Palm Coast Observer 10-20-22

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DeSantis views dunes

City and county leaders met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to review Hurricane Ian’s impact on Flagler County.

Ron DeSantis spoke to constituents after taking a look at the damaged Flagler Beach pier.

Photo by Sierra Williams

Landin Simmons (20) breaks a tackle. Gavin Winkler (10) looks for a player to block.

Palm Coast wins fourth district football title in school history

and Grover pass,

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victory.

TEARFUL FAREWELL

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Courtesy photo by Wendy Wright

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Boat launch construction to start in November

The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-0 on Oct. 18 to approve a work order and construction contract for a new boat launch at Waterfront Park.

Funding for Phase I of the work, including a 50% cost-match FIND grant, was outlined at an Oct. 18 City Council meeting. The boat launch will include a dock and a double launch site for kayaks and canoes.

The total cost is estimated at $1.1 million for Phase I. The city will request $533,000 in grants from FIND — the Florida Inland Navigation District — and will fund the remainder, according to City Council meeting documents.

Lauren Johnston, the assistant city manager, and Eric Gebo, city architect, said in a presentation that the city must commit “to not pursuing future speed reduction in conjunction with this project,” which concerned residents.

“The city of Palm Coast has no standing with regard to the right of ways or the rules on the Intracoastal waterway,” Mayor David Alfin said. The rules are based on Fish and Wildlife regulations, Johnston said.

Zoning changes OK’d for assisted living facility

The Palm Coast City Council has approved a zoning change for a future assisted living facility on Old Kings Road and Oak Trails Boulevard, near Blare Drive.

The council voted 4-0 in favor of the change during an Oct. 18 meet ing, with Councilman Nick Klufas absent. The planned unit develop ment, or PUD, for the assisted liv ing facility had been approved at the city’s Sept. 20 planning board meet ing, and the City Council had a first reading of the agenda item at an Oct. 4 business meeting.

On Tuesday’s second reading, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin asked city staff and the applicant to ensure proper stormwater mitigation is in place at the site.

“That area is sensitive to storm water,” Alfin said.

The Oak Trails development is west of the Woodlands residential area, which was evacuated during Hurricane Ian due to flooding con cerns. The area saw heavy stormwa ter runoff flooding for days after the storm passed.

Ray Tyner, the city’s deputy chief development officer, told Alfin that stormwater management designs will come at the next step in the PUD — a PUD site plan — and must to go through city staff and St. John’s River Water Management District for approval. The site plan will pass through the city’s Planning and Development Regulation Board before returning to the council.

“So it’s just not the city of Palm Coast, it’s another agency to make sure that that the stormwater com plies,” Tyner said. “And in addition, there is already an existing stormwa

“Since I was up to my ankles and my good shoes in water during Ian, I would urge you and the applicant, the developer, to — if it’s possible — look for ways to further mitigate.”

ter pond for the road on the side, as well.”

The property encompasses just under 10 acres of land. The appli cant, Kings Business Center, LLC, had requested that the city rezone the land from Suburban Estate to Public/ Semipublic. The Public/Semipublic designation does not allow for tra ditional residential builds, but does allow for assisted living facilities.

“Since I was up to my ankles and my good shoes in water during Ian,” Alfin said, referring the area the PUD will be in, “I would urge you and the applicant, the developer, to — if it’s possible — look for ways to further mitigate.”

The land is currently a vacant lot. With the change, the applicant must build within certain requirements, according to documents from the Palm Coast City Council meeting.

The requirements include a maxi mum building height of 100 feet and a minimum setback of 25 feet from Old Kings Road and 20 feet from Oak Trails Boulevard.

While details on the assisted liv ing facility won’t be available until the next step in the process, the areas surrounding the lot have sin gle-family residential land use to the south and east, mixed use multifam ily residential to the west and mixed use light industrial to the north.

Thomas Norton of Seaway Design, representing property owner Kings Business Center, said at the Oct. 4 City Council workshop that Palm Coast will benefit from the assist ed living facility as the city’s aging demographic has changed over the last 10 years: The number of indi viduals aged 55-75 has gone up more than 40%, and those aged 75 and older is up more than 60%, accord ing to Norton.

Kings Business Center owns and operates assisted living facilities all over the country and provides ame nities like courtyards, game rooms, salons and movie theaters, Norton said at the Sept. 20 planning board meeting.

City Council fills planning and zoning seats

The Palm Coast City Council has appointed Hung Hilton and Suzann Nichols to the Planning and Zoning Regulation Board’s open seats.

Hilton and Nichols will replace Sybil Dodson-Lucas and Jake Scully for the board’s regular seats.

Hilton and Nichols are currently serving as alternates to the board, and have been for two and three years, respectively.

Because the two will now fill the regular board seats, the City Council had to also fill the opening alternate seats. In a vote, the council chose Larry Gross and DodsonLucas to fill those seats.

Dodson-Gross required a 4/5 vote to fill any open position since she has already completed two consecutive terms on the board.

Christopher Gabriel, who is currently on the board and whose term is expiring, was re-selected at the Sept. 20 meeting since he was the only applicant for his district and seat.

BY THE NUMBERS

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acres the assisted living lot sits on.

5,000 individuals over the age of 7 living in a 3-mile radius of the develop ment site, according to Thomas Norton of Sea way Design, represent ing the applicant during an Oct. 4 City Council workshop.

Image from Palm Coast City Council meeting documents

The development will be located west of the Woodlands area, at Old Kings Road and Oak Trails Boulevard.

DAVID ALFIN, Palm Coast mayor, on stormwater management

State of our dunes

Volusia is still assessing coastal damage after Ian

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Dunes change.

They erode. They get new sand deposits. That’s the course of nature.

When a storm hits, dunes are the first line of defense between the bat tering ocean waves and man-made infrastructure, and inevitably, take on damage as a result. Hurricane Ian was no exception, causing what county officials have reported as “significant and widespread” dam age to Volusia’s coast.

As Melissa Lammers, a local envi ronmentalist, walked the stretch of beach near her Ormond-by-the-Sea home following the storm, she was shocked. The dunes that had slowly been coming back since Hurricane Matthew were now sharp cliffs, exposed saw palmetto roots splayed out for beachgoers to see. Much of the dune vegetation was gone.

“I have never seen the beach erod ed like this,” Lammers said. “The Saturday morning tide and the Sun day morning tides came right up to the cliff. The high tides came right up to the edge.”

Lammers is dedicated to advocat ing for the protection of the coastal environment. She serves on many boards and committees: She’s vice chair of the ECHO Volusia Forever Alliance, and a member of the Volusia County’s Environmental and Nautral Resources Committee, the League of Women Voters Natural Resources Committee, the Halifax River Audu bon, the Environmental Council of Volusia and Flagler Counties and the Pawpaw Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. She also runs a Facebook group called North Penin sula Preservation, where she works to educate people on the nature and

history of Ormond-by-the-Sea. Her family moved to Ormond-by-theSea in 1965.

So Lammers certainly knows her dunes, and her beach — knows them enough to point out where the dunes used to rest pre-storm, and how the eroded sand has exposed pilings from old walkovers near her home.

“We had Matthew, then we had a nor’easter, then we had Irma,” recalled Lammers as she recently walked on the beach at low tide. “So that was three really big assaults on the beach erosion.”

VOLUSIA ASSESSES DAMAGE

Since the storm, Volusia County has reported that the coastal damage it sustained is more significant than the damage sustained during Hurri cane Matthew. How significant? The county is still working to determine that.

“Due to the widespread extent of the coastal damage we sustained, we are still in the assessment phases to accurately account for what assets can be repaired versus what must be completely rebuilt,” the county said in a statement. “For example, we have 140 County walkovers and 90 of them were damaged or destroyed completely.”

Because the county is still assess ing damage, the statement added that the county cannot speak to estimated cost repairs. It is collabo rating with FEMA, the Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure replacements and repairs are done in accordance to federal, state and local regulations, as well as to maximize reimbursement.

Ben Bartlett, Volusia County pub lic works director, said that DEP is in charge of all the permitting associ

‘We need your help’

Officials seek DeSantis’ support for dune projects as governor tours Flagler Beach.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Gov. Ron DeSantis toured Flagler Beach’s eroded coast and viewed the city’s storm-shortened pier early Sunday, Oct. 16, as he visited to assess Hurricane Ian’s impacts.

Flagler County officials told the governor that the county has lost about half a million cubic yards of sand, which will cost around $35-40 million to restore.

“We need your help,” County Engineer Faith Alkhatib told him. “Without the dunes, there’s no pro tection.”

Dunes shelter coastal buildings and infrastructure from storm surge, and the county is working with state and federal agencies on projects to add additional sand to the beach.

DeSantis said that the city could look into the Resilient Florida grant program for its coastline problems.

“It seems like this part of the state … gets more erosion than some of the others,” DeSantis said.

The governor — along with FEMA Region 4 Administrator Gracia Szc

zech, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guth rie, and State Rep. Paul Renner — met with Flagler County commis sioners, Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord, members of the Flagler Beach City Commission and select county staff members during DeSantis’ hour-long visit.

He listened to reports from Alkhatib, Lord and Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson, toured the pier out as far as the por tion that’s cordoned off for repairs, then viewed damage in Painters Hill.

Alkhatib told DeSantis that since State Road A1A in Flagler County is designated as a scenic highway, the devastation of the dunes impacts not only residents’ safety, but also the tourism income that supports the small businesses lining the beach.

She asked the governor for help funding a beach renourishment effort and potentially lowering the amount the county would have to pay to match grant money for the program. The current requirement is 50%, she said.

“If you could reduce the 50% local match or waive it, it would help,” Alkhatib said.

Whitson told the governor that the city’s wood pier is now, post-Ian, around 400 feet in length — half of its pre-Matthew 800 feet.

Flagler Beach received $10 million

ated with beach repairs, including sea walls. Temporary repairs have been delegated to the county, but the scope is very narrow.

“Anything that they consider per manent, such as a deeper sheet pile wall with a proper cap on top, tie backs, large rock, boulders, coqui na rock ... still has to be permitted through the DEP,” he said.

Bartlett said that most of the stretch of A1A that is county-main tained has homes and a substan tial dune system between it and the ocean, so the county wasn’t antici pating any significant damage to the road like what occurred in Flagler Beach after Hurricane Matthew, where a stretch of A1A was washed away in the storm. But the county wasn’t expecting the damage it did sustain to its sea walls and dune because Ian wasn’t a direct hit.

“I think this was just a situation where the wind direction caused that surf to come in at a certain angle and build up to a certain point where it got over those sea walls and got behind them, and started washing them out,” Bartlett said.

FLAGLER’S DUNES Flagler’s coastal restoration since Hurricane Matthew has been com plicated. Hurricane Ian’s impact didn’t help.

Part of the Flagler Beach pier washed away. All beach walkovers were damaged. Dunes eroded.

In late August, the Army Corps of Engineers had announced that a beach renourishment project along a 2.6-mile stretch of Flagler Beach — from the north side of South 6th Street to the south side of South 28th Street — was slated to begin in June 2023, requiring twice as much sand as the Corps previously anticipat

ed. The county was still working to secure the final easements required for the project to proceed.

It’s a project several years in the making. In 2020, the Corps was ready to move forward with the project, but the county had still not yet gotten all 141 beachfront property owners to sign easements that would let work ers access the dunes. To date, one owner has yet to grant access.

On Sunday, Oct. 9, Corps Brigadier Gen. Daniel H. Hibner and engineers surveyed the beach erosion in Flagler County.

“Despite all the damage suffered in other areas in Florida and the fact that the people in those areas truly need our help and attention, we are not losing sight of what has happened here in Flagler County,” Hibner said at the end of the tour, according to a Flagler County news release. “There is importance in get ting this project completed here, and we are going to get it done as quickly as possible.”

Flagler County additionally reported last week that the Flori da Department of Transportation would soon begin a two-week rock revetment project along some criti cally-eroded segments of the shore line along A1A between South 9th Street and South 23rd Street. FDOT will install coquina rock to match pre-storm conditions as part of the recovery from Ian, the news release stated.

Gov. Ron DeSantis toured Flagler’s coast on Sunday, Oct. 16, as officials informed him that the county lost about 500,000 cubic yards of sand, estimated to cost between $35 mil lion and $40 million to restore.

County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said to the governor that the major ity of the county’s dunes on 18 miles

if FEMA will fund a cement pier, or require that the new pier be built to match the condition of the existing wood pier before Hurricane Mat thew.

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie John ston said it’s important is to start the Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment project.

Hurricane Ian, she said, has left Flagler Beach and A1A “extremely vulnerable.”

Renner, speaker-elect of theFlor ida House, said the county needs to be proactive about the damage to the dunes and move to becoming a state-managed beach program — and quickly.

The state could then help the county fund the expensive renour ishment project, he said. The first step, Renner said, is dealing with the the single property owner who is refusing to sign an access easement that the Army Corps of Engineers needs in order to begin the work.

"I have never seen the beach eroded like this.

The Saturday morning tide and the Sunday morning tides came right up to the cliff.

The high tides came right up to the edge."

Melissa Lammers, Ormond-by-the-Sea resident and local environmentalist

of coastline had been “completely destroyed.”

“Many of our residents do not have any flooding protections for their homes against any future storms,” Alkhatib said. “We don’t have any flooding protections for the infrastructure, too, for our local roadways. We also do not have pro tections for A1A, which is a desig nated scenic highway.”

FUTURE DUNE RESTORATION Beach renourishment is an option Volusia County is looking at. Bartlett said that once the county does an in-depth analysis of where the sand came and went, the county can approach the Corps for a project to focus on some of the critical areas.

It comes down to funding, he add ed. The Corps is doing a survey of the damage, but it’s not a quick process.

Renourishment projects have been tried in the past in Volusia County, but not on a regular basis. Given enough time, some dunes will be replenished naturally, but there are things the county can do to aid that restoration, Bartlett said.

“Some of those dunes you want to get back, because the dunes are the protection,” he said. “We heard about what happened in Flagler. The dunes are the protection for those structures on the western side of the dunes, so there’s prob ably some areas that will need some help. There’s probably some areas that will come back on their own.”

Lammers is uncertain about the future. The question on her mind is, “Will Volusia’s beaches and dune structures have enough time and material to restore themselves before armoring the coast — building sea walls — becomes necessary?”

With A1A’s proximity to the beach in Ormond-by-the-Sea, and increased use of beaches — including people parking at the edge of dunes, or sometimes walking over them — dune vegetation has been impacted and is therefore less able to protect the dunes.

Lammers said it is time for the governmental entities with jurisdic tion over the dunes to work together to strengthen them.

“The beach was starting to look good again,” Lammers said. “It wasn’t at all what it historically has been, but you could see that it was healing. We were getting the slope back. And now, if you asked me, this is Flagler Beach in the making.”

ure on the economic impact of the damage, he said.

“We haven’t done that analysis yet, but we know it’s heavy,” Whit son said.

Whitson told the governor that Flagler Beach sees 700,000800,000 visitors each year.

Their pier alone has had visitors from every state in the union and countries around the world: From July 25, 2021, to June 2022, the pier saw 80,000 visitors, not including local fishermen, Whitson said.

