Palm Coast Observer 10-14-21

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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

VOLUME 12, NO. 37

Legend helps out PAGE 19 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021

Does our city have a litter problem?

The Palm Coast City Council is considering increasing the fine for littering to $1,000. PAGE 3

Ditching decorum

CREEKSIDE FESTIVAL PAGES 12-13

Is the Trump Club’s boycott ‘relevant’?

PAGE 6 INSIDE ROAD SAFETY

City seeks firm to study Cimmaron Drive, other ‘residential collector’ roads PAGE 5

NUMBERS DROP COVID contained?

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In memory of Jim Egan Egan treated the students on his bus as if they were his own grandkids, his daughter and co-workers said.

Ashley Smith tries to convince Nova Lennox, both of Palm Coast, to pet a goat.

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Jim Egan loved children.

In fact, he loved people.

The Flagler Schools bus driver would do anything he could to help out his friends, acquaintances or total strangers. He would

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School bus driver Jim Egan helped everyone CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

open his home to anyone who needed a helping hand. He treated the children on his bus like they were his own grandkids.

Egan, 64, died in a motorcycle crash on Belle Terre Parkway at Ponce de Leon Drive on Oct. 5 while coming home from work.

“My dad loves kids,” his daughter, Cori Egan, said. “Any kid he treated like his kid. If a kid was acting up, he would talk to them as if they were his own grandkids. He never wanted to write them up.”

Jim Egan had worked in the school district’s transportation department since 2015. He drove the bat bus, which ran to Matanzas High School and Belle Terre Elementary School.

“He was passionate about helping his co-workers, and, when he believed in something, he fought for it,” said fellow school bus driver Lakisha Ayers-White. “I am the union VP, and I approached him for months to join FESPA, and he finally did.”

He told Ayers-White, “Kisha, I’m retired. I’m only here for the kids, but I will join for you.”

He moved to Florida from New York State in 1991 and worked in a variety of fields — construction, real estate, insurance and in a vehicle auction house.

“My dad could do everything,” Cori Egan said. “He fixed cars, he built a house, he did plumbing.”

Co-worker Denise Halle moved to Flagler County a year ago and began driving a school bus. She said she needed help around her house and didn’t know anybody.

“He was the first one to offer,” Halle said. “He painted my driveway, fixed my mailbox. He went out of his way to help. What a sad loss for everybody who knew him.”

Milton Madonia attended high school with Egan in Newburgh, New York, in the 1970s and stayed in touch with him over the years.

“He really was a down-toearth, stand-up guy who would help out anyway he could at any time,” Madonia said.

Egan taught himself how to play guitar and joined a band, his daughter said. He raised three daughters and helped raise seven grandchildren, a nephew, a great grandchild and his wife Sue’s daughters from her first marriage, Cori Egan said.

“He always had an open-door policy,” she said. “So many people lived with us on and off. That’s who he was. That’s who he is. His arms are wide.”

Egan lived life to the fullest but

DENISE HALLE, fellow school bus driver

Jim and Sue Egan were married for 40 years.

was all about safety, his daughter and friends said.

“When we moved from New York, he took me to the beach to teach me how to swim out of rip currents,” Cori Egan said. “He showed us how to come in. He was deeply vigilant about safety. He knew how to ride (a motorcycle) better than anybody. He was the captain of adventure. He took us mountain climbing. But he always taught us it was OK to have fun if you were safe first. Always be aware of your surroundings.”

Ayers-White said, “When I told him my husband bought me a motorcycle, he went into teacher mode. ‘Kisha, I want you to go home and look up on YouTube about counter steering.’”

“He was one of the safest guys I knew,” said Mike Grimes, who also had the Matanzas High School and Belle Terre Elementary School runs. “He was real safety conscious. He took it real serious. He was a great driver.”

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“My dad would ride his (bicycle) for miles to go see her,” she said. “Mom dumped him on the footsteps of senior prom, and dad’s family moved to Florida for a bit. But he crashed her first wedding. He hitchhiked from Florida to New York.”

Fellow bus driver Jerry Munson said he will miss his conversations with Egan.

“He was a h--- of a guy,” Munson said. “He knew a little bit about everything. He had a good demeanor, a calming voice. It’s hard losing a friend and a colleague. It’s just sad.”

With the transportation department short-handed, many drivers have taken on extra runs.

Egan was going home after his extra run, Munson said, when the crash occurred. The day after the crash Munson was asked to take over Egan’s extra run.

“I said it would be an honor,”

Jim Egan’s cowroker Lakisha Ayers-White set up a Go Fund Me page to raise money for Egan’s family.

“I am creating this GoFundMe to help My Beloved Co Worker Family in this Heartbreaking Time,” she wrote. “Mr. James Egan left behind his wife of 40 years. Mr. Egan wasn’t just a father to his 3 daughters, he was also a father to his grandson & other family members.

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Should Palm Coast increase littering fine to $1,000?

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

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lorida fines litterers $150.

For many, it seems to not be much of a deterrent.

Palm Coast is looking into whether it could raise the fine, locally, to $1,000.

City Councilman Ed Danko proposed the increase during a staff presentation on littering during an Oct. 12 council meeting.

“I think we’ve all noticed litter: On the side of the road, driving on Belle Terre, you can’t miss it,” he said. “I think the way to really prevent this problem is strict enforcement.”

He recalled the “Don’t mess with Texas” anti-litter campaign, with its $1,000 littering fines, and said that if Palm Coast could have signs warning that the fine for littering here is $1,000, that might be enough to get would-be-litterers’ attention.

People who toss their fast food bags out a car window, he said, don’t do it just once, and aren’t likely to be swayed by being asked nicely.

“Us saying ‘Please don’t litter’ isn’t going to stop that person, but if they have to reach in their pocket and cough up 1,000 bucks, they’re going to think next time,” he said.

THE PROBLEM

Fighting littering often starts with clearly defining the problem, since “littering” encompasses everything from the fast-foodbag-tosser described by Danko to people who dump hundreds of pounds worth of commercial waste in the forest, or construction contractors who toss their debris on a neighboring lot.

Then there’s unintentional litter — the stuff that blows out of a pickup truck bed or the rear of a commercial truck.

For all forms, Palm Coast has known problem areas, city Chief Development Officer Jason DeLorenzo and Public Works Directo Matt Mancill told City Council members.

“Intersections are of course one: When people stop, they tend to let things out of the window, for some unknown reason,” DeLorenzo said. “We do have some concerns with illegal dumping in the neighborhoods, as well.”

The Sheriff’s Office is aware of illegal dumping areas, and monitors them, he said.

Palm Coast also has one employee whose primary duty is picking up litter. And when city mowing crews mow another known littering hotspot — U.S. 1 — city staff members go ahead of the mowing crew to collect litter so that it doesn’t get pulverized by the lawnmowers.

Workers notice clusters of litter near construction sites, Mancill said; there’s also a problem with old couches randomly appearing

on right-of-ways.

BY THE NUMBERS IN PALM COAST:

45

bags of litter per week collected by a city staff member dedicated to litter cleanup

1,350

pounds of litter collected weekly, on average, by Palm Coast’s nine-member neighborhood mowing crew

20

bags of litter collected weekly by city staff along U.S. 1

11,520

pounds of trash city staff remove monthly, including that collected in trash receptacles as well as right-ofway litter

140

residents and city employees who took part in a “Keep Palm Coast Clean” event organized this year by the Public Works department. The collected over 1,305 pounds of trash in two hours.

THE LAW

Florida’s civil penalty for smaller amounts of litter — under 15 pounds’ worth — rose from $100 to $150 last year, while larger amounts are prosecuted as crimes: a misdemeanor if the amount dumped is between 15 and 500 pounds, or a felony for illegal dumping of 500 pounds or more.

It’s not clear if Palm Coast actually can raise the fine — at least, in any way that would make it collectable.

Fines specified in city ordinances tend to be collected by code enforcement officers. But because littering is a state crime, tickets must be issued by sworn law enforcement officers, and council members weren’t sure if the city would be able to direct Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies to write tickets for the proposed enhanced fine instead of the state’s $150 one.

City Attorney Bill Reischmann said he would look into it, adding that if deputies can’t enforce an increased fine, the city would be unwise to pass an unenforceable fine increase.

Mayor David Alfin also noted another potential wrinkle with the idea of having FCSO deputies handle a beefed-up littering enfoprcement program.

“I’m not clear on the metrics we would use to determine that we have made progress,” Alfin said. “If we are going to task the Sheriff’s Department ... how do we determine the level of service?”

He suggested that the City Council hold a workshop with Sheriff Rick Staly to see how the

FCSO could potentially help.

“If they have to reach in their pocket and cough up 1,000 bucks, they’re going to think next time.”

ED DANKO, city councilman

OTHER OPTIONS

But aside from — or in addition to — raising the fine, the city can take other steps to curb littering, DeLorenzo and Mancill said.

Those include an awareness campaign, the creation of a catchy anti-littering slogan (perhaps “Keep Palm Coast beautiful,” several council members suggested), new anti-littering signs, and a new litter cleanup event.

City staff, DeLorenzo said, have been envisioning an event that would be similar to the city’s popular Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup and could be held on or near Earth Day, which falls on April 22.

Mayor David Alfin suggested another possibility: Working with the school district to allow local high school students, who must complete community service hours to graduate, to get some of those hours by cleaning up litter.

“In terms of creating awareness … if you get the kids involved, their parents will probably get involved as well,” Alfin said. “And I think that’s a no-brainer way for kids to get community hours of service.”

NATIONALLY:

50 billion

pieces of litter along U.S. roadways and waterways, according to 2020 Keep America Beautiful Study, with slightly more than half of those on waterways. Cigarette butts were the most littered item.

152

items of litter for each U.S. resident, and more than 2,000 pieces of litter per mile (both roadway and waterway)

90%

of those surveyed thought litter was a problem in their state

207.1 million items of PPE are estimated to have become litter since the pandemic began.

LITTER BOX "Compared with other cities you've lived in, does Palm Coast have a litter problem?" Facebook responded to that question this way: Patti Byers Miller Roach We fish most of the local ponds, and the garbage left behind and thrown in the water is ridiculous.

It disgusts me more when the litter is made up of spent fishing line, Styrofoam worm containers, bread bags, hooks, broken lures, and the like. A true outdoorsman wouldn’t leave without disposing of any garbage they see whether it’s theirs or not.

Juleen Lauderdale Chapman The entire State of Florida has a litter problem. We noticed that when we moved here. We were kind of shocked. In Colorado they really preach the no litter thing, not so much here.

Erin ONeal Alford Compared to other places I’ve lived, absolutely not.

Melissa Marie Yes! This wasn’t an issue before.

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Aleksey Chernyshov Yes, especially apartment complexes. I have seen people clean out their car right onto the street.

Also witnessed someone throwing garbage out the window in a Publix parking lot. Also I have seen a guy cleaning out his car at Wawa throwing the garbage out onto the sidewalk. The answer is yes.

Anne Jones Lately I have seen more litter, it is a problem.

Later, litter

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Survey will ask about canals, swales, streets

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

“It’s part of our city, like anything in our city …

We’re all in this together, and it’s a huge amenity.”

ED DANKO, city councilman

Does Palm Coast need to dredge the canals in the city’s C-Section? If so, how much should the city spend on an amenity with a relatively limited number of users?

The City Council would like to know what residents think, and the topic will be placed on this year’s National Citizen Survey for Palm Coast residents.

Although most of the survey’s questions, developed by the International City/County Management Association, are standardized nationwide so that cities can be compared with one another, cities can add three city-specific questions for free.

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system, and city street quality as the three topics for those questions: City staff had proposed asking residents about their satisfaction with each.

But at a council workshop Oct. 12, Councilman Ed Danko — who’s mentioned resident concerns about the canals before, saying some have filled in enough that locals have to wait for high tide to take their boats out — had a new proposal: He suggested placing the topic of canal dredging on the citizen survey.

“It’s part of our city, like anything in our city,” he said. “…

We’re all in this together, and it’s a huge amenity.”

Danko noted that a dredging project could take years, and added, “It’s an issue we’re going to have to deal with sooner or later, and the longer we wait, the harder it’s going to get.”

He suggested a survey question asking citizens if they believe the city should hire a consulting firm to explore potential canal dredging and what it would cost, and noted that grant money may be available for the dredging itself.

Mayor David Alfin agreed that the canals are an amenity the city needs to deal with, and that a survey question about dredging could be useful.

“Then we’ll get a reading on how many of our residents think it’s a priority,” Alfin said. “So let’s ask the public to see if they would be willing to invest in a study.”

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Public Information and Engagement Director Brittany Kershaw confirmed that it would.

Alfin noted that the city has largely settled the future of streetlights in Palm Coast — the city now has an ongoing street lighting program to add them — and that community sentiment is already fairly clear: People want more lights. He suggested nixing the proposed streetlighting question in favor of a canal dredging question.

Other council members agreed.

The National Citizen Survey, designed to be representative and scientifically valid, will be mailed out to 1,200 residents starting later this month.

An online version will also be available for people who didn’t receive the mailed invitation but would like to take the survey. The results of the web-based and mailed surveys will be kept separate, to preserve the validity of the mailed version.

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The extension of the roadway would be possible because of a proposed land swap between the city government and a developer who wants to add over 500 homes on 240 acres of vacant land south of the Flagler Executive Airport.

The proposed development, called Seminole Palms, would pay city transportation impact fees that would be used to fund the road extension.

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City seeks firm to study Cimmaron Drive, other local roadways The firm will present its findings to the City Council, with recommendations for improvements.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Palm Coast will be seeking a firm to study the city’s residential collector roads, including Cimmaron Drive, where residents have pushed the city to take action to make the road safer.

The city government hopes to select a firm within the next three months, and expects the study itself to take approximately five months.

The effort has been included in this fiscal year’s budget.

The firm’s findings will be

presented to the Palm Coast City Council, along with proposed improvements that could be developed as part of a longrange plan and included in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan.

Al Krier, a Cimmaron resident who’s pressed the city for action, has been collecting petitions from his neighbors, pushing the city to improve pedestrian safety on the road.

In an Oct. 5 City Council meeting, he praised the city for what it’s done so far.

“I want to thank all of you for moving this forward,” Krier said. “I could not have asked anything more from the city than what they’re done for me. ... Hopefully we can move it forward. The budget has been approved and there’s a small amount in there to do a study, but it’s a step forward.”

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Central Florida’s COVID numbers decline Doctors still recommend the vaccine for children who are eligible.

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The community positivity rate also continues to fall, reaching a new low of 6.7% this week, according to data collected

by Centra Care, AdventHealth’s network of urgent care clinics. Individual counties across Central Florida showed similar drops based on tests conducted by the clinics.

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Worker shortage puts group homes in ‘survival mode’ For vulnerable Florida citizens who receive around-the-clock care in residential facilities, the current competition for workers is having dire consequences.

More than 100 group homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have shuttered since March, and more closures might be on the horizon, providers warn, unless the Legislature boosts funding for the facilities.

Craig Cook, executive director of Attain Inc., told The News Service of Florida his nonprofit

TESTING SCHEDULE The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County will continue to offer COVID-19 testing in the field across from 120 Airport Road near the Flagler Executive Airport. The next available time is 8-11 a.m.

