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VACCINATION DEBATE

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HEALTHY LUNCHES

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Cases keep climbing Thirty-five are in AdventHealth hospital beds with COVID-19 PAGE 5A

Mayor Alfin

David Alfin, who ran as a unifier, elected to finish Holland’s term. PAGE 2A

INSIDE

CRT Q+A

Reimagining Jafar in ‘Twisted.’ PAGE 10

ADVANCED

Participation in advanced classes rises even amid pandemic. PAGE 9

VOTERS SAY ...

Here’s what influenced four votes in the mayoral race. PAGE 6A

Why the border matters here

David Alfin, a real estate broker, has been in leadership roles in many organizations in the community in the past.

DEVELOPMENT

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Sheriff Rick Staly toured the Rio Grande River.

Church breaks new ground

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Palm Coast United Methodist Church is building near Matanzas Woods. Flagler Health+ also plans to build a health and wellness village on a seven-acre parcel.

Travis Luther quit his day job.

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David Alfin wins Palm Coast mayoral election Alfin, a real estate agent, will be Palm Coast’s fourth mayor.

“The City Council requires a collaborative effort to form consensus, to unify, and to now earn back the respect of the community of the citizens of Palm Coast.”

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David Alfin has won the six-way city of Palm Cost mayoral race and will become Palm Coast’s fourth mayor.

Alfin, a real estate agent who has lived in Palm Coast for a decade, won 36.34% of the vote (6,891 votes) and was trailed

by Alan Lowe, who had 26.91% (5,102 votes), and Cornelia Downing Manfre, who received 24.04% (4,558 votes), with all precincts reporting as of 8:10 p.m. on Election Day. Of the remaining three candidates, Doug Courtney got 8.88% of the vote, Kathy Austrino received 2.85% and Carol Bacha received 0.99%.

“The expectations that have been placed on my shoulders are rather hefty, by both supporters and the public at large, but I feel energized and up to the challenge, and looking forward to making this city the best city in the best county in the best state to live in,” Alfin said on Flagler Broadcasting’s WNZF shortly after results were announced. “... We are now talking about building a city of Palm Coast for the long-term future. This is that transition, and this is that time when the City Council requires a collaborative effort to form consensus, to unify, and to now earn back the respect of the community of the citizens of Palm Coast.”

Speaking on the radio program, former Mayor Milissa Holland congratulated Alfin and said she was encouraged by the election’s

results.

“It was the outcome that I, certainly, had hoped for ... and it demonstrates to me that our community was looking for a problem solver,” Holland said.

At his first meeting after he’s sworn in, on Aug. 3, Alfin will be tasked with casting a tie-breaking vote to set the city’s tentative maximum property tax rate for the coming fiscal year. The tentative maximum is a rate established early in the city’s budget process as a ceiling: The council can ultimately set an actual rate lower than the tentative maximum, but can not go higher.

Two council members — Councilmen Nick Klufas and Eddie Branquinho, who both endorsed Alfin — favor setting the current property tax rate as the coming year’s tentative maximum, saying that they could always reduce the rate later if upcoming budget workshops reveal that doing so would be feasible. But Councilmen Ed Danko and Victor Barbosa — who’d both backed Lowe — had proposed setting the tentative maximum lower. Alfin has said he’d keep the current rate as the maximum.

The council is also waiting for him to be sworn in before making a decision on another local controversy: whether the city should overturn an ordinance barring most commercial vehicles from parking overnight in residential driveways. Alfin has said that he’d favor keeping the current ordinance, given that voters seem to be split 50-50 on the topic.

Although the mayoral race was

nonpartisan, Alfin and Lowe are both Republicans, while Manfre is a Democrat. Alfin said he’d designed his campaign to appeal to residents regardless of their political affiliation or lack thereof.

“The mayor of the city of Palm Coast is responsible to represent the entire community,” he said.

Alfin’s strategy was a contrast to that employed by Lowe, who’d referred to himself in campaign materials as a “conservative voice for conservative folks.”

A look at the breakdown of votes by when and how they were cast shows that Alfin’s lead over Lowe was strongest in the voteby-mail category: He got 3,784 mail ballots compared to Lowe’s 1,869. Cornelia Manfre earned 3,173 mail votes. The Election Day results were much closer — Alfin had 1,169 votes to Lowe’s 1,157 — while early voters slightly favored Lowe, who received 2,076 early votes to Alfin’s 1,938.

Alfin has presented himself as a champion of collaboration and consensus. He has graduated from both the Palm Coast and the Flagler County citizens academies and from the county’s Political Leadership Institute, and is a former president of the Flagler County Education Foundation.

He previously ran for local office in 2020, competing in a four-way race for the Palm Coast City Council District 2 seat but losing to Victor Barbosa.

Of Palm Coast’s 72,510 voters, 18,980, or 26.18%, cast their ballots in the nonpartisan mayoral election.

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Weapons complaint. A man told deputies that his neighbor had walked outside the neighbor’s home with a handgun and fired a single round into the ground before walking back inside.

This had happened twice during the week, the man said. When the man told his neighbor that shooting guns in a residential area is illegal, the neighbor said he was just making sure the gun was working.

“They get rusty, you know,” the armed neighbor told the man, according to the man’s account to law enforcement.

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ore than 100 men and women, some carrying infants, gathered on the southern bank of the Rio Grande River under a sliver of moon in the July night sky, preparing to do something illegal: leave Mexico, cross the river and reach American soil.

About 10 people waited on the American side, including representatives of the Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the National Guard, but they weren’t there to make any arrests.

They were leading a tour of what has been described as “ground zero” for the immigration crisis, in the cities of Roma and McAllen, Texas.

One man on the tour was far from home: Rick Staly, sheriff of Flagler County, Florida. He, along with Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and other Florida sheriffs, were led to various hot spots to see what happens when people cross the river.

The answer, in a law enforcement sense, is nothing.

At midnight, the ferry service began. The Rio Grande was about 500 feet wide, with a gentle current, and only a few feet deep at this spot, so the two yellow rafts, each carrying about 10 people at

“Who could blame them?

We are the greatest nation on earth with the most opportunity.”

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a time, were led across by “coyotes,” or men who guaranteed their passengers’ safety for a price of $6,000 per person. The money ended up in the hands of drug cartels, Staly was told on the tour.

One of the coyotes shouted angrily at the Border Patrol agents, threatening to drop an infant in the water if there was any trouble. Two officers waded into the water to help a mother and children off a raft.

Many nights, officers hear gunfire from the town of Ciudad Miguel Aleman, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.

There was little chatter among the now-illegal families. Many quietly smiled, relieved at reaching the promised land.

But now what? Most arrived with few, if any, possessions or identification. As Staly and Chitwood described in subsequent interviews, the immigrants were processed, fed and, in many cases, given plane tickets around the United States — including to Florida.

“The border’s coming to every town in America,” Staly said in an interview with the Observer.

“Every town is a border town.”

GETTING TO THE BORDER

For the last six months — long before Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that law enforcement officials from state and local agencies would be deploying to Texas and Arizona in response to the border crisis — Chitwood had been wanting to visit the border.

Via local, state and federal drug task forces, Volusia deputies have intercepted at least a dozen kilos of fentanyl and heroin that originated in Mexico. Before sending any of his deputies, Chitwood wanted to see for himself what was going on at the border.