The county, and especially the coastline municipalities, is tourism dependent, Renner said.

“If we lose our beach, we lose our draw,” Renner said. “It’s an impor tant priority that I’m going to keep an eye on.”

dollars to fix the pier after Hurri cane Matthew in 2016. But, because of inflation and further damage from Ian, fully restoring the pier would now cost between $15 and $18 mil lion, Whitson said.

The city wants to build a new pier with cement, which would make it more resilient in further storms, in time for the centennial in 2025, Whitson said.

But because of restrictions on how the county can use FEMA money, it’s not clear to the city government

“This is a legitimate need for our entire community,” Renner said, “So to have one guy being a hold out when his home is not being taken, his access to the beach is not being taken — we’re at a point where we need to move forward with eminent domain or whatever is required to get that project moving forward.”

(The remaining holdout is in fact a woman, not a man.)

Touring the pier with the gover nor, Whitson said the city is “out of bullets” as far as the dunes are con cerned.

The city doesn’t have an exact fig

After the tour, the group went to Painters Hill, where resident and Planning Board member Mark Lang ello showed the damage his property had sustained, according to a press release from the Flagler County gov ernment.

County Administrator Heidi Petito said in the news release that county government staff had been “elated” to hear that DeSantis would be visit ing.

“We could use assistance from the state to fast-track seawall permitting in this area, which suffered a lot of damage,” she said. “This visit gives him a better understanding of what our residents are dealing with in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and con tinued vulnerability for upcoming nor’easters.”

Photo courtesy of Jessamyn Almenas

Hurricane Ian significantly eroded dunes in Ormond-by-the-Sea. Pictured is the area around the 2400 block of Ocean Shore Boulevard.

Photo by Sierra Williams

County engineer Faith Alkhatib, right, shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, damage to the Flagler Beach pier and beach.

‘Loopers’ wins bid to replace Green Lion

These renovations, plus the listed expected costs for new equipment, furnishings and tableware, are expected to cost Loopers a total of $121,000.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Green Lion Cafe is now likely to become “Loopers,” a new restaurant with new owners. The owners of the proposed Loopers restaurant also own the Beach Front Grille in Flagler Beach on State Road A1A.

Jamie Bourdeau and Dudley Shaw, the co-owners of Beach Front Grille, submitted one of the two bids the city of Palm Coast received to replace The Green Lion at the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club concession.

Palm Coast city spokeswoman Brit tany Kershaw confirmed that the city has offered a letter of intent for Loopers.

Beach Front Grille is a casual sports bar restaurant featuring American fare. Loopers, to be established this year, will also feature dishes influ ence by “American cuisine and fam ily recipes,” and will serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and specialty cock tails, according to the bid proposal.

The proposal also indicated that Bourdeau and Shaw want to offer beverage cart attendants for players on the course, and food and drink specials for major sporting events.

“The goal of this proposal is to be the restaurant and bar of choice for all golfers and their guests, as well as to impress outsiders invited to experience the Palm Harbor Golf community,” the proposal submit ted for the Loopers bid states. “The success of the restaurant will center on our proposed innovations and the approaches we will take to attract new golfers and/or patrons.”

The restaurant would seat 88, approximately 40 inside and 48 outside, according to the proposal.

Bourdeau and Shaw also outlined plans to move the bar to face the driv ing range and add seats and a com munity table, at an estimated cost of $65,000 and with city approval, once the lease is signed.

Lunch and breakfast will have grab-and-go items for golfers rush ing out to the green. The proposed breakfast menu has breakfast sand wiches at $5.25, and classic breakfast dishes like eggs Benedict ($12.49).

Lunch will have daily sandwich specials and weekly specials, with a mixture of sandwiches and wraps priced from $10.99 to $14.99. Dinner will also have weekly specials, served with soup or salad and a side. There are six dinner entree options pro posed, ranging from $18 to $27 — a half or full rack of ribs, a gluten-free Cajun chicken dinner, chef’s salmon, scallop gruyere, crab stuffed had dock and rib eye steak.

Loopers will also serve appetizers ranging from $5 to $16, soups, sal ads, wings, a kids menu and special ty cocktails. The cocktails listed on the proposed menu are priced from $9 to $11. The proposal mentioned Loopers will host a happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with “discounted house cocktails, domestic beers, and half-off appetizers.”

“The mission and objective of the operation is to bring together a casu al atmosphere enhanced by a golf course location that will appeal to residents and visitors,” the proposal reads. “The key to success will be the quality in our products, unmatched service, and relaxing atmosphere.”

The proposal also included sell ing merchandise items like T-shirts, ball caps, tumblers and koozies for bottles or cans.

Loopers will also offer catering. Catering to other locations will have several options to choose from: pick ing up the order, having the order dropped off, buffet display set up or full-service catering.

The bidding for the concession at the Palm Harbor Golf Course opened Aug. 24. It had to be extended when only one applicant applied for the bid, and it closed Sept. 29 with two bids: Loopers, and Thai & I Flagler, a Thai cuisine restaurant.

Aside from the owners, the staff ing requirements list 32 employees for the restaurant, including eight servers and four bartenders.

The Green Lion Cafe will be clos ing after a contentious year of nego tiations between the owners and the Palm Coast City Council. The restaurant had been under a $600 monthly lease for years, with the city paying the utilities, tied in with the golf course’s utilities.

The cost of the lease was brought before City Council last Febru ary when the owners indicated they wished to renew, and snowballed over the summer into a heated back-andforth between council members and the cafe owners, the Marlow family.

The Marlow family, which also owns the Golden Lion Cafe in Fla gler Beach, spent thousands of dol lars building the Green Lion into the highly popular restaurant it has become since 2017. The Green Lion was ranked the top restaurant in Palm Coast on TripAdvisor in 2022.

In February, the Palm Coast City Council considered opening up the location straight to bidding, but, after dozens of residents showed up to protest, redirected to negotiating the rent amount and utilities costs. Those negotiations broke down in July when the council and the Mar lows couldn’t reach an agreement.

The Green Lion Cafe has until Jan. 15 to leave the facility, and a new lease with the new restaurant will begin Feb. 1, 2023.

Scenic Cove development on A1A earns county’s approval

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Flagler County Commission approved two requests for a devel opment just south of Marineland on U.S. Highway A1A in a 5-0 vote on Monday, Oct. 17, to the concern of local residents.

Initially, the Scenic Cove devel opment’s second agenda item drew questions from several commission ers, mainly Greg Hansen and Andy Dance. Hansen, Dance and Com missioner Donald O’Brien spent two hours going over the language and design in the requests. Several residents showed up in protest.

The items were eventually approved, with amendments limit ing the development’s number of docks and pathways going to the Intracoastal Waterway, adding a 5-foot setback from the drainage easement and requiring a tree survey before the land is cleared.

“This isn’t the final step,” Dance said to residents at the meeting.

“This is approving the PUD, and the language that’s in there. They’re going to come back with a more detailed PUD design document.”

The land-use changed from mixed-use low-density to low density single-family residential, according to documents from the meeting. That part of the application didn’t draw opposition.

Resident concerns revolved around the rezoning to a planned unit development, or PUD. The PUD design outlines 50-foot lots with a 15-foot drainage easement in the back of each lot. Language in the PUD also allows four lots near the Intracoastal to each create their own pathway through the preserved native vegetation tract to the water.

“We’re held hostage by the lan guage in the PUD,” Dance said. While the applicant is following requirements from Scenic A1A Pride — preserving a tract of live sand oak trees, replacing 40% of lost trees, including beach access easements for residents — residents are con cerned about other issues, includ ing traffic, water runoff, density and losing natural vegetation.

The added traffic on A1A, an important evacuation route, par ticularly worried some in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

“If we have a storm now, or hur ricanes, it’s a difficult time just to get there and get across the bridges as it is now,” said Robert Matthews, a Beachside Drive resident.

Clint Smith of Clint Smith Con sulting, LLC, representing the appli cant, said those details are typically answer after PUD zoning is approved.

“At this level right now, without knowing if we even have a project or not, we’re not going to spend the money,” Smith said.

WEXFORD COVE

The Board of County Com missioners also unanimously approved two requests for a development called Wexford Cove in the south of Flagler County. Wexford Cove is shared between Volusia County and Flagler, and Volusia County Utilities will provide water and sewer service.

Wexford Cove will be lo cated just south of Palm Coast, between Old Kings Road South and Interstate 95, near Eagle Lake Drive. It will be an 81-unit single-family home develop ment.

The applicant requested and received a site development plan review and a preliminary plat approval for the develop ment plan.

The restaurant will be run by the owners of the Beach Front Grille.

Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast The city of Palm Coast listed Loopers as the next concession at the Palm Harbor Golf Club.

The development was approved for a land-use and rezoning request for a planned unit development.

Diploma optional for school bus drivers

A skills assessment test will be an alternative for bus driver and driver aide candidates.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The idea of a school district hiring employees who do not have a high school diploma once seemed paradoxical to Flagler County School Board member Colleen Conklin.

Now, Conklin and the rest of the board understand the need to have an alternative for certain positions.

At its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the board unani mously agreed to update the job descriptions for bus driv ers and bus driver aides.

Bob Ouellette, the school district’s chief human resources officer, present ed the board with new job descriptions that add an option for those who can’t present a diploma or GED to demonstrate the ability to read and write by completing a basic skills assessment test set forth by the district.

Noting that there is a criti cal need to hire bus driv ers right now, Ouellette said many driver and driver-aide candidates have trouble pro ducing their diplomas.

“We have a lot of secondcareer folks and immigrants who are having a hard time proving their graduation doc umentation,” he said. “Over the past month, eight folks couldn’t produce it because their high school records don’t exist or they come from other countries (where they can’t produce the documents).”

With the board’s approv al, the district will create an entry-level skills test that will

ILA GETS FINAL APPROVAL

The interlocal agree ment with the School Board, the County Commission and the municipalities of Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach passed its final hurdle on Oct. 18, as the School Board unanimously approved the ILA.

The agreement, which was approved on Sept. 8 by the ILA oversight committee, has since been passed by the commission and each of the municipalities.

The major piece of the agreement is the timeline for the school district’s proportionate share mitigation agree ments with developers.

focus on the skills they would need to be successful in their job, Oellette said.

Board member Cheryl Mas saro thanked Ouellette for “thinking outside of the box.”

“I’m delighted to see this small change which will have great effect,” she said. “Many of these drivers have (com mercial driver’s licenses) and have been driving a long time, and this one hiccup keeps them from driving here. It’s not that we’re putting people on the road who aren’t pre pared. They just don’t have the documents.”

Conklin said she was against replacing the diploma requirement when it original ly came up in a workshop, but she understands that attain ing proof of a diploma can sometimes be difficult.

“I realize that anyone who

comes from a second career, that would be a challenge,” she said.

The new job description for drivers says, “experience as a school bus driver or driver of other large vehicles (is) pre ferred.”

A bus driver training course is offered by the district’s transportation department.

FINAL MEETING FOR THREE BOARD MEMBERS

This was the final board meet ing for Board Chair Trevor Tucker and board members Janet McDonald and Jill Wool bright. The current board will have an agenda workshop Nov. 1, which will be its final meet ing before the Nov. 8 election.

Tucker suggested the workshop discussion include incoming board members Christy Chong and Sally Hunt as well as Courtney Vande Bunte and Will Furry, who are in a runoff for the District 2 seat. The other board mem bers agreed.

Conklin said that while the workshop will be a time to celebrate the outgoing board members, she wanted to devote her closing comments to honor them.

She said she enjoyed her conversations over the years with McDonald on child development and other sub jects and praised Tucker for having a “great sense of pull ing everybody together” and trying to keep a lid on district expenses.

“We tease you a lot for it, but you always watch the bottom line, and we appreciate that,” she said.

Conklin said that while she and Woolbright have had their differences, “I always appre ciated you bringing a teacher’s perspective to the dais, and I want you to know that.”

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OCT. 4 GRAB AND GO 6:51 p.m. — 200 block of North Nova Road, Ormond Beach Larceny. Police responded to a local pizza shop after the owner reported the theft of two bottles of soda.

According to an incident report, the owner said that a boy wearing a black hoodie and black face mask walked into the shop and over to the coolers, where he grabbed two bottles of soda. When asked whether he was going to pay for them or not, the boy said, “I’m just going to take them,” and left the store.

Once outside, he ran north toward a community park. Employees tried to follow him, but the park was crowded, and they lost sight of him.

However, the boy did drop

OCT. 11

NO CATCH IN FISH CAMP BREAK-IN 9:24 a.m. — 3800 block of County Road 2006 West, Bunnell Commercial burglary. Some one bashed their way into the ranger station at the countyowned fish camp on Bull Creek, causing damage but stealing nothing.

A supervisor for the county’s parks department found the damage at about 9 a.m. Oct. 11, after noting that the ranger station’s door was ajar, according to a Sheriff’s Office deputy’s report.

The miscreant who’d broken in had busted one of the station’s windows, dam aged the window AC unit and knocked a fax machine to the floor.

Empty beverage cans were strewn on the grass around the station, according to the report.

Deputies are investigating.

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was walking to his motorcycle when he heard the sounds of a car crash nearby. He then saw an SUV appearing to be “executing donuts in the roadway” before turning toward city hall, according to the police report.

Once in the city hall parking lot, the SUV came around the corner on its two driver side tires with its driver, a 52-year-old man from Daytona Beach, hang ing out of the open car door. The officer shouted for him to stop, but the man, still hang ing out of the door, yelled

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He then sped off, striking a parked car’s driver side mirror and jumping over two curbs and sidewalks before crashing into a tree line.

The officer arrived to the crash site to find the SUV empty, but still running.

Police were searching the scene and examining other vehicles in the parking lot for damage when the reporting officer found the man lying face down. The man was placed under arrest.

He said he had struck a stop sign when exiting the parking lot and had been try ing to get the sign “unstuck”

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FCSO awarded grant for drug abuse programs

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded an almost $1.3 million Depart ment of Justice grant to support a program address ing substance abuse and mental illness among Flagler County inmates.

The Flagler County DOJ Bu reau of Justice Assistance grant will be spread out over three years and will help the FCSO strengthen its SMART (Successful Mental Health and Addiction Re covery Treatment) Program, according to an FCSO news release.

“Many of the people who cycle in and out of there battle serious demons, which are often linked with drug ad diction,” said FCSO Court and Detention Services Chief Dan Engert. “This grant will help us help any inmate who wants to break the vicious cycle.”

The SMART program has been in place since March 2022. The DOJ money will allow the FCSO to add a clini cian for re-entry therapy, a peer specialist for coordina tion and an additional deten tion deputy who will focus on security during programs and release coordination. It will also fund efforts to help inmates find housing after release.

As part of the award, a three-person team of doctor al-level researchers from the University of North Florida and Clemson University will evaluate how FCSO uses the grant money.

Palm Coast Fire Department to host Hall of Terror

For the 21st consecutive year, the Palm Coast Fire Depart ment will bring frightful fun to local residents and visitors

this Halloween with the Hall of Terror.

