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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

VOLUME 12, NO. 25

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Candidates step up to the mic All six Palm Coast mayoral candidates turn out at two forums to ask for your vote. PAGE 3

‘We are experiencing another surge’ COVID-19 cases rise in Flagler County PAGE 9

VOTE EARLY Turnout in mayoral election so far: 14% More than 10,000 ballots have been cast, a 14% turnout through July 20, in the Palm Coast mayoral special election, between mail-in votes and early voting.

“Palm Coast, please come out and vote!” Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart wrote in a public Facebook post the evening of July 17. “This is your city government; your voice should be heard! Who do you want for mayor? Don’t let someone else make the choice for you.”

Lenhart had been hoping for 1,000 votes per day during early voting, but the total was only 2,350 through the first four days..

Early voting is now through Saturday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., including weekends, at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Cast Parkway NW; the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE; and the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 2, Bunnell.

INSIDE WAIT AND SEE

City Council deadlocks 2-2 over maximum property tax rate PAGE 4

INDEX

Briefs..................... PAGE 8 Business...............PAGE 15 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 2 Letters................... PAGE 6 Real Estate...........PAGE 16 Your Town.............PAGE 13

Gov. DeSantis ‘winds up’ in Palm Coast

Palm Coast hosted the Florida Little League State Tournament.

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Gov. Ron DaSantis throws out the first pitch to Emily Warren, 14, at the opening ceremony of the Florida State Little League Tournament on July 16, at Indian Trails Sports Complex.

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Full disclosure: Palm Coast Observer Publisher John Walsh has endorsed David Alfin for mayor.

David Alfin, a real estate broker running for Palm Coast mayor, was charged in 2002 and 2007 for driving while impaired with alcohol, both in Ulster County, New York. Other accusations have also been made on the campaign trail; he addressed them in an interview July 20.

With regard to the drunk driving charges, Alfin said he wanted to be “totally transparent. A mistake I made, never to be repeated.”

Facebook commenters have also suggested that Alfin had $60,000 tax liens against properties, but he said they were not his properties and any court records are referring to another person named David Alfin.

Alfin confirmed that he is a member of the county’s Value Assessment Board, and he will step down if he is elected mayor so as to avoid any conflicts.

He is also accused of dropping out of the Naval Academy at war time. Alfin said in his July 20 interview that in 1972, he believed that the Vietnam War was going to end soon and that the Navy could be downsized, so he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania.

Grad student finds new way to preserve specimens: Rain-X UF student Dorothy Mitchell made a discovery while trying to take pictures of comb jellies with a microscope.

BRENT FOSTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When it comes to scientific experiments, a lapse in attention can ruin days of hard work. But sometimes these mistakes can lead to incredible, albeit quirky, discoveries.

Late one night at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida graduate student Dorothy Mitchell was trying to take pictures of ctenophores with a microscope. Mitch-

“When I looked at my samples, I was amazed. They were the clearest, most natural-looking pictures of preserved ctenophores I had ever seen. I knew I had to tell someone.”

DOROTHY MITCHELL, UF graduate student

ell has been studying ctenophores, or comb jellies, for years.

This particular night, she wanted to zoom in to view the cellular structures of these “jelly-ball” animals up close and see what secrets she could learn about their remarkable ability to regenerate.

Comb jellies are notoriously tricky to image with a microscope.

Their gelatinous tissues degrade to a jumbled mess under the lens, making it difficult to distinguish anything.

Scientists have developed ways to prepare animal tissues for microscope imaging, but these techniques are mediocre at best with comb jellies. These procedures, called “fixations,” consist of washing specimens in different chemical baths to harden and preserve their tissues.

It’s a tedious process where a lapse in attention can up-end hours or even days of hard work, resulting in destroyed samples and dejected spirits.

That evening in the lab, Mitchell spent hours trying to take the perfect picture, but to no avail.

Thinking her night’s work was a failure, she transferred her animals back into the bowl. Little did she realize that she had wiped too much Rain-X on her microscope slides and was about to make a discovery to add to the “gee-whiz” collection of science research.

Mitchell normally uses RainX on her glass microscope slides for the same reason you might wipe it on the windshield of your

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CANDIDATES SPEAK OUT Top row, left to right: David Alfin, Kathy Austrino and Carol Bacha.

Bottom row: Doug Courtney, Alan Lowe and Cornelia Manfre

The six candidates addressed questions on economic development, public safety and divisions on the City Council.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

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ll six candidates for mayor of Palm Coast took part in two mayoral forums held on July 13 and July 19, telling voters about how they hope to spur economic development, maintain resident safety and help repair the divided City Council.

The July 13 forum, organized by the local networking group Leads into the Future, was held at the Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Palm Coast, with a small audience attending and more viewing the livestream on Facebook.

More people turned out at the July 19 forum, organized by the Daytona Beach News-Journal and held at the Buddy Taylor Middle School auditorium.

COUNCIL DYNAMICS

In both forums, candidates spoke of the rancor on current City Council, which has repeatedly split 2-2 and whose acting mayor, Councilman Eddie Branquinho, makes frequent use of his gavel to keep fellow council members from interrupting one another.

Answering a question at the July 13 forum about whether they feel the city is running well, candidates pointed to those divisions.

Cornelia Manfre touted her background as a negotiator. Later, responding to a question about partisanship at the July 19 forum, Manfre said she’d like to keep things nonpartisan. “If you call 911 and a deputy shows up at your door to help you, do you ask them what their party affiliation is? I don’t think so. That is how I want to be able to run City Council,” she said.

(Although the mayoral race is nonpartisan, Manfre and candidate Doug Courtney are Demo-

crats, while the other four candidates are Republicans. The four current council members are all Republicans.)

Candidate Alan Lowe called the council “fractured” and said the city’s swale issues aren’t being attended to.

“I believe that I can negotiate with both sides ... and bring us back to a respectful city that people don’t laugh at, because that’s what’s happening out there,” he said at the July 13 event.

Candidate David Alfin said the city attorney is acting as a referee between the two competing sides on the council dais.

Much could be improved, Alfin said, if the city finds a suitable longterm city manager. (One of the city’s two chiefs of staff, Denise Bevan, is serving as interim City Manager. Former City Manager Matt Morton resigned in May.) Courtney called the city “a little bit shaggy around the edges” and echoed Alfin’s comments about the importance of selecting the right city manager.

“We have to put somebody in charge that can take care of things on a day-to-day basis,” Courtney said at the July 13 forum.

Kathy Austrino said she would “bring harmony” to the City Council. Carol Mother Elizabeth Bacha, a nun who occasionally punctuated her comments by breaking into song, mentioned that a sitting council member is under federal investigation.

(Councilman Victor Barbosa is under investigation for allegations that he’s a fugitive wanted for kidnapping, extortion and other charges in Costa Rica.) She said that as a nurse, she’d had to undergo background checks.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Asked how they’d work with fire departments, the Sheriff’s Office and neighboring cities to improve safety, candidates emphasized the importance of supporting first responders.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly has asked the city for a funding increase to support 10 new deputy positions, a request some candi-

dates spoke to while answering.

Candidate Doug Courtney asked whether it still makes sense for Palm Coast to contract out its law enforcement services to the county Sheriff’s Office.

“That was beneficial 20 years ago when we were starting the city and everything, but now we’re much, much bigger and we might want to start looking at other things,” Courtney said.

Bacha emphasized the importance of staffing for public safety jobs.

Lowe said the city needs to budget for law enforcement to keep up with the city’s rising population, saying that with more people comes more crime.

“We need to stay ahead of this tidal wave,” he said.

Alfin, Austrino and Bacha said at the July 19 forum that they were supportive of the sheriff’s request for funding to add more deputies.

Cornelia Manfre, who is married to former Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre, said the number of deputies needs to keep pace with the population, but questioned whether the FCSO needs as many deputies as it has requested, given that crime has decreased considerably.

TRASH PICKUP

A few questions at the July 19 forum addressed city operational issues such as the city’s struggles with garbage hauling contractor Waste Pro over missed pickups.

Alfin said part of the issue is a small number of residents not positioning their trash properly, leading to a backlog. Noting that Waste Pro has said it’s had trouble finding employees, he raised the possibility of starting a training program at the local technical college.

Courtney said Palm Coast could consider splitting the city’s pickup routes between Waste Pro and some other contractor.

“That way, if we have a running problem with one, we can obviously try to look over and see what the other can do to help,” Courtney said.

Lowe mentioned the possibility of bringing in the city of Bunnell’s hauler, and suggested that rather

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than simply fining Waste Pro, as Palm Coast has in the past, the city compel the company to use the fine money to increase workers’ pay.

“The issue is labor. The issue is pay. The issue is having enough people to run the trucks to do it,” Lowe said.

Alfin said he opposed the idea of breaking the routes apart.

“I think as a city, we command a better performance if we are more important to the vendor,” he said.

Manfre suggested the city speak to its haulers about whether greater automation would be possible, making staffing less critical.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Answering a question about balancing economic development and quality of life, Alfin said during the July 19 forum that the MedNexus project — a partnership between the city, the University of North Florida and other institutions for a health care profession training facility in Town Center — will help the economy.

“The first students to go through the training program ... will begin classes in August,” he said “... From this dream, I believe we can build an economic success for the city of Palm Coast.”

Austrino said the city needs jobs and businesses now and needs to support its current economic development department.

Bacha said she’d place a moratorium on development until the city reviews its infrastructure to prevent a Surfside-type collapse.

Manfre said that good, sustainable growth requires infrastructure, and that the city needs to review its infrastructure. Lowe said the city needs employers and should avoid, or at least look closely at, proposals to rezone commercial properties to residential.

Courtney suggested that the city revisit its comprehensive plan.

“What we have to do is review that, and make sure once it’s reviewed that we stick with it to ensure ... quality of life and continued economic development,” he said.

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City Council deadlocks 2-2 over maximum tax rate

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

$139,760

total amount of money the city will try to recoup from property owners for instances in which the city paid to fix nuisance problems on their properties — for instance, by mowing vacant lots

$488,458

Palm Coast’s expected 2021-2022 fiscal year allocation from the Community Development Block Grant Program. The money helps the city cover home repairs for low- and moderate-income residents, among other uses.

$35,000

maximum award available through the city’s First Time Homebuyer Program. The $35,000 max is available to homebuyers classified as very low income. Low-income applicants can receive up to $25,000; moderateincome applicants receive up to $10,000.

Divided 2-2 over what the city’s maximum property tax rate should be for the upcoming fiscal year, Palm Coast’s City Council on July 20 resigned itself to waiting for the city’s next mayor to break the tie.

It’s the second time the council has opted to hold off on a major decision in order to wait for the new mayor: It did so last week on the topic of whether to allow vehicles with commercial signage to be kept in driveways.

The topic that split the council on July 20 was an early step in the city’s annual budget process — determining the maximum property tax rate that will be listed on the TRIM notices sent to property owners.

The council will finalize the tax rate in a series of budget hearings this fall, and the maximum rate sets a ceiling for those discussions: Once it’s set, the council can not exceed it. It can only lower it.

By law, the city must set its maximum rate by Aug. 4.

The current city tax rate is 4.6989 mills, or $4.6989 per $1,000 worth of taxable property value. That’s what it’s been since 2018.

Because property values have risen about 10%, 4.6989 mills would bring in more revenue for the city in the coming year than it did in the current fiscal year.

Much of the increase is from new construction. For homesteaded properties, annual property tax increases

Palm Coast reduces building fees Generally, having too much money isn’t a problem. But it’s become one for the Palm Coast city government’s Building Fund, and the city is lowering its building fees after getting more revenue than it can efficiently handle in accordance with state restrictions.

The City Council on July 20 approved changes that would decrease the building fees for a $250,000 single-family home from the current $1,250 to $912.50, and reduce the building fees for an $2 million commercial building from $17,140 to $16,375.

State law only lets local government building funds carry forward an amount of fee revenue that doesn’t exceed the fund’s average annual operating revenue over the past four years.

For Palm Coast, that’s $2.7 million for the Building Fund, but the fund’s revenues totaled more than $4 million by late 2020.

Palm Coast last adjusted its building fee rates in 2016.

It suspended some in 2020 to reduce the fund balance.

The Building Fund’s balance is expected to be about $2 million by next month — about $700,000 under the stateallowed maximum.

Photo by Jonathan Simmons

City Councilman Eddie Branquinho is serving as acting mayor.

can not exceed 3%.

Councilman Nick Klufas favored setting the maximum at 4.6989 mills, noting that the council can always decrease that once it begins its review of the budget in coming weeks.

But Councilman Ed Danko motioned to set the maximum lower, at 4.60 mills.

“We can send a message to the taxpayers that, ‘We feel your pain, we know what you’ve been through with this virus for the last year and a half, we’re going to tighten our belts just a little bit,’” Danko said.

Councilman Victor Barbosa seconded Danko’s motion.

Klufas asked Danko what he’d cut out of the city’s proposed budget in order to lower the rate.

Danko said the council can determine that by going

through the budget line by line.

“I think we can all find places to make cuts once we get to that situation,” Danko said.

Klufas warned against hamstringing the city by setting the rate too low and pressed Danko again to suggest a way to cut costs.

“As a responsible representative, we should be able to say, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ but, more importantly, ‘This is how we’re going to get there,’” Klufas said.

He added that there’s still the possibility of some unforeseen disaster, like a hurricane, impacting the city before the budget is finalized.

Councilman Eddie Branquinho noted that 4.60

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How the Flagler County Elections Office keeps your vote secure Early voting is underway.

KAITI LENHART FLAGLER COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS

You may wonder why there is so much media attention on election security. The answer is simple: It’s because your vote matters!

Voter confidence in the electoral process is a contributing factor to participation and turnout.

The following information has been developed as a resource to help voters learn what the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections is doing to protect your vote.

TRANSPARENCY

Every visitor to the Elections Office has the opportunity to see all of our operations.

We notify our candidates and local political party leadership of our Canvassing Board meeting schedule so they may personally attend or send a representative. These meetings include testing the voting system, opening and tabulating mail ballots, election night results, automatic and machine recounts, eligibility determinations for mail ballots and provisional ballots, and the voting system’s post manual audit. We’ve had many visitors in the past, and not one has left disappointed.

EQUIPMENT UPGRADES

A paper based voting system: All voters in Flagler County cast their vote using a paper ballot, which allows for a full audit of an election. Our previous voting system was 18 years old, and

replacement parts were no longer manufactured.

When the Legislature outlawed the use of electronic touchscreen tabulators, each Florida county was required to comply by 2020. I led negotiations with the Department of State in 2015 with two other supervisors of elections to secure federal grant funding for the purchase of new voting systems in 13 counties in Florida.

A Federal grant of over $147,000 was secured for Flagler County for the purchase of new equipment. We upgraded ahead of the state-mandated deadline and in time for the 2018 election cycle.

Flagler County’s voters now have state-of-the-art voting equipment with the latest software patches and security upgrades.

Electronic poll books with real-time communication: The electronic poll book serves the same function as the oldfashioned paper register, providing each polling place with a list of registered voters eligible to vote in an election. The difference is, our electronic poll books are able to prevent someone from voting twice. If someone votes early at one location, their voter record is immediately flagged as already voted.

Voter list maintenance: We now receive updates from the Social Security Administration, which provides information for potential death matches in the county after entering the agreement with the SSA in 2015. This agreement was presented yet went unsigned for several years

prior. We now receive death matches weekly from the Bureau of Vital Statistics and the Social Security Administration.

Our registration totals are reviewed monthly by precinct, precinct split, district and party for any anomalies.

Many people who move to Florida do not cancel their registration in their previous state. Currently, not all states share voter registration data. Election integrity starts with eligible registered voters. Supervisors of Elections in Florida have been fighting for years, myself included, for legislation to allow Florida to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) program and check for dual state registrations.

The law was finally passed and our first dual state registration matching process began in June 2021. The ERIC program also identifies potentially ineligible citizens while also finding those who have recently moved here but have not yet registered to vote.

PRE-ELECTION TESTING

We thoroughly test each component of the voting system before each election. Every oval position in every race is tested to ensure the voting equipment is reading ballots accurately. The equipment is further tested to ensure the ballots are read in every orientation and that an over-voted ballot is rejected by the tabulator to give the voter the opportunity to review their choices.

PHYSICAL SECURITY

The Elections Office was not designed with an emphasis on

POST-ELECTION AUDIT: 100% We audit every election in Flagler County. One race and one precinct are selected randomly by the Canvassing Board, and the paper ballots for the selected precinct and race are counted by hand.

The purpose of the audit is to ensure the ballots match the tabulation totals. The

security. I imagine that’s because the world was a different place in 2004-2005. After our physical risk assessment from the Department of Homeland Security, it was recommended that we make improvements to the building to protect the equipment and sensitive information. I presented these needs to the County Commission and requested funding in 2019.

Our tabulation area is now enclosed, with physical access restrictions and video surveillance.

BALLOT RECONCILIATION

Our rigorous ballot reconciliation procedures compare the number of ballots to voters throughout the process. Mail ballots are reconciled daily. When a mail ballot is received, it is date stamped and sorted by precinct. In order for a mail ballot to be counted, the signature on the returned voter’s certificate must match the signature on file. Each of the thousands of mail ballot envelope signatures are reviewed by trained Elections

precinct-level results are not released until after the Manual Audit has been completed, so the counting team does not know the precinct results.

The tabulation totals are compared to the hand-counted totals for each candidate and each race for every vote type and ballot style. In the past 12 years, every audit has been 100% accurate.

Office staff, which takes many hours. In the 2020 General Election, we personally reviewed and matched over 31,000 voter signatures. If there is a difference, the ballot is escalated for review by two other staff members. A voter whose ballot signature is missing or does not match is contacted by mail, phone and/or email immediately and instructed to complete an affidavit. They must provide photo ID to “cure” the signature difference. If the ballot return envelope is not signed, the ballot cannot be counted unless the same affidavit and ID are provided.

Mail ballots returned each day are added to the cumulative total.

The totals received for each precinct are reconciled before staff leaves for the day. They are stored in our fireproof vault, which is under video surveillance and our security procedures require twoperson control to enter. The ballots are stored there in precinct order until they are opened and counted during a public meeting of the Canvassing Board.