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“The risk of acute COVID-19 in children can be quite serious, which is why we recommend eligible children receive the vaccine,” said Dr. Michael Keating, chief medical officer for AdventHealth for Children. “The vaccine not only reduces the risk of severe illness, but also helps control the spread of the virus from children, who may not show any symptoms, to more vulnerable people.”

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Is the Trump Club’s boycott ‘relevant’ to the City Council? Observer Ed Danko wanted to silence Scott Spradley’s criticism on Oct. 5.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

If a City Council member, in his private time, promotes a boycott against 21 businesses (including the city itself), is it fair for one of those business owners to criticize him during the public comment portion of a City Council meeting?

The Palm Coast City Council member in question, Ed Danko, says no. He believes that his boycott activities, as vice president of the Flagler Trump Club, are off limits for criticism in a city meeting. He felt so strongly about it that he repeatedly interrupted the business owner, Scott Spradley, as Spradley spoke during the Oct. 5 city meeting (to watch it, see the link in this story on www.palmcoastobserver.com). Danko ignored not only the mayor’s verbal warnings (“Leave the dais”) and the mayor’s gavel, but also the city attorney’s opinion.

It was another episode in a succession of rage-soaked City Council meetings.

But was Danko right?

‘THIS IS DEMOCRACY’

I called Danko on Oct. 7 to try to understand his point of view.

He conceded that the public

comment portion of the meeting is provided to allow people to speak on items not on the agenda. But he pointed out that the city’s rules say commenters should not “make any irrelevant, impertinent or slanderous comments.”

Were Spradley’s comments “slanderous”? Despite Danko’s repeated claim that Spradley’s comments were “false,” they weren’t. Spradley said Danko had promoted the boycott on Facebook, and, indeed, Danko shared the announcement and even posted subsequent comments to persuade people to participate.

City attorney Bill Reischmann said Oct. 5 that there wasn’t anything wrong with Spradley’s comments.

“Sometimes in this business,” Reischmann said, “we hear things we don’t like to hear, and I respect that it’s painful … but we are required to keep order and to follow the rules.”

Reischmann concluded, “This is, for better or for worse, democracy.”

‘BUSINESS FRIENDLY’

Danko pointed out that Alfin’s private employer, like Spradley’s business, also was included on the boycott list, which, Danko said, could have clouded Alfin’s impartiality. (To avoid any gray areas of the Sunshine Law, I didn’t ask Alfin for a comment.)

But I will offer my opinion: Boycotting businesses that advertise on FlaglerLive, just because Editor Pierre Tristam criticizes Donald Trump, is bad for the community. Although the Trump Club wants to punish the businesses, their boycott (if successful) will also punish the employees — our neighbors.

“The message that I’m hearing to businesses is, ‘Come to Palm Coast. We like business — unless you advertise with the wrong guy.

Then we’re going to do everything we can to undermine you and to take away your employees’ wages.’ It’s a problem. Please fix it.”

SCOTT SPRADLEY, Flagler Beach business owner who is on the Trump Club’s boycott list

L ET TERS Danko and Trump Club’s boycott is pure hypocrisy Dear Editor: City Councilman Ed Danko’s ongoing war on FlaglerLive and its editor is an example of ideological hypocrisy and an affront to our constitutionally protected freedom of expression and our valued free press. And sadly, the potential collateral damage from this war is now our local businesses.

Danko and his Flagler Trump Club are spearheading a vengeful boycott targeting local FlaglerLive advertisers because of ideological differences he and his club have with the news site.

Danko, who has complained about perceived negative press coverage, regularly directs his ire at FlaglerLive’s reporting and even at the Palm Coast Observer.

Parroting the former president, Danko constantly makes use of the old worn-out “fake news” slogan so often and so disingenuously that it’s become akin to the boy who cried wolf.

FlaglerLive may be somewhat liberal-leaning but publishes

sourced and fact-based information, including well-crafted editorial content. Sure, reporting on Danko has been critical at times by our local media, but the councilman’s well-known shenanigans are responsible for that. And now he’s clearly trying to persecute FlaglerLive for revealing those uncomfortable truths — and bitterly doing so by directing his ire towards its advertisers.

Curiously, a part of Danko’s self-proclaimed right-wing ideology and that of his club is the fervent condemnation of social media’s censoring their free speech, citing First Amendment concerns, with the incessant complaining about their newfound term, “cancel culture.” But in attacking FlaglerLive and its advertisers, Danko and his club fail to understand that they can’t sanctimoniously rail against censorship and the so-called cancel culture, claiming their conservative free speech is being infringed upon, while simultaneously trying to brazenly stifle FlaglerLive’s free expression simply because that news site is not falling in line with their ide-

DANKO REJECTS RULES OF DECORUM The city of Palm Coast’s Policies and Procedures were updated in 2017 and were adopted by resolution, meaning they are the law.

The rules state, in part: “Order must be preserved. It is prohibited for a person, by speech or otherwise, to delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the City Council, or disturb any person having the floor. No person shall refuse to obey the orders of the

After Alfin got Danko to agree to stop interrupting on Oct. 5, Spradley was allowed to finish his comment about the boycott.

He said, “The message that I’m hearing to businesses is, ‘Come to Palm Coast. We like business — unless you advertise with the wrong guy. Then we’re going to do everything we can to undermine you and to take away your employees’ wages.’

“It’s a problem,” Spradley said.

“Please fix it.”

Considering that business friendliness has been a decadelong topic of discussion on the City Council, it’s clear that business friendliness is not an “irrelevant” topic to address during public comments. One of the City Council’s stated goals is as follows: “To develop and maintain a strong economy by supporting the growth and development of new and existing businesses while creating an environment to attract new companies that align with our values.”

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If that’s not enough to prove that the comments were relevant to city interests, check out the final “business” on the Trump Club’s boycott list: the city of Palm Coast itself.

Danko encourages Trump Club members to call the city manager and insist that the city stop advertising with FlaglerLive. How the city spends its

ology. And that’s hypocritical.

It’s obvious that this ill-conceived boycott effort is really just a self-serving move to silence any criticism of Councilman Danko, with the ultimate intent to protect and thusly further his hyper-partisan political agenda, and that of his club — all to the detriment of a free press and local businesses. And that’s shameful.

ROBERT GORDON Palm Coast

SeaGate praise on the front page? Shameful Dear Editor: I must comment on your front page article from Oct. 7 titled “Surrounded.” I actually had to check the date it was printed, as I was sure it was your April Fool’s edition! African savannah in Palm Coast? I thought this had to be a joke.

The Palm Coast Observer has now lost any credibility with me as an unbiased source. I would

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Mayor or the City Council.”

The rules give authority to the mayor to conduct the meetings.

City Councilman Ed Danko, however, indicated in a phone call on Oct. 7 that if he disagrees with the mayor’s or the attorney’s application of the rules, he doesn’t intend to let a member of the public speak without interrupting.

“I’m an American,” he said.

“I’ll talk to whoever I want to.”

tax dollars is “relevant” to city business.

I called Danko a second time on Oct. 7 to clarify. But instead of conceding that the boycott is relevant, he doubled down on his stance that Spradley shouldn’t have been allowed to continue speaking at the meeting.

“That man’s business is not even in Palm Coast,” Danko said to me. (Spradley’s law practice is in Flagler Beach, although he said he has four employees who live in Palm Coast.)

Danko continued: “Maybe if someone who has a business in Palm Coast came and wanted to address it, that’s fine. But nobody from the city came and walked up the podium [to complain].”

Danko is a shrewd politician.

He said he wasn’t too worried about me writing a story about him because it would likely help his cause, and he could spin it to help the club. In fact, he asked me to include information for the Trump Club meetings in the article, so here you go: The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month, at the VFW. I got off the phone wondering, at least on this particular day, which was Danko’s first priority: Helping Palm Coast become more business friendly, or helping Palm Coast become more Trump Club friendly.

Email editor@palmcoastobserver.com.

laugh if I wasn’t so disturbed by the story.

How much money did SeaGate homes pay for this article? And as the front page story no less!

I’m sure builders are getting very concerned as more and more people are speaking up regarding our city’s rapid growth with no concern for our environment and the well being of Palm Coast citizens.

If Steve Ricke is happy that he now can see the sunsets and feels like he looks out onto an African savannah, well, good for him. But the sentence that actually turned this article from an attempt at honest journalism to a blatant advertisement is, “You couldn’t ask for a better developer.” Shame on you, Palm Coast Observer, and shame to Brian McMillan as the executive editor and author of this article/ advertisement!

LYNN KENNY Palm Coast

Editor’s Note: No, SeaGate didn’t pay for the story.

A photo of a Matanzas High School swimmer was published on Page 14 of the Oct. 7 edition. The name should have said Maya Kulesza.

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Jim Bradley  Branch of military: U.S. Army, Army Security Agency, Eritrea, East Africa  Dates of service: May 1959 to May 1961  Awards: Soldier of the month twice  City of residence: Palm Coast, since 1988  What I learned: “It’s better to give than to receive.”

Bradley became known as “The Hot Dog Guy” in Palm Coast, selling hot dogs outside the former Sears for 17 years, raising more than $49,000 for charity before retiring in 2017. He has been part of American Legion Post 115 for 25 years.

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BRIEFS Fugitive arrested after fleeing, attacking deputy A resident complaint about a driver driving with a cracked windshield and tossing lit cigarettes out the window led deputies to a wanted fugitive on Oct. 3.

Deputies found the car and stopped it on North Ocean Shore Boulevard, and a deputy asked all three people in the vehicle for identification.

One said he did not have ID, but gave deputies a name. Deputies determined that he’d given a false name and asked him to step out of the car. He was later identified as Marc Heinish, who was wanted in Volusia County.

Heinish became combative and pushed the deputy after stepping out of the car.

As he was resisting, a female passenger stepped out of the car and grabbed the deputy.

Both subjects then fled, but deputies caught them and arrested them.

The female also had drugs, which added to her charges. .

“Giving a false name to deputies only gets you arrested with additional charges, as we will find out who you really are,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “But battery on a law enforcement officer only gets you a guaranteed stay at the Green Roof Inn as we will not tolerate anyone attacking a deputy sheriff.”

Dealer indicted for first-degree murder in drug overdose A grand jury on On Oct. 4 found that Michael McIntyre should be indicted for first-degree murder in the Aug. 11 overdose death of Palm Coast resident Chelsea Price, 33.

The jury determined that there was sufficient probable cause to believe that McIntyre supplied the fentanyl to Price The Medical Examiner’s Office found that Price had 10 times the

lethal amount of fentanyl in her system. The investigation led detectives to McIntyre as the seller of the fentanyl.

McIntyre’s drug criminal history dates back to 2009.

“I want to thank the grand jury, the prosecutor, and all the detectives for their excellent work in obtaining this indictment,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “The poison sold to the victim by McIntyre wound up taking her life and the result was tragic. Let this be a reminder to drug dealers to keep your poison out of Flagler County and know that we investigate every overdose death as a murder! Kill someone selling your poison and you will join McIntyre and other poison peddlers in prison for a very long time.”.

Fugitive arrested after crashing into patrol vehicle A Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop on County Road 55 on Oct. 3, but the driver tried to flee and crashed into an FCSO patrol vehicle.

The driver was later found to be a fugitive on drug charges from Putnam County and did not have a valid driver’s license.

“He tried to flee from our deputies and then carelessly crashed into a patrol car,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Fortunately, no one was hurt.”

ing the parrot, the man had made homicidal statements to others in the home about family members and friends he wanted to kill. He approached one occupant of the home and stated he was “planning to remove his eye.” The man then smashed and jumped out a window and picked up a plastic lawn chair and began to hit a parked vehicle with it.

Upon deputies’ arrival, the man was bloody and yelling incoherent statements.

“This was a sad and scary incident for everyone involved,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “This is also an example of how situations can escalate to more dangerous crimes and this behavior could be a warning sign that there may be more going on with this guy. He needs professional help before he escalates further.”

The man was placed in protective custody and transported to Halifax Hospital under a Baker Act. He is charged with Felony Animal Cruelty and Assault on a Person 65 or Over.

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

Stolen U-Haul truck leads deputies to illegal drugs Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a “Be-Onthe-Look Out” Oct. 4 for a 2017 Ford Econoline U-Haul Box Truck traveling on Kanawha Court that was reported stolen from Ormond Beach earlier in the day.

Deputies stopped the vehicle and arrested John Pozzuoli and Gregory Goreham after drugs were found in the vehicle, as well.

“This is a great example of technology combined with good police work keeps our community safe and serial offenders in jail,” said Sheriff Rick Staly.

Goreham has 28 prior felony charges, and Pozzuoli has 13 prior felony charges.

Man arrested after killing parrot, threatening family A man was arrested after killing his family’s parrot and threatening to murder family members during a “mental emergency” on Sept. 26, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

When deputies arrived at the home, the subject had decapitated the bird, destroyed the inside of the residence, and was threatening to kill family members.

The reporting party said that the man had become violently destructive and manic. After kill-

Animal ‘rescuer’ arrested on animal cruelty charges Local “animal rescuer” and owner of SAFFARI (Save A Furry Friend Animal Rescue Inc.) Ruth Rupprecht was arrested Oct. 6 on drug and animal cruelty charges.

Rupprecht was being investigated since May 2021, after a puppy adopted from her organization died a few days later.

Detectives found more than $20,000 cash, over 100 prescription medications, and 46 animals were seized on her properties.

The conditions of the animals led detectives to open another investigation for animal cruelty resulting in a felony arrest warrant for Rupprecht for new drug charges and animal cruelty charges on Oct. 5.

“I’m glad to see she’s facing consequences for her actions,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I’m proud of the Major Case Unit, our Agriculture Crimes Unit, and detective team for continuing to build a case against this woman. We will not tolerate poison peddlers, especially those that use innocent animals as a front to hide their illegal activity in Flagler County.”

Staly appointed chair of state reaccreditation commission Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly was elected by his peers Oct. 7 to serve as the chair for the Florida Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation (FCLEA).

He has served as a commissioner since 2018 and as the vice chair since 2020.

FCLEA is an independent 15-member commission established by Florida law whose members are appointed by the Florida Sheriff’s Association, Florida Police Chief’s Association, and city/county government organizations.

The FCSO also received its sixth law enforcement re-accreditation from the FCLEA.

Joseph Fajardo: Firefighter of the Year BRITTANY KERSHAW PALM COAST DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

The Flagler-Palm Coast Kiwanis Club has named Palm Coast Driver Engineer Joseph Fajardo its 2021 Firefighter of the Year.

Fajardo joined the Palm Coast Fire Department in 2016 as a Firefighter-EMT. He was promoted to the rank of driver engineer in December 2020 and is currently preparing for the lieutenant’s promotional exam.

Above and beyond his duties as a driver engineer, Fajardo eagerly accepted the role as the community engagement officer, coordinating public education events, fire prevention activities and the CPR program. He also established the department’s Junior Firefighter Program.

He was selected for this award by the Fire Department command staff “Driver Engineer Joseph Fajardo is an emerging leader within the Palm Coast Fire Department,” said Battalion Chief Potter, who nominated Fajardo for the award.

“Joe has a servant’s heart. He selflessly and sacrificially serves others and does so with a huge smile on his face.”

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‘POLITE’ CAR THIEF FLAGS DOWN OFFICER, GETS ARRESTED 8:13 p.m. Interstate 95 near mile marker 295 Grand theft of a motor vehicle. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper responding to a report of a disabled van on the shoulder of I-95 found the van and was flagged down by a man standing next to it.

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The Flagler County Leadership Academy – now in its third session – has further extended its professional career development offerings to include additional staff of its constitutional officers and municipalities. County Administrator Heidi Petito, an alumnus of the inaugural class, at the opening class welcomed new students including top-tier staff from the cities of Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, and Bunnell.

The 18 participants in the program include staff members from Flagler County Government, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Flagler Schools, Tax Collector’s Office, and the Supervisor of Elections’ Office in addition to the cities. Participants learn strategies and practices that enhance their effectiveness, efficiency, and customer service provided to residents while strengthening partnerships across agencies.

The academy’s 2021 valedictorian, Emergency Management Planner Nealon Joseph, during the graduation ceremony said, “To be successful, we must foster teamwork by building strong relationships within our team … To be a leader, means to sacrifice. It means putting the needs of others, your organization and your community over your personal wants and needs.”

The rigorous curriculum was designed to develop the potential of staff, to further professionalize the agencies, and to establish succession planning.

SEPT. 30

TALE OF THE MISSING LIGHTS 11:38 p.m. Oceanshore Boulevard near Volusia/Flagler County line Fleeing law enforcement. A deputy on Oceanshore Boulevard in northern Volusia County tried to pull over a northbound car that had no tail lights.

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Cory, Kaylee and Tristan Olsen moved to Palm Coast from St. Augustine two years ago.

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Lorraine Beagley and Judy Smith brought chairs and a picnic. “We’re here all day,” they said.

HELP FEED FLAGLER THIS FALL With a focus on veterans, seniors and Flagler Schools students, Feed Flagler has a goal to provide 1,200 family meals for Thanksgiving this year. Make a suggested donation of $35 at www. gracecommunityfoodpantry. com. Click on the “Team Feed Flagler” tab.

Fiddle Rat began the music festival at Creekside on Oct. 9.

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Lisa Schall, who retired as a judge in San Diego two years ago, with Flagler County Commissioner Dave Sullivan.

Gloria Questell and Judy Guarnieri, of Lifecoast Church.

PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at James F. Holland Memorial Park, 18 Florida Park Blvd. Test your skills against the best in Palm Coast. The tournament will be played in double-elimination style and will feature singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Register early. For ages 18 and up. $20/ person. Registration is required at www.parksandrec.fun/athletics. More info: 386-986-2323.

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STUFF THE TRUNK 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1524 S. Central Ave., Flagler Beach. The Flagler Woman’s Club invites you to help the Flagler Humane Society by donating supplies, such as canned dog or cat food, kitty litter and cleaning supplies. Bring some bagged candy for the Flagler Beach Police Department’s upcoming Beach Boo Drive Thru for Halloween.

LEARN THE BASICS OF YOUR COMPUTER 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Palm Coast Community Center.

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COMMUNITY CATS GRAND OPENING Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at Alamo Business Center, 4500 N. U.S. 1, Bunnell. Celebrate the opening of the new adoption center and thrift store.

MEDNEXUS CEO PRESENTATION 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at ChannelSide, 1 Yacht Club Drive, Palm Coast. The Flagler Tiger Bay Club hosts Dr. David Szymanski as the luncheon keynote speaker for the monthly meeting. $35/members, $40/ guests. Register at http://www. flaglertigerbayclub.com/.

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at Indian Trails Middle School, 5505 Belle Terre Parkway. City of Palm Coast’s Men’s & Women’s 6v6 indoor volleyball tournament. $150 per team. Registration is required at www.parkandrec.fun/ athletics. Call 386-986-2323.

FLAGLER SHERIFF’S TRUNK OR TREAT 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Kim Hammond Justice

FUN DAY DANCE COMPETITION 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at Palm Coast Community Center. First-annual Fun Day Dance Competition features a display of ballroom dancing. Dancers of all levels are welcome. $15/dancer.

Registration is required at www. parksandrec.fun/adults. More info: 386-986-2323.

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He served in senior leadership at Alabama Hospital Association. He brought his passion for helping others to South Dakota where he joined Avera PACE as senior Vice President until his retirement. In his free time Richard loved playing golf with his friends and watching college football where he was a devoted fan of Auburn University and The University of Alabama.

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Junior princess and prince Emma Markese and Jordan Teixeria.

Senior homecoming court: Myracle Pigninelli and James Anotine.

Freshman prince and princess Jonathan Santiago and Angelina Vardakis.

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ate Winecoff and Alyssa Sa were named Matanzas homecoming king and queen at halftime of the Pirates homecoming game Oct. 8.

Winecoff bookended his high school career with the senior honor. He was named homecoming prince as a freshman. Since then he has been in the AICE program for four years, SGA for three years, the Leo Club for four years and Alpha Theater for two years.

He has also played football and basketball for four years and was on the weightlifting team for two years. Winecoff’s favorite teacher is Ms. Minn. He plans to major in business and finance in college.

Sa’s favorite teacher is also Ms. Minn. Sa has been in the AICE program for four years, the drumline for four years and SGA for three years. After high school, Sa plans to earn a degree in elementary education.

James Anotine and Christian Lopez were the other nominees for homecoming king. Myracle Piginelli and Kamila Pires were the other nominees for homecoming queen.

Anotine’s favorite teacher is Ms. Saunier. He has been on the

Homecoming queen Alyssa Sa and king Tate Winecoff.

football, basketball and track teams for four years. He plans to go to college and major in business. Pigninelli’s favorite teachers are Mr. Reeder and Mr. DeCeglie.

Pigninelli played softball for four years, was in Movie Club for two years and the mock trial team for one year. She plans to get a degree in psychology and travel.

Lopez has been in ROTC for 2 1/2 years and steel band for one year. His favorite teacher is Mr. Allen. After high school he plans to enlist in the U.S. military. Pires was in ROTC for two years. Her favorite teacher is Ms. Alred. She would like to be a maternity nurse or a pediatrician.

The freshman prince and princess were Jonathan Santiago and

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Angelina Vardakis. The sophomore prince and princess were Stephen Maxwell and Sara-Kate Vannucci. Junior prince and princess were Jordan Teixeria and Emma Markese.

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Cundiff catches three touchdown passes as Matanzas romps to Homecoming win

Airing it out Noah Cundiff (8) waits for the ball to arrive for his first of three touchdown catches.

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o many thoughts went through Noah Cundiff’s head in such a short span.

As the ball hung in the air with Cundiff waiting to snare it for his first of three touchdown catches, he thought, “I have to start something. I have to give my defense something to work with. I have to catch this. I can’t drop it.”

So many thoughts in a blink of an eye. Cundiff made the catch to give Matanzas a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. The lead would hold up, and the Pirates would snap a four-game losing streak to blank Lake Howell 35-0 on Oct. 8.

Matanzas (2-5) put the game away with four touchdowns and a safety in the second half for a Homecoming victory that was a welcome shot of relief and confidence in an otherwise rough season.

FPC GAME CANCELED Flagler Palm Coast’s game against Orange City University on Oct. 8 was canceled because of flooding at the Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand.

FPC’s season opener against Pine Ridge was postponed because of two positive COVID-19 tests among the Panthers’ coaching staff. That game has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 25, at FPC, three days after the Bulldogs’ game at DeLand.

FPC will host Lake Mary on Oct. 15.

“We played about as good a half of football we could play,” Pirates coach Matt Forrest said. “This team has been through a lot, losing 20 starters (to graduation) and facing injuries every week.”