The Hall of Terror will be open from 7-9 p.m. on Sun day, Oct. 30, and from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

This year’s theme for the Hall of Terror will be Hal loween: The Night He Came Home, focusing on the lore of the popular horror movie franchise of the same name.

All ages are welcome to attend, with supervision rec ommended for ages 13 and under.

“It just wouldn’t feel like Halloween here in Palm Coast without the Hall of Terror,” said Palm Coast Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill. “This event is truly a labor of love, and I want to thank everyone for their tremendous work in put ting it together to be enjoyed by our residents.”

The Hall of Terror will take place at Palm Coast Fire Sta tion 21, at 9 Corporate Drive. Parking will be provided in the parking lot adjacent to the Fire Station on Corporate Drive. Admission is free.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month recognized

Flagler County’s three law en forcement agencies are com ing together this month to raise awareness of the dan gers of domestic violence.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Flagler Beach Police Department and Bunnell Police Department have each customized a patrol vehicle with purple markings in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, according to a news release from the FCSO.

“Twenty people, on aver age, are physically abused by their intimate partners every minute in the United States,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “One in three women and one in four men have been physically abused by their partners.”

As of Oct. 11, 384 domestic

violence reports have been filed in Flagler County, a 14% reduction compared to the same time last year. There has also been a 5% decline in domestic violence arrests, with 324 arrests so far in 2022 versus 341 at this time last year.

The domestic violence vehicles were all striped at the county jail by inmates trained in vinyl graphics as part of the Sheriff’s Homeward Bound Initiative. Material costs were paid through donations.

Flagler families walk to end Alzheimer’s Families from Flagler Coun ty and St. Johns County gathered at Daytona State College’s Palm Coast campus for the Walk to End Alzheim er’s on Oct. 15, raising more than $35,000 to fund care and support programs.

The Walk to End Alzheim er’s is the world’s largest event to raise funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Donate to the walk at alz.org/FlaglerStJohns.

The Alzheimer’s Associa tion 24/7 Helpline is available at 800-272-3900.

Flagler to host free storm spotter class

Flagler County Emergency Management and the Na tional Weather Service will host a free Skywarn Storm Spotter class from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the county’s emergency services building.

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service will teach the class, which will provide attendees with the knowledge to become part of a nationwide network of volunteers.

Registration is required, and can be done by visit ing FlaglerCounty.gov/emer gency or by emailing EOC@ FlaglerCounty.gov.

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opment. But her opening line at the Observer/WNZF Free For All Candidate Forum on Oct. 12 was that she will protect and preserve farmland.

JOHN WALSH PUBLISHER

I would like to congratulate and thank all of our candidates who are running for office in the 2022 general election.

Something was missing from the campaign trail in the final stretch for the elections this fall: Craziness!

The candidates this election season have focused on the issues, not the dirty laundry of their opponents.

Sure, the laundry remains dirty — but it wasn’t hung out to dry. Thank you. We voters appreciate your civil behavior during the campaigns.

FLAGLER COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 4

Early indications are that Leann Pennington will beat Jane GentileYoud for Flagler County Board of County Commissioners, District 4. But by saying it, am I setting myself up for a “Dewey wins” moment?

Probably not. So rather than a can didate endorsement, let me share my opinion on who and what we will get with Pennington elected.

When confronted, Pennington disputes that she is anti-devel

MY VIEW

On her Facebook page, she says our commission needs to ensure that our rural community continues to participate in agricultural land preservation, help preserve work ing farms and ensure our land code continues to support the preserva tion of larger lot sizes.

Had she attended the Flagler Palm Coast Chamber of Commerce reception prior to the candidate forum, she would have heard that within the next seven years, our population is expected to grow to an estimated 160,000 — invited or not.

Where will she put these new res idents, if not on undeveloped, agri culturally zoned property? You can not develop on land that’s already developed. And what about the families who struggle in agriculture for decades, and rely on future land value to provide for their families and generations to come? Do they really want interference in selling their property?

During the forum, she also shared her take on economic develop ment. Pennington, like some other candidates, spoke of the need for more and better jobs. I agree. We do need more and better jobs. Our tax diversity has recently improved, but 90% of the tax burden remains on the backs of our residents.

So more commercial and indus trial development is welcomed, right? The solution Pennington

County race impacts FCSO

County Commission candidate Jane GentileYoud’s assertions that the FCSO is overfunded are wrong, Sheriff Rick Staly writes.

budget cuts to the Sheriff’s Office, even though defunding police in other cities and counties has led to significant increases in crime. The second candidate is NPA Jane Gentile-Youd.

presented at the forum was to provide incentives for businesses to move here and help improve the balance of our tax diversity. Sounds great. But all of a sudden, we are back to the question of where she will put commercial and industrial development? Not on agriculturally zoned land.

Again, had Pennington engaged in conversation with some of our business community leaders, she would have learned that the root of our lack of development is not enticing business to locate here; it is the already major challenge where to put them. Of all of the zoned property in Flagler County, only 5% is zoned for commercial and industrial. How can we improve our tax diversity, and reduce the tax burden to residents, if we only have 5% land zoned for commercial and industrial?

Property rights: Let’s hope Pennington becomes an expert. Quickly.

FLAGLER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 2

I endorse Courtney VandeBunte for Flagler County School Board, District 2.

The bottom line is this: We want A schools. We want A schools for our children to get the best educa tion possible. We want A schools to preserve and enhance our prop erty values. We want A schools to develop our future workforce. We want A schools to preserve our quality of life.

VandeBunte is an accomplished

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Here’s what’s next for the Safety on Cimmaron movement

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educator. She has been a teacher in the classrooms and was recognized as a Teacher of the Year.

She has worked in adminis tration. She was instrumental in developing the Classroom to Careers program while serving as a teacher at i3 Academy.

She has dedicated her profes sional career to education with her current position in curriculum development for Harvard Universi ty’s LabXchange science education platform for K-12 students.

VandeBunte knows that a qual ity school environment provides the best opportunity for students to learn. VandeBunte has focused on educational issues throughout her campaign — not the noise and distractions of social issues.

CITY OF PALM COAST, DISTRICT 2 I’ll say it again: I endorse Theresa Carli Pontieri for Palm Coast City Council, District 2.

Pontieri solidified my support during the Flagler BroadcastingObserver Free For All Political Forums held on July 14 and Oct. 12 at the Palm Coast Community Center.

There, she explained what her approach would be as an elected official. She compared it to her cur rent career as an attorney, saying a City Council position is much like the job of an attorney — to know and understand the City Charter, as law, and uphold it to the best of her ability; to do her due diligence on

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some safety measures put in place, and council members and adminis tration have been most cooperative.

However, the daily auto count has increased to 3,800 vehicles servic ing over 900 houses that must enter and exit Cimmaron to go anywhere.

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RICK STALY, FLAGLER COUNTY SHERIFF

Up until now, I have chosen to make no public comment or endorse ments in the Flagler County Com mission District 4 election. But after listening to the two remain ing candidates debate at various forums, I now feel compelled to provide my thoughts to the com munity, as the voters have two very different candidates: one candidate that is thoughtful, articulate and understands the issues, and the other candidate that has called for

Based on her comments at these forums, she believes that your safety is best served by taking money from law enforcement and giving it to another public safety entity. The better solution and pub lic policy would be to properly fund all public safety. The Florida Leg islature understood this, and as a result, recently changed Florida law so that Florida’s 67 sheriffs have the budget autonomy to respond quickly to public safety matters.

Commissioner Donald O’Brien got it right when he and other members of the County Commission forced a millage rate reduction but kept public safety whole. They know the sheriffs of Florida know how to deliver law enforcement services to their communities better than any politician!

Mrs. Gentile-Youd has zero professional education or experi ence in law enforcement. She is not drawing upon any expertise

For some time now, I have been a regular bicycle rider in Palm Coast’s C Section, which includes Cim maron Drive. Recently, however, I switched to a tricycle after riding a two-wheeled bicycle for over 80 years.

I’m still going strong and will continue to use Cimmaron, as well as advocate for improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians in our city.

For several years, the Safety on Cimmaron Committee has been working to bring awareness to this issue.

Committee members are researching available grants that could be used to construct 1.2 miles of sidewalk along Cimmaron. At least one federal grant presently is being reviewed by city administra tion.

I would like to encourage our resi dents — both in the C Section and Palm Coast at large — to consider other options for public or private funding that may be available to improve our city’s status as a walk able, bicycle-friendly community.

Members of the Safety on Cim maron Committee will continue to foster awareness by making presen tations before the city council and administration. There have been

The situation on Cimmaron con tinues to be an accident waiting to happen. The need for sidewalks and more speed control must be made a priority.

Again, I encourage our residents to offer any ideas for funding that may help bring this initiative to fruition. Feel free to contact me via the email at aanddanimalcontrol@ gmail.com.

Or, just wave me down. Rest assured, I will be in your neigh borhood on my new, cherry red three-wheeler, visualizing the new sidewalk soon to exist.

Thank you to everyone who has brought things along to this point.

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Use concrete to support dune restoration

Dear Editor:

I have lived in Palm Coast for 20 years, but I’ve never seen erosion of the dunes like hurricane Ian did.

Today’s high tide reached the base of the dunes, which is now fully exposed and a good 10 feet inland.

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Hometown: Monmouth, N.J. Charles Hayes enlisted in the Army Reserve, was quickly promoted to sergeant in three years. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1975 and assigned to the Military Police Corps. Among his awards are the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. Hayes earned a bachelor’s degree in photography and a master’s in business admin istration. He was a regional sales manager for GAF/Tarkett Inc., for 28 years, dealing in building material flooring. He and his wife Sally, of 52 years, moved to Palm Coast in 2007. Hayes is a member of American Legion Post 115, Military Officers As sociation of America, Disabled Ameri can Veterans, Knights of Columbus and Sons of the American Revolution.

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Tattersall project approved in 3-2 vote

The developer is proposing that 38.5% of the site be preserved.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Fifth time’s the charm.

The Ormond Beach City Commis sion approved a development order for the proposed Tattersall at Tym ber Creek project by way of a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, Oct. 18, on first reading.

City Commissioner Troy Kent and Mayor Bill Partington voted against.

Local homebuilding company Paytas Homes had sought approval for the construction of a 129-home residential subdivision to be located in an 84-acre property at the north west corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road. The meeting on Tuesday marked the fifth time the commissioners considered a proposal for the land, with three prior propos als — including the first by Paytas Homes, in January — being denied.

“I don’t have a justification in my mind to say no,” City Commissioner Rob Littleton said. “... They’ve done as much as they can to make this project suited for the community.”

The first proposal for the property was approved in 2006. The developer at the time planned to build a 68-lot subdivision in a smaller portion of the property, since the developer didn’t own the northern half of the parcel. That project was never built, and in 2013, the developer returned to the city to ask for a lot increase to 163. That request was denied.

Then, in 2018, the City Commis sion denied a proposal for a 144-lot subdivision on the property, known as the Marshside Village project. The developer of that project filed a court petition to challenge the com mission’s denial, which was upheld by a Volusia County Circuit Judge in June 2020.

Earlier this year, Paytas Homes approached the City Commission with a proposal for a 143-lot subdivi sion, but was denied due to concerns about density, flooding and a lack of

road improvements.

This new proposal, commissioners said, was much improved.

“This is an infill development,”

Commissioner Dwight Selby said.

“When you look at the map, virtu ally everything around it is densely populated. By putting homes here, where the city services are already available, we eliminate sprawl — we reduce sprawl going out further west or north. ... It’s really smart growth.”

Selby mentioned the project’s reduction in lots, its proposal to pre serve 38.5% of the land, its density of 1.53 residences per acre — which he said is “incredibly low” — and the construction of a 50-foot swale from Leeway Trail connecting to Groover Branch, a channelized wetland, to help with stormwater. He also spoke about the project’s recreation area for residents and the proposed 6-foot sidewalk along Airport Road to Leeway Trail to nearby Pathways Elementary.

Tattersall’s homebuilder also stat ed in the development order that, unless required for needed infra structure or engineering, individual lots will remain preserved until a home is ready to be built.

Four people spoke at the meeting and shared their concerns about Tat tersall, with worries about flooding

being the most prevalent. But engi neers representing the project were confident that the swale would help water flow through the property.

Kent said he wasn’t against the parcel of land being developed. His major concern was the existing traffic on Airport Road and Tymber Creek Road, due to the parcel’s proximity to two elementary schools, Pathways and Pine Trails. Unless he could be convinced that the roads could han dle the impact, Kent said early on in the public hearing, he would be voting against the project.

“I can’t approve this when I’ve been screaming about ‘Why would Daytona Beach allow more, more, more, when they don’t have the infrastructure fixed?’” Kent said.

Partington said that while this latest project is better than previ ous ones, he still believed it would impact area residents’ safety and quality of life. He called the traffic in that corridor “atrocious” and said he wanted to see fewer lots, suggest ing closer to 120 homes. Until some one votes no on a project, the issues won’t be resolved, he said.

“It needs to be fixed beforehand, not after or during,” Partington said.

A second reading for the Tattersall development order will take place at the next meeting, on Nov. 1.

Flagler Humane Society supporters celebrate 40 years

AMY WADE-CAROTENUTO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLAGLER HUMANE SOCIETY

Animal lovers gathered at the Florida Agricultural Museum’s Caldwell Barn on Sunday, Oct. 2, for a “barn chic” gala to celebrate the 40 years of service that Flagler Humane Society has given to pets and people.

The evening began with a moment of silence to honor those other com munities that were more seriously affected by Hurricane Ian. An art exhibit by the Colored Pencil Society of America DC117 and music by the Flagler Youth Orchestra gave the event a high-class feel. Several attendees purchased works of art benefitting the animals. Tables were adorned with beautiful centerpieces provided by Team Murphy.

I spoke about the community support that Hanneka Frederick had starting in the late 1970s, when she first had her vision to start an animal shelter. At that time, lost animals would be taken all the way to Daytona Beach, because there was no local facility.

That community support has continued throughout our 40 years, from the puppy mill abuse case to the wildfires to building construc tion and a pandemic.

A table full of former staff and volunteers who were active in the early days was recognized.

A donation check for $346.49 was presented by Shelly Edmonson of the Flagler County Tax Collec tor’s Office, showing community support through Flagler County Tax Collector’s Office’s program of counter donation jars.

Special guest speaker Rep. Paul Renner, who is slated to become Florida House speaker this com ing session, spoke of the animal protection laws that have been passed over the last few years. He spoke of “Ponce’s Law,” the recent passage of laws allowing veterinar ians to report animal cruelty to law enforcement, and a new law that allows for domestic violence protection orders to include family pets.

He also spoke of environmental issues affecting animals, and the hope for a Florida Wildlife Corridor.

The evening’s sponsors — South State Bank, Tom Gibb’s Chevrolet, Allied Financial Partners and the FHS Board of Directors — were thanked.

Our platinum sponsor was the American Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals (ASP CA). Dr. Jen Hobgood, who oversees ASPCA’s legislative initiatives in Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, spoke of her work on ani mal welfare laws. She is currently championing efforts on veterinary telemedicine and other means to expand access to veterinary care for pet owners who might not be able to provide for their pets.

Hanneke Jevons, daughter of founder Hanneke Frederick, spoke last, and brought tears to attendees’ eyes when she said, “My mother is looking down on us and think ing, “Look what I accomplished.” Hanneke feels that her mother would be very proud of the work that the shelter continues to do.

We would like to thank all of those who were a part of the celebration. If you missed it, we are planning a small open house on Sunday, Oct. 23, at the shelter. Come join us for cake and a cham paign toast. What could be better than that?

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Paytas Homes sought approval to build a 129-home residential subdivision on 84 acres at the northwest corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road.

FHS held a ‘barn chic’ gala at the Florida Agricultural Museum.

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Candidates talk taxes, growth, schools

The eight candi dates running in local Flagler County races met Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Palm Coast Community Center for a final Free For All political forum.

The forum was hosted by the Palm Coast Observer and WNZF News Radio. Brian McMillan, the Observer’s former executive editor; and Greg Blosé, Palm Coast Flagler Re gional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO; moderated the two hour forum.

Candidates were given two minutes to introduce themselves to the audience and one minute to answer questions. Because of time constraints, one of the questions — on affordable hous ing — was cut, and candidates were told to send in their notes to the Observer as a letter to the editor.

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LEANN PENNINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4

Leann Pennington is a native Floridian and has lived in Flagler County for almost 30 years. She has worked with clients like Goldman Sachs and Fidelity and is currently chief broad strategist at the Canadian firm, TD Bank. Pen nington said her immediate family grew up and live in Flagler County. She is married, and she and her hus band have a 17-year-old son.

Pennington said she is commit ted to protecting and preserving farms in Flagler, and wants to make sure that they remain in the hands of farmers and those interested in protecting and raising crops. She said farms are vital not just to the Flagler community but to the United States, and that she wants to ensure that they have representation in the county. Pennington said she was recently endorsed by Congressman Michael Waltz.

Jane Gentile-Youd came to Palm Coast in 2002 and said she has been advocating for residents since she got here.

Gentile-Youd said her political ca reer began when her roof collapsed in 1980, and she found out her roof had never been inspected.

She said she won at court and then in the appellate court, and “the building industry was changed.”

Gentile-Youd’s track record for public service, she said, includes getting guardrails and trees added to the Old Dixie Bridge in Flagler.

In Dade County, she said, one example of her work was stopping a “non-existent company from getting a $2 million HUD rehabilitation bid.”

WILL FURRY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 2

Will Furry has been endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, State Rep. Paul Renner, the 1776 Project, and school board memberelect Christy Chong.

Furry has lived in Flagler County since 2013 with his wife and two young children, who attend Old Kings Elementary and Indian Trails Middle. Furry has two decades of executive and entrepreneurial business experience. He said he is involved in the community through a local mission team and through hu manitarian trips to South America. He mentors kids at Epic Church.

Furry said he stands for “freedom and liberty, and parental sover eignty,” not lockdowns or mandates.

Student safety is his number one priority he said, and he supports the school guardian program. He said he prioritizes parents’ rights, cur riculum transparency, morals and values from the home, and enriching classroom environments. He aims to raise reading scores and the get the district’s grade back up to an A.

COURTNEY VANDEBUNTE SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 2

Courney VandeBunte is an edu cator and a lifelong Flagler County resident. VandeBunte has won the Teacher of the Year Award in Flagler County and is a curriculum developer for Harvard University’s LabXChange Program. She is a mother of three children in Flagler Schools.

She said she believes in transpar ency and be a voice for the voice less, but believes parents’ voices are among the most important. She said she is a “strong advocate for parental rights” and will make decisions with parents in mind.

VandeBunte said she has been endorsed by former city of Palm Coast council members Bob Cuff and Jack Howell, current school board member Cheryl Massaro and school board member-elect Sally Hunt; for mer schools deputy superintendent Lynette Shott; retired Flagler Schools administrator Dr. Ken Gridley; Florida Schools professional support staff; Flagler Beach Mayor Susie Johnston; the Palm Coast Observer

Fernando Melendez moved to Palm Coast five years ago from New York with his wife of 28 years and their 26-year-old son.

He said they fell in love with the city’s “second-to-none” quality of life.

His focus in his campaign is preserving the spirit of Palm Coast, which he says makes it so special.

Melendez said he wants to protect Palm Coast’s natural beauty and resources, but also aspects of the city itself, like family events, safety and low taxes.

Melendez said he is committed to getting residents “exceptional gov ernment services” to continue and grow the city’s quality of life.

School rating

BRIAN MCMILLAN Flagler Schools is no longer rated at “A” as a whole, so why not, and how can we fix it? (This question was posed to School Board candidates only.)

WILL FURRY

One of the primary reasons why we are not an A school is that we have a problem with the amount of kids

that are at grade-level reading. We have a huge deficiency there that we need to solve. And also, some of the scores that are coming in are really lacking ... for the kids with learning disabilities. And the ESE program, exceptional student education, is responsible for helping some kids with that, giving them extra accommodations.

But I believe that department has

Cathy Heighter has lived in Palm Coast since 2005. She said she quickly fell in love with Palm Coast, which she called “the most beautiful, clean city” she has ever seen, and immediately wanted to serve her community.

Heighter is from New York, and the mother of two children.

Her youngest son died in Iraq in 2003 while serving in the 101st Air borne Division. Heighter then spear headed a movement to increase the death benefit given to military families.

She said she will be committed to Palm Coast and stands on honesty, integrity, commitment and under standing.

ALAN LOWE

Alan Lowe came to Palm Coast almost 40 years ago to work for his father. Now, he said, he’s been a small business owner for 35 years, and has lived in District 2 for 33 years. “Funnily enough, that’s almost longer than my opponents been alive,” he said. He said he owns two U.S. patents, a testament to his problem solving abilities.

He opposes tax increases and said he supports first responders. He said the city needs to take advan tage of its growth to diversify its tax base and support economic devel opment. Lowe said that he believes it’s important to interact with the community and will continue hosting community meetings if he is elected.

THERESA CARLI PONTIERI PALM COAST CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2

Theresa Carli Pontieri has been an attorney for seven years and co-owns a small business with her husband, a fire service lieu tenant. She’s a daughter of a veteran and sister to two active military members, she said.

Pontieri said family is extremely important to her and that she loves the family environment in Palm Coast. She hopes to help the com munity grow in a positive, enriching way, hopefully by adding young fami lies to the community.

Pontieri said she wants to point Palm Coast in the right direction as it undergoes tremendous growth and change, shaping the city’s future.

been failing our students and our parents. ... I just think it’s about training. I think we need to focus on early learning. My son has an IEP [individualized education program], as I mentioned earlier, and I think if the teachers were properly trained, when he was in first grade, to identify some of the problems that we later discovered, we would have been ahead of it rather than trying to catch him up. So, I think training down there to not only for that, but also to tell parents about the accommodations that are available.

COURTNEY VANDEBUNTE

I think that we dropped from an A to B because of COVID and remote learning. And now that those days are behind us, it’s imperative that Flagler Schools continues to follow the goals that they’ve set in their comprehensive strategic plan, which can be viewed on their website. In their first goal of academics, they aim to increase those math and reading gains by using research-based strategies along with rigorous targeted instruction, which I agree with.

However, I think we need to improve our efforts drastically, since the pandemic resulted in drastic decreases in reading and math levels. I would like to see increased tutoring opportunities at all grade levels, with after-school transportation to go with it. ... We need to reallocate the funds to pay multiple teachers for multiple subjects across all grade levels so that we can get back up to an A and get those A-plus funds.

PALM COAST CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2

FERNANDO MELENDEZ PALM COAST CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4

CATHY HEIGHTER PALM COAST CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4

JANE GENTILE-YOUD COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 4

Scarce resources

BRIAN MCMILLAN

What is a service at the school or city or county that you feel as being underfunded or underserved that you would maybe advocate for in the next budget cycle if you’re if you’re elected?

ALAN LOWE

So I think it’s extremely important for us to look at our infrastructure and our stormwater department.

Flooding was a minor issue that happened during Hurricane Ian, the city did an excellent job at look ing out for it. But if you call in for a swale issue, not during the hur ricane, but in general, you can wait up to two or three years... I think we need to increase our stormwater department. If we’re looking at an underfunded department, I think it’s that. We need to get out there and take better control and better care of our swale system and our drainage system with more people more equipment and be able to be proactive, instead of fixing it after failure.

THERESA CARLI PONTIERI

So I agree with my opponent that the stormwater division does need some more funding. They’ve been doing a great job. Anybody who’s lived here for a long time knows that the swales are operating at a much better pace than they used to in the past. ... I don’t know if you all realize it, but we have over 1200 miles of swales in this city and they can only get to about 30 miles a year, with their maintenance. So we need more crews we do need more equipment.

But in addition to the stormwa ter we also need to really focus on our roads. ... We have got to start spending the money now before it becomes three times more ex pensive in the future, especially knowing that we are going to be welcoming new people to our city and our county. If we don’t start fixing these roads now, we’re going to have some serious problems.

FERNANDO MELENDEZ

So I will also echo those same sentiments because I keep hearing over and over again that we only got two swale groups out there, right.

Am I correct? I think that’s it. Don’t quote me if I’m wrong, but I believe that’s what it is. We need to add at least another one in next couple of years because the swales are a disaster, especially when we have builders building next to it. ...

The second, I believe, group department that needs some more hiring, I believe is the code enforce ment. Code enforcement was the only department that I saw dur ing the budget that did not get a hire, or anybody else to work in that department. I think we need, we really got to work in those two departments. And I think that will increase our quality of life overall, if we do that. Thank you.

CATHY HEIGHTER

I’d like to say that I agree with everyone on the swale issues here in Palm Coast. I’ve had several friends and family members that have gone through issues with the swales. ... Also, our Sheriff’s Department — I have spoken to some of the young men that work for the Sheriff’s Department. And they have said to me, Cathy, we left because we could not afford to be poor anymore. So, I feel that our deputies deserve a higher rate of pay.

So I felt that that’s underfunded and should be funded more so that we can keep our deputies here because they are part of what keeps this city safe. ... And lastly, code enforcement. Code Enforcement is a big issue with me, because I love

this city. And I love to see the city clean, and I’ve had issues my self with it. So code enforcement needs to be looked at closely and be funded better.

COURTNEY VANDEBUNTE

So while there are many things that I would want to look at, and next year will be very tough as it is the lowest budget Flagler schools will operate on in 10 years, I would have to say more resources for those stu dents performing below grade level that we mentioned earlier, such as after school tutoring.

Because if we’re going to make up for this decrease in learning these past few years, we need to increase the number of opportunities for after school tutoring. ... But I know this won’t be easy considering the decrease in the budget but it is absolutely necessary. And if the money and resources is put into more tutoring and extra resources for those students that are per forming below grade level, then we were more likely to get back to an A get that A-plus funding that I keep talking about.

WILL FURRY

So I also think we need to invest a little bit more in our ESE program and those areas that are going to help our youth get caught up to grade level. But we do have some other things that are pressing as well that are underfunded, that’s our transportation department and our security... a way that we can help to mitigate that is, again, by renewing the halfpenny sales tax because these can be used for transportation and security.

I’ve been to board meetings and heard that they want to buy new buses and that’s where the money can likely come from. And if we want that Guardian program, it can come from there from there as well. And I want to remind everybody, this is a renewal of this tax. It’s not a new tax we’re already paying it’s a renewing something we’re already doing.

LEANN PENNINGTON

One of the things that got cut this year was ... the economic devel opment. Again, we used to fund economic development ... and then they decreased funding for it.

You know, I look at things that we clearly need funding for ... but I don’t see a clear-cut path to getting there and not raising resident taxes unless we bring in commercial and diversify the base.

... We need to bring back funding into our economic development. Start prioritizing how to incentiv ize businesses... and what kind of incentives we can do and layer fund ing into that so we can, you know, diversify the tax base. And that will solve a lot of our issues with afford able housing, funding social services without burdening residents.

JANE GENTILE-YOUD

First of all, once again, our depu ties are wonderful. They’re starting at around $52,000 a year. Other communities is starting higher. The sheriff again decides. ... It’s up to him to pay the deputies not the county. They deserve more money. He’s overstepping his big boys.

Our fire department is very much underfunded. There has not been a new fire station built in years. Our firefighters have old equipment. We do not have 24/7 on our helicopter. I am lobbying right now for another $350,000 So our fire chief can hire two more paramedic pilots. We don’t have a trauma center, we need our fire helicopter being able to fly 24/7. We need broadband out west and we must give money back to our transportation budget.

Growth

GREG BLOSE

Economists predict Flagler County’s population could be as high as 160,000 residents by 2030. Considering this is a growing County, how have the current elected officials handled growth?

THERESA CARLI PONTIERI

So what I would like to see our city specifically engaged in is making sure we’re focusing on infrastructure and we’re being proactive knowing that we’re looking at that type of growth. It’s very important that we ensure we have road safety, and we have the resources that we need and knowing that we’re going to be welcoming so many more residents.

We need to be proactive and really start setting monies aside now ... making sure that the projects that we invest in are for the betterment of our future from an infrastructure standpoint. If we don’t have a strong base, we cannot grow a strong city. We can’t attract good businesses, and that’s not going to help our tax base diversify, and really take pressure off of the homeowners in the long run.

ALAN LOWE

One of the things that I’ve noticed is that our city council was not overly engaged in our budget process this year. And one of the things that was discussed was the lack of monies over the past few years for infrastructure improvements such as road repair. And I think as we grow, we need to make sure that we have a sufficient budget to take care of what we have as we go forward.

Another thing that I think needs to really happen is we need to balance growth with economic development. ... So we need to balance economic development with growth. And I think that the City Council in the future is going to do more work with budgeting to make sure we have the resources to take care of all of them.

CATHY HEIGHTER

... With the growth coming in as quickly as it is now, there are several issues that will need to be addressed. First of all, we need to make sure that our infrastructure

Taxes

GREG BLOSE

If you were on the board, would you have voted for the tax increase?

(This question was posed only to County Commission and City Council candidates, since school boards in Florida have little say over school taxes, which are set at the state level.)

JANE GENTILE-YOUD

No. For ad valorem taxes, as Alan [Lowe] said, residential, we pay 85% of the taxes and vacant land owners pay almost zero. We have a lot of vacant land that’s sold ... and then all of a sudden, this land goes from timberland into, you know, 6,000 units an acre. ...

But the tax burden is on the residential homeowners, and that needs to stop. The taxes need to be balanced. Commercial businesses need to pay — I don’t want to chase away development, but they have to pay their share, and vacant land needs to be taxed appropriately.

LEANN PENNINGTON

... Economic development has gone simply awry here. We don’t have a diversified tax base. We needed to do a better job at that.

Our county administration needs to be in the mindset of cutting the budget, as we’re cutting back at home and in our lives. ... When asked to cut the budget recently, because we rolled back a tenth of a mill. They cut things like carpet, a matching carpet they wanted for the county government build ings. These are things we can live without. ...

Unless we bring more commer cial in here, we are not going to get social services funded prop erly, capital improvements funded properly. So we need a government that’s going to bring a bigger com mercial base.

CATHY HEIGHTER

I would not have voted for the tax increase. And I say that because I feel that our people here in the city and Palm Coast are being taxed out

is up to par to carry the load of the traffic.

We also need to make sure that our Fire Department, Police Department, Sheriff’s Department are equipped to handle any incidences or occurrences that might happen within the city, FERNANDO MELENDEZ

...Just a couple of years ago, we had a 3% interest rate, and we had a much lower inflation. Today we have an 8% interest rate with an inflationary economy. Will we see that growth? That question was posed with one big word, OK? It’s a maybe. ...

So what I’m saying is, and I’ve been pounding the table on this, we need to get out there and bring outside money back to Palm Coast, so that we don’t have to depend on the tax base of our residential homeowners.

JANE GENTILE-YOUD

I really don’t think recently that the County Commission has handled growth properly. I’m very disap pointed when I see this consent agenda and things just going flying by, allowing builders to come into a community and build — I’m not talking about 20, 30 homes, I’m talking about hundreds of homes— without doing infrastructure studies that I was used to seeing in South Florida. ...

We’re just saying, ‘OK, this is vacant land, people are moving in, let’s just put houses here.’ That needs to stop.

LEANN PENNINGTON

That is a hard question to answer in just a minute. But with that being said, right now, three things come to mind. One is we’re missing out on grant money at the state and the federal level to bring in broadband and more infrastructure. ... The second thing is we were really late to the party with impact fees in the county, especially school impact fees. We didn’t get to it till this year after a lot of growth had taken place.

And third, I got to say that we somehow ... missed the mark on commercial, we literally got none of it into our county. And here we are, again with the burden of paying it as a resident. We could have done a better job at growth. I’d love to see a long-term planning board talk about what’s going to come in here.

And then I’d like to make sure that we are incrementally pacing impact fees ... matching market and infla tion rates as we go along, so that we don’t have big surprises.

WILL FURRY

The School Board has responded to this already. One way they re sponded was to eliminate some of the overcrowding in our elementary schools, move the sixth graders into middle school, and that was effective. ... Also, they’ve worked with the developers to work out the impact fees. ...

Where I think I really bring value here is, the School Board is ... a lot of business happens on the School Board. ... I had over a decade of experience in the mortgage banking business, and I’m in real estate, and we’re going to have to start locat ing real estate to build new schools to handle this growth in the near future. It’s about identifying where the growth is going to be.

COURTNEY VANDEBUNTE

I think our current School Board members have handled the pro jected growth well, as it is one of the rare issues that they all agreed upon, with the need for a new middle and a new high school in the future.

They agreed that third-party surveys were needed to show that growth was projected when dis cussing the increasing of the impact fees with the Board of County Commission. And the way the impact fees are now set, allows for growth to result in an increased impact fee annually, which is very beneficial to the district regarding this new construction, and al lows us to cautiously plan in the off chance that growth slows again.

But something I would do differ ently if elected would be to advo cate for increased transparency between the school district and the other local governing boards.

I attended a few meetings where the new interlocal agreement was being worked out, and there were a few times where it seemed as though transparency was lacking. And eventually, you know, all the cards were laid out on the table and a new interlocal agreement was met. But it took some time, and I think some of that time could have been saved with increased trans parency.

of Palm Coast. We are in very dif ficult times. Homes are becoming unaffordable to a lot of people that live here in the city.

Prices are increasing all the time taxes are going up. And I just think that it’s too much on families.

FERNANDO MELENDEZ

We are living in the highest inflationary economy that we’ve seen in the last 20 years, maybe more. ... Everything has gone up for the city. Unlike many of the residents, I sat through the budget workshops; I sat through the readings, two days of them, and business meetings.

If you do not attend these meetings, do not come out at the last minute after the final say is done without really knowing what’s going on. Because the truth of the matter is the presentation was there, day after day. They did not find the fat. We have to balance. We were going to lose some — either we lose some services, or we don’t. ... They held the tax flat as last year, meaning the 3% cap [on tax increases for homesteaded properties].

THERESA CARLI PONTIERI

I’m a very strong conservative, especially when we’re talking about monies, especially when we’re talk ing about taxpayers money. ... But I do think that we need to start from a place of truth, and transparency. There was not a 15% tax increase.

The millage rate is exactly the same as it was last year, but because people’s property values went up, the amount of money that they paid in taxes went up as well.

What we can do at budget work shops [is] to really go back and forth with the city and challenge them to save money, challenge them to be more fiscally conservative ... rather than looking for ways to unreason ably roll back to a millage rate that we just can’t afford while providing the services we need.

ALAN LOWE

Our city budget this year coming up is over a quarter of a billion — that’s with a B — dollars; $328 billion, plus. The increase in property value, if nothing had changed, was $5 million, if I remember correctly.

So what didn’t happen and needs to start right now, in my opinion, is that individually, the City Council members needs to start going to the department heads and asking for their needs and their wants ... so that when the presentations come forward, they know if there is areas to cut or if there isn’t areas to cut.

And, you are correct, under homesteaded, it’s a 3% increase. However, if you own rental prop erty, if you’re a renter, if you own commercial property, your taxes go up approximately 10%, which means rents are going up, expenses are going up and so forth.

Moderators selfie. David Ayers, Brian McMillan and Palm Coast Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Greg Blosé.

The moderators and the candidates and citizens.

Photos by Danny Broadhurst

Safety costs

BRIAN MCMILLAN

How will the county ... continue to afford the increases in costs for law enforcement?

LEANN PENNINGTON

I think residents have really grown accustomed to living in a very safe county. We’re very accustomed to a high service level out of our police officers and our first responders. They’re very immediate. If you lived in Jacksonville, Florida, you’d be waiting two to four hours outside of an emergency to get a police officer to respond.

I think that funding has to remain a priority. ... The city had proposed possibly a safety impact fee going forward, and development to kind of offset the cost of adding to fleet, adding officers, their uniforms and stuff. I think that’s a very good idea. It has a lot of merit. I think we need to expand upon that.

JANE GENTILE-YOUD

I’ve been a lot misquoted lately; I think our deputies are number one, and they’re the people who interact with us and they deserve good sala ries. We are very top-heavy. The sheriff has 18 commanders and six chiefs all together, altogether get ting paid $2,228,000. This is as of a year ago. Deputies are supposed to be five deputies to one supervisor. We have two deputies to one super visor. We have a lot of extraneous, unnecessary fat. The sheriff ... was going to sue the county to get his budget. The sheriff should be pay ing his deputies with the money he is wasting on overstaffing unneces sary commanders and chiefs. We don’t need 18 commanders with an average salary of $90,000 and average chiefs with $100,000, and complaining there’s no money for deputies. Please contact me on this issue. I’ve got a lot more home work. But we do need deputies; the sheriff needs to pay them what they deserve.

Editor’s note: According to the FCSO, the Sheriff’s Office has 186 deputies and 34 law enforcement supervisors and managers (not in cluding the sheriff), and each Com munity Policing Division supervisor typically oversees six to 12 deputies.

COURTNEY VANDEBUNTE

Unfortunately, because of the way the budget is — you know, set by the state — the school districts will need to continue to get creative with their resources to afford in creased costs for law enforcement. And some ways this could be done is by getting us back to an A, so we are eligible for something called “A+ funds.” And another way would be with the successful renewal of the half-penny sales tax which you will all see in your ballots on Nov. 8.

Yesterday, I attended a very informative lunch put on by the Flagler Ed Foundation at Matanzas High School. And when I walked in, I was immediately impressed by the increased security measures that were paid for by previous half-cent .... with the renewal of the half penny sales tax this November, Flagler schools can upgrade that equipment ... so that we’re doing everything in our power to keep our kids safe. Because kids can’t learn unless they feel safe and unless they are safe.

WILL FURRY School safety has always been at the top of the priorities for my cam paign, and I’ve been advocating for a program called the Guardian Program. And we’re blessed to have school resource officers on every school campus. But our campuses are big, and they can’t be every where at once. ...

Again, the half-penny sales tax is so important that we renew that, because safety is one of the things that we can spend that money on and I’m sure everybody here would say a half a penny is worth the safety of our children.

ALAN LOWE What I think we need to look at, to start with, is the increase in population. As was mentioned, the safety impact fee. People moving here, developers building, should be responsible for the increased costs of those things. ... Currently, it’s approximately 92% of the property tax base is off the residents’ back, with 8% on commercial property.

I think we need to increase ... our economic development so that we can shift some of the burden over to commercial, so that we can use that money to increase our — or to take care of our — expanding sheriff’s department, our expanding Fire Department, and so forth.

THERESA CARLI PONTIERI

We’re currently a very safe county for a reason, and [it] in large part has to do with the way our Sher iff’s Office has been run. So I have to respectfully disagree with Mrs. Gentile-Youd.

I will say that I do agree that our deputies deserve to be paid a very good wage. And the reason for that is that if we are losing our depu ties to neighboring counties, we are having to pay more money to train more deputies. ... So if you really want to save money, we really need to support our Sheriff’s Office with the equipment they need and the wages for the deputies so that we can keep them rather than training them and then watching them leave for another county.

Dunes

BRIAN MCMILLAN

The dunes were wrecked again by hurricane Ian. What is the best course of action for Flagler County with the dunes? (This question was posed to County Commission candidates only.)

LEANN PENNINGTON

So when I started running seven months ago I had a totally different answer to this. ... I don’t think our local government is really going to be able to solve this problem. I think we’re going to have to lean into the state with their beach resiliency

teams that they’ve created in the Army Corps to help us solve for this. It’s certainly a really big issue for us.

I know that we need to protect our beaches and dunes, it’s going to be a problem for the entire state of Florida. ... I think we need to talk about that in the long term, the im pact on the residents here, whether or not that needs to be put out to referendum. If that’s the best course, because it is going to be a very expensive and lengthy, you know, solution. It’s going to take many years and a high cost to get there.

JANE GENTILE-YOUD

You know, Denmark has built sea walls around their country. ... I

cannot see us pouring money after money after money, for the same old failing sand. We need to find a solution, and I do not think the solution is here.

We need to really go worldwide, again, to countries like— where are people solving the issues? If you have to have a wall in front of your house, and instead of seeing sand dunes, but that’s going to protect the beach, then so be it. I don’t want to see more money thrown into sand for another storm. It’s bankrupting everybody, and it’s not doing anybody a favor. We need to go worldwide and get experts to give us the best solution to save what’s left of Flagler Beach.

BRIAN MCMILLAN

So I’d like to do two things here. One is ask a follow up to Theresa, and then also have Jane have a chance to respond. I want to ask Theresa ... about how can we afford it? And then, to Jane ... is there a problem with having the deputies leave?

THERESA CARLI PONTIERI

I do agree that there should be an impact fee that is directly related to public safety. Absolutely. And mat ter of fact, there was just discussion in the interlocal agreement yester day regarding impact fees for EMS and for emergency services, police, etc. So yes, that’s a very practical solution.

And as we’re bringing in more people, people don’t realize that ac tually, a lot of our income this past year came from the new develop ment. ... I think about 20% of our revenue actually came from that, so we can get a very large amount of money by having an impact fee specifically for safety.

JANE GENTILE-YOUD

Well, I’ve been falsely accused of not supporting the deputies. I brought up the fact that we’re top-heavy. We don’t need 18 com manders and six chiefs getting over $100,000 a year and paying our deputies $52,000 a year. We need to unload some of these higher command officers and hire more deputies.

The sheriff gets the budget; he got a budget much bigger than he was supposed to get. ... We had to take money out of transportation, or he threatened to sue. We need the money for deputies. He decides on what to pay the deputies. He decides what to pay 18 commanders and six chiefs, which is unnecessary.

FERNANDO MELENDEZ

Our public safety is provided by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. And the Sheriff’s Office receives funding from a variety of revenues and rev enue streams, including our local public funds.

... In my book, defunding does not exist. In my book, what exists is

that we continue to provide quality of life. And it doesn’t happen if we don’t have that main component, which is quality public safety. So, remember, ad valorem tax is the single largest revenue that goes into our general fund, and with the growth, that’s how we intend to continue providing our public safety and funding our police.

CATHY HEIGHTER

Being a avid supporter of our armed forces, our first responders, our sheriffs and police department, I feel that neither one of these agencies should go underfinanced, undersupported and underfunded. We should always make sure that we are able to fund these agencies because they are the ones that keep our communities safe. ... Impact fees will help. Being in real estate, I know impact fees bring a large amount of funding into the com munity. So this is what we need to do to make sure that our agencies are adequately funded. We need to look into those sources.

Political Candidates gather to discuss local issues at the Palm Coast Community Center, Oct. 12, 2022.

Fire Chief Jerry Forte retires; Kyle Berryhill promoted to top post

the fact,” Berryhill said. “But that’s just what Palm Coast firefighters do.”

In his first act as chief, Berryhill presented Forte his retired badge.

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In an emotional ceremony on Friday, Oct. 14, Fire Chief Gerard “Jerry” Forte retired and signed off for the last time. Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill has taken over command.

The transfer of power ceremony was held at the Palm Coast Com munity Center. The room was almost completely filled, and many attend ees had tears to shed.

In his farewell remarks, Forte thanked his mother and wife for standing beside him, his brother, for being the reason he became a fire fighter, and all of his Palm Coast Fire Department brothers and sisters.

“To you all, if you do not think you had a profound effect on anyone, you did for me,” Forte said. “It has been a profound honor.”

Forte has served the city for 32 years. He started his career in 1990 as a volunteer firefighter at the encour agement of his brother, who was a firefighter in Holly Hill at the time. He worked his way up the ranks.

Forte became a full-time firefight er under the mentorship of Chief Norman Lewis, according to a press release from the city of Palm Coast.

Among his many accolades, Forte earned his Fire Instructor Certifica tion in 1996, training and mentoring firefighters throughout the region for years, according to the press release.

Forte was promoted to lieuten ant in 1997, captain in 2000, deputy fire chief in 2009, and fire chief in 2018, leading the city through the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes and numerous emergency responses.

“After 32 years, it is time for a new generation of leaders to create the next era of public safety, with tal ented people ready to move forward,” Forte said.

Forte has been training then-Bat talion Chief Berryhill to replace him since June, though Berryhill served

as interim fire chief in 2021 while Forte was serving as interim assis tant city manager.

Berryhill has served in the Fire Department since 2005, and rapidly worked up the ranks. He became a lieutenant in 2011, captain in 2017 and battalion chief in 2019, accord ing to a press release from the city of Palm Coast.

For his successor, Forte had a few words of advice.

“One of the most difficult things you will find in this position is ask ing one of your people to step into harm’s way,” Forte said.

Nothing will prepare you for that, he said. He also told Berryhill to be comfortable being alone — it’s nec essary, he said, to be able to focus your thoughts and make the impor tant decisions.

“Those chiefs who have preced ed you will be forgotten over time,” Forte said. “Those chiefs who follow after you will be inspired by you.”

Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho told Forte and the crowd that the reason Forte was so successful as chief was because of that family-first men tality. He ran the department like a family, Branquinho said.

“There’s no such thing as a perfect person for a chief,” Branquinho said, choked up. “But you are as close as it gets in my eyes.”

One person after another took to the podium to share the special memories and moments between the retired chief and themselves.

“I hope I leave it better than I found it,” Forte said.

PCFD Lt. Patrick Juliano presented Forte with the department’s ceremo nial ax and a United States flag that had flown over the nation’s capital.

“You’ve led our city through the most trying times,” Juliano said.

Eventually, after all the awards had

been given, Berryhill swore his oath of service as fire chief, and retired Fire Chief Forte signed off of his call sign one last time.

Moments later, Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill signed on.

In his first speech as chief, Ber ryhill laughingly warned the crowd that he cries so much, his best friend calls it “Kyle-ing.”

Berryhill gave his speech, “Kyleing” alongside Branquinho and Forte. To his new command, he said he would always be proud of his firefamily, as he always has been.

“Together, we saw and did things that seemed like miracles to me, after

“We’re all pretty grateful you said, ‘I’ll go, send me,’” Berryhill said to Forte.

Berryhill said his fire-family has always inspired him. They truly encompass the department’s core values, Berryhill said: family, integ rity and loyalty; they’re always striv ing to make “tomorrow’s best better than today’s.”

After his remarks, Berryhill pre sented 17 firefighters with their badges for promotion. One of the firefighters was the retired chief’s son, Anthony Forte. Anthony Forte had his young son and father pin on his firefighter-paramedic badge.

“I don’t think I’ll ever feel more proud and honored,” Berryhill said. “I’m always proud of you, and I’ll strive to give you my best every time.”

17 FIREFIGHTERS PROMOTED AT CEREMONY

One of Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill's first acts as chief Friday was to honor 17 firefighters with promo tions. Berryhill handed each one a pin, ceremoniously placed by family members.

Listed below are all 17, by their promoted titles:

Battlion Chiefs

„ Capt. Thomas Ascone to Bat talion Chief

„ Capt. Randy Holmes to Bat talion Chief of Prevention

„ Capt. James Neuenfeldt to Battalion Chief

„ Capt. Andrew Woolwine to Bat talion Chief

„ Lt. David Faust to Battalion Chief

„ Lt. Jennifer Fiveash to Battal ion Chief of Training

„ Lt. Jon Kozloski to Battalion Chief

Lieutenants

„ Driver Engineer Joseph Fa jardo to Lieutenant

„ Driver Engineer Junelle Stew ard to Lieutenant

Driver Engineers

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Bran don Davis to Driver Engineer

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Daniel Kerr to Driver Engineer

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Sean McBride to Driver Engineer

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Christo pher Strozier to Driver Engineer

Firefighters

„ Volunteer Intern Anthony Forte to Firefighter-Paramedic

„ Volunteer Intern Tyler Major to Firefighter-EMT

„ Volunteer Intern Bailey Sattar to Firefighter-EMT

„ Volunteer Intern Mitchell White to Firefighter-EMT.

Photo by Sierra Williams

Retiring Fire Chief Jerry Forte, left, with incoming Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill during an Oct. 14 transfer of power ceremony.

Fire Chief Gerard “Jerry” Forte retired on Oct. 14 in a transfer of power ceremony.

“After 32 years, it is time for a new generation of leaders to create the next era of public safety, with talented people ready to move forward.”

JERRY FORTE, fire chief

Becky Parker selected as Ormond MainStreet executive director

Parker’s appointment was announced at the organization’s annual celebration on Oct. 17.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Ormond Beach MainStreet is cele brating its 27th anniversary, and has a new — but familiar — leader.

Becky Parker was named the orga nization’s executive director during MainStreet’s annual celebration at 31 Supper Club on Monday, Oct. 17.

She had been recently serving as interim director after MainStreet’s former director, Julia Truilo, retired.

The organization had filled the position briefly during the summer, but soon found themselves needing a director once again.

“We’re not looking for an execu tive director anymore,” said Nancy Cortez, president of the Ormond MainStreet board of directors.

“We’re looking for an assistant.”

Cheers and applause rang out among the attendees as Cortez handed the microphone off to Parker.

Parker has been working with MainStreet since 2014, previously holding the position of community engagement and events coordinator.

The past year, with Truilo’s depar ture, has been one of transition,

Parker said, but most of those tran sitions have been positive.

“As we approach the end of the

members have stepped up to help where they needed to, and the way that we’ve been able to bring in new

volunteers, new sponsors, new com mittee members,” Parker said. “And in a time that’s a little bit challeng ing, we’ve been able to take on new projects as well.”

Parker was introduced to Main Street during an annual celebration event shortly after she moved to Florida.

At the time, she hadn’t planned to stay for very long, but Parker said she quickly fell in love with Ormond Beach.

“Now, Ormond has become my home, and the community has become my family,” Parker said. She was encouraged to take on the role of executive director by Tru ilo, MainStreet’s board of directors, community members and longtime Florida MainStreet executive direc tors.

“Julia [Truilo] has been such an extraordinary person to work along side and learn from, and she is some one who leads by example,” Parker said. “I’ve been so fortunate to have her as a mentor all these years.”

Parker said she’s also proud of hav ing hosted the Florida MainStreet conference in September, which allowed Ormond Beach MainStreet to present its district to representa tives at the state and national level.

For this upcoming year, Park er said, she’s excited to lead new projects, as well as continue Main Street’s broader goal to “maintain and build upon the successes we’ve already enjoyed, and work with the community, our businesses, and our city partners towards a strong and vibrant center of town.”

“There is something very special and unique about Ormond Beach, and OMS will always work to pre serve that magic,” Parker said.

The annual celebration by Main Street is an opportunity to recognize and thank partners and supporters, Parker said.

The organization also recognized its Volunteer of the Year: Thomas Caffrey, real estate agent with Realty Pros Assured.

Ormond Beach MainStreet was founded in 1994.

DIANE!

One of the Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) Women of the Month

We are delighted to announce that our own Diane Vidal has recently been recognized as one of the Portuguese-American Women of the Month, by PALCUS for her accomplishments as an attorney.

She appeared in a television interview on Contacto-USA discussing how Palm Coast is the fastest growing Portuguese community in the nation. Diane was also recently nominated as a 2022 Women in Business Honoree by the Daytona Beach News Journal

We could not be more proud to have Diane as a member of this firm.

year, I look back, and I’m just real ly proud of how resilient we are as an organization — how our board

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Thomas Caffrey, MainStreet Volunteer of the Year; Nancy Cortez, president of MainStreet’s board of directors; and Becky Parker, MainStreet executive director.

“As we approach the end of the year, I look back, and I’m just really proud of how resilient we are as an organization.”

BECKY PARKER, executive director for Ormond Beach MainStreet

endorsements

every issue that comes to the council; to read the agenda and meeting packets to be prepared to ask questions.

She will act as a judge and hold personal opinion and bias out of the conversation.

She will work hard to understand the issues of her constituents.

She will act profession ally and respectfully towards her fellow council members, administration and city staff.

CITY OF PALM COAST, DISTRICT 4

I endorse Fernando Melendez for Palm Coast City district 4.

Living here since 1990, I have known many wellintentioned candidates that moved to town with an atti tude of: “This is how we did it up north!” And they came to fix us, before even know ing what was right or wrong with our local governments. That is not the case with Fernando Melendez.

I met Melendez over five years ago. In our first meet ing, Melendez indicated his interest in local government and politics. But unlike others, he went on to say he would like to be involved in the community to learn what was going on and see if he could help in some way.

My view

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that she has in this complex subject. Although I have per sonally met with candidate Gentile-Youd, answering her questions and provid ing her reams of documents, she continues to make her outlandish claims.

As sheriff, I have delivered full-service law enforcement services at the lowest cost per capita in our region and of agencies our size. When I was elected sheriff, I took over a demoralized agency that had been underfunded and understaffed for decades, was using old technology, worn out vehicles, working out of a mold infested build ing and suffered from scandal after scandal. It was not a proactive agency, but instead was a reactive agency. The persons responsible for this at all levels of government are gone. I worked with the county administrators and the county commissioners to develop solutions together.

This has resulted in a 54% reduction in crime and today, FCSO is a proactive agency and a leader in law enforce ment.

Candidate Gentile-Youd believes that because of our success we should be defund ed and the money shifted to other county departments.

Just look around the country and see how well that has worked out for cities and counties that followed this mantra. Crime has skyrock eted, and they are now play ing catch-up and re-funding

Fernando, you had me at hello! And it just got better from there. Melendez has an extremely impressive resume confirming his sincere inter est and qualifications for the job of city councilman.

His education and expe rience includes a master’s degree in political science with a concentration on economic growth, certifica tion in the Citizens Academy, serving on the Palm Coast Redistricting Commis sion, serving on the Flagler County Planning Board and participation in the Florida Institute for Community Leadership. Melendez is built for the job.

HALF-CENT TAX FOR FLAGLER SCHOOLS

I endorse a yes vote to con tinue the half-cent sales tax for Flagler Schools.

Of each dollar of half-pen ny sales tax money collected, Flagler County residents only pay 60%, because 40% is collected from visitors and tourists. That in itself is a bar gain. But wait, there’s more!

Here are some of the benefits this local tax has provided our students, our school district and our com munity.

Flagler Schools’ Classroom to Career learning programs are the envy of most other school districts in the state, and even our state education

their police by millions and millions of dollars.

I do agree that Flagler County Fire Rescue needs help, and if they worked for me, like they do in some Florida counties, I would fight for them too. They too have been neglected for decades, not because of better funding the Sheriff’s Office but instead because of poor leadership and county administrators not recom mending FCFR be funded better to the Board of County Commissioners. Thankfully, that is all starting to change under the current fire chief, county administrator, and county commissioners.

Candidate Gentile-Youd also believes the FCSO is over-managed and super vised, which is proof she has no clue how law enforcement operates and is listening to the wrong people. Deputies are entrusted with signifi cant power and authority, the power of arrest ending someone’s freedom and the power of making a splitsecond decision that could end someone’s life. That is why proper and adequate supervision and management is critically important. This is why I require all sworn man agers to serve as watch com manders. It is why I go out on my Friday night patrols. That is why we do significant training, and our policies are on the cutting edge of pro fessional law enforcement. That is why FCSO holds four accreditations while most agencies have none. We hold our employees accountable; and, in the rare occasion when they let us down, they are disciplined.

sand spurs every 100 yards or where you want a beach opening.

system. Want proof? The visionary for these pro grams, former Flagler School Superintendent Jacob Olivia, is now senior chancellor at the Florida Department of Education. The state is rep licating our program in other school districts.

Our students, from kinder garten through 12th grade, all have an electronic learn ing device — a significant advantage compared to many districts. But there is more to it: In addition to student devices, a robust educational platform provides con nectivity, parent access and state-of-the-art learning technology.

This investment posi tioned Flagler Schools ahead of nearly all other school districts that were forced to switch to remote learning during the pandemic. Our learning technology already provided teachers the ability to teach to different student levels and learning styles, so when the pandemic hit, we were prepared to continue teaching, no matter where our students were physically located.

Flagler Schools is also included in our county’s 800 megahertz radio system. This means they are directly con nected to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office operations. The school district bypasses 911 in emergencies.

Vote yes to continue the half cent sales tax for Flagler Schools.

Candidate Gentile-Youd’s rhetoric is thoughtless and threatening to our commu nity. At best, it’s foolish and naïve. At the worst, it’s dan gerous and reckless public policy. Her proposals would return FCSO to the scandal ous years that would result in rising crime, and I won’t let that happen.

These irresponsible com ments hurt FCSO’s recruiting and retention. Talented and motivated law enforcement professionals highly value community support. When a candidate for County Com mission demands significant cuts in resources needed to protect citizens, applicants considering competing agen cies may interpret this as a lack of community support. People work where they are welcome. Thankfully, this community strongly sup ports law enforcement.

Candidate Gentile-Youd says she wants to listen to and represent the commu nity. She must be listening to a different community. What I hear from our community, and I am in the community all the time, is our commu nity supports our deputies; they are enjoying the lowest crime rate in the area and in Flagler County in over 25 years, and they appreciate it and feel safe. They support the changes and vision I have implemented in your FCSO.

So, you have two choices. While I will not make an endorsement in the County Commission race for District 4, I highly encourage you to do your research on Leann Pennington. We did, and that is why my wife and I will be voting for Leann Pennington.

tors and property developers destroyed the natural dunes, building roads and houses.

The top lip of the dunes are now totally unstable and small landslides are happen ing all the time.

I’ve worked on beach ero sion and sea defenses for more then 50 years in Eng land, Canada, Holland and America, and I know what works and doesn’t work.

Precast concrete tetrapods need to be placed along the base of the dunes now while the base is exposed. They should be stacked up the face of the dunes and then con crete pumped into the cavi ties. This would then be the base for a concrete sea wall, which must include concrete

These spurs will run out at 90 degrees to the wall and form a ramp down to the beach. Their biggest func tion will be in slowing down sand erosion and making the beaches more sustainable and give the turtles sand to lay their eggs.

The next big hurricane could easily punch holes in the now highly degraded dunes, and Flagler Beach will look like Fort Myers’s.

Let’s not forget that these barrier islands that go down the East Coast of America and around Florida were called barrier islands for a very good reason — because they are nature’s way of protecting the mainland. Then, in the 1900s, specula

With 750 billion tons of ice melting every year thanks to global warming — and by 2050 sea levels could be 3 feet higher! — permanent dune restoration with concrete must be started now.

I never want to hear another person mention sand replenishment, either pump ing or dumping. Just a few years ago, 28 million dollars was spent on pristine white sand and most was gone within a year. That should all have been spent on concrete!

Trump spent 15 billion on a stupid border wall. That should have all been spent on concrete sea walls!

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‘The SEE Turtle’

Bill Watson, CEO of Tomoka Eye Associates, asked the Palm Coast Arts Foundation to find a visually impaired artist to paint the turtle.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Palm Coast Arts Foundation unveiled its 18th turtle sculpture for the Public Art Turtle Trail on Oct.

15. This turtle, installed in front of sponsor Tomoka Eye Associates at 21 Hospital Drive in Palm Coast, has a natural name: “The SEE Turtle.”

Nancy Crouch, executive director of the Arts Foundation, said that while doing an internet search, John Bram blitt’s name repeatedly came up.

Bramblitt, who is from Denton, Texas, lost his eyesight 21 years ago, and he’s been painting ever since. He has painted murals in New York and Dallas. And, as his SEE Turtle shows, he is known for his bright colors.

“He is one of — if not the — most acclaimed blind artists in the coun

John Bramblitt learned to paint after he lost his eyesight. He uses art techniques that have been around for centuries, combined with white cane techniques that visually impaired people use for orientation and mobility.

“I figured if I can get across a city using a stick, basically, then surely you can navigate around a canvas,” he said. “It’s much

smaller, and you’re never going to break your foot, you’re never going to get hit by a car. So that’s where I started. It’s lines that I can touch and feel, and then I change the way that the colors feel.”

He mixes his paint colors with mediums, so he can make white feel like toothpaste or black feel runny like oil or make a color hard, so he can carve it with a knife.

“It just changes the texture and viscosity of every color, so that through touch you can under stand the color and then you can draw the lines,” he said. “If you’re a sighted person, you’re going to look at the lines and see where they are. If you’re visually impaired, you’re going to use your sense of touch to know where you are and where you’ve been, like when you’re eating, when you’re cooking and when you’re paint ing.”

Bramblitt said the same region of the brain that interprets sight is also the region that conjures dreams and imagination.

“So even if you lose your eye sight, as long as you have that part of your brain, you can still imagine, and you can still visual ize,” he said.

try,” Crouch said. “He gladly accept ed, and that’s what shocked me; we pay the artists only $500. We shipped the turtle to him, and he got it back to us really fast.”

Watson said the unveiling was supposed to take place three years ago, but because of delays due to COVID, the unveiling is coinciding with the Tomoka Eye Associates’ 50th anniversary.

“To our advantage, the pandemic delayed our unveiling and pushed it into our 50th anniversary year,” Wat son said. “There is no better way to celebrate than with a community event and to recommit our mission for another 50 years. We believe that

JOHN BRAMBLITT

of the senses. We participate in two local free clinics. We have our own Tomoka Eye Foundation contribut ing yearly to local sight related charities.”

Students from the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach attended the unveil ing. After the event, Bramblitt trav eled to the Conklin Davis Center to lead two workshops.

Watson has been the chairman of the Conklin Davis Center’s board for the past seven years.

Bramblitt lost his eyesight after a series of severe sei zures when he was a college student. At the time, he thought

his world was over. While he’d always liked to draw, he had never painted until he learned how after becoming blind.

“The wonderful thing about art is that it’s all about what you can do and not what you can’t do,” he said.

The SEE Turtle was the Palm Coast Art Foundation’s second tur tle unveiling since the pandemic, and three more will be coming soon, Crouch said.

The turtles normally have a theme, such as honoring a famous artist. Crouch said the foundation made an exception for Bramblitt’s turtle.

“Bill said, ‘Do what you feel,’ and (Bramblitt) did an ocean theme,” Crouch said.

The information on a plaque next to Turtle 18 will be duplicated on a Braille plaque, she said.

Just the Facts:

Fact - Bill Partington has always opposed the proposed massive Daytona Beach Avalon project.

Fact - During Bill Partington’s tenure Ormond Beach has had a very low growth rate of 1.3% per year.

for experience and proven results, vote Bill Partington for Mayor!

Fact - From 2000 to present Ormond Beach has only grown by about 4,000 people (pop from UF bureau of statistics 2000 pop. - approx. 38,000, 2022 pop. Approx 43,000 with minimum 1k annexed into city (already living here)).

Fact - Now is not the time for a novice in the Mayor’s Seat

Partington

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Turtle 18 on the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s Public Art Turtle Trail is The SEE Turtle.

Blind artist John Bramblitt paints sculpture for Tomoka Eye Associates

Photos by Brent Woronoff

"The wonderful thing about art is that it's all about what you can do and not what you can't do."

HOW BRAMBLITT PAINTS

Artist John Bramblitt speaks at the unveiling of Turtle 18, The SEE Turtle.

YOUR

Sliding into fall

aze Dayz are back at the Cowart Ranch and Farms in Bun nell. The event features pony rides, tractor rides, a bounce pad and other country fun. Kids and adults run through the corn maze, play in the large corn-filled box, and have a chance to shoot cobs at e are activities for all ages. Tickets cost $15 per person with some additional charges for some activities, like pony rides. The event runs from 5-10 p.m. every Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every Sunday in October. More information can be found at

Levi Johnson, 6, Alex Johnson and Molly Johnson, of Palm Coast, practice their roping skills.

Mirwya Muentes, 7, of Palm Coast, enjoys a tractor ride.

Palm Coast siblings Ava Robinson, Jason Robinson and Julina Robinson ride the slide together.

James Allen, of Flagler Beach, and Hannah Miranda, of Palm Coast, watch kids run through the maze.

Mason Graham, 2, rides with Rachel and Mateo, 1, on the tractor ride.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

JAKE MONTGOMERY

The City of Palm Coast brings the fun!

Featured

Join the City of Palm Coast for a job fair! Representatives from City departments will be at the Palm Coast Community Center on Oct. 28 - come on down with your resume and find out about careers with the City.

LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON COMMUNITY FALL FESTIVAL

When: 4-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Satur day, Oct. 22; and 12-9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23

Where: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 4600 Belle Terre Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Join the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish for its com munity fall festival featuring live entertainment, food, rock climbing, bungee jumping, axe throwing, corn hole tour nament and more. Free.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

2022 ORMOND BEACH

SENIOR GAMES

When: Time varies, Saturday Oct. 22 to Saturday, 29

Where: Varies by sport Details: See local seniors compete in sports such as pickleball, powerlifting, track and field, bowling, golf and more. This local Senior Games competition is sanc tioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and is a required qualifier for the Florida Senior Games State Championships. Email srgamesob@gmail.com for more information. Visit ormondbeach.org.

BEAR CREEK’S ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR

When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Bear Creek Club house 2, 18 Lil Cub Path, Ormond Beach Details: Get your Christmas shopping done early this year at Bear Creek’s annual craft fair. Come and see the differ ent handmade wares. When entering the park off Airport Road, tell security at the gate that you are heading to Club house 2.

CONTAINER GARDENS

When: 10 a.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Public Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

Details: Short on space for a garden? Discover how con tainer gardening can expand current gardens or be used to start a new, easy-to-manage garden. Free. Registration is not required. For more infor mation, call 386-676-4191.

PALM COAST FALL ARTS FESTIVAL

When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Central Park, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast Details: Presented by the Palm Coast Arts Foundation in partnership with United We Art, there will be art, mu sic, food and fun, featuring regional artists and artisan crafters. The Garden Club at Palm Coast will also par ticipate. Come see the new creations of the Propagation Guild’s Creativity Group.

FLAVORS OF FALL — SIP, SAVOR AND STROLL

When: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Where: Anderson-Price Me morial Building, 42 N Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Join the Ormond Beach Historical Society for a downtown stroll featuring cocktails, food and fun. Stop in all 10 of the participating venues and receive one free drink or a small food item. Other local businesses may offer discounts or special deals. There will also be live music and a poker walk. Start at the Anderson-Price Memo rial Building, where you will receive your passport. Tickets for this fundraiser cost $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Visit https://www.tickettailor. com/events/ormondbeach historicalsociety/753645 or call 386-677-7005.

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

VOLUSIA MALL

HALLOWEEN FEST

When: 12-6 p.m. Where: Volusia Mall, 1700 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach Details: Attend this indoor trick-or-treating experience with dozens of family-friendly local businesses, free bal loon animals, crafts, photo booth, reptile petting zoo,

TRIBUTES

Thomas P. Furmanek Sr

Looking for some Hallow een fun? Here are some free local trick-or-treat events:

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

„ Fourth-annual Trunk or Treat — 5-7 p.m., Kid City USA, 160 Business Center Drive, Ormond Beach

„ Vincent’s Clubhouse Trunk or Treat — 5-7 p.m., City Market Place, 160 Cy press Point Parkway, Palm Coast

„ Trunk or Treat and Chili Cookoff — 6-8 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 402 N Palmetto St., Bunnell

FRIDAY, OCT. 28

„ A Spooky Good Time — 5:30-8 p.m., Tanger Outlets, 1100 Cornerstone Blvd., Daytona Beach

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

„ Trail of Treats at The Trails Shopping Center — 1-3 p.m., The Trails Shop ping Center, 254 North Nova Road

„ SC Halloween Decora tions Trick or Treat event — 6-8 p.m., 111 Pine Creek Ct., Ormond Beach

SUNDAY, OCT. 30

„ Prince of Peace Trunk or Treat and Haunted House — 5-8 p.m., Prince of

youth group performances and more. The first 1,500 trick-or-treaters are guaran teed candy. Come dressed up as a family and you might win a prize. Visit https:// www.facebook.com/ events/498104248710456/.

BEL CANTO SINGERS

PRESENT ‘AMERICANA’

CONCERT When: 3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Pres byterian Church, 105 Amsden Road, Ormond Beach

Details: The Bel Canto Sing ers is kicking off its 52nd season in Volusia County with this tribute to American com posers, featuring “Abraham Lincoln: A Lasting Peace,” pa triotic favorites, and works by Aaron Copeland, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. Tickets cost $15 and are avail able from members, at the door or online at BelCanto Daytona.org. Students with ID are free.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27

I LOVE THE ‘80S TO DEATH A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER AND SHOW

When: 5:30-9 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Senior Center ballroom, 351 Andrews St., Ormond Beach

Details: Presented by the Friends of the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, this dinner and show and invites guests to dress in their best ’80s outfits and solve a mystery. Tickets cost $45 and include dinner and the show.

A silent fundraiser will also be held. Call the PAC box office at 386-676-3375.

Peace Church, 600 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach

MONDAY, OCT. 31

„ Trunk or treat — 5-7 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church USA, 156 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast

„ Lifecoast Trunk or Treat — 6:30 p.m., Matanzas High School, 3535 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast

„ Crossroads Candy Maze Trick or Treat — 5-8 p.m., Crossroads, 1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach

„ Fall-O-Ween Trunk or Treat — 6-8 p.m., Gracelife Beachside, 6 Sandra Drive, Ormond Beach

„ Tomoka Christian Church Fall-O-Ween — 6-8 p.m., Tomoka Christian Church, „ 1450 Hand Ave., Ormond Beach

„ Parkview Church Trunk or Treat — 6-8 p.m., Parkview Palm Coast, 5435 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast

„ Trunk or treat — 5-7 p.m., Tomoka United Methodist Church, 1000 Old Tomoka Road, Ormond Beach

Did we miss your event?

Email jarleene@ormond beachobserver.com with your Halloween listing.

seat in the game. More Infor mation including sponsor ship info: Call or text Michael Feldbauer, 401-864-6997.

Game questions: Call or text 386-283-2746 or email black tie-events@hotmail.com.

ONGOING 2022 HALLOWEEN WALK THROUGH DISPLAY

When: 5:30-10 p.m. daily

Where: 111 Pine Creek Court, Ormond Beach

Details: The Schoolcrafts’ 2022 Halloween Display, with over 160 inflatables, is now open, wind and weatherpermitting. Admission is free, but donations are appreci ated. A movie theater plays movies nightly at dusk. There is also a bubble area and mu sic playing. Well-behaved leashed animals are welcome. This year’s Trick or Treat Safe Stop is scheduled for 6-8 p.m on Saturday, Oct. 29. Vis it https://www.facebook.com/ scdecorationsormondbeach.

MAZE DAYZ AT COWART RANCH When: 5-10 p.m. Friday Oct. 21 and 28; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 22 and 29; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 and 30

Where: Cowart Ranch and Farms, 8185 W. Highway 100, Bunnell

Details: The ninth-annual Maze Dayz is now happen ing in Bunnell. Get lost in the farm’s maze, visit the pumpkin patch, buy local produce, take a hayride and take part in other farm activities. Tickets cost $10; children 2 and under are free. Visit MazeDayz.com.

Thomas Furmanek 61, of The Hammock, FI passed away on Octo ber 6, 2022. Tom was born in Saddle Brooke, NJ and raised in Cape May, NJ before moving to Richmond, VA and then lastly to his beloved Hammock which he called home.

Tom was predeceased by his mother Annette Furmanek.

Tom is survived by his father. John Furmanek Sr.; his six children Patricia, Thomas Jr, Sarah, Kathleen, Rex, and J.J.

Tom also leaves behind seven grandchildren Summer, Sierra, Shelby, Angela, Ty, Jace, and Lily. Also his sister Dolores (Bill) and brother Michael (Leigha). As well as his wife, Dawn O’Shea.

A funeral mass will be 1:00 PM, Friday October 21, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. 4600 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32137. There will be an hour reserved for visitation starting at 12 noon.

His wake will be held from 2:30pm - 4:30pm at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32137.

In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, https:// support.woundedwarriorproject.org/

Heritage Funeral and Cremation is in charge of the arrangements.

SERVICE: Friday, October 21, 1PM St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 4600 Belle Terre Pkwy Palm Coast, FL 32137

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

SIXTH-ANNUAL RIDE FOR RECOVERY

When: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Departs from Texas Roadhouse, 1298 Palm Coast Parkway SW, Palm Coast; ends at Captain’s BBQ at Bings Landing, 5862 N. Ocean Shore Blvd.

Details: This Flagler County Drug Court Foundation fun draiser helps support Drug Court participants with job placement, rental assistance and driver’s license renew als. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. Ride is open to motor cycles and other vehicles.

Departure is at 9:30 a.m., with an arrival at Bings Landing at 11 a.m. Event includes lunch provided by Captain’s BBQ, plus a Harley-Davidson Monopoly contest and other games and prizes. Cost of $25 per rider ($5 for plus-1, $10 for each additional rider) includes lunch and seats in the game. $30 for just lunch and

ORMOND BEACH ART GUILD SPRING ART EXHIBIT

When: Oct. 10 through Nov. 4

Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach

Details: The Ormond Beach Art Guild will hold its Fall 2022 exhibit at The Casements, featuring local artists. Opening reception will be at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Free. The Casements is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

THE COLOR OF RAIN

When: Sept. 3 through Oct. 29

Where: Jane’s Art Center, 199 Downing St., New Smyrna Beach Details: See this art exhibi tion composed of painted umbrella installations by the Florida Women’s Art Association. The opening re ception is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, from 4-7 p.m. Visit flwaa.com.

THE FINE ARTS

All of the photographs Ja’Bari Grimes takes make him happy, but he wanted to capture a different feeling with this shot.

“I wanted to express a feeling of wonder, like it’s a little kid looking into the future wonder ing or thinking about his life when he grows up,” Grimes said.

Grimes, a junior at Flagler Palm Coast High School, wrote in a statement to the Ob server that he hopes to major in photography and attend Daytona State College.

His teacher, Angela Biggs, said she is proud of his growth in photog raphy.

“He has a quiet, yet wise demeanor and always puts great thought into his art work,” she said. “He pays close attention to the subtleties in light and shadow and always tries to push himself further on each assign ment.”

–JARLEENE ALMENAS

–JARLEENE

‘Big moment’

Flagler Palm Coast wins fourth district football title in school history

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The celebration started before the game clock ran down to 0:00.

When Flagler Palm Coast linebacker Rodney Hill intercepted a Marcus Stokes pass and returned it 97 yards for a touchdown with 1:16 remaining, he essentially iced the Bulldogs’ 42-28 victory over Nease

and clinched the fourth district championship in school history.

“It feels amazing,” Hill said, after the final buzzer sounded, the teams shook hands and the players drenched head coach Robert Paxia with a cooler of water.

“I knew I had to get into the end zone,” Hill said. “I didn’t want it to be close. He threw the ball, I picked it off and took it to the house. There was no one in front of me.”

With the home win on Friday, Oct. 14, the Bulldogs improved to 5-3 and 2-0 in the three-team District 4-4S. The district title assures the Bull

SENIOR NIGHT

Lundahl and Grover pass, punt and kick Matanzas to victory

Landon Grover kicked three field goals and Jackson Lundahl threw two touchdown passes in the Pirates’ win over Gainesville.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Matanzas knows how good of a kick er Landon Grover is. But when your football team has trouble moving the ball, your kicker doesn’t get many opportunities.

On Thursday, Oct. 13, Grover made the most of his chances. The junior booted three field goals including two from 42 yards to help the Pirates defeat host Gainesville High 22-14.

“He played really well,” Matanzas coach Matt Forrest said. “And not just the field goals. Also, his kickoffs and he had a great night punting the ball. He was able to control the spe cial-teams game with his leg.”

The Pirates improved to 3-4 over all and 1-1 in District 4-3S, while Gainesville fell to 0-8 and 0-3. Matanzas was ranked 11th in Region 1-3S entering the game. With three games remaining, the Pirates have a chance to finish among the top eight in the region, which would earn them a playoff spot.

first 42-yarder. He drilled another 42-yard field goal with 2:50 left in the game to close out the scoring.

“Those two 42-yarders were bigtime field goals,” Forrest said. “We’ve known all along he was capable of that, but our offensive struggles have kept him off the field.”

The Pirates’ offense had been stagnant since quarterback Dakwon Evans suffered a collarbone injury in Week 3 against Deltona. They aban doned the air-raid offense, passing for a total of 16 yards in four games.

But against Gainesville, they upgraded to air-raid light, giving sophomore quarterback Jackson Lundahl the green light to throw. Lundahl completed 9 of 16 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns — a 54-yard pass to Cole Hash in the first quarter and an 11-yarder to Braden Russell late in the third quarter.

“We knew we had to take the next step,” Forrest said. “Jackson needed to throw, so the other teams would know he’s a threat. We knew what he felt comfortable with, what he could execute at a high rate. I challenged him. I said, ‘You’re going to have to throw the ball well for us to win the football game.’ He’s a sophomore and he should be playing JV football. So, I’m very proud of him.”

“We knew we had to take the next step. Jackson (Lundahl) needed to throw, so the other teams would know he’s a threat. We knew what he felt comfortable with, what he could execute at a high rate. I challenged him. ... He’s a sophomore and he should be playing JV football. So, I’m very proud of him.”

MATT FORREST, Matanzas football coach

The game was marred by two Gainesville players getting hurt and taken to the hospital. Forrest said Gainesville coach Dock Pollard informed him that both players were sent home that night.

Two Gainesville players and two assistant coaches were ejected after Gainesville receiver Matt Williams went down with 2:19 left.

“We were two football teams trying to find a way to win a football game,” Forrest said. “Sometimes emotions run high in those games. But I think our kids and coaches controlled their emotions really well.” Jackson Lundahl looks to pass.

Grover gave the Pirates an early lead with a 23-yard field goal and then put the visitors up 13-7 with his

Matanzas’ defense gave up just one touchdown. The Purple Hurri canes also scored on John Cooper’s 99-yard kickoff return to take a short-lived 7-3 lead.

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Landin Simmons (20) turns the corner.

D.J. Murray (1), Tra’vel Adams (66) and DZ Steward (21) climb atop a drum major stand and celebrate with the band in the closing moments of FPC’s district title-clinching victory.

“This is a big moment in history. And it's just a blessing to be a part of this team.”

D.J. MURRAY

Before the game, the Bulldogs hon ored 16 seniors: Drew Droste, Michael Stevens, T.J. Johnson, Latavion Wright, Joey Wronowski, Josh Davis, DZ Stew

ard, Drago Sturdivant, Gerod Tolbert, Landin Simmons, Gavin Winkler, Ethan Roland and senior captains Kobe Murphy, Jake Blumengarten, Ashton Bracewell and Ben Laurore.

Courtesy photo by Wendy Wright

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Volleyball districts

Matanzas senior Sydney Moses completed her high school volleyball career with 1,797 assists and 1,002 digs. The Pirates ended their season with a 16-9 record after falling in three sets to host Ocala Forest on Monday, Oct. 17 in a first-round District 4-6A tournament game.

Seabreeze won its firstround game in District 4-5A, defeating Mainland in three sets on Oct. 17 at home. The Sandcrabs (128) were eliminated 3-0 by Middleburg on Oct. 18 in the semifinals at Ridgeview High.

Middleburg and Ridgeview were scheduled to meet in the championship game on Thursday, Oct. 20. Mainland finished the season with a 7-10 record.

FPC also saw it season end. The Bulldogs (5-16) lost in three sets to Mandarin in District 1-7A.

Sandcrab boys win freshman-sophomore meet

Father Lopez runners took the top two spots in the boys race at the Volusia-Flagler Freshman-Soph omore Cross Country Champion ships, while a couple of familiar fac es from Seabreeze took the top two spots in the girls race.

Lopez sophomore Matthew Gaz zoli won the boys race at the Oct. 12 meet at Matanzas High School. His time of 17:34.55 was 20 seconds faster than his classmate and run ner-up Felipe Paredes, who finished in 17:54.71.

Seabreeze’s Tyler Lewis (17:58.68) and Hunter Shuler (18:09.54) fin ished third and fourth.

Mackenzie and Ariana Roy, who are two of the fastest underclassmen in the state, were the only two run ners in the girls race to break 20 min utes. Mackenzie took the first-place medal with a time of 19:36.91. Ariana ran a 19:44.34.

Seabreeze won the boys’ team title with 47 points. New Smyrna Beach was second with 91 points.

The Sandcrabs’ Pierce Hoobler (12th place, 19:08) and Steven Mar tinez (15th place, 19:26.36) helped Seabreeze top the leaderboard.

FPC’s Brant Tarsitano (18:21.10) and Matanzas’ Blaine Vogel (18:41.69) finished sixth and sev enth.

NSB edged Seabreeze for the girls title, 73-78, with Mainland finish

ing third with 87 points. Mainland had three top-15 finishes with Kiera Williams (22:02.14) placing seventh,

Veronica O’Brien (22:27.66) placing 10th and Marin Hawryluk (23:30.26) finishing 15th.

Top bowling teams

Heading into the final high school bowling matches of the season that had been rescheduled due to Hurricane Ian, the Seabreeze girls remained undefeated, while the Matanzas boys lost their first match of the season to fall to 14-1. . Matanzas will host the District 3 tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Palm Coast Lanes.

Seabreeze, the defending girls state champ, had won 88 of a possible 91 points in compiling a 14-0 record. The Matanzas boys were 14-0 and won 90 points while losing eight.

Four of the six top girls averages in the district belong to Seabreeze bowlers, led by Kara Beissel (219.04) and Stacey Spaulding (191.20). FPC’s Emma Pezzullo has the second highest average at 213.24. The junior has led the Bulldogs to a 13-1 record.

Matanzas’ Jett Walden (205.72) and Morgan Naydich (201.11) are second and third among the boys in average.

Best of the week

GOLF Oct. 20: Palm Coast Cup: FPC, Matanzas boy and girl pairs at Palm Harbor Golf Club, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25: District 6-2A tournament, boys and girls (Seabreeze, Mainland), Daytona Golf Club, 8 p.m. Oct. 25: District 4-2A tournament, boys and girls (Matanzas), Palatka Golf Club, 8 a.m.

CROSS COUNTRY Oct. 22: District 2-3A championships, Matanzas High School, 8 a.m.

BOWLING

Oct. 25: District 3 tournament, boys and girls, Palm Coast Lanes, 9 a.m.

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Seabreeze’s Tyler Lewis runs behind Father Lopez’s Matthew Gazzoli at the Volu sia-Flagler Freshman-Sophomore Cross Country Championships at Matanzas.

Rylan Miller

Photo by Brent Woronoff Runners take off at the Volusia-Flagler

Freshman-Sophomore meet on Oct. 12.

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Matanzas wins overall team trophy FPC sweeps Five Star Conference titles

The Pirates’ girls cross country team finished second, while the boys team placed third.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Matanzas High School cross country team won the overall trophy at the Run Matanzas meet on Oct. 15.

The Pirates girls team fin ished second behind Oviedo Master’s Academy and the Pirates’ boys team finished third behind first-place Father Lopez and runner-up Fleming Island in the 10-team meet.

Matanzas coach Tim Kane said his team has changed quite a bit since the beginning of the season.

“These other kids are step ping up and doing well,” he said. “Our girls are really coming together.”

Matanzas junior Nina

Rodriguez finished fourth in the girls race with a time of 20:26.9, while teammate Sier ra Howard, who is also a junior, finished fifth in 20:52.5.

Ava Wyant of Master’s Academy took the girls indi vidual title with a time of 18:34.2.

Senior Ryan Jones of Menendez won the boys race in 16:19.4. Father Lopez’s Andrew and Matthew Gaz zoli finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Andrew Gazzoli, a senior, ran a 16:40.6. He finished two-tenths of a second behind Oakleaf’s Duane Lee. Matthew Gazzoli, who is a sophomore, finished in 17:04.0. Talen Spires was the third Lopez runner to finish in the top 10, placing seventh in

17:26.1.

Matanzas junior Christian Norfolk (17:35.6) placed ninth. Pirates freshman Blaine Vogel (17:37.1) finished 10th.

Indian Trails Middle School won the boys middle school race over runner-up Imagine School Town Center. Luke Ross, who ran unattached, won the 3K race with a time of 10:11.1. Imagine School’s Douglas Seth was third in 10:52.6. Indian Trail’s Tyler Peeples (11:14.4) was fourth.

Indian Trails finished sec ond behind Red Sea Running Club for the middle school girls title. Indian Trails’ Pey ton Cerasi (11:35.2) finished third. Red Sea’s Cheyenne Thomas won the title with a time of 10:47.7.

Flagler Palm Coast’s Barak Olago won the boys individual title with a personal-record time.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Flagler Palm Coast’s cross country teams are ready for the postseason. The Bulldogs swept the boys’ and girls’ championships at the Five Star Conference meet Oct. 14 in New Smyrna Beach.

sophomores Mackenzie Roy (19:19.6) and Ariana Roy (19.20.8) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Seabreeze senior Nickole Dane (20:00.4) placed seventh.

Sophomore Cassidy DeY oung (20:24.1) led the FPC girls with a 10th-place finish. Arianna Slaughter (20:47.3) was 13th, followed by Gen esis Epstein (21:06.5) in 14th place, Mimi Jeffers (21:43.4) in 17th place and Lexie Shupe (21:43.4) in 19th place.

TIM KANE, Matanzas coach

FPC senior Barak Olago won the boys’ individual title with a personal record time of 16:39.2 as the Bulldogs claimed five of the top eight places to cruise to the team title with 24 points. New Smyrna Beach finished a dis tant second with 85 points. Seabreeze was fifth with 135 points, and Mainland was ninth with 246 points.

The girls’ standings were much closer as FPC edged Spruce Creek for the title, 73-75. The Bulldogs took sev en of the top 25 places.

Seabreeze finished fourth with 105 points and Mainland was seventh with 143 points in the girls standings. Seabreeze

Kiera Williams (21:46.1) led Mainland with an 18thplace finish, followed by Molly Bronson in 20th place. Bronson had the same time as Shupe at 21:43.4.

In the boys race, FPC run ners Justin Gilliam (16:58.5), Hayden Herndon (17:02.9) and Brandon Kalasnik (17:05.4) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, while Peyton Woodward (17:27.7) placed eighth. FPC’s sixth and seventh runners — Jack Gilvary (17:44.5, 16th place) and Jevin Luna (17:58.1, 20th) — also finished in the top 20.

Seabreeze’s Tyler Lewis (17:32.5) finished 11th.

The Bulldogs won the Five Star boys championship for the 14th time, which is the most among conference schools. The girls title was

FPC’s sixth.

Olago joined an elite group of FPC runners to win a Five Star cross country champion ship. Previous Bulldogs to win the Five Star boys title include Justin Pacifico, Markell Peck, Anthony Morales, Justin Har bor, Sam Vazquez and Matt Ciancuilli, most of whom ran track and cross country in col lege.

Mainland wins district football opener

The Bucs improved to 5-1 on the season.

OBSERVER STAFF

Mainland won its first district game of the season on Oct. 14, defeating Deltona 41-17 in a battle of one-loss teams. The Bucs improved to 5-1

with the road victory. Damar cus Creecy threw touchdown passes to James Randle and Clarence McCloud and ran for a touchdown as Mainland jumped out to a 28-17 half time lead.

Jackie Bowdry added a third-quarter 30-yard run and the Bucs’ defense took over, shutting out the Wolves

(5-2) after halftime.

Mainland travels to Kis simmee Osceola for a nondistrict game on  Friday, Oct. 21 and then completes its dis trict schedule with two games in a week. The Bucs will visit Pine Ridge for a rescheduled game on Monday, Oct. 24, and then will face rival Seabreeze on Friday, Oct. 28.

-Marvin M.

them to

friends and family.”

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Matanzas won the overall trophy at Run Matanzas on Oct. 15 at Matanzas High School.

Courtesy photo Barak Olago ran a personal-re cord 16:39.2 to win the Five Star Conference boys championship.

"These other kids are stepping up and doing well. Our girls are really coming together."

FPC, Matanzas swim teams celebrate seniors

Pirate boys break through against the Bulldogs; FPC girls prevail.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The friendly rivalry between Flagler County’s two high schools is never more embodied than in the relation ship of the swim teams.

Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas held their senior day together on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Frieda Zam ba Pool at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center as the teams interrupted their annual meet to recognize the seniors on both teams.

Matanzas and FPC each formed a line of swimmers in the shallow end of the pool. The seniors walked between the lines as their names were called, and were splashed from both sides on their way out of the pool. Once out of the water, they receive an engraved souvenir towel and were greeted by their parents.

“We started this six or seven years ago,” said FPC boys coach Tom Gil lin. “They walk through the gauntlet of splashing. The kids love it.”

It has been a tough season for both teams as thunderstorms wreaked

SENIORS

Matanzas: Merritt Rice, Mad eline Derringe, Brianne Morse, Kelsey Spruill, Casey Schagen, Jaden Smith, Isabella Tieje.

FPC: Angelina Rooney, Lucy Noble, Amelia Rowicka, Paige Reckenwald, Alexander Hetzler, Joseph Fallon, Collin Little.

RESULTS

WINNERS

relay: Casey Scha

Teddy Vanderbilt, Sam Pe

Ribeiro (M),

200 free: Casey Schagen (M), 2:11.35.

200 IM: Teddy Vanderbilt (M), 2:04.22

free: Sam Peters (M), 23:74

butterfly: Sam Peters (M), 100 free: Merritt Rice (M), 1:00.8.

free: Casey Schagen (M), 200 free relay: Teddy Vanderbilt,

Daniel Ribeiro, Keaton Lasicki, Merritt Rice, 1:51.47.

100 back: Alex Hetzler (F) 1:12.94 100 breast: Teddy Vanderbilt (M) 1:16.0

400 free relay: Sam Peters, Mer ritt Rice, Casey Schagen, Keaton Lasicki 4:09.32.

GIRLS WINNERS

200 medley relay: Erica Rim stadrt, Carmella Cuccinello, Aryanna DiFatta, Kelsey Spruill (M), 2:22.03

200 free: Karolina Jaