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Palm Coast Would Limit Ebike Speeds to 10 MPH on Sidewalks, Ban Riders Younger Than 13 and AirPods While Riding

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Palm Coast is about to have strict new ebike regulations. Based on a proposal the city attorney presented to the City Council Tuesday, and the feedback he received from council members, ebike speeds will be limited to 10 miles per hour on all sidewalks, ebike riders must be 13 or older, ebike riders younger than 16 will be required to wear a helmet, ebike riders of any age may not wear AirPods or headphones while riding, and must--also at any ag…Palm Coast · Palm Coast Read Article

Bunnell Gives Final Approval to 6,100-Home Haw Creek Development That Will Dwarf City's 1,000 Households

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What Bunnell Vice Mayor John Rogers is calling a “city within a city” with “no compatibility with the size, the character or the infrastructure” of the city will start taking shape west and south of Bunnell as a divided City Commission on Monday gave final approval to the 6,100-home development known as the Reserve at Haw Creek. As was the case two weeks ago, when the commission approved a series of regulatory steps, it did so with the same 3-2 …Infrastructure · Bunnell See the Story

Woman Described in Court Last Week as 'a Really Bad Influence' Is Arrested on 5 Felonies, Including Child Abuse

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Cherie Ford, 44, was re-arrested months after being sentenced to probation on a charge of battering a cop, this time on five felony charges, including a second-degree felony charge of child neglect causing great harm and a third-degree felony charge of child abuse. The arrest was a probation violation, so she faces a felony count for that as well, and two felony battery counts--felonies, because they are her third cuch charge following convictio…Bunnell · Bunnell Read Article

4 Front-Runners Emerge as Palm Coast City Council Pares Down List of City Manager Candidates

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Palm Coast City Council members have pared down their list of some 112 applicants for city manager to 42, with nine of those favored by at least three council members, and four of them favored by four. No candidate has so far won the backing of all five. The council this evening will short-list the pool. Mayor Mike Norris previously suggested that the council focus on candidates with at least three votes. The post 4 Front-Runners Emerge as Palm …Palm Coast · Palm Coast Read Article

Why FEMA Is Essential in Disasters

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To better understand FEMA’s value, let’s take a look back at how the nation responded to disasters before the agency existed--it wasn't pretty-- and what history reveals about when FEMA was most effective. The post Why FEMA Is Essential in Disasters appeared first on FlaglerLive.Bunnell · Bunnell Read Article

Final Beam Tops Out of Palm Coast's Fire Station 22

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A major milestone was celebrated on September 3 as the City of Palm Coast, alongside contractor Wharton-Smith and design team Schenkel Shultz, marked the topping out of Fire Station 22. The event, held at the station’s future site at Palm Coast Parkway NE and Colbert Lane, commemorated the placement of the final beam—a symbol of progress, teamwork, and a safer future for Palm Coast. The post Final Beam Tops Out of Palm Coast’s Fire Station 22 ap…Palm Coast · Palm Coast Read Article

Flagler County teen arrested for bringing gun to school, pointing it at student, deputies say

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A 15-year-old is behind bars after he allegedly pointed a gun at a student on Friday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.Law · Flagler County See the Story

Derek Barrs Resigns School Board Seat to Be Senior Advisor to Transportation Secretary Pending Confirmation

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Flagler County School Board member Derek Barrs will log his last evening board meeting on Sept. 23 and resign his seat effective Sept. 30 as he prepares to assume the leadership of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He will move to the nation’s capital at the end of the month and start working as a senior advisor to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Once confirmed, he’ll officially move over to the motor carrier side. The post D…Flagler County · Flagler County Read Article

Flagler Tiger Bay Re-Elects Jay Scherr, Marc Dwyer and Joe Saviak to Leadership

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The Flagler Tiger Bay Club, the county's non-partisan and unique forum for ideas and discussions, Friday announced the election and re-election of the following board officers to serve four-year terms, among them Jay Scherr, Marc Dwyer and Joe Saviak. The post Flagler Tiger Bay Re-Elects Jay Scherr, Marc Dwyer and Joe Saviak to Leadership appeared first on FlaglerLive.Flagler County · Flagler County Read Article

More Than Third of Flagler County's Renters Are Under Water as Florida Rents Increased 39% in 4 Years

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A University of Florida study found that rent for multifamily units in Florida rose by 39 percent between 2019 and 2023, as 1 million households entered the state. In Flagler County, 4,478 renting households out of 12,000 total renting households--or 37 percent--are in that category. Among the most low-income, cost-burdened renting households in the county, 72 percent are occupied by one or two people. The majority are younger than 54. The post …Flagler County · Flagler County Read Article