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Don’t forget Lowe’s radical past

Dear Editor: As public records show, Alan Lowe, a candidate for Palm Coast mayor, had a long contentious battle with the IRS who was attempting to dutifully collect taxes Lowe did not pay. The IRS battle was waged with Lowe utilizing his proclaimed radical sovereign citizen status and philosophy, his renounced U.S. citizenship, his contention that he was not subject to taxes or U.S. laws, and included a barrage of frivolous and nonsensical public court filings. He went as far as to sue the IRS and individual revenue agents personally for $5 million and even filed court documents arguing that he did not owe debts to banks and the IRS because he didn’t recognize U.S. currency as real money.

Also, while being pursued by the IRS, and in what appears to be a desperate effort to avoid the owed income taxes, he formed an anti-government “Church of Yahweh” and changed his name to “Alan Lowe, Ambassador For Christ,” presumably to establish a church-related tax exemption. Needless to say, all of these efforts failed, and his property and business were foreclosed upon, and the IRS eventually got what was rightfully due.

His professed sovereign citizen philosophy and long-running attempts to avoid paying taxes occurred when Lowe was an adult man and small business owner in his 30s. So, his actions and beliefs cannot be excused as some youthful indiscretion.

So, what was really the motive for his past radical mindset and ill-conceived IRS battle? There are seemingly only two possibilities.

He either truly believed in the extremist tenets of the sovereign citizen movement or he was just running a calculated but ludicrous and destined-to-fail game to dupe the IRS. We may never know, but whichever conclusion is drawn, either one should raise serious voter concerns about Alan Lowe.

MARGARET MINUTAGLIO Palm Coast

Editor’s Note: In a phone call

in October 2020 with the Palm Coast Observer, Lowe denied being aligned with the “sovereign citizen” movement. He said he temporarily wanted to renounce his citizenship due to a spiritual awakening.

Don’t let council go to further extremes Dear Editor: I have looked high and low for evidence that at any time in the history of our country a sovereign citizen has been elected to public office.

I found nothing. Given that Palm Coast mayoral candidate, Alan Lowe, was a well documented proponent of this extremist anti-government movement, is our little town of Palm Coast willing to make history?

And, are we wanting to add a former sovereign citizen to the cast of characters we already have on the City Council which now includes Victor Barbosa, an alleged felony fugitive from Costa Rica, and the ultra-partisan Ed Danko?

The three would represent a controlling 60% of the City Council.

Is this the unusual, almost surreal, makeup and the legacy of Palm Coast’s government we are willing to accept? I would hope not. We require, deserve and should demand better.

ANN LEVAN Palm Coast

A defining moment in Palm Coast history Dear Editor: It’s our 18th summer here, and it’s obvious that the city of Palm Coast faces a defining moment in its history.

How matters are handled by the City Council at this time of unprecedented growth — busier even than the 20042005 boom — will resonate for decades.

The question is whether Palm Coast will maintain its unique character and identity, which has drawn so many here, or devolve into the neon blur of just another Interstate-95 exit.

The prospect of the latter is extremely worrisome — more than just possible, due to the state of our council. It isn’t just dysfunctional, but a circus of potential tragedy for residents who love this place. It is also sobering for those who

want their property to maintain its value.

Are voters taking note at all of what’s going on, or only voting in knee-jerk fashion, based on the number of signs?

Meetings are now verbal jousting matches that have integrated the chaotic mood of the past several years in national politics — the childish, in-your-face, smashmouth approach — into our locality, which back in 2004-2005 was run by people who were measured, civil, well-informed, experienced, foresighted and serene.

It is now the polar opposite, at the worst possible time. What quality company or corporation would want to move into an area with a City Council like the current one? Councilmen shout at and insult each other. Face masks with political slogans on them are worn, or a councilman goes maskless, defying city rules. The chief issue is suddenly whether commercial vehicles should be allowed in driveways, which would be a step — perhaps a small step, but still a step — on the slippery slope toward diminution of this beautiful city’s defining attributes.

All this is transpiring at a time when there are massive housing developments (seemingly a new one each week), significant new apartment projects, substantial development of the town center (finally), a new hospital in the works, two clinics and important road projects and trafficflow issues. Kudos to one councilman who at least gave lip service to the litter problem (“Keep it classy,” he proposes as a slogan), and to two of the mayoral candidates, Cornelia Manfre and David Alfin, who at least have mentioned the importance of controlled growth and the city’s quintessential character.

It’s up to you, voters. It’s up to you, Palm Coast. Do you really want a City Council that has to be admonished and reminded repeatedly by the city attorney of its legal responsibility to conduct itself civilly?

And so here we are, in that jewel called Palm Coast, suddenly and far too often amid the bizarre and burlesque.

A crossroads — or a defining moment, one that will be defined by those who vote in the special mayoral election?

MICHAEL H. BROWN Palm Coast

Veteran to veterans: Don’t vote for Lowe Dear Editor: I am a veteran, the father of an active-duty serviceman in harm’s way, and I’m the son and nephew of World War II veterans. I see what I gave in service to my country as far less than what my country gave me. I do not normally use these facts as a soapbox, but I must make this exception.

Alan Lowe, candidate for mayor of Palm Coast, renounced his citizenship to the United States of America in September 1933, at about 31 years of age. This is not a rumor; this is by his own hand in documents filed with the Flagler County clerk of courts.

Whether this act was, as he once declared, due to some spiritual awakening is irrelevant. But, for the record, the timing did coincide with an IRS tax lien and failure to pay federal income tax and a messy foreclosure indicating some interesting property ownership gymnastics.

Those of us who took the oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, should never consider supporting this candidate who so blithely drapes himself in the flag of our nation.

Veterans, I ask you to vote for any of the three candidates with the records and temperaments to serve our community — and that ain’t Lowe.

JOHN S. MILLS Palm Coast

Danko’s FiberNET vote shows lack of understanding Dear Editor: At the July 6 City Council meeting, Ed Danko argued and voted against renewing the maintenance contract for the high speed fiber optic network, the FiberNET system.

He referred to it as a “boondoggle” that “the city should not be wasting money on.”

The FiberNET system is an enterprise fund and as such uses no tax dollars to run or be maintained. He clearly doesn’t know how an enterprise fund runs in Palm Coast. (An enterprise fund is a service that receives funding from fees, permits and other user paid charges. No tax money is used for funding.) Similarly, our utility bills and impact fees

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The FiberNET system has paid back the money used to install the network, and the city continues to make money on fees paid by Flagler Schools, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and commercial customers.

He also does not seem to understand how contracts work.

If the FiberNET goes down and we don’t maintain it, that is a breach of our contracts with customers, opening the city to lawsuits.

I don’t understand how anyone would complain about a service that doesn’t cost the taxpayers a dime, saves the city expenses on its operating budget and creates money for the city.

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A traffic stop July 19 on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard led to the arrest of two subjects on drug charges, later identified by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office as Jordan Manning and Edward Sampson.

“This is another great example of proactive policing and how law enforcement officers never really know what is occurring inside a car when they make a traffic stop,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “This was a traffic stop based on a registration flagged as a habitual traffic offender, resulting in two arrests, multiple felony drug charges, and the removal of poison from our county. One thing I want all poison peddlers to know is that if you bring drugs into Flagler County, you will have accommodations at the Green Roof Inn. With their extensive criminal history, it’s time for the courts to deal with them once and for all.”

Manning’s driver’s license was suspended and he was

considered a habitual traffic violator since April 18, 2016, for a term of 60 months. It was also discovered that Manning had 13 suspensions on his driver’s license since 2012.

Manning’s criminal history dates back to 2010 in Flagler County, for multiple misdemeanor charges, and prior felony charges for Battery and Violation of Probation.

Sampson’s criminal history dates back to 2012 in Flagler County, for Violation of Probation, Trespassing, Grand Theft, Robbery, Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm, Shooting Missile in Dwelling/ Vehicle, Criminal Mischief, Possession of Cocaine, Battery, Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Domestic Aggravated Battery, Robbery with Firearm, Possession of Marijuana 20G or Less, and Petit Theft.

Both Manning and Sampson were arrested and transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.

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Flagler Beach’s Toys for Tickets benefits Christmas Come True

Through Saturday, July 31, Flagler Beach Police Department Officers, at their discretion, will be issuing “toy waivers” along with warning citations for non-criminal state traffic and/ or city parking offenses. The “toy waiver” provides motorists with information on how to donate a new, unwrapped toy to the Police Department. At the end of the campaign the Police Department will turn over all donated toys to Christmas Come True, a local nonprofit organization whose mission is “to provide a complete Christmas experience for area resident parents who are unable to financially afford a traditional Christmas for their families.”

Three arrested after midnight swim On Monday, July 12, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a Commercial Burglary at Belle

Terre Swim & Racquet Club, located at 73 Patricia Drive. The reporting party stated unknown subjects broke into the pool area and sprayed a fire extinguisher on the pool deck.

Immanuel Malinkovich, who was later determined to be the driver of the vehicle, explained the scenario and stated that they “got bored late at night” and decided to pick up a friend to hang out, stating he “wanted to do something memorable.”

He told FCSO deputies that he was accompanied by his cousin, Timothy Kisurin, and a friend named Hannah Mulvehill.

All three subjects were placed under arrest.

Florida gas prices dip below $3 The state average price for gasoline in Florida has fallen back below $3 a gallon for the first time this month. The average price for gasoline is now $2.99. That’s down 2 cents from last week, yet still 4 cents more than a month ago.

Gasoline prices have increased a total of 82 cents this year.

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When playing, working, or doing sports outdoors, stop for frequent water breaks.

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Vaccinations lag at nursing homes As COVID-19 cases increase again in Florida, 42% of the state’s nursing-home workers had been fully vaccinated as of last month, a new report by AARP shows.

The 42% vaccination rate placed Florida second from last in the percentage of nursinghome workers vaccinated as of June 20 and well behind the national average of 56%, the report by the senior-advocacy group said. Hawaii had the highest rate in the four-week period leading up to June 20, with nearly 84% of nursing-home staff fully vaccinated.

Just 5% of Florida nursing homes had staff vaccination rates of 75% or higher as of last month, according to the report.

Nationally, 20% of nursing homes had staff vaccination rates of 75% or higher.

“It’s troubling news that Florida continues to lag significantly behind the nation in the percent of fully vaccinated health care workers in our nursing homes,” AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson said.

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Council to wait for new mayor before setting tentative tax rate would still be a tax increase in terms of the revenue coming into the city: The rollback rate, or the rate that would bring in the same dollar amount — $5.83 million — as was generated in the current fiscal year, would be 4.4593 mills.

Barbosa withdrew his second of Danko’s motion, which then failed because no other council members would support it.

Branquinho made a motion to set the max at 4.6989.

“I just think it’s the responsible thing to do, to play it safe,” he said. “We could always bring it down, if we find places to cut.”

Klufas seconded, but Branquinho’s motion failed in a 2-2 vote, with Danko and Barbosa dissenting.

Barbosa then made his own motion — to set the maximum rate at the rollback rate of 4.4593 mills.

Danko seconded.

That motion also failed, this time with Branquinho and Klufas dissenting.

“Due to the fact that we’re

going nowhere today, we’re going to wait for the new mayor,” Branquinho said.

Barbosa suggested cutting costs by starting with the planned expansion of the city’s tennis center into a regional racquet center, and Danko asked if an incoming mayor would be able to make a motion to reconsider the council’s previous decision to move forward with the expansion.

City attorney Bill Reischmann said a motion for reconsideration could only be made by one of the council members who’d voted in favor of the expansion when it passed — that would be Klufas or Branquinho — and that the city may now have contracts that it would be violating if it reneged on its decision.

The special mayoral election is July 27. The vote on the maximum millage rate will be held Aug. 3, at the city’s first meeting after the election, so that the city can comply with the Aug. 4 state deadline.

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Hospital reports COVID surge Current patients are younger than those from previous surges.

About two months ago, De Aquino said, AdventHealth Palm Coast had started planning for a post-pandemic future. Now, he said, it’s rolling back plans to allow for increased visitation.

That, he said, “is not going to happen anytime soon.”

Florida Department of Health - Flagler Communications Manager Gretchen Smith said that the health department had recorded 240 COVID-19 cases in Flagler County that week, up from 88 the week before.

FDOH-Flagler Medical Director Dr. Stephen Bickel said that almost 100% of the people being hospitalized for COVID-19 are unvaccinated.

Smith noted that people who choose not to get vaccinated increase the risk for people who can’t get the vaccine for health reasons.

“Not being vaccinated is really eroding any progress we’ve made as a community to put this pandemic behind us,” she said.

Bickel said he believed the Delta variant has been getting people’s

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COVID-19 cases are rising in Flagler County and around the state, forcing some facilities that had eased restrictions to reenact them.

“We are experiencing another surge,” AdventHealth Palm Coast Chief Operating Officer Wally De Aquino said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” radio program on July 16.

De Aquino said the hospital itself doesn’t have the ability to check for COVID-19 variants to determine if its patients have the more-transmissible Delta strain.

The average age of hospitalized COVID-19 patients is younger now than it has been in previous surges, he said: It’s currently in the 40s, while the average in January had been in the 60s.

DELTA DRIVES COVID-19 RISE About 430 people were hospitalized July 15 with COVID-19 in AdventHealth hospitals across Central Florida, an increase of more than 100 people since the same time last week, and a result of the highly contagious Delta variant.

Dr. Vincent Hsu, executive director of infection prevention, said the Delta strain is now the dominant variant.

Hsu and Dr. Michael Keating, chief medical officer for AdventHealth for Children, said they “strongly recommend” parents vaccinate any child 12 or older.

Vaccine appointments are available to anyone 12 and up at CentraCare.org.

attention. “We just have to keep getting the word out,” Bickel said.

“This is a marathon.”

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“When I realized my mistake the next morning, I didn’t want to tell Mark,” Mitchell confessed, referring to her supervisor, Mark Martindale. “But I decided to take a closer look at these samples under the microscope, anyway.”

It turns out Rain-X preserves tissues of gelatinous marine animals beautifully.

“When I looked at my samples, I was amazed,” Mitchell said. “They were the clearest, most natural-looking pictures of preserved ctenophores I had ever seen. I knew I had to tell someone.” Mitchell showed her images to Allison Edgar, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab whose research is funded by the NSF. Edgar was just as amazed, and she and Mitchell decided to

dig deeper.

“It’s a reminder to me of how important it is to have a variety of backgrounds in the lab,” Edgar said. “Scientists with different experiences can learn a lot from each other. I might have just tossed the ‘ruined’ samples in the trash because there was no obvious reason for keeping them, which means I probably wouldn’t have made this observation on my own.”

Mitchell added, “And if it wasn’t for Allison and her expertise and encouragement, I don’t know if we would have pursued this discovery further.”

After confirming that the animals were indeed preserved and could be imaged, Mitchell and Edgar broached the mishap and its resultant discovery with Martindale. He responded with a laugh and one of his favorite quotes: “Chance favors the prepared mind!”

Together, Martindale, Edgar, and Mitchell confirmed that their new Rain-X fixation technique could be applied to a wide range of sea creatures, demonstrating its versatility for broader biological research. Their protocol was

Mitchell’s discovery is a perfect example of how science progresses bit by bit over time.

Serendipity — along with experienced mentors and a curiosity that fosters resilience — can turn exasperated sighs from mistakes into surprised gasps of discovery.

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tudy gelatinous animals ALL ABOUT WHITNEY Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience is a University of Florida research facility on State Road A1A at the northern edge of Flagler County. Researchers at the lab study marine animals to answer questions about biodiversity, ocean health, marine chemistry, neuroscience, sensory biology, embryology cellular regeneration and other scientific fields. The knowledge gained at Whitney Lab can be applied to issues of human health, natural resources and the environment.

animals like mice or fruit flies, but we haven’t been able to figure out why because we lacked the basic tools to study them in more detail.”

Now, scientists can use Whitney Laboratory’s protocol as a stepping stone to learn more about comb jellies and other marine animals with unique biomedical properties that, until now, have been difficult to study because of their fragile tissues.

Improved fixation methods may also help museum curators preserve specimens with gelatinous tissues.

Today, “preserved” comb jellies look like clumps of Jell-O in a jar. Now, with Whitney Laboratory’s Rain-X protocol, it may be possible to preserve comb jellies indefinitely.

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“I knew what a fixed ctenophore should look like,” Mitchell said, “but I never thought I’d be able to see it so clearly, let alone help develop the technique to make it possible with something as ordinary as Rain-X!” For folks who may wonder about potential conflicts of interest, Rain-X does not fund any of the research at UF’s Whitney Laboratory. Representatives of Rain-X declined to comment for this story.

For Mitchell and other comb jelly researchers, this Rain-X discovery is a major breakthrough.

Scientists have been studying comb jellies for centuries to learn about their remarkable regenerative abilities and their impact on the environment.

But it’s hard to glean much when you can’t see the details clearly: Being able to identify cellular structures and tissue types is key to figure out how comb jellies regenerate and reproduce.

This discovery at Whitney Laboratory improves current methods to help researchers learn more about the molecular and cellular components of regeneration. It also opens doors for scientists to study other types of gelatinous marine animals.

“There are so many organisms in the ocean with really interesting qualities,” Mitchell said.

“Comb jellies can regenerate better than most common laboratory

Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline BY: DR. INDIRA ALVAREZ

reduced function of the tympanic membrane (the eardrum) or reduced function of the three tiny bones in the middle ear that carry sound waves from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear. Most older people who experience hearing loss have a combination of both age related hearing loss and noise-induced hearing loss.

Can I prevent age-related hearing loss?

At this time, scientists don’t know how to prevent age-related hearing loss. However, you can protect yourself from noise-induced hearing loss by protecting your ears from sounds that are

too loud and last too long. It’s important to be aware of potential sources of damaging noises, such as loud music, firearms, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, and leaf blowers. Avoiding loud noises, reducing the amount of time you’re exposed to loud noise, and protecting your ears with ear plugs or ear muffs are easy things you can do to protect your hearing and limit the amount of hearing you might lose as you get older.

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The connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline A 2016 study analyzing health insurance claims of 154,783 seniors concluded that hearing impairment increases the risk of dementia and that to some extent this happens regardless of medical treatment. Though the

authors said hearing aids might delay or prevent dementia, they didn’t have details on whether patients were prescribed hearing aids or were using them regularly.

However, a 2017 article in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience cited two studies that found people wearing hearing aids improved their performance on cognitive tests. The article said hearing aids, when prescribed at the beginning of age-related hearing loss, can postpone cognitive side effects.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS Animal-loving kids interacted with everything from reptiles to horses at Flagler Humane Society’s Camp Pawprint

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he Flagler Humane Society hosted Camp Pawprint for the 2021 summer break. Activities in July included speaking on FHS radio show “Speaking of Animals,” interacting with a variety of animals — from reptiles to horses — and learning about the Humane Society with presentations from animal protection officers. Campers even had a chance to watch a spay/neuter surgery if they wished.

The camp ended with a field trip to the Florida Agricultural Museum.

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SPORTS Palm Coast Little League hosts the state tournament, at Indian Trails Sports Complex

Sadie Schell, 14, and Emily Warren, 14, with Gov. Ron DaSantis.

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elebrated by a first pitch on July 16 from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Little League teams from all across Florida competed this weekend at Palm Coast’s Indian Trails Sports Complex in hopes to quality for the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Palm Coast Little League President Peter Schoembs said the league began vying to host the tournament, although no local teams qualified, in the spring.

PCLL had been chosen to host the 2020 tournament, but it was canceled due to the pandemic.

“We were so excited when the league said they would just roll us over as the host for the 2021 tournament,” Schoembs said.

Before the opening ceremonies Friday, July 16, DeSantis showed up at the field and asked Schoembs, “Are those all of the teams?”

Schoembs later wrote on Facebook, “I barely had a chance to say, ‘yes’ before he was out there shaking their hands, taking pictures, and signing autographs. One of the most genuine, down to earth people we have ever met. Blue jeans, a simple collared shirt, and cowboy boots! You have to love this guy!”

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teers participating,” DeSantis said.

After the national anthem, sung

by Lauren Januskevich, DeSantis threw two pitches, to Palm Coast softball players Emily Warren and Sadie Schell.

After the event, Schoembs reported on Facebook that Martin County North defeated Merritt Island 4-1 in the championship game.

He then reflected on the weekend, noting that the event combined the efforts of not just Little League but the city’s Public Works and Parks and Recreation departments, as well as the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and the Palm Coast Fire Department.

“I can’t tell you how many compliments the facilities received this weekend from everyone that was there,” Schoembs wrote on

“We could not have scripted this any better if we tried.”

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Facebook. “Our Parks and Recreation Department is simply the best. They worked for weeks getting those fields ready for this tournament, and then were on call all weekend, pouncing on those fields at the conclusion of each game to drag the infields and reline the fields — for each game! Coaches couldn’t believe they were getting a ‘brand new field’ for their 4:00 game! I thank them on a daily basis, and I still don’t think it’s enough.”

Schoembs thanked the volunteers and vendors, as well, saying, “We could not have scripted this any better if we tried.”

— Brian McMillan contributed.

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In late 2019, the Flagler County Commission approved a controversial boat storage facility on the Intracoastal Waterway in the Hammock, over the objection of the Hammock Community Association.

The HCA sued, and a circuit court judge overturned the County Commission’s decision, stating that it had been made without the “competent substantial evidence” required in such proceedings.

The boat storage proposal is expected to come before the county’s Planning Board and County Commission again, but this time with a tweak: The property owner of the 4.26-acre parcel at 5658 N. Oceanshore Blvd. is now referring to it as a “marina” rather than a boat storage facility (the boat storage would still be in dry slips, not wet slips). The owner, Bob Million, has asked the county to find that marinas are a permitted use within the commercial-2 district in the county’s Scenic A1A Overlay Corridor.

That presents a problem for the county: Marinas are not listed as a permitted use anywhere in

the county’s Land Development Code, and the county’s LDC doesn’t define what constitutes a marina.

When the boat storage proposal last came before the Planning Board and County Commission, residents who opposed it said it was analogous to a commercial warehousing operation — one of the uses expressly prohibited in the Scenic A1A Overlay Corridor.

The county’s planning staff working on potential amendments to the Land Development Code to add marinas and define where they may be located.

At a Planning Board meeting July 13, Growth Management Director Adam Mengel suggested a tiered system in which marinas of varying levels of intensity would be allowed in different districts.

Tier 1 marinas would be small, noncommercial marinas of less than 25 boats, permitted in residential and Planned Unit Development zoning areas as a special exception.

Tier 2 marinas would be accessories for other facilities, such as restaurants and hotels.

Tier 3 marinas would be standalone marina facilities offering storage for boats, along with fuel and services like boat washing and limited repairs. They would be allowed in commercial-2 and industrial zoning districts.

A handful of residents spoke at the meeting, cautioning the board to avoid changes that

could degrade the character of the Hammock.

Board member Timothy Conner didn’t see a need to establish different requirements for marinas on parcels under 5 acres and those on parcels over 5 acres, as one resident had suggested.

“If we have a marina located on a piece of commercial property that’s surrounded by residential,” he said, “our code already has the buffers built in, and we’re limited by design.”

Greg Blosé, the president and CEO of the Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce, said he’d spoken to marine business owners who confirmed that there’s demand for boat storage.

He favored the proposed Land Development Code changes.

“I think it puts us in a position to be competitive in this area, so for me that’s ultimately what I’m interested in,” he said. “The chamber supports what you have in front of you to move forward.”

Million’s marina proposal is expected to return to the Planning Board in August, along with the proposal to amend the Land Development Code to allow marinas.

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Realtor groups have poured another $8 million into an effort to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2022 ballot that would ensure money for affordable-housing programs, a newly filed finance report shows.

The group Florida Realtors funneled $5 million in June to the political committee Floridians for Housing, while the National Association of Realtors chipped in another $3 million. Florida Realtors had earlier contributed $5 million, bringing the total amount raised by the committee to $13 million.

The committee in June also paid $2.5 million to SGS, Inc., a Gainesville firm. While the finance report filed with the state Division of Elections provides little information about the expenditure, most of the money raised by the committee this year likely will go toward collecting petition signatures.

To reach the ballot, backers of the proposed amendment will need to submit 891,589 valid signatures

by Feb. 1. As a preliminary step, the committee needs to submit 222,898 signatures to trigger a crucial Florida Supreme Court review of the proposed ballot wording.

As of Wednesday afternoon, July 7, the Division of Elections website showed 106 valid signatures had been tallied for the initiative.

Only 16 new jobs were created in Flagler County in June 2021, as the unemployment rate rose to 6%, nearly a full percentage point increase.

According to data released by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Flagler County’s labor force added 530 additional residents. In the past two months, Flagler County’s labor force has grown by 1,172 residents.

“Only creating 16 new jobs in the past 30 days is very disappointing,” said Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber President and CEO Greg Blosé. “Our unemployment rate hasn’t been 6% or higher since September 2020.”

Blosé added, “Sixty days ago, the chamber launched our ‘Return to Work’ initiative, and that’s what people are doing, returning to work. Nearly 1,200 have rejoined the labor force since we began our initiative. Unfortunately, hiring isn’t keeping up with the increase in our labor force.”

Flagler County employment grew from 45,792 in May 2021 to 45,808, an increase of 16 jobs. Meanwhile, the labor force grew from 48,220 in May 2021 to 48,750, an increase of 530 Flagler County residents.

The chamber urges unemployed residents to work with CareerSource Flagler/Volusia for information on open jobs. Visit https:// www.careersourcefv.com/ to learn more or call 386-586-5169.

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George was born in Montclair, NJ on February 19, 1929, and was a resident of Upper Montclair until 1987, when he and Judy moved to Palm Coast. He was a graduate of Montclair High School, where he was a proud Montclair Mountie and a standout athlete in both football and baseball. He then proudly served with the United States Army. George became an officer and then Lieutenant with the Montclair Police Department, for which he was a member for over 25 years. George and Judy were active parishioners at St. James Church in Upper Montclair, and St. Thomas Church in Palm Coast, Florida. He was involved with many activities at the church and a member of the vestry for many years.

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house in Ocean Hammock was the top real estate transaction for the week of June 10-16 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Robert and Andrea Covell, of Palm Coast, sold 69 Hammock Beach Circle N. to Suzanne and Kevin Vitale, of Palm Coast, for $1.06 million. Built in 2003, the house is a 5/4/2 and has fireplace, swimming pool, fountain and 4,080 square feet.

Palm Harbor Elizabeth Bey sold 2 Cleveland Court to Antonio Ferreira, of Palm Coast, for $560,000.

Built in 1993, the house is a 4/3 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 2,963 square feet.

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

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Condos Detra Hagerman, individually and as trustee, sold 130 Avenue De La Mer, Unit 1601, to Alfred and Amy Marchigiani, of Palm Coast, for $610,000. Built in 2006, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 2,014 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $365,000.

Nancy Gallagher, individually and as trustee, sold 60 Surfview Drive, Unit 101, to Jack and Carol Eckdahl, of Palm Coast, for $420,000. Built in 2004, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,786 square feet.

Silvia Baez, of Savannah, Georgia, sold 101 Palm Harbor Parkway, Unit B319, to Jose and Jacinta Martins, of Palm Coast, for $132,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,250 square feet.

Belle Terre Frank Jonas, of Palm Coast, sold 4 Palm Leaf Lane to Donna Steger and Ryker Smith, of Palm Coast, for $319,000. Built in 1980, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,398 square feet.

Cypress Knoll Arie Carolina, of Frisco, Texas, sold 21 Eastman Lane to Winston and Sandra Brown, of Palm Coast, for $430,000.

Built in 2019, the house is a 4/3 and has 3,031 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $331,200.

Grand Haven Margaret Colwell, Kathleen Chianese, Nancy Quinn, Tracey Callagy and Jacquelyn Giarrizzo, of Bradenton, sold 42 Southlake Drive to Robert and Cheryl Hill, of Palm Coast, for $365,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,203 square feet.

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Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 47 Lob Wedge Lane to Jacob Harris, of Bunnell, for $301,990. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,986 square feet.

Indian Trails DLP Homes LLC, of St. Augustine, sold 31 Becket Lane to Lourdes Guedes and Jorge Perez, of Sunny Isles Beach, for $277,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,983 square feet.

Lakeside Lois Stomp sold 41 San Carlos Drive to Kathleen and John Crowe, of Palm Coast, for $290,000. Built in 1991, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,249 square feet.

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Lehigh Woods LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas, sold 13 Riviere Lane to Kiala Barila and Misty Gioshes, of Palm Coast, for $237,900. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,270 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 7 Royal Leaf Lane to Natasha Brewington and Lynnell Williams-Brewington, of Palm Coast, for $214,990.

Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,896 square feet.

Ocean Hammock John and Pamela Orne, of Palm Coast, sold 14 Blue Heron Lane to Yvette Banker, of Scottsdale, Arizona, for $825,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,500 square feet.

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Wieslaw Dabrowski and Jadwiga Dabrowska sold 9 Carr Lane to Ashley Jones, of Palm Coast, for $287,000. Built in 1972, the house is a 3/3 and has 1,853 square feet.

S&B Properties Group LLC, of Flagler Beach, sold 36 Woodward Lane to Jorge and Jessica Duran, of Palm Coast, for $285,000. Built in 1988, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,244 square feet.

Seminole Woods Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 40 Upshire Path to James Lea, of Palm Coast, for $195,990. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,284 square feet.

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An Ocean Hammock home near a golf course and the ocean sold for $1.06 million

George and Marion Smith, of Palm Coast, sold 5 Colorado Drive to Pamela Gilyard, of Palm Coast, for $380,000. Built in 1982, the house is a 5/4 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 2,858 square feet. It sold in 1986 for $69,000.

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712 South Oceanshore Blvd.

Flagler Beach, Florida 32136

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THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL SALE OF 500 BANK VEHICLES

PAY ONLY ONE DOLLAR DOWN And Take Over Payments From

THE BANK!

2 DAYS ONLY

THIS FRIDAY & SA TURDAY

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

ONE DOLLAR DOWN IS ALL YOU PAY TO TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS FROM THE BANK! Do you want a $129 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $150 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $199 payment with $1 down?

Pick the vehicle that fits your budget!

The bank owns these cars, trucks and vans - Palm Coast Ford is the site that have selected to sell them. Remember, THESE ARE NOT BANK REPOS! These are brand new and preowned vehicles shipped here from around the country, made possible by the bank, to dispose of immediately! Bring ONE DOLLAR for the bank and bring your trade to our store!

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

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

Visit Us Online at: PalmCoastFord.com

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