The opportunity came after Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack invited sheriffs to join her on a trip to Texas. For those who worried about the cost of the trip, Chitwood posted on his Facebook page that it amounted to $850, funded entirely by his department’s “drug forfeiture fund.”

In the 28 hours Chitwood spent on the border, he said he and the other visiting sheriffs received

nonstop information.

“It was like drinking from a fire hose,” Chitwood said. “I mean, I have pages and pages and pages of notes.”

But most of all, what struck him was how overwhelmed border patrol is.

THE ‘GOT-AWAYS’

On his first night with the Border Patrol, Chitwood said three groups of between 80 and 200 people approached by raft seeking political asylum, all arriving at the same time. As this went on and Border Patrol agents responded, other groups of what Staly, in an editorial sent to the Palm Coast Observer, referred to as “got-aways” took off running into the night in the gaps created by the agents helping people out of the rafts.

These are the ones to worry about, both sheriffs said.

The “got-aways” are often gang members, drug mules or other fugitive criminals, many of whom have already arranged for transportation out of McAllen, Texas.

They don’t all come from Mexico; these individuals are from all over the world: Haiti, Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and even as far away as Uzbekistan, said Chitwood.

“That was a huge problem,” Chitwood said. “There just isn’t the resources. Even with the technology, there’s several hundred thousand that are getting in.”

Staly wrote that 204 individuals evaded Border Patrol agents in this way on June 13 alone.

A BETTER LIFE

But the immigrants in the rafts turn themselves in as soon as they touch U.S. soil. They have come for one reason: to seek a better life for their families.

“Who could blame them?”

Staly wrote in his editorial. “We are the greatest nation on earth

This image, from a cell phone video taken by Sheriff Rick Staly, shows families cross the Rio Grande River to enter Roma, Texas, illegally.

with the most opportunity (obviously I wish they would enter legally, but our broken immigration system has caused this crisis).”

Both sheriffs reported that when the immigrants set foot in U.S. territory, they are given a notice to appear in court within three to five years. At the airport, Staly witnessed them receive envelopes that would help them board planes to Orlando, Miami and Tampa.

“There were hundreds of brown envelopes at the airport,” Staly wrote. “Vans were dropping them off in front of the airport, and then they went to a special access line, where no photo identification was needed, and boarded planes, including ours.”

Seeing the children at the border is heartbreaking, Chitwood said. They’re a product of the tragedy formed by the border crisis.

“The criminality and all these other things are being woven around them,” he said. “It’s almost like they’re being human shields so that the cartels and the human traffickers can get their way.”

A PROBLEM FOR ALL AMERICANS

Drug overdoses due to fentanyl and heroin remain a huge issue in both Volusia and Flagler counties.

In Volusia, 1,000 people have died as a result.

That’s why what’s happening at the border is not a political issue, but a problem for all Americans, Chitwood said.

“I don’t care where you live, fentanyl is killing people no matter what your political persuasion is,” he said.

Human trafficking is also a major concern of the current border crisis. Agents regularly find young girls seeking asylum while in the company of strange men, Chitwood said.

“I don’t care where you live, fentanyl is killing people no matter what your political persuasion is.”

MIKE CHITWOOD Volusia County sheriff

The U.S. Border Patrol reports that checkpoints nationwide since October 2020 have resulted in drug seizures totaling 413 pounds of fentanyl, 291 pounds of heroin, and 5,019 pounds of methamphetamine. The agency believes it only intercepts 20% of the drugs that are being brought in, Staly was told.

If local deputies are dispatched to help with the border crisis, they will likely help fill the gaps in surveillance left by border patrol agents helping asylum seekers out of the river so as to minimize the chances for “got-aways” to make their way into the U.S. Once in police custody, these individuals will be returned to Mexico.

“It’s a little bit of catch and release,” Chitwood said.

There isn’t a perfect way to handle illegal immigration, Chitwood said, but what the federal government is doing now is not the answer.

What kind of system do we need?

Chitwood said one that “is firm, but fair and has compassion to it.”

Seeing the children at the border is heartbreaking, Chitwood said.

They’re a product of the tragedy formed by the border crisis.

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BY THE NUMBERS

16,359

permits reviewed by Palm Coast’s Building Department from July 1, 2020, to June 30 2021

15,678

permits issued in the same time frame

46,000

inspections performed by the Building Department

8.3%

Proposed increase in the Building Permit Fund’s expenses for the upcoming fiscal year

$3.4 million

Proposed 2021-2022 Building Permit Fund budget

Should Palm Coast hire more staff to fix swales?

Citation Parkway project delayed

Swales — the grassy pseudoditches that line residential streets in Palm Coast and much of Florida — are one of the Palm Coast city government’s most frequent topics of resident complaints.

People complaint because their swales are too muddy, too filled in, and, sometimes, to wet: Although they’re designed to hold water to keep it from creeping up peoples’ yards, they can become a smelly, mosquito-attracting annoyance if the water gets blocked and sits stagnant for too long.

There are 1,222 miles worth of city swales, and two crews are assigned to work on them. When the swales are working as intended, they recharge the groundwater and gradually move stormwater toward the city’s 177 miles of ditches, which then carry it to canals and the Intracoastal.

Palm Coast’s stormwater department wants to increase its number of swale workers by hiring two full time “swale specialists” to handle citizen work order complaints this coming year.

The department is also proposing to hire an equipment operator, a project specialist and a senior project manager. Adding those five full time positions to the department’s current 48 staff members would bring the total number to 53.

The Palm Coast City Council heard the proposal as city

Citation Parkway, between Seminole Woods Boulevard and Sesame Boulevard, was closed for construction in March and expected to reopen by the end of June.

During construction, the crew came across an issue with a stormwater structure that required redesign and will need to be built and delivered from the manufacturer.

This delay in redesign and materials halted construction on the project. Citation Parkway is now expected to reopen to motorists in August.

City staff work on a swale.

staff gave a presentation on the coming year’s proposed budget during a council budget workshop on July 27.

The city’s stormwater department, like most others, is expecting a larger budget this year: The staff presentation showed a potential increase of 39.7%, or approximately $6.93 million, for the stormwater department.

Another proposed improvement for the coming years involves the city’s wastewater collection system: Palm Coast is proposing an 18% budget increase for wastewater in order to cover a new employee to work on PEP system maintenance, among other factors.

Increases are also expected at the city’s three water

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plants (6.2% at Plant 1; 8.5% at Plant 2 and 10.7% at Plant 3), as well as in the city’s water distribution department and wastewater pumping and its building permits fund and IT enterprise fund, which are each rising over 8%.

Council members asked clarifying questions but didn’t voice objections to specific budget items. One councilman was absent: Ed Danko, who is a campaign adviser for mayoral candidate Alan Lowe, had notified the city staff that he would be absent because of Election Day. The council will set its maximum tentative property tax rate on Aug. 3, then hold a series of budget workshops before adopting a final rate Sept. 22.

Portion of splash pad closes Palm Coast is closing part of the splash pad at Holland Park for repairs. Maintenance crews discovered cracks in the surface of the pad, and the problem must be fixed to prevent a tripping hazard or keep the loose rubber from clogging filters.

S&P raises evaluation for Palm Coast utility system bonds S&P Global Ratings announced in June that it was upgrading the city’s outstanding Utility Systems Bonds rating from A+ to AA-. This is the second upgrade to the city’s Utility Revenue Bonds in six months: The Fitch Rating Service also raised their rating from A+ to AA.

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COVID-19 case rate rises; 35 hospitalized The health department recorded 98 positive cases on July 22 alone.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Positive test results for COVID-19 in Flagler County have risen from 34 cases a week six weeks ago to 34 a day last week to 56 a day this week, according to the health department.

“Yesterday alone, we had 98 cases,” Florida Department of Health-Flagler Communications Manager Gretchen Smith said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For

VACCINATIONS OFFERED The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County is offering vaccinations at the following times and locations, according to an FDOH-Flagler news release: Mondays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Santa Maria Del Mar Catholic Church, 915 N. Central Ave, Flagler Beach Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Flagler County Health Department, 301 Dr. Carter Blvd., Bunnell Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: First United Methodist Church, 205 N. Pine Street, Bunnell

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“It’s not going in the right direction: We’ve had over 300 cases this week alone, and there’s 35 people in the hospital right now with COVID.” Bunnell City Commissioner John Rogers said he’d had COVID-19 for more than 30 days and had gone to the ER three times.

“It was just a battle,” he said on the radio program. “The pain was unreal.”

He said he’d made a mistake by not getting vaccinated and will do so once he’s able.

“If I had to do it allover again, I would have been vaccinated,” he said. “We’ve got this new variant, and it’s no joke.”

Fridays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 4600 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Vaccinations performed through the health department are free. The health department prefers appointment but also accepts walkups. For scheduling and questions, call 386-437-7350, Ext. 0.

Almost all Flagler County pharmacies also offer COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, and 12 offer Pfizer, which is approved for individuals ages 12 and over, according to the news release.

For more information about COVID-19 vaccination and testing, visit https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/.

HOSPITALIZATIONS NEAR PANDEMIC PEAK AdventHealth’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are nearing the peak of the pandemic, and new restrictions are being placed on surgeries.

New elective surgeries that require inpatient stays will be deferred. Cases that require a stay in the Intensive Care Unit will be reviewed. Surgeries that are already scheduled, pediatric surgeries and procedures at outpatient surgery centers will not be affected.

AdventHealth has 862 COVID-19 inpatients across the Central Florida Division, near the peak of about 900 the system saw in January.

About 95% of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated.

The numbers of positive cases do not include the positive results received from rapid tests that can be picked up at pharmacies and grocery stores, said Dr. Stephen Bickel, medical director for the Florida Department of Health-Flagler.

“Our case numbers may be way higher,” he said. “It wouldn’t shock me if we’re getting 1,000 cases a week these days.”

Email Jonathan Simmons at jonathan@palmcoastobserver. com.

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SCHOOL BRIEFS Schools add mental health professionals More mental health professionals will be available to help Flagler Schools students this school year.

The district has added one specialist to its regular mental health budget, while a second position will be grant-funded.

The district hopes to decrease the number of student Baker Acts incidents in the coming school year — there were about two dozen from campuses this past year — and reduce student substance abuse problems.

(Florida’s Baker Act allows people to be temporarily detained for a mental health evaluation if they are suspected of being a danger to themselves or others.)

Brandy Williams, the district’s coordinator of counseling services, said she’s been seeing increasing numbers of substance abuse cases with students in lower grade levels.

“They’re going younger and younger every year,” she said. “We really wanted to be able to incorporate that as part of our mental health plan.”

The district, she said, hopes to increase substance abuse treatment services in schools by 25%.

That will include assistance for students using nicotine as well as those using alcohol and illegal drugs.

The district’s newly hired director of student services, Marquez Jackson, said the district aims to use on-campus deescalation techniques to reduce the number of Baker Acts from campuses in coming years.

“We’ve done a really good job over the past three years to significantly decrease that number,” Jackson said, “and our goal is just to continue to provide training and education to our guidance counselors, to all of our licensed clinicians … to limit the need for involuntary evaluations.”

School board plans for property tax rate of 5.865 mills Flagler Schools expects to lower its property tax rate this coming year.

That rate is expected to be 5.8650 mills, or $5.8650 per $1,000 worth of taxable value, and is expected to bring in approximately $70.44 million in revenue. The current rate is 6.002.

The proposed tentative tax rate for the coming year includes the district’s tax for the capital projects, which is remaining at the same 1.50 mill rate as last year and is expected to generate $17.29 million this year for construction, renovation and maintenance projects at schools.

The district’s overall property tax rate is decreasing because the portion that is dictated by the state Legislature — known was the “required local effort,” or RLE — has dropped for Flagler, from 3.754 in the 2020-2021 fiscal year to 3.617 for the coming fiscal year.

The district’s discretionary operating millage is remaining unchanged at 0.7480. The district approved the tentative milage rate 5-0 at a July 27 budget meeting.

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PALM COAST

MY VIEW

Here’s what influenced four votes

Failed policy creates dangers at border

BRIAN MCMILLAN

RICK STALY

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

FLAGLER COUNTY SHERIFF

When compared with the other four members of a city council, a mayor’s impact is mostly ceremonial. In matters of policy, they have equal power.

Still, this election feels important because the next Palm Coast mayor will be the tie-breaking vote on two matters that have bearing on the city’s identity: tax rate and commercial vehicle parking.

With that in mind, I was surprised by how four anonymous voters explained their votes, when I approached them during early voting.

The first had just voted for David Alfin. She also liked Cornelia Manfre, but her main motivation was to vote for the person most likely to defeat Alan Lowe. The opposition to Lowe, however, wasn’t a matter of disagreeing with his stances on policy. She said she had received a “MAGA e-newsletter” saying that a Trump-supporting organization in another state did not support Lowe. She declined to forward the e-newsletter to me, and I couldn’t find it via Google.

However, the Flagler Trump Club did, in fact, support Lowe.

If she had known that Flagler’s Trump supporters favored Lowe, would the woman have voted for Lowe instead?

The second voter, who recently moved to Palm Coast, chose Lowe over Alfin — because his neighbor was also planning to vote for Lowe. If this voter had spoken to a different neighbor, would his vote have been different?

The third voter chose Lowe because he saw Lowe as a disrupter. And why did the city need a disrupter? Because, the voter said, “every year, the city spends six figures on consultants to attract businesses to Palm Coast.”

According to the city, however, no money has been spent on consultants to attract businesses in at least the past two years.

The fourth randomly selected voter said he was planning to vote for Manfre. One reason was that he’s concerned with the Sheriff’s Office’s budget and would prefer to increase education spending, instead. What he might not have recalled is that the city’s budget has no impact on education; that’s the Flagler County School Board’s turf.

What to make of this? First, whoever wins should not assume that all voters were particularly familiar with their campaign platforms; the next mayor would do well to continue learning residents’ views. Second, we at the Observer will brainstorm ways to make our 2022 election guide our best yet to make sure that our community is as informed as possible.

Send your ideas to editor@ palmcoastobserver.com.

What happens at the border impacts every community in America, with drug addiction, overdoses and deaths, strains on community social services, health and education systems, law enforcement, court systems, county jails, state prisons and crime rates. It doesn’t matter if you are 1,300 miles away like Flagler County or living in the Rio Grande Valley at the Mexican border, you are being affected and paying for what happens or not happens at the border.

This is not a Republican, Democratic or Independent issue. It is an American crisis, and the border is coming to you, whether you like it or not.

Myself and four other Florida sheriffs and a police chief joined Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack on a fact-finding mission to ground zero along the Texas-Mexico southern border in McAllen, Texas and other border towns such as Roma, Texas, earlier this month. This area is ground-zero for human and drug smuggling in America.

Based on intelligence reports I have received as sheriff, we know that fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine invading Flagler County and other communities across the nation is coming from Mexico.

LET TERS

The winners in the crisis so far are the Mexican drug cartels.

On our visit, we were briefed by many organizations, including ICE/Homeland Security Investigations. They showed us videos of brutal attacks they intercepted that cartels use to send warnings to “traitors,” such as cutting out a heart from a living person and holding it in the palm of their hand as it still beats before decapitating the person or cutting off a live person’s limbs with a chainsaw. All of this is occurring within 2 miles of the U.S. border.

We then went to a border farm on the Rio Grande River and met the farmers who have farmed this land for generations.

We learned from them how people suspected of entering the country illegally cut down their fences, trespass on their property and how they occasionally find a dead person on their land.

When asked about the border wall, the farmers explained that on one hand they support the wall, but on the other hand they do not because the wall splits their land, making it harder to farm and irrigate or was built in areas they didn’t feel was needed and no one from the federal government asked for their input.

There is no deterrent for human traffickers along the border. When people enter illegally, non-governmental organizations buy them a bus ticket or airline ticket, give them some cash and send them on their way across America with a notice to

We have no functional border, and it is putting every American at risk. A country without a border is no country.

If need your work truck at home, park it in the garage Dear Editor: There should be no debate regarding parking commercial vehicle in a residential driveway. For starters, it is against the restrictive covenants and codes of the city of Palm Coast to park a commercial vehicle in a driveway overnight. That much is clear without need for debate.

Some residents feel they ought to have a right to park vehicles with advertising on the sides in their driveway, that it is somehow depriving them of their livelihood if not allowed to do so.

There is a simple answer and it is called a garage.

Nearly every house has a one-, two-, or three-car garage. If a person has a passenger car, SUV, minivan or pickup truck, it will fit in any standard sized garage. Pickup trucks with ladder racks won’t fit and are considered commercial vehicles, as are flatbed trucks, cargo vans, buses, etc.

On our street, over twothirds of the houses have vehicles parked in the driveway because their garage is full of “stuff,” or in some cases

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appear in court. We, the taxpayers, are paying for this because the NGOs request reimbursement for their costs through FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).

However, this is not my biggest concern with illegal immigration. The people who cross the border and turn themselves in are just looking for a better life for themselves and their families.

My biggest concern is the “gotaways” who are in this country.

Got-aways are individuals who enter the country illegally but don’t turn themselves in — some are MS-13 gang members, one of the most vicious gangs in the world. We know they are in our country, but who are they, and where did they go?

Administration policies matter and have significant influence on the security of our country. Today many Customs and Border Patrol agents are assigned to “child care” instead of drug interdiction and catching the dangerous got-aways.

This is a problem of epic proportions, and the border is coming to a town near you. That is why local law enforcement must take action to understand the scope and cause of the problem and the influx of people and

the garage is used as a bonus room. So the simple solution is to park your work vehicle in the garage, out of sight.

If it won’t fit in the garage it is a commercial vehicle so make other arrangements. Park it in a lot designed for that purpose, where boats, trailers, and RVs are parked.

RICHARD DECKER Palm Coast

Editor’s Note: What’s your take on commercial vehicle parking? Send your letters to editor@palmcoastobserver. com.

The following two letters were originally published on July 21 on www.palmcoastobserver.com. No letters in favor of allowing commercial vehicles to be parked in driveways have been received in recent weeks.

Commercial vehicle survey is a mockery Dear Editor: The so called “survey” on commercial vehicle parking is a mockery. I and a trusted source participated in this “survey” only to discover that

one could “vote” as many times as one chose to at their tech screens.

Now our council members suggest that the power to make “those tough decisions” should be held by them and them alone. A decision this important to the community as a whole cannot be left in the hands of political powers. If the council members push this through, we, and our neighbors, should be allowed to park our motorhomes and boats in our driveways as well as their commercial vehicles.

Fair is fair.

This must be a decision made using one vote per voter, not some feel-good, spin the wheel “survey” that reflects nothing of the truth which at best tricks the few who did hear of this and participate and cheats those who did not have access.

GERMAINE ST. LAURENT Palm Coast

Keep rules regarding commercial vehicles Dear Editor: Palm Coast has restricted signs on commercial vehicles for many years. If the

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drugs. It is time that our elected representatives, on both sides of the aisle, fix the broken immigration policy and the real crisis at the border.

As it stands today, we have no functional or secure border, and it is putting every American in the United States at risk. A country without a border is no country.

What happened to the motto “Keep Palm Coast Beautiful”?

owners of these commercial vehicles knew the rules, why would they label their vehicle from practically the front all the way to the back?

So now all of a sudden, the city is going to think of changing the code because of the people who have their businesses plastered all over their truck/Jeep/van.

In my opinion, if the city changes the code, it’s just so that the burden is lessened for the code enforcement office. We need more code enforcement officers; it’s going to be worse with all the houses going up. In two years, Palm Coast will be a mess.

What happened to the motto “Keep Palm Coast Beautiful”?

We also have the problem that the real estate agents are not telling new residents about the restrictions of Palm Coast, so that is another big issue.

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Reckless driving complaint leads to arrest of drug traffickers

Steven Magnolia and Alyssa Humphrey were arrested July 20, after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a reckless driver traveling northbound on U.S. 1 near Plantation Bay Road on flat tires.

During questioning, deputies observed a knife in Magnolia’s waistband, and both Magnolia and Humphrey seemed to be under the influence of narcotics. Humphrey wanted to retrieve her phone from the vehicle and was escorted by an FCSO deputy for safety. While Humphrey was grabbing her phone, a plastic bag with green leafy material was observed in plain view in the pocket of the passenger door. Humphrey then asked the deputy to “write her a ticket for weed.” She also attempted to hide something.

As the deputy conducted a vehicle search, a plastic bag with a gray powdery substance was recovered, along with a scale, glass pipe, and lighter.

A search of her person recovered a plastic straw with a

white powdery substance in Humphrey’s bra, which tested positive for cocaine. Recovered from the vehicle was a total of 21.44 grams of fentanyl and 7.89 grams of cocaine.

Magnolia and Humphrey were both placed under arrest.

Traffic shut down as deputies and firefighters rescue teen from I-95 overpass A teenage girl climbed onto the outside of the Palm Coast Parkway overpass over I-95 the afternoon of July 26, leading deputies and firefighters to shut down traffic on both roads while they worked to rescue her.

The teen has been removed from the bridge and taken to Halifax Hospital under a Baker Act, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

She had previously tried to jump from that location on June 20.

“I implore the Department of Children and Families to intervene quickly and get this juvenile the help she needs before it is too late,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in an FCSO news

release. “She is crying out for help, and I am fearful that one time she will be successful. The quick response and combined efforts of FCSO deputies, Crisis Negotiations, Communications Center, Fire Rescue saved a life today. I hope that she gets the help she desperately needs.”

Multiple people had called the Flagler County dispatch center at about 12:22 p.m. July 26 saying that someone was standing outside the overpass.

The FCSO’s Crisis Negotiations Team responded, as did the Flagler Beach Police Department, Palm Coast Fire Department and Florida Highway Patrol, according to an FCSO news release.

Aware from the previous incident that the girl does not like males, the FCSO formed an all-female negotiation team to talk her down and used a fire engine ladder to lower her to the ground after an hour-long negotiation.

First responders were clearing the scene and reopening the road as of 1:11 p.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The girl was uninjured, and there was no harm to first responders during the incident.

There are numerous resources for help with mental health struggles in Flagler County. For more information, visit http:// www.flaglerlifeline.org/localmental-health-services/ or call 800-273-8255. You can also visit: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.

Suspect arrested after allegedly shooting multiple bullets into neighbor’s home Jamal “Jay” Kariem Ne Jame was arrested July 22 after allegedly shooting several bullets into a residence on Bridgehave Drive on July 4.

On the evening of July 4, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home on Bridgehaven. The occupants, including five adults and two young children, advised they were sitting on their back lanai when the projectiles shattered a window above their heads.

The FCSO Major Case Unit and Crime Scene Unit traced the trajectory of the rounds coming from the area of 97 Bressler Lane. A search warrant

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“This guy lost his freedom and could have killed multiple people with his dangerous actions celebrating July 4th,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I commend all the deputies involved.”

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Participation in Flagler’s advanced classes rises even amid pandemic More students are taking AP, IB, Cambridge AICE, dual enrollment and honors classes.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The percentage of local high school students taking advanced and honors courses has increased since the 2016-2017, and increased from 2019 to 2020 even amid the pandemic, according to Flagler Schools.

Bobby Bossardet, the district’s assistant superintendent of academic services, noted the increase while presenting the district’s annual equity report during a School Board workshop on July 20.

The report tracks student participation in advanced classes across ethnic groups, particpation in sporting programs by gender, and measures how closely the district’s teaching and administrative staff mirror the demographics of the community.

The percentage of students taking advanced courses — such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge AICE, honors class or dual enrollment — has risen since 20162017 in each group measured, from 50% to 50.8% among white students, from 30.5% to 35.2% among black students, and from 45.5% to 46.6% among Hispanic students, he said.

Participation in AP, IB or AICE classes specifically increased in among white, black and Hispanic students with one exception: The percentage of black male students

in those classes declined from 9% in the 2016-2017 school year to 7.9% in the 2019-2020 school year. The overall percentage of black students enrolled in those classes increased slightly, from 9% to 10.8%, but trailed the participation of white students (20.9%) and Hispanic students (18%).

Board member Janet McDonald asked about expanding the use of a middle-school version of grade point averages to elementary -chool students to help prepare them.

Bossardet said that was a possibility, and has seemed to benefit middle schoolers by helping them understand how GPA works and how GPA could impact their eligibility for athletic programs and scholarship opportunities.

The district is in compliance with all requirements for gender equity in athletics, he said.

The district’s employment data showed that black and Hispanic educators are under-represented in Flagler Schools relative to the demographics of the student population.

“As far as the employment equity, I think that needs to be at the forefront of some of our decisions that we make when it comes to hiring,” Bossardet said.

He said the district has been communicating with BethuneCookman University, a historically black university, about bringing in more interns from the school.

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‘TWISTED’ TICKETS This musical parody retells the classic story of Aladdin from the villain Jafar’s point of view.  When: Aug. 5-8. Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.  Where: City Marketplace, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B207, Palm Coast, FL 32164  Tickets: $15 for students, $25 for adults. Visit crtpalmcoast.com or call 386-585-9415.

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CRT reimagines ‘Aladdin’ villain Jafar in ‘Twisted’ BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

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ity Repertory Theatre is back on its home stage, Aug. 5-8, in City Marketplace, with “Twisted.” It’s a parody of Disney’s “Aladdin” — with plenty of curse words. Directed by Beau Wade, the show was originally planned for 2020, but it was derailed by the pandemic.

Wade and CRT co-founder John Sbordone, who have been working intensely together for the past five years, met me for two upcoming episodes of the Palm Coast Observer’s YouTube show, “Observations.” Here’s a peek at the interview.

What’s better, talking politics or talking art?

Wade: Usually they’re intertwined.

Sbordone: Politics — isn’t that fiction?

What is one thing you’ve learned from John Sbordone about directing?

Wade: You have to trust yourself and not worry about how other people might view what you’re doing. If you have a vision, you put that on the stage; you don’t let the actors, or someone else, dictate what you’re doing and get in the way of the art.

On a specific note, John said that 50% of directing is casting, so it’s really not until you get all the pieces in there together that a vision really takes place. You have to be adaptable.

You put a lot of trust in someone to let him direct a show. What did you see in Beau Wade that made you decide he could direct for you?

Sbordone: I think my common refrain to Beau these days, outside of what he does inside the theater, is read, read, read.

It’s necessary for the director to

have a vision of the world that the play works in.

Rick de Yampert, in a FlaglerLive article, called Beau Wade “the hardest working man in area theater.” Do you ever take a play off?

Wade: Oh, no. Before the pandemic, from 2014 to 2016, then 2017-2020, I was doing about 10-12 plays a year, mostly as an actor.

On a Facebook post, Beau, you said this regarding live theater: “The audience is always going to be the final puzzle piece.”

What do you mean by that?

Wade: In theater, if you have actors on stage doing something

“Theater is the ultimate live communication.

The intimacy of our space makes that communication all the more intense and all the more possible. ” JOHN SBORDONE

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and there’s nobody to watch, it’s that old adage: “If a tree falls in a forest and nobody’s around, does it make a sound?” If you’re on the stage and you’re performing for no one, are you really making art, or are you just having fun playing pretend? An audience can vastly change your show, the energy you have going between the audience and the actors on the stage.

What is the value of a small theater in a community like Palm Coast?

Sbordone: Theater is the ultimate live communication. The intimacy of our space makes that communication all the more intense and all the more possible. We try to make it an interactive experience. Otherwise, why not watch TV? Why do so many plays have sad, complicated endings?

Sbordone: If art is a reflection of life, then the creations that we make about that life need to reflect that in an honest way. So while there are certainly happy experiences in life, many experiences that are dealt with many serious playwrights are about surviving, about coping, about relationships.

Wade: In Hollywood, you have a lot of feel-good endings; that’s not something you have a lot of in theater. People who write plays usually are trying to get at a subject that hasn’t been touched on as much.

StarKid Productions, which wrote “Twisted,” was founded in 2009 and first became known for “A Very Potter Musical,” a parody of the Harry Potter series. Now, StarKid produces musicals on YouTube and has 729,000 subscribers.

How did you come across StarKid?

Wade: I saw “A Very Potter Musical” in 2009, and then one day I happened to see “Twisted” on YouTube, and I’ve wanted to perform in it or direct it ever since then.

In the Disney version, there’s not much sympathy for Jafar. What do you get from humanizing a villain?

Wade: Nowadays, we have a lot of reboots. “Twisted” reboots a Photo by Brian McMillan

Director Beau Wade and City Repertory Theatre co-founder John Sbordone, at the set of the Palm Coast Observer’s YouTube show, “Observations” (https://buff.ly/3iQXpHi).

story from a different character’s perspective, and by humanizing Jafar — at the same time, they villainize Aladdin — you get to see how perception can color how they view events. It’s a nice look at why the bad guy did what he did.

Sbordone: Humanizing a villain is the history of modern literature. Despite my reluctance to like “Twisted,” having been at rehearsal night after night, I’m growing to appreciate it. It’s a lot of fun. I don’t think you do parodies for knowledge. You’re entertaining the audience.

Wade: By making it fun and entertaining, StarKid is able to sneak in these nuggets of emotion and see more than what should be there.

Vladimir Nabokov made this distinction: “Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.” Is “Twisted” a lesson or a game?

Wade: I would say a game. But there are moments when it’s really scratching the surface of satire.

Sbordone: There are probably going to be people coming into the theater who aren’t familiar with Disney’s “Aladdin,” but you can appreciate the show without being familiar.

Wade: One of the reasons parody has been an art form for so long is when you take a story you already know, you don’t have to do a lot of the backstory and characterization. And when you subvert the expectation, it really lands.

What is the future of musical theater? Will “Twisted” be parodied next?

Sbordone: The theater is constantly renewing itself. You go back to the Greeks: Aristophanes was doing the same thing with the stories of his time as StarKid is doing now. And that will continue to evolve.

There are so many new things in theater that people will look at today and go — [uncomfortable, squeamish] — and then it will be commonplace 15 years from now. There will constantly be brilliance, and that brilliance will see the world in a slightly different way, and art will then follow that.

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Ed Foundation raises $70,000 for mentoring

Flagler Playhouse announces 2021-22 season

The annual dinner evening also celebrated Philanthropist of the Year Forough Hosseini.

Season tickets are not available for this season, but will be for 2022-2023.

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The Flagler County Education Foundation held its annual dinner on June 30, at Club de Bonmont in Plantation Bay. The evening raised $70,000 and awareness for two mentoring programs in Flagler Schools, Career Coaching and the Peter & Sue Freytag Take Stock in Children program.

“The money raised at our annual dinner is going to change students’ lives through our mentoring programs,” said Becca Bower, assistant director of the Ed Foundation.

“We must give special thanks to Scott Sowers of Cline Construction and Joe Wright of Quantum Electric for their generous support. Reaching our goal this evening would have been difficult without these two gentlemen,” said Joe Rizzo, Executive Director.

The evening also celebrated Philanthropist of the Year Forough Hosseini, vice president of information systems for ICI Homes and founder/chair for Food Brings Hope. Food Brings Hope is a local nonprofit organization, serving over 1,700 students in both Flagler and Volusia counties, providing food, enhanced academics and cultural enrichment. The Food Brings Hope program is in both Bunnell Elementary School and Wadsworth Elementary School in Flagler County.

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Caroline Rizzo, who graduated from FPC, was a part of FCEF’s Career Coaching program. Her Career Coach was Melissa Distler.

Installation of new Board members, Vincent Sullivan and Khanh Lien-Banko, as well as the new Executive Committee, was also a highlight of the evening.

This year’s Executive Committee is as follows: President Dr. Jennifer Thornton, Palm Coast Chiropractic Center; President Elect AnnMarie Zweifel, Brown & Brown; Vice President Maria Lavin-Sanhudo, South State Bank; Treasurer Jennifer Ames, ERA Real Estate Palm Coast Homes & Land Inc.; and Secretary Vicki Tiehen, Raymond James.

To get involved, contact Bower at 386-562-8940 or Rizzo at 386517-8971.

‘RUMORS’ At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room, and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and wife, Chris, must get “the story” straight before guests arrive.

NOV. 4-14, 2021

‘THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND’ The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony awardwinning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this title is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going.

Five individuals find themselves careening through the world of love, babies and coffee. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems seamlessly interwoven.

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David Auburn’s first play is about Catherine, a grad student in mathematics, who has found a solution to a previously unsolvable proof. At the same time she has been caring for her father, a brilliant mathematician in decline. With the proof as a fulcrum, Catherine must come to terms with her discovery and her father’s legacy.

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Travis Luther measures where multiple fishing rods will be placed on the rack.

After drawing the design on wood, Luther cuts the fishing rod racks.

Travis Luther does a live painting demo at Thays Art Gallery and Studio.

Art at the end of the line Travis Luther’s career in commissioned fish paintings

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hen Travis Luther was a toddler, his father would take him on early morning treks to their favorite fishing spot at Cobb’s Corner on Highbridge Road just north of Ormond Beach. Fishing has always played a major role in Luther’s life, eventually influencing his art directly. If asked which came first, Luther would rank fishing as No. 1 and art as No. 2, but as his art evolved, the two have established a symbiotic relationship.

“I have always fished and sketched as a kid,” he said. “I am super stoked that my two favorite activities are fused together at this point.”

Travis Luther was born in DeLand in 1986 and was raised in Pierson. He has since moved approximately 36 miles northeast of his childhood

home to a Palm Coast neighborhood with his wife, Niki, and their 5-year-old daughter, Penny, where he has built an art studio in his garage.

When Luther was 18, he decided to follow a career path in nursing. He was hired as a tech at Halifax Hospital’s in-patient psychiatric unit where he took care of patients who were coping with mental illness. This experience proved to be invaluable when working with people but an overwhelming position to maintain.

After a buddy showed him how to paint, it became a primary source of stress relief.

In 2015, Luther began painting pictures of fish on wood. Once he had a few pieces completed, he convinced the Oyster Creek Outfitters, a fly fishing shop in St. Augustine, to display some of his art. Interested clients began to request their own fish paintings, which Luther kept declining. The shop manager took matters into his own hands and booked a commissioned work for him.

“I was not happy,” Luther said. “I asked him why he did that and his response was, ‘It’s $500. I already did it.

Just do it.’ and I did. I guess the rest is history. I’m really happy he did that to get me going.”

While still working at the hospital in 2018, he booked three months of commissions prior to Father’s Day and gave his two-week notice to his supervisor. The barrage of work continued into Christmas with 2020 being the artist’s most successful year yet at over one commissioned painting per week.

On July 3, Luther put on a live painting demonstration and exhibited 10 3-D paintings at Thays Art Gallery and Studio for Ormond Beach’s first Saturday Art Walk. Gallery owner Thays Franca met the painter while he Photos by Michele Meyers

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was doing a demo in St. Augustine and asked if he would be her featured artist of the month.

“I barreled through 2020,” he said. “I think I did 60 pieces, all commissioned. It was awesome to work, but I wanted to do something a little more creative. I went back to a body of work I did years back and started doing 3-D pieces again. I thought this would be the perfect place to show this art. It’s a great space.”

After years of producing art for others, Luther has recently started to concentrate on designs that interest him. Fishing rod racks shaped and painted like mahi, brown trout and bonefish are his current passion projects and where he is focusing his creative energy.

“Artwise, I wish my old man was here to see this,” he said. “...

He got to see my early fish paintings (before he died). I think he knew what was coming, but the really good stuff is now.”

“Artwise, I wish my old man was here to see this. I think he knew what was coming, but the really good stuff is now.”

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Developer nixes plans for condos in favor of single-family homes It’s the second recent case of a local developer changing plans amid a hot single-family residential market.

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FLORIDA’S HOUSING SALES UP IN JUNE Florida’s housing market continued the same trends as previous months, with more closed sales, higher median prices and more new listings compared to a year ago, according to Florida Realtors latest housing data.

“Of course, the impact of the pandemic last June is still a factor to consider when looking at the comparison data,” 2021 Florida Realtors President Cheryl Lambert, broker-owner with Only Way Realty Citrus in Inverness, said.

“In a positive sign, new listings for single-family existing homes in June rose 21.6% year-over-year, while new listings for condos-townhouse properties increased 10%.

However, while Florida Realtors’ data shows that new listings have remained at fairly typical numbers even throughout most of the pandemic, it hasn’t been at the levels needed to keep up with greater buyer demand.”

Closed sales of single-family homes statewide in June totaled 34,165, up 23.6% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 16,155, up 79.6% over June 2020. Closed sales may occur from 30- to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written.

The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in June was $351,000, up 24.5%.

TRIBUTES John L. Fischer 1944-2021 A Memorial Mass celebrating the life of John L. Fischer, age 76, of Palm Coast Florida will be held on Saturday July 31st, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Santa Maria Del Mar’s Catholic Church, 915 N. Central Avenue, Flagler Beach, Florida.

John a resident of Palm Coast since 1999, passed away on May 14th, 2021. John was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 22, 1944 a son of the late Carlton John and Beatrice Marie (Lavelle) Fischer. John was a certified Financial Adviser and Insurance Agent for many years with the Knights of Columbus Insurance.

John was a dynamo of positivity, attending many events in his infamous sports coat and tie. John served on the Flagler School Board from 2010 to 2014. John was an advocate for the children, teachers, staff, administrators and very often a friend to strangers in need. John was a devout man of faith; attending mass at Santa Maria del Mar’s Catholic Church and was a life member of the Knights of Columbus. John showed his appreciation for all and lived by his creed that he wished more people would take a moment and see all the wonderful things that God gives us. Put God first in your life and everything else will take its rightful place. Matthew 6:24-34 John in his early years took to playing baseball and tried out for the Cleveland Indians. John graduated from John Marshall High School. John headed east where he worked as an electrician on the Twin Tow-

ers in New York City. John attended Kean University in Union, New Jersey where he received a bachelor’s degree in management and marketing.

John is lovingly survived by his siblings, Margaret Meacham (Harry), Dennis Fischer (Eileen), James Fischer (Kathleen) and Thomas Fischer. John is also survived by many adoring nieces, nephews and an overwhelming amount of friends.

John will be greatly missed and we are all saddened for our loss. John would want nothing more than to go forward to make Flagler County a safe and wonderful place for children of all ages.

MEMORIAL MASS: Saturday, July 31, 11AM Santa Maria Del Mar’s Catholic Church 915 N. Central Avenue, Flagler Beach, Florida DONATIONS: John’s request is no flowers, but would prefer contributions be made in his memory to St. Jude Children Hospital.

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Another developer has canceled plans for multifamily housing in favor of single-family housing, this time on a plot of land near Citation Parkway and Belle Terre Boulevard.

It is the second recent case of a developer reworking their plans to take advantage of a hot single-family residential market: Developers made a similar decision with a plot of land at the corner of U.S. 1 and Karas Trail which had initially been entitled for commercial and multifamily use.

The Palm Coast City Council approved the Karas Trail rezoning one 3-1, with dissenting Councilman Victor Barbosa expressing concern about the overwhelmingly single-family residential composition of the city’s property tax base.

The latest switch, approved by the planning board on June 20, converts to single-family designation sections of land that

Locals will have more options for storing RVs and boats thanks to a July 20 Planning and Land Development Regulation Board decision allowing storage on a 16-acre parcel on Old Kings Road.

The location, on the road’s east side about 0.8 miles north of State Road 100, is vacant.

The storage facility would be a remote-operated, electronicgate access compound with alloutdoor storage and no buildings.

An earlier proposal for the site had included six self-storage buildings, but the latest iteration eliminates those in favor of more parking space for boats and RV rigs. It would be designed to store up to 221.

The switch from indoor selfstorage to outdoor RV/boat storage involves a larger swathe of land being used for storage and required planning board approval.

The board granted a special exception for the proposal 6-0, at the July 20 meeting.

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Palm Coast United Methodist Church breaks ground Flagler Health+ also plans to builds a health and wellness village on a 7-acre parcel at the site.

for more meeting and gathering space, Holley said.

“Our school (capacity) will increase from 103 students to 160 students,” Holley said. “We’ll have youth ministry rooms and other youth and multipurpose rooms. The sanctuary will be flat floor, which will give us greater flexibility. It will be a sanctuary/ multipurpose center.”

A road leading into the north campus will be named Torino Drive, in honor of Larry Torino.

When deciding to name it a lane, road or drive, north campus planning committee member Beverly Patrick suggested drive, “because Larry’s drive got us here.”

“It is surreal, like a dream,” Torino said of the honor. “I’m really not one to look for the limelight, and I don’t know if it’s truly warranted, but I’m really honored for my family.”

Although the church is moving just two-and-a-half miles up Belle Terre Parkway, church officials are excited about moving into a large growth area of Palm Coast as well as partnering with Flagler Health+.

“This is truly a historic and spiritual moment for our church,” Lead Pastor Kevin James said.

“To have Flagler Health+ and the church working hand and hand helps facilitate body, mind and soul. We’re a holistic ministry.

Especially during the pandemic, we’re all health conscious and spiritually conscious. We’re looking forward to have an exciting partnership.”

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After 22 years of planning, Palm Coast United Methodist Church held a groundbreaking Tuesday, July 27, for its north campus.

The north campus at 6500 Belle Terre Parkway will replace the current church at 5200 Belle Terre Parkway. Construction will begin by the beginning of next year with the new church scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2023, according to Howard Holley, chairman of the church’s strategy and community relations committee.

Flagler Health+, which plans to builds a health and wellness village on a seven-acre parcel at the site, was also scheduled to hold a groundbreaking Tuesday in conjunction with the church but canceled its ceremony because of the recent COVID surge in the county.

Gina Mangus, vice president of

Palm Coast United Methodist Church groundbreaking Tuesday, July 27.

strategy and business development for Flagler Health+, said in an email, “The team at Flagler Health+ was unable to join in the ceremonial groundbreaking event for the planned development in collaboration with Palm Coast United Methodist Church this morning, as we continue to

“This is truly a historic and spiritual moment for our church.”

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focus on caring for an increasing number of COVID-19 patients and stopping the spread of the virus, during this new phase of the pandemic. Our construction timeline remains the same for the Flagler Health+ expansion into Palm Coast, and we are extremely excited to bring our health village concept to area residents.”

The Palm Coast United Methodist Church was founded in 1979. It acquired the north campus property at Belle Terre Parkway and Matanzas Woods Parkway in 1999, but had been unable to raise enough money to build the new facility.

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That changed in 2019 when Larry Torino, chairman of the church’s north campus planning committee, facilitated selling some of the land to Dollar General, which opened a store a 1000 Matanzas Woods Parkway, and seven acres to Flagler Health+, which allowed the church to cover costs for the new facility.

“I was always told that surplus land is wasteful,” said Torino, who at 78 is also a part-time city planner for Flagler Beach.

The new church’s size, about 25,000 square feet, won’t be much larger than the current church, but the design will allow

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Ferne Mattingly Johnson of Palm Coast, FL passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021 after a year of declining health. She passed gently in early evening with Sweet Dreams to Heaven. Ferne had just turned 91 years of age.

Born in Washington D.C. on June 1, 1930 daughter to Joseph F. Mattingly and Hazel Knott Mattingly. Granddaughter of Judge F.E. Mattingly, one of the founders of Indian Head, MD who located there in 1890 and who opened the first Post Office in Indian Head in 1896.

The widow of Phillip O’Donald Johnson, Ferne was predeceased by her parents and each of her siblings: Joan Snapko Willoughby, Joseph F. Mattingly, Jr. (“Sonny”) and Don E. Mattingly.

Four daughters are left to love and be thankful for all she gave to each. Lesa K. Bowden of Leonardtown , MD; Lori A. Johnson of Newport, NC; Lynn M. Cissna (John) of St. Petersburg, FL; Lesley J. Guillot (Nolan) of Gonzales, LA. Four grandchildren will recall fond memories of their Grandma Ferne. Joy L. O’Neil Bjorklund, Jamie King Maccaroni, Brent M. O’Neil, Angelle M. Guillot. Also surviving are nine great grandchildren as well as many loving nephews and nieces.

After graduation Class of 1947 from (the old) Lackey High School in Indian Head, Ferne attended Strayer Business College

One of her passions was dressing ‘proper’ with all matching accessories before she left the house. This oftentimes caused her to be late for the party but she was always dressed to the nines when she arrived! in Washington, D.C. She was employed as an Administrative Assistant in the Department of Justice and later as a Legal Secretary to Judge Colaianni in the U.S. Court of Claims in Washington D.C. until her retirement.

Making a move to Palm Coast, FL from our homestead on Laurel Drive, Indian Head, MD there were many clubs and associations that gave our vibrant Mom opportunity to dress up and “boogie” as she liked to do. One of her passions was dressing ‘proper’ with all matching accessories before she left the house. This oftentimes caused her to be late for the party but she

was always dressed to the nines when she arrived! She loved to dance and could be found on the dance floor if there was a dance partner available.

Ferne was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Palm Coast, FL. She loved attending the Elks Club events as well as the Maryland Club, Red Hats Society, and the Irish American Club.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea on Mattingly Ave. in Indian Head, MD. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Charles Cemetery in Indian Head. Following burial, friends and family are invited to gather in St. Mary’s Church Hall for a reception, sharing memories and honoring the determined, strong, stubborn, caring Mom we loved.

Arrangements are through William’s Funeral Home in Indian Head, MD. www.williamsfuneralhomepa.com

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2019 OUTSTANDING CHECKS AND OTHER DEPOSITED FUNDS

In compliance with Florida Statute 116.21, the below listed checks outstanding against various funds of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller and other deposited funds, will be forfeited to the County of Flagler of the State of Florida as appropriate, if not claimed on or before September 1, 2021

SERVICE: Saturday, August 14, 11AM St. Mary Star of the Sea on Mattingly Ave Indian Head, MD

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DONATIONS: Please in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Ferne M. Johnson to Suncoast Hospice Empath Health www.suncoasthospice.org 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater FL 33760 Or to a Charity of your choice.

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

Palm Harbor Lawrence Eagan Jr., individually and as trustee, sold 46 Francis Lane to Jerry Bird, of Palm Coast, for $295,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

house in Palm Harbor was the top real estate transaction for the week of June 17-23 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Gregory and Carey Lambert, of Fernandina Beach, sold 24 Old Oak Drive N. to Rodney and Deborah Anderson, of Grafton, West Virginia, for $961,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 5/3 and has a swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 3,255 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $740,000.

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Condos Patricia Terek, of Palm Coast, sold 400 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 365, to Stephanie Swann, of Milton, Georgia, for $600,625. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/3 and has 2,003 square feet.

401 Ocean Marina LLC, of Yonkers, New York, sold 401 Ocean Marina Drive, Unit 401, to Anastasia Carusos, of Dahlonega, Georgia, for $250,000. Built in 1987, the condo is a 1/1 and has 824 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $40,000.

Bon Terra Estates Mary Murphy-Rosito and Suzanne Murphy, of Palm Coast, sold 12 St. Johns Ave. to William Furry, of Palm Coast, for $530,000. Built in 1977, the

house is a 5/4 and has a swimming pool and 2,856 square feet.

Grand Landings Karla Osorio, of Palm Coast, sold 143 N. Coopers Hawk Way to Maritza Cubero, of Palm Coast, for $286,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,802 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $225,000.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 65 Birdie Way to Diane and Donald Argraves, of Bunnell, for $335,145. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,986 square feet.

D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 69 Birdie Way to James Foley, of Bunnell, for $296,990. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,585 square feet.

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Hunter’s Ridge Gallery Homes of DeLand Inc., of DeLand, sold 3 Shear Water Trail to Sharon Barron, of Ormond Beach, for $362,720.

Built in 2020, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,706 square feet.

Johnson Beach Walter and Barbara Murphy sold 29 Cherokee Ave. to Kelli and Ralph Cox, of Palm Coast, for $425,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,385 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $221,900.

Lehigh Woods LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas, sold 11 Rockefeller Drive to Marcus Green and Xenia Toro, of Palm Coast, for $236,900. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,270 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 13 Rydell Lane to Erin Keever, of Palm Coast, for $204,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Matanzas Woods Vintage Estate Homes LLC, of Melbourne, sold 11 Lewisdale Lane to Paul and Mare Bennie, of Palm Coast, for $359,970.

Built in 2021, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,651 square feet.

Brenda Coltrane, of St. Augustine, sold 52 Louisville Drive to Mary and Alexander Panzano, of Palm Coast, for $295,900.

Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,251 square feet.

Seagate Homes LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 37 Matanzas Lakes Drive to Donna and Gregory Schuck, of Ormond Beach, for $268,240. Built in 2021, the

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Pine Grove Natalie Tarnacki, individually and as trustee, sold 34 Pillory Lane to Gori and Arturo Herrera, of Palm Coast, for $410,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,214 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $192,800.

Toscana Applied Building Development of Orlando P.C. Inc., of Davenport, sold 46 New Leatherwood Drive to William and Portia Green, of Palm Coast, for $478,500. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,632 square feet.

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Model Land Michael and Cathy Courson, of Palm Coast, sold 1115 N. Central Ave. to Nancy O’Malley, of Flagler Beach, for $640,000.

Built in 1990, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace and 2,676 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $355,000.

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Flagler Beach, Florida 32136

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• State Certified Roofing & State Certified General Contracting.

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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 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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