a teenager under 18 years old, thanks to DNA evidence.

“I am proud of this victim for having the courage to come forward and explain what happened,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

“Our detectives and forensics did a great job. We hope the victim is able to mentally and physically recover from this heinous crime.”

The FCSO Problem Area Crime Enforcement Unit located Moultrie, of Brittany Lane in Palm Coast, and took him into custody.

In June 2019, the juvenile victim responded to AdventHealth Palm Coast with a family member and reported the incident and had a sexual assault exam completed by medical personnel. The exam was then submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The victim had been visiting a friend’s residence where the incident occurred. Moultrie was accused of sexually battering her; he denied the allegations.

However, DNA evidence from the investigation was returned in October 2019, indicating “the DNA profiles are greater than 700 billion times more likely to occur if the samples originated from Kwentel Moultrie than from an unrelated individual.”

In other words, they matched.

This allowed the investigation to continue, ultimately resulting in the arrest warrant obtained on May 13.

“DNA evidence doesn’t lie, but criminals do,” Staly said.

Moultrie was charged with sexual battery by a person 18 years or older on a person 12 years or older but younger than 18. He was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility where he is being held on a $100,000 bond.

Man charged with burglarizing friend’s house

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house on Radial Place in Palm Coast on May 7 after reports of a residential burglary.

After being out of town for the day, the three residents of the home returned to find that televisions, a sound bar and pain medications were missing.

Jewelry was also missing from a jewelry box. The means of entry appeared to be a broken bedroom window.

One victim was able to identify two friends who were aware of the home being vacant for the day, one of whom persistently texted the victim asking when they would be back home.

Contact was made with that individual, 30-year-old James Joseph Lacertosa, who denied being at the house on Radial Place that day and denied having anything to do with the burglary.

Detectives were able to identify a sale made by Lacertosa at Leah’s Pawn of a 32-inch Vizio television the same day as the residential burglary.

The victim accompanied deputies to the pawn shop and confirmed that the TV that was pawned was his stolen property.

The remaining stolen property has not been located.

“Here is a guy who will steal from anyone, even his friends, to feed his drug habit,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “This is the worst kind of friend to have. I hope the courts hold him accountable and that he gets help for his drug addiction.”

Lacertosa was arrested May 13 is being held at the county jail on a $62,500 bond.

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Board reluctantly agrees to sheriff’s requested increase Also: School district plans return to in-person board meetings and workshops.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The Flagler County School Board at its May 19 meeting voted unanimously to approve a $851,489 contract with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services such as school resource deputies at the district’s schools — but not without first commenting that the high cost of the law enforcement agency has them considering other options.

“I won’t lie; I’m disappointed that we weren’t able to sharpen the pencils a little bit more and get down to what our Safe School allocation was,” board member Colleen Conklin said, referring to the funding provided to districts by the state for safety and law enforcement protection. “An increase to this contract every single year is just not sustainable. … We really have no choice but to begin to look at alternatives.”

Conklin and other board members had first considered the proposed contract with the Sheriff’s Office in a workshop two weeks prior, noting that the district was paying more this year for the same service and covering raises for deputies that exceeded the raises the district has been able to give

its own staff members.

Meanwhile, the district had also been paying for time-anda-half overtime for deputies whenever they were called away by the Sheriff’s Office for training or other situations outside the district’s control.

Board members during the workshop requested that district staff and the FCSO revise the way the contract deals with overtime.

That occurred: The contract approved at the May 19 meeting establishes a flat $25 per hour fee for overtime, to be split equally between the school district and the Sheriff’s Office.

“I know that this will save us a pretty good chunk, and the Sheriff’s Office has skin in the game with overtime, so there should be some additional oversight in that regard,” board member Andy Dance said at the May 19 meeting.

But, Dance added, “I would like to see us start almost immediately with negotiations for the next contract. ... I’d like to look at options for the next year on how to reduce costs and have an ongoing dialogue.”

Board Chairwoman Janet McDonald, in the previous workshop, had raised the possibility of using school guardians — school

“An increase to this contract every single year is just not sustainable. …

We really have no choice but to begin to look at alternatives.”

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staff members formally trained and armed to respond to incidents like shootings — instead of or as a supplement to school resource deputies. She did so again May 19.

“I still feel that we need to seriously look at ways to be a little bit more creative with our personnel,” she said.

Conklin suggested the board hold an executive session to discuss its security options, and McDonald agreed.

“I appreciate having an executive session where we can look to redesign what we’re doing, so we can not only have a multipleyear contract, but have a working environment that doesn’t take all of our funds,” McDonald said.

IN-PERSON MEETINGS TO RESUME FOR JUNE 2 WORKSHOP, TAGER’S LAST

The Flagler County School Board expects to resume in-person board meetings and workshops at the county’s Government Services Building on June 2, School Board Attorney Kristy Gavin said during the May 19 board meeting.

The board’s June 2 workshop will also be the last board meeting or workshop for Superintendent James Tager, who is retiring, and the board expects to take some time at the workshop to celebrate his accomplishments.

The meetings will have to comply with social distancing requirements.

“It is our hope that we will be

in Phase II when we are meeting on June 2, so that we will be at least able to have 50 people in the board room, with social distancing appropriately,” Gavin said.

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Flagler Schools will spend $318,055 — money brought in by the district’s half-penny sales tax — in a one-time equipment fee to pay for new Motorola emergency radio communications equipment in line with Flagler County Emergency Management’s 800 MHz system.

School Board members approved the expenditure unanimously at the May 19 board meeting.

It covers several consoles, repeaters, and 75 portable radios and chargers, which will be programmed and maintained by the county government.

The district will also pay a $60 per unit per year subscriber fee.

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Fire leaves Palm Coast single mom — and six adopted children — without a home The adoption for Amanda Kling’s two youngest children — both 1 year old — was completed just two weeks earlier.

BRIAN McMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

A bedroom fire has left a single mom in Palm Coast — and her six adopted children — without a home.

It all started when Amanda Kling’s 12-year-old son, Gordon, plugged in a faulty alarm clock on the morning of Thursday, May 14, and it began to spark. Soon, the mattress caught fire, and he went to tell Kling.

“I opened the door, and sure enough, it was on fire,” Kling recalled.

She closed the door — an action that, Palm Coast Fire Capt. James Neuenfeldt later said, saved the rest of the home from worse damage. Kling gathered her children and rushed out into the cul-desac where she lives, off Bird of Paradise Drive.

Soon, the Palm Coast Fire Department and Flagler County Fire Rescue were on the scene.

Finding the mattress in flames, firefighters doused it with about 200 gallons of water.

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wasn’t wearing shoes, only socks, which were soaking wet from walking through the puddles from the fire hose near her driveway. He went back into the house to find her some shoes.

Another firefighter, Driver Engineer Travis Greco, gave the youngest child, 1-year-old Trinity, a plastic red firefighter hat.

All of Kling’s children have special needs of one degree or another, she said. The adoption process for Trinity and another 1-year-old, Dalton, was finalized just two weeks earlier, on April 29.

Kling also has two 3-year-olds, Remington and Evelyn.

Gordon’s bedroom was a total loss: the TV was melted, along with a laptop and video games.

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Neuenfeldt said. “Damage was kept to a minimum because everybody stepped up. Gratefully, nobody was injured.”

Firefighters also tore out part of the sheetrock to make sure the spark hadn’t ignited anything else inside the wall. Florida Power and Light later came and turned off the power to the entire house; it won’t be turned back on until it’s been checked thoroughly.

Kling’s mother, Suzy Kling arrived, as did Neil Crawford, adoptive dad of the two oldest children, Gordon and 14-year-old Shawn. Some friends from church arrived next, and they all watched the firefighters finish their work.

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In the meantime, Kling was planning to return to the damaged home and retrieve Trinity’s crib. Trinity didn’t take a nap on May 14 and didn’t fall asleep until about 11 p.m., in Kling’s arms, because she wasn’t used to her surroundings.

Still, Kling felt grateful that no one was hurt.

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Kling said the owner of the rented home is planning to sell it, so, either way, Kling won’t be able to live there in the long term.

She stayed with her mother on the night of May 14, and friends kept some of her children and pets overnight.

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s assisted living facilities around the state have had to adjust to life with no visitors, the maintenance team at Tuscan Gardens of Palm Coast got creative.

Ray Robinson and Dani Gomez installed two plexiglass panels across double doors to create a safe place for visitations, similar to the concept of plexiglass panels at cash registers at restaurants and stores.

“They’re using it,” Robinson said. “We get five to six families every day.”

The visitations are scheduled by appointment so that there isn’t a line forming, and the panels are cleaned between each appointment.

Robinson and Gomez are adjusting their maintenance routines in other ways, as well.

They’ve been distributing mail, helping with happy hour deliveries.

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The parade, on May 15, drew more than 50 vehicles, many decorated with signs and window paint. One driver attached empty cans to a bumper and dragged the cans through the parade route in front of the facility. Some cars blasted music; all smiled and waved.

Meanwhile, the residents sat under umbrellas or in the shade of the overhang and smiled and waved back.

Gail Kerr visited her mother, Betty Westenhiser, a Tuscan resident, who turned 96 on May 15.

Kerr and her husband, Charles, were pleased with the plexiglass solution set up by Robinson and Gomez; they were among the

Sandrine Kent, Evynn Roberson, Janine Roberson and Jaxton Roberson arrived for the parade, to visit Janine’s mother, Marie Brandly.

Maintenance workers Dani Gomez and Ray Robinson

families who had taken advantage of it.

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Lance Blanchette also attended. “It’s worth it to see the smiles on people’s faces,” he said. “If we can put a little joy in people’s lives, I’m more than happy to do it.”

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The 2020 Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony conducted by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was presented in a virtual format on the FCSO’s Facebook and YouTube channels on May 15.

Sheriff Rick Staly and FCSO Chaplain Michael Desroches led the virtual ceremony, which is meant to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Traditionally the FCSO holds a ceremony at the Flagler County courthouse at dusk that commences with a walk to the memorial monument at the old Sheriff’s Operations center. The concerns and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced a virtual option.

“Although we cannot hold our normal ceremony, I did not want this day to pass without recognizing the men and women in law enforcement that have made the ultimate sacrifice as public servants,” Staly said. “To the friends and family of the fallen, please know that we stand with you, we mourn with you and we remember your fallen heroes with you.”

SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO BEGIN VIRTUALLY; CAMPUSES COULD OPEN IN JULY The Summer Reading, STEM, and ESE Extended School Year programs will be conducted virtually.

The 21st Century summer program run by Flagler Technical Institute will also begin the summer on a virtual platform as well as the Road to Success program.

Students qualifying for these opportunities will be notified.

All other activities on campuses are on hiatus, as are any programs run by third-party groups. The district hopes to open campuses to students July 1.

“We continue to monitor federal, state and local guidelines as we make these decisions,” Flagler Schools Superintendent James Tager said. “I know this news may be difficult for some of our families, but we must adhere to these guidelines given to us by the medical experts.”

Flagler Schools’ mobile feeding sites will continue to operate through the summer.

Food and Nutritional Services will have updates to locations and times in the next couple of weeks.

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Flagler students team up to help kids swap free sports equipment SWAP group wins state FPS competition, heads to virtual international competition.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

When one of Ben Kopach’s teammates broke a soccer cleat the day before a game, it looked like the teammate was out of luck. He couldn’t order a new pair of size 13 cleats in time to play.

But Kopach had a solution, thanks to his Community Problem Solvers group, Flagler County Sports SWAP, which stands for Students Wanting Athletic Participation. The group, which won first place in its division in the Florida Future Problem Solvers competition in April, collects donations of sports equipment, organizes it, displays it, and then gives it away to anyone who needs it. If families are able to donate their outgrown equipment in exchange for lightly used equipment, great, but, if not, the donated equipment is given away.

When his teammate’s cleat broke, Kopach remembered that a size 13 pair of cleats had recently been donated to SWAP. He was able to make the connection and help his teammate play in the game.

“When I handed over the cleat, it was a good feeling that he wouldn’t have to sit on the bench and not be able to play,” Kopach recalled in a Zoom interview with the Palm Coast Observer.

STARTING SWAP

Kopach, a freshman at Matanzas High School, is joined in the group by some of his childhood friends: Jake Blumengarten and Tommy Sturman, both freshmen at Flagler Palm Coast High School; and Aiden White, an eighth grader at Indian Trails Middle School. The FPS official who interviewed Kopach for the state competition told him that this was the first group he could remember that featured students from both high school and middle school.

SWAP’s coach is Amy Kopach, Ben’s mother. She said all four of the boys have played sports for years, and the parents would sometimes arrange with each other to trade sports equipment, some of which was used for one only season before it was outgrown.

As they started SWAP, the boys took surveys and found that it was a common struggle among Flagler County families. They also had memories from other players on their own teams.

“One time I was in the middle of a game, and my teammate showed up, and he didn’t have a glove,” recalled Sturman. “Then I remembered I had a spare glove in my bag, so I let him use it.”

Blumengarten recalled a football player having to borrow a cleat during one game. “It was really cool to see how some people who aren’t fortunate can get support so they can play the sport they want to play,” he said.

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Tommy Sturman, Aiden White, Ben Kopach and Jake Blumengarten collected about $12,000 worth of used sports equipment to give away in the SWAP shop.

SHOPPING FOR FREE

On Jan. 21, SWAP opened a storefront at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church, 101 Pine Lakes Parkway, where people could come and “shop” for free equipment on Monday evenings. It was only open for about six weeks before it had to close due to the pandemic.

But in that time, the boys were busy. About $12,000 worth of equipment had been donated, and there was participation from many sports leagues around town. At the shop, there were sometimes 10 families waiting for help with equipment.

White recalled one family that had just moved to town and had no equipment to play baseball.

The child walked away with an equipment bag, mitt, bat, helmet, cleats — everything.

“They were very thankful,” White said.

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PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS Ben Kopach’s mother, Amy Kopach, is a teacher at Rymfire Elementary School and is the coach of SWAP. “The Future Problem Solving program is amazing, and, as a teacher, I see how much it helps them with school,” she said.

“I feel like all these boys are like my own personal children. It’s great to see them doing something they love — sports — and I don’t even know if they realize how much it affects them, putting the smiles on

families’ faces.”

She said she has joked with her husband that this will be what they’ll be doing in their retirement together: running the SWAP shop.

But it will be worth it.

“It’s really great see them think about their community, think about the problem, find a solution,” she said. “It’s a lot to do when you’re a young student, to talk to professionals and ask them for help. You’re creating a great lifelong skill.”

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3. Health and family always come first. As any busy mama knows, our health is typically at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to our responsibilities. I remember the first time I left the baby with Brady and went out rollerblading by myself. When I got back, I felt strong, clear headed and just happy. Spending time with yourself is so important. I’ve also loved making dinner each night as a family. We’ve experimented with new recipes, laughed when I tried to cook (not my strong suit), and enjoyed the time spent together. These memories, as well as the ones we made on our evening walks, are ones that I will treasure and continue to make as things return to “normal.”

I am choosing to come out of this experience with a heart filled with gratitude. It has not been easy, but I am moving forward with a positive attitude.

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Rockin’ the Runway, with Journey and ELO tribute bands, is scheduled for June 26-27. Tickets went on sale May 18.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

With Fourth of July fireworks already canceled in Ormond Beach and in jeopardy in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, Flagler Broadcasting is going for it.

General Manager David Ayres announced on “Free For All Friday” May 15 that the annual Rockin’ the Runways tribute concert will be held June 26 and June 27, culminating with a fireworks show put on by Fireworks

by Santore, and extra precautions on account of COVID-19.

“There will be a giant LED screen, smoke, lights and lots of elbow room,” Ayres said, “more elbow room than you’ve ever had a concert.”

Tribute bands Never Stop Believin’ and Ticket to the Moon will play music made popular by Journey and the Electric Light Orchestra, respectively, all on the runway of the Flagler Executive Airport. Tickets went on sale May 18, at flaglerbroadcasting.com with a cap of 1,000 attendees for each of the two days. There will be no walk-up ticket sales.

Hand sanitizer will be available, along with hand washing stations.

Temperature will be checked for all attendees, and seats are 6 feet apart, Ayres said. Attendees must

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Electric Light Orchestra tribute band Ticket to the Moon will be performing in June.

CONCERT DETAILS When: June 26 (Journey tribute), June 27 (ELO tribute). Tickets on sale beginning May 18, at www. flaglerbroadcasting.com.

Schedule: Gates open at 4 p.m.

Opening acts at 6. Main attraction at 7:15. Fireworks on both nights at 8:45.

Details: Rain or shine. No coolers or pets allowed. Attendees must

wear masks and are encouraged to bring their own, but if anyone comes without a mask, one will be provided.

Department of Health-Flagler Administrator Bob Snyder approves of the precautions and said it could be a model for other concerts in the future when social

wear masks. Bring your own, or one will be provided if needed.

Cost: Parking will be $5, and tickets will be $35 for reserved seating, or $20 for festival seating (bring your own chair).

Charities supported: Flagler Beach Rotary, Flagler Youth Orchestra, Teens In Flight, Flagler County Education Foundation and Flagler Volunteer Services

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“You have all the bases covered,” Snyder told Ayres on the radio show.

Another Flagler Broadcasting station, KIX Country, is also planning to go forward with a concert featuring Confederate Railroad on Oct. 4.

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Hammock Dunes home: $912,500 BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

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house in Hammock Dunes was the top residential real estate transaction in the Flagler County Multiple Listing Service for the week of April 9-15. Robert E. and Mary D. Mercer, of Akron, Ohio, sold the home at 11 Island Estates Parkway to William Welker and Jessica Miller, of Palm Coast, for $912,500.

Built in 1993, the home has four bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half-baths, 4,412 square feet and a pool and boat dock. It previously sold in 1994 for $774,500.

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

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Belle Terre Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold the home at 40 Palm Leaf Lane to Michael R. Anderson, of Palm Coast, for $206,300. Built in 2020, the 3/2 home has 1,413 square feet.

Armand Beach Janet K. Smith, individually and as trustee, of Dublin, Ohio, sold the home at 17 Ocean Dune Circle to Dean Michael Corry and Laura R.H. Corry, of Palm Coast, for $833,000. Built in 1999, the home is a 3/3, with 2,650 square feet. It previously sold in 2004 for $1.2 million.

Grand Haven Antonio L. Dos Santos and Linda R. Dos Santos, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 33 Scarlet Oak Circle to David Miller and Rachel C. Miller, of Palm Coast, for $725,000. Built in 2015, the 3/3.5 home has 3,083 square feet.

Grand Landings D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 86 Hummingbird Court to Jon and Karen L. Daley, of Palm Coast, for $264,990. Built in 2019, the 3/2 home has 1,799 square feet.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 23 Sand Wedge Lane to Kyle Chamness and Molly P. Chamness, of Bunnell, for $204,900.

Built in 2019, the 4/2 home has 1,698 square feet.

Lehigh Woods John C. Lamberti sold the home at 76 Ryder Drive to Candace Marie Larhonda Washington

RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS

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The home at 11 Island Estates Parkway sold for $912,500 this year. It sold for $774,500 in 1994.

and Albert Davis, of Palm Coast, for $201,500. Built in 1995, the 4/2 home has 2,108 square feet and sold in 2008 for $132,000.

Matanzas Woods John G. Jr. and Linda Y. Moorhead, of Bethel, Ohio, sold the home at 28 Lee Drive to Toni J. Quattrochi, of Palm Coast, for $225,000. Built in 2005, the 3/2 home has 2,271 square feet and sold in 2005 for $240,400.

Vintage Estate Homes LLC, of Melbourne, sold the home at 9 Lewisdale Lane to Pairin Lancaster and Michael Lancaster, of Palm Coast, for $318,625. Built in 2019, the 4/3 home has 2,246 square feet.

Palm Harbor Qun-Sheng Ji and Feng Lei Sun, of Babylon, New York, sold the home at 20 Classic Court to Karen M. Jones, of Palm Coast, for $305,000. Built in 1989, the

3/2 home has 2,164 square feet and previously sold in 2005 for $409,900.

$317,000. Built in 1993, the 3/2.5 home has 2,327 square feet and sold in 2019 for $296,900.

Brian M. Middaugh and Jacqueline L. Middaugh, of Pine City, New York, sold the home at 25 Felshire Lane to Kevin Francis Riebsam and Iris Freja Riebsam, of Hampton, Virginia, for $279,000. Built in 1998, the 3/2 home has 2,020 square feet and sold in 2017 for $278,000.

Plantation Bay Christine Kosk and David R. Miller, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 664 Elk River Drive to Marc M. Adams and Sandra D. Adams, of Ormond Beach, for $276,000. Built in 2013, the 3/2 home has 1,919 square feet and sold in 2013 for $240,700.

Pine Lakes Jill Jeannine Brooks sold the home at 23 Whispering Pine Drive to Andrei Stirban and Natalia Stirban, of Palm Coast, for $230,000. Built in 2005, the 4/2 home has 2,029 square feet and sold in 2016 for $195,500.

Woodlands Stephen Lodato Jr., of Ormond Beach; and Nancy Lodato, Gina Cruz, and Travis Lodato, all of Palm Coast, sold the home at 31 Blaine Drive to Kylie Beth Landaverde and Carlos Nelson Landaverde, of Palm Coast, for $153,800. Built in 1979, the 3/2 home has 1,755 square feet and sold in 1979 for $55,400.

Tony Lee Keen and Amanda Lee Keen, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 113 Wynnfield Drive to Timothy Otis Lowe and Tammy Ranae Lowe, of Palm Coast, for

Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.

TRIBUTES

God revealed Himself through each of you. Your out pouring of love helped us through these difficult days, and we are asking for your continued prayers.

We want to express our deepest love, appreciation and gratitude for the cards, texts, phone calls, visits, the food, memories, photos, Keke Lee, Parade Coordinator, plants, flowers, thoughts and most especially your PRAYERS. Special Thank You to: Flagg Serenity Staff, Palm Coast United Methodist Church Site, the Rev. Kevin James, Pastor, Belle Terre Elementary, Mrs. Jessica DeFord, Principal, Indian Trail Middle School, Flagler County School District, Dr. T.C.

Culver, Ms. Abby Cook, 101.5 FM Radio Station, FL Highway Patrol, FL County Sheriff Department, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Zeta-Amicae We Never Could have Made it Without You! With all our love: Tyrone Williams, Faith Lyons, Kandice Williams, Shaniqua Williams, Louis Williams, Regina Gilyard-Thomas, Ronda “Bubbles” Jara, Satura Stokes, Earnest Stokes, Marcus Stokes, Auntie Sandy, and the entire Williams-Gilyard Family!

1 Thessalonians 4:13 KJV: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

God bless you is our prayer.

Funeral Services celebrating the life of Lou E. Farlow, 84, of Palm Coast, FL will be held on Saturday, May 23rd in Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, 511 Old Kings Road S. Flagler Beach, FL. For family and loved ones, a private visitation and memorial service in an outdoor venue will be held with the Rev. Jeff Beebe Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church officiating. Mrs. Farlow a resident since 2004 coming from Indianapolis IN passed away on Thursday May 7, 2020 at Advent Health Palm Coast, under Advent Health Hospice Service. She was born on January 22, 1936 in Glasgow, KY, a daughter of the late Chester Edward and Ruby Nanny Fish. She married January 8, 1956 to Donald L. Farlow and resided in Indianapolis, IN where they raised four children. After raising her children Mrs. Farlow began a new career as a personal fitter and sales agent for Bali Bras, a Sara Lee Corp., where she excelled and made longtime friends. Mrs. Farlow enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting, singing, playing and winning at bingo, mosaic artworks, bowling, hanging out with friends and family. She was truly a people person.

She loved crocheting chemo caps for the Advent Health Foundation and the Hope 2 Help Foundation, and was a proud member of the Material Girls of the Grand Haven Women’s Club. Always eager to learn or try something new, she enjoyed all the places her family would take her. She loved her Pekinese dog, Sugar and found great love

and peace in being the matriarch of her family. Preceded her in death were her parents, her husband, Donald in 2009 and a sister Donna Neal. Surviving are her three daughters, Brenda Tunny and her husband Mark of Oldsmar FL, Amanda Davis of Largo FL and Kelli Jebbia and her husband Nick of Palm Coast, her son Donald Farlow Jr. of Largo FL, her three grandchildren, Brook Cohen Orum. Austin Davis and Conner Davis and his fiancée Allison Epperson, her three great grandchildren, Destiny Cohen, Mikael Orum and Parker Davis, and a greatgreat grandchild, Jaylen Cohen. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House, 150 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast FL 32137. Arrangements are in the care and trust of Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home.

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32 Moorehead of “Bewitched” 34 Parcel of land 36 Journalist Couric 37 Stan’s comedy partner 39 ‘50s car feature 43 Device for a very public display of affection 47 Snorkeling spots 48 Voice below soprano 49 Big books 51 Lacto-___ vegetarian 52 Courteney of “Friends” 53 Carries 55 Lady ___ (“Million Reasons” singer)

56 It has a head and a claw 59 Venomous snake 60 Woolly mothers 61 Bygone Seattle team, informally 63 “It’s a Wonderful Life” director 64 Sphere of influence 66 Guy, in Jamaica 67 No-no for Jack Sprat 68 Tugboat sounds 69 Butter type in lotion 71 ... at a clock tower?

75 Politician Feingold 76 Old West law group 78 Silent assent

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1 Bumbling person 4 Blot gently 9 Women at a square dance 13 Stake holder, perhaps?

19 Wanted-poster letters 20 Remove 21 Send out 22 Japanese dance drama 23 Nervous twitch 24 Something heard ... at a paint store?

26 Accustomed 27 Irritated state 29 Enjoyed a rink 30 ... on a movie set?

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95 Largest species of ray 97 Granny 98 Venue with many seats 100 Gets in harmony 103 Slung mud at 105 In bad condition, as a dog’s coat 106 German philosopher Georg 108 Tall flightless bird 109 Minor star cluster?

111 ... at a support group?

115 Religious residence 118 Hit with snowballs 121 Lacking a musical key 122 ... at a seance?

125 Originally named 126 Dissolved substance 127 Picture problem 128 Without a clue 129 “You ___ never tell” 130 Aide 131 Wild plum 132 Like some logs 133 This clue, for the list of Across clues DOWN 1 Overnight ___ (popular breakfast) 2 Similar (to) 3 ... at a spa?

4 Certainly, slangily 5 Come to the surface 6 ... on a fishing trip?

7 Taj Mahal’s continent 8 One often has an answer key 9 Live Aid co-founder Bob 10 French friend 79 Signs off on 11 “The Mod Squad” role 80 Like some kitchens 12 Hearty entree 82 One may be sore after 13 Jumpy a race 14 Maui verandas 83 Horror film whose protagonist gets fused with 15 Takes advantage of, as a privilege an insect 16 Doctor Zhivago 85 Banjoist Fleck 17 Just managed, with “out” 86 Nickname that rhymes 18 Ferris wheel, e.g. with Trey 89 Apt flowers for an optom- 25 “Is anyone in here?”

28 Pre-weekend shout etrist’s office?

31 Purpose 91 Singer Fitzgerald 33 Lipton rival 92 Church song 35 Tennessee NFL player 93 Sis or bro 37 Killer whale 94 Eastern way

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38 Warm, confident sorts, astrologically 40 Blonde or brown brews 41 The “I” of 28-Down 42 Request on some birthday party invites 44 ... in a chemistry lab?

45 Turns away 46 Swamp 50 Chinese gambling mecca 54 Night flyers 55 Venice vessel 57 Series of scenes 58 New Zealand language 61 Prince, to a queen 62 ... from Olympic skier Picabo?

65 Softens 66 Bygone Fords 69 Banana desserts 70 “Yippee!”

72 Andy on Bravo 73 Wild blue yonder 74 Ivy with a bulldog mascot 77 Before, poetically 81 Japanese floor covering 84 Moths are drawn to one 85 ___ of contention 87 Year indicator in a trunk 88 Where an Illinois-shaped Corn Flake sold for $1,350 90 Person committing traffic violations?

92 Vandalize, perhaps 96 Certain simians 97 Pacific island nation 99 Wood-shaping tool 101 Exercise that improves grip strength 102 It has 100 seats 104 Kingdom 107 Woolly babies 110 Ancient instruments 111 ATM output 112 ___-Missouria Tribe 113 Survey 114 Water source 116 Mosque figure 117 “Beetle Bailey” pooch 119 No-no for Jack Sprat’s wife 120 Watch over 123 Twosome 124 Mother’s Day month

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Assisted Living & Memory Care Community Is it time to give up the worries of maintaining your house by living care free here at Sabal Palms? CALL to schedule your upcoming tour, 386-302-2383.

We are continuing to work with Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers during these challenging times.

Should you have a discharge forthcoming from rehab or the hospital . . .

Assisted Living may be an option or Respite short term stay (based upon availability).

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Lic # 13103

RN’s & LPN’s on Staff 24 Hours/Day • Building Rated for Category 4 Hurricane Generator on Site • Offering Respite Care

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