Sophomore quarterback Dakwon Evans threw three touchdown passes, all to Cundiff, including the 42-yard bomb in the first quarter. Cundiff also scored on a 32-yard screen pass in the third quarter and a 27-yard go-route early in the fourth quarter.

Evans added a 7-yard thirdquarter touchdown run, and Sho’Marion Gaines closed out the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run with 3:26 left.

Cundiff caught five passes for 122 yards. Evans passed for 138 yards and ran for 66 yards on eight carries.

“Dakwon’s getting exponentially better,” Forrest said. “The resiliency he shows embodies the whole football team.”

The Silver Hawks (2-6) have scored just eight points all season and didn’t do much to help themselves with two consecutive snaps that went over their punter’s head in the third quarter. The first led to Evans’ short touchdown run; the second went through the end zone for a safety.

Tate Winecoff, who was named the Pirates’ Homecoming king at halftime, recovered a fumbled punt to set up Cundiff’s first touchdown catch.

“I could see he was kind of timid when he was trying to catch the ball,” Winecoff said of the

Photos by Brent Woronoff

CUNDIFF SORTING HIS COLLEGE OPTIONS Matanzas senior receiver Noah Cundiff said he is sorting his college options while waiting for more offers, hopefully one from a power-five conference.

Cundiff has received nine Division I offers, including Colorado State and Samford. If he chooses Colorado State, he would join his friend, former Flagler Palm Coast linebacker Malakai Grant, who is a freshman with the Rams.

Cundiff caught his first three touchdown passes of the season Oct. 8 against Lake Howell after missing the first four games with a high ankle sprain.

Matanzas quarterback Dakwon Evans looks for a receiver.

Lake Howell punt returner. “So when it went through his hands I jumped on it. We needed some momentum and we got it.”

Bailey Russell added an interception for the Pirates.

“I had fun tonight,” said Evans. “I think we all had fun.”

Cundiff certainly had fun, playing just his second full game of the season after missing the first four games with a high ankle sprain and then leaving in the first quarter of the Middleburg

game on Oct. 1 because of concussion protocol.

“You have to look at it as life and keep moving on,” he said.

“There were a lot of smiles tonight,” said Winecoff. “A lot of happy faces. The students showed up and supported. It was big for the team.”

The Pirates will host Orange Park Ridgeview on Friday, Oct. 15.

“Pirate” James Fiske was on the cannon crew, which was kept busy in Matanzas’ 35-0 win.

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Tournament veteran Alexandra Gazzoli enjoys Pirates’ camaraderie As a freshman last year, Gazzoli tied for third and helped the Pirates finish 10th as a team at the Class 2A state championships.

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Alexandra Gazzoli walks with her bag past her opponents’ golf balls, stands near her own ball in the fairway and pecks on her phone waiting for the other two golfers in her group to catch up.

You could call the Matanzas High School golfer a ringer.

“She drives the ball at least 260 yards and is pretty accurate,” said Matanzas girls golf coach Brandie Alred. “Her short game’s on point too.”

Gazzoli doesn’t reach for her driver too often in high school matches. The Pirates play from the gold tees at Palm Harbor Golf Club with a total length of 4,945 yards. Half of the par-4s are under 260 yards.

When the sophomore competes in American Junior Golf Association tournaments, the course lengths are about 6,000 to 6,200 yards.

“It’s completely different,” she said of the high school matches.

“I have to think differently. I can’t always hit driver. It tests a different part of my game.”

Gazzoli comes from a golf fam-

Zoe Alred places a ball marker on the green.

ily. She first swung a golf club at 2 years old. She began playing tournaments at age 8. At 12, she qualified for the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National, which she says is even more beautiful than she thought it would be.

In July, she competed in the USGA’s Girls Junior Championships where she missed the cut for match play in a sudden-death playoff.

As a high school freshman last year, Gazzoli tied for third in the Class 2A state championships and helped the Pirates win their third consecutive district championship and place 10th at state.

This is a rebuilding year for Matanzas. Gazzoli and freshman Zoe Alred, Coach Alred’s daughter, are the team’s Nos. 1 and 2 players. Junior Emma Markese is the only other returning golfer.

“Everyone else is brand new to golf,” Brandie Alred said.

The Pirates improved to 6-4 on the season with wins over Pedro Menendez and Tocoi Creek on Oct. 7 at Palm Harbor. Gazzoli shot 1-over 37, which is right around her season average.

“I hit the ball well. My putting wasn’t there,” she said.

A return trip for the Pirates to the state championships is far from guaranteed, but Gazzoli is confident she won’t be competing at state next month as an individual qualifier.

“I think we can make it to states,” she said. “I have faith.”

Being part of a team is why Gazzoli decided to play high school golf last year, adding to her already crowded tournament schedule.

“Golf is an individual sport,” she said. “Being around other people doing the same thing as you and going to different tournaments is fun and different. You’re not just doing it for yourself. You don’t want to let your teammates down.”

The Florida high school state championships are strewn with tournament golfers who enjoy having teammates for the first time.

“Golf is a lonely sport,” Brandie Alred said. “I think (playing with the Pirates) is helping Alexandra’s

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Sophomore Alexandera Gazzoli, left, and freshman Zoe Alred are the Pirates’ Nos. 1 and 2 golfers.

MATANZAS BOYS FINISH THIRD AT VOLUSIAFLAGLER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Long-hitting Alexandra Gazzoli plays on the forward tees in high school events forcing her to think differently.

Freshman Trevor Challice placed third overall with an even-par 72 to help lead the Matanzas boys golf team to a third-place finish at the Volusia-Flagler Championships on Aug. 11 at Cypress Head Golf Club in Port Orange.

Four Matanzas golfers finished among the top 13 with senior Jake Vannucci tying for 10th place with an 80 and juniors Ashtin Arlaud and Alek Libby tying for 13th at 82.

Spruce Creek won the team title with Seabreeze the runner-up. Flagler Palm Coast finished eighth.

Seabreeze’s Brandon Godfrey and New Smyrna Beach’s Will Robinson tied for medalist honors, each shooting a 1-under 71.

The Matanzas and FPC boys and girls golf teams will face off at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at Palm Harbor Golf Club. The Matanzas boys enter the match with an 8-1 record.

“I think we can make it to states. I have faith.”

ALEXANDRA GAZZOLI

game. It teaches her to relax and enjoy her game.”

The social aspect is probably what Gazzoli, who is in virtual school, enjoys most.

“It’s a big reason,” she said.

“Being in virtual school and also playing golf, I don’t see anybody at all.”

Zoe Alred said Gazzoli shares her putting and chipping drills with the team.

“We’ve had a couple of good golfers who have gone on to play college golf,” said Brandie Alred, who is in her sixth season as the Pirates’ coach. “But I don’t think we’ll ever see another like Alexandra.”

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With the district meets about two weeks away, the Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas cross country teams traveled to a couple of big meets last weekend to get some preparation in.

Senior Jada Williams led the FPC girls to a fourth-place finish among 20 teams at the Oct. 9 Bobcat Classic at Santa Fe College in Gainesville. Williams ran 19:41 to finish 11th overall among 154 runners.

Matanzas junior Zach Spooner won the boys race at the Panhandle Cross Country Challenge in Panama City on Oct. 9 to lead the Pirates to a third-place finish out of 18 teams. Spooner won the race by nearly five seconds with a time of 16:34 on a muddy course at Bay

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Seabreeze’s Nickole Dane finished 19th at the Bobcat Classic with a time of 20:32.70 to help the Sandcrab girls to an eighthplace team finish. Seabreeze’s Ella Chandler ran 20:40.20 to place 22nd.

FPC’s Cassidy De Young was 23rd (20:42.10). Also running well for the Bulldogs in the girls 5K race were Genesis Epstein, who was 28th at 21:10.10, and Savannah O’Grady, who was 35th at 21:34.50.

Sean Gilliam led the FPC boys, finishing 24th with a time 17:37.90. Barak Olago was 30th at 18:01.30. The Bulldog boys finished sixth.

At the Panhandle Challenge, Matanzas’ Hunter Smith finished 15th in the boys race with a time of 17:55, and Jaden Smith (18:23) and Andrew Hatten (18:24) finished 27th and 28th respectively.

The Matanzas girls placed seventh at the meet with Mariah Mills (22nd place, 21:28), Nina Rodriquez (23rd, 21:29) and Lauren Marshall (29th, 22:02) leading the way.

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“T.T was phenomenal. He’s one of a kind.”

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Former high school phenom and Arena League star T.T. Toliver pays it forward

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T.T. Toliver would prefer to talk about his kids rather than himself.

That includes his 10-year-old son, Nyliek, who his dad says is a natural at quarterback. It also includes the football players Toliver is now coaching at Matanzas High School.

“I’m enjoying it, watching how these kids battle, how hard they work, and I’m surrounded by good coaches,” Toliver said.

Those who followed Toliver’s career in the Arena Football League or remember him as a two-sport star at Mainland High School in the mid-1990s are often tongue-tied in trying to describe his athletic skills.

“T.T. was phenomenal,” said former Bucs teammate Joe Giddens. “He’s one of a kind. He’d catch punts, start walking while everybody was running and then he’d make a move and score a touchdown.”

Toliver, 44, played in the AFL for 17 years, retiring in 2019 as the league’s all-time leader in receptions (1,259) and receiving yards (16,561) while scoring 347 touchdowns.

After Toliver retired, Giddens, Mainland’s boys basketball coach, tried to get his former teammate to join his staff.

“I thought T.T. would get into

coaching, but I knew it would be when he was ready,” Giddens said.

This past summer, Matanzas linebackers coach Phillip Haire ran into Toliver and told him the Pirates were looking for coaches.

Toliver was ready.

“It was the right time and the right place,” Toliver said. “I was thinking about returning anyway to help somebody just like me when I was growing up.”

Haire, who was a senior at Mainland when Toliver was a freshman, said when Toliver joined the Pirates’ staff, few coaches or players knew of his athletic exploits. Head coach Matt Forrest was an exception.

“When I told Coach Forrest I got this guy who can help us out with receivers — T.T. Toliver — his mouth fell to the ground,” Haire said. “He said he got Arena League tickets in Nashville one year just to watch T.T. play.”

Toliver coaches the Pirates’ receivers with another former pro football player, Kyle Johnson, who played fullback for the NFL’s Denver Broncos from 2002-07.

“I wish I had a coach with

the experience we have when I was in high school,” Johnson said.

“A guy to guide me along, tell me what to do, how to avoid certain pitfalls.”

Johnson said he and Toliver complement each other in their coaching styles.

“Sometimes I’m more technical, and T.T. has a visceral feel for the game,” Johnson said.

Forrest said the Pirates are lucky to have the pair on staff.

“To have two guys with pro backgrounds, it’s really done wonders for us,” Forrest said.

“T.T. adapts well to the kids.”

Perhaps nobody is better suited than Toliver to talk to players about potential pitfalls.

After helping the Bucs win two state basketball titles — one with and one without future NBA star Vince Carter — and being named Class 5A Football Player of the Year, Toliver signed with Clemson but failed to meet the NCAA’s academic standards.

He was named Junior College Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998 as a quarterback for Hinds Community College and took

“When I told Coach Forrest I got this guy who can help us out with receivers — T.T. Toliver — his mouth fell to the ground.”

PHILLIP HAIRE, Matanzas linebackers coach

what he says was bad advice in signing a contract with the Canadian Football League, forfeiting his college football eligibility.

He never played in the CFL. He came close to sticking with a few NFL teams before finally finding stability in the Arena Football League.

“I don’t think about those times,” Toliver said. “You live them and experience them. I just try to help the next person out, give them advice, tell them to put their best foot forward in everything they do. If I did that with my education as well as I did with sports, I wouldn’t have had to rely on sports.”

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The pool was so fast at the Frank Holleman Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach that the girls on the Matanzas High 200-yard freestyle relay team had no idea that they broke the school record.

Teddy Vanderbilt knew exactly what he accomplished, however, when he shattered the school mark in the 200-yard individual medley.

“I was really close to breaking it in the morning (preliminaries), so I said, ‘I can do this easy,’” Vanderbilt said.

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“We never set out to specifically break that record. It was very surprising. We were surprised we were in the finals in the first place.”

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Standing, Karolina Jaronis and Madelyn Derringe. Sitting, Aryanna DiFatta and Isabella Tietje.

Teddy Vanderbilt shattered the boys 200 IM record, while the girls on the 200 freestyle relay team were surprised by their record.

2 meet at the Planet Swim and Tennis Club, Vanderbilt’s time of 2:10.82 surpassed the old school record by about 2.5 seconds.

“He blew it out of the water,” said Matanzas boys coach Josh Fleagle.

Vanderbilt, a freshman, said he had a lot of energy entering the race.

“I focused more on my backstroke and breaststroke because that’s where I lost most of my time (in the prelims),” he said.

While Vanderbilt had something to celebrate on the ride home, the 200 freestyle relay team of sophomore Karolina Jaronis, freshman Aryanna DiFatta, junior Isabella Tietje and junior Madelyn Derringe did not know they had also set a new school record until they got back home and read a message from girls coach Carrie Purdy on the team app.

“I didn’t know until the next day,” Jaronis said. “We all thought only Teddy broke a record. When I read the message I screamed for my parents to come into my room. We never set out to specifically break that record. It was very surprising. We were surprised we were in the finals in the first place.”

The girls broke the old mark of 1:52.80 by one-tenth of a second, finishing the finals race with a

Freshman Teddy Vanderbilt shattered the school record in the 200 individual medley by 2.5 seconds.

time of 1:52.70.

“It was a really good meet,” Tietje said. “I think all of us hit our personal best times (in individual events). In the blocks you could feel the adrenaline pumping you up.”

It was the second school record for Derringe, who broke the record in the 100-yard freestyle two years ago as a freshman.

“This was a lot different, because it’s all of us, a group effort,” Derrige said.

DiFatta feels they can improve on their time because she is in her first year in competitive swimming and her individual time in the 50 free at the meet was more than four seconds faster than her split in the relay.

“Before this year, I only did synchronized swimming, so I’m very proud of myself,” she said.

“If there wasn’t such a bond between us, I don’t think we would have done it,” Jaronis said.

Matanzas will host FPC in the teams’ final local meet of the season, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center.

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St. Clair’s ‘Chefs for Seniors’ provides nutritious meals, good company St. Clair cooks meals in people’s homes according to their tastes and nutritional needs BRENT WORONOFF CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As the owner of the Chefs for Seniors franchise in Volusia and Flagler counties, Mark St. Clair prepares meals for senior citizens. But while programs like Meals on Wheels deliver meals to people’s homes, St. Clair delivers the chef.

St. Clair buys the groceries, brings them to his clients’ homes and cooks four different meals, a total of 14 to 16 servings, in their

Mark St. Clair said Chefs for Seniors is what he was meant to do.

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“It’s quite a unique service,” said St. Clair, 60. “I was actually looking for a business plan online to do a personal chef business, and Chefs for Seniors kept coming up. They’re amazing people.

I put together a business plan for them, and, after several months, I got the franchise.”

St. Clair opened his business in June. He has several clients in the Palm Coast and Ormond Beach areas. He starts with a free consultation in people’s homes, discussing dietary needs, health restrictions and tastes and planning a menu.

“We focus on their big meal of the day,” St. Clair said.

“The concept is to keep them healthy. Nutritious, quality food does in fact help seniors stay in their homes longer.”

St. Clair, who has a ServeSafe certification, charges $149 in addition to the cost of groceries for his typical service, which provides meals for two for about one week or meals for one for about two weeks.

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Chicken, beef, pork tenderloin and shrimp dishes are among the most popular, Mark St. Clair said.

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“Some people, like one gentleman whose wife passed away, just have never cooked,” St. Clair said.

“Some just can’t get out.”

Barrett Allman and his son, Nathan Allman, began Chefs for Seniors in 2013 in Madison, Wisconsin. The company now has 60 franchises nationwide, in addition to St. Clair’s.

St. Clair does not have professional training as a chef but said this is the job he was meant to do.

“My mom was a wonderful cook, and that sparked my love for cooking,” he said. “I love cooking, and I love helping people out.

I don’t feel like I’m working.”

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“August collections reflect activity that largely occurred in July, which continued to benefit from the most recent round of stimulus checks to households, redirected spending from the hard-hit service sector and some consumers’ ability to draw down atypically large savings that built up during the pandemic,” said the report from the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research.

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City proposes tax incentives for Ground Up The e-commerce company, called Ground Up, has bought a property at 2 Commerce Boulevard.

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A classic car parts company is relocating from Connecticut to Palm Coast, and the city is proposing to offer up to approximately $60,000 in tax breaks as an incentive.

The company, called Ground Up, was formed in New York, first selling hard-to-find car parts at meets, then relocated to Connecticut, where it’s now outgrown its 40,000-squarefoot facility. Ground Up wants to move to Palm Coast and open a 70,000-square-foot facility here, hiring 30-40 workers when it opens.

“Ground Up is truly an American success story,” Jason DeLorenzo, Palm Coast’s chief development officer, told Palm Coast City Council members at an Oct. 12 council meeting. “They’re an e-commerce company, and they distribute GM muscle car parts. ... What they are going to do is get their operation running here … and then the call center will move here as well, and then they will close their operations in Connecticut.”

He added, “It’s a low-impact

business for us, and would add significant jobs.”

The company, founded in 1990, has experienced more that 10% growth each year for the past two years, DeLorenzo said.

City staff have been in discussions with the company since January, when its leadership approached the city about buying a property at 2 Commerce Boulevard that formerly housed Palm Coast Data and, before that, the old Palm Coast City Hall.

Ground Up has since invested $4 million in buying and renovating that property, and has asked city staff if the city has any economic incentive programs for businesses.

So, to support the company’s decision to move to Palm Coast, city staff have proposed using a grant structure known as a “recapture enhanced-value grant” that would give the company an overall property tax reduction equivalent to up to 75% of its property tax rates for its first five years as long as it meets certain benchmarks, including creating and maintaining at least 25 jobs and remaining in Palm

“I think any time that we’re bringing jobs and economic opportunity to our city, it’s a success.”

NICK KLUFAS, city councilman

“It’s a lowimpact business for us, and would add significant jobs.”

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Ground Up’s new facility at 2 Commerce Parkway.

Coast.

The city portion of the company’s 2021 ad valorem property taxes would be $12,912.

The company wouldn’t get the money up front: Instead, it would pay its property taxes normally for one year, then be reimbursed the next year. There would be restrictions on how the grant money could be used.

“They can only use the grant on expenses that were designed to be recaptured in the community,” DeLorenzo said.

It could be reinvested into the company’s Palm Coast facility, used to host a car show, used to sponsor or take part in city events, used to promote traffic safety programs, or used to sponsor STEM or technical education programs in local schools.

Ground Up is currently hiring

JASON DeLORENZO, Palm Coast chief development officer

and plans to become operational in November or December, DeLorenzo said.

City Council members were in favor of using the incentive program.

“How can we herald the fact that we’ve got these people coming, and we want more?” Mayor David Alfin asked.

City Councilman Nick Klufas also supported the proposal, and said he preferred the recapture enhanced-value grant to incentive programs that simply provide companies with cash to relocate.

“I think any time that we’re bringing jobs and economic opportunity to our city, it’s a success,” Klufas said.

The council will vote on the proposed incentive program during a future City Council business meeting.

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2-8 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. James and Nancy McDaniel, of Nashville, sold 17 San Gabriel Lane to Craig and Deborah Kodish, of Palm Coast, for $1.17 million. Built in 2000, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,721 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $900,000.

Palm Coast, for $574,900. Built in 1984, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 1,910 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $295,000.

Csaba Oszianczi, of Altamonte Springs, sold 3 Flarestone Court to Robert and Bethany Berg, of Palm Coast, for $434,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 2/2 and has a boat dock and 1,562 square feet.

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

Condos James and Linda Fanning, of Palm Coast, sold 85 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 612, to Kevin and Jeanne Jordan, of Palm Coast, for $575,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,859 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $430,000.

Irene and Juergen Beissel, of Palm Coast, sold 44 Hembury Lane, Unit 44, to Eileen McCone and Alfred Nedovich, of Orange City, Connecticut, for $145,000. Built in 1988, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,098 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $85,000.

Belle Terre Leigh McCarthy, of Palm Coast, sold 22 Perkins Lane to Eddison Pabon and Rachel Rojas, of Palm Coast, for $300,000. Built in 2020, the

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Robert Cardillo, of Clifton, New Jersey, sold 113 Palmwood Drive to AM & OM Renovations LLC, of Palm Coast, for $205,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,730 square feet.

George Moody Stephen and D.D. Spivey, of Herndon, Virginia, sold 1222 S. Central Ave. to Keith and Jill Loftus, of Naperville, Illinois, for $423,000. Built in 1989, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,344 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $270,000.

Grand Haven Darren and Kristin Delgado, of Palm Coast, sold 18 St. Andrews Court to Dominic and Iveth Herdandez, of Palm Coast, for $425,000. Built in 2004, the 3/2 house is a 3/2 and has 1,847 square feet. It sold in

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2015 for $237,900.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club Peter and Clara Lugo, of Valdosta, Georgia, sold 117 Fairway Court to John Stone Jr. and Laura Hottle, of Bunnell, for $283,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,722 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $182,000.

Indian Trails Zong Wang, of Naperville, Illinois, sold 42 Brushwood Lane to Oleksandr and Nataliya Snezhko, of Staten Island, for $312,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,906 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $65,500.

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by, of Palm Coast, for $271,450.

Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 28 Rybark Lane to Jacqueline Patterson, of Palm Coast, for $229,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,806 square feet.

Palm Coast Plantation Shannon and Stewart Carter, of Glasgow, Kentucky, sold 24 Emerald Lake Drive to Gary and Pamela Hardesty, of Palm Coast, for $665,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/3.5 and has a fountain, swimming pool and 3,358 square feet.

Alison and Terry Spalding, of Palm Coast, sold 58 Westminster Drive to Oscar Garcia and Georgina Armas, of Palm Coast, for $295,000. Built in 1998, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,046 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $150,000.

Seminole Woods Seagate Homes LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 73 Seattle Trail to Elizabeth Shanahan, of Old Bridge, New Jersey, for $371,015. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,208 square feet.

Palm Harbor Charles and Karen Oberst sold 10 Carollo Court to Nicholas and Ashleigh Russell, and Randy and Jennifer Russell, of

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Pine Lakes Sean MacDonald, of Palm Coast, sold 6 Wagner Place to Brian Sachtjen and Hongmei Gao, of Atlanta, for $330,000.

Built in 1984, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,029 square feet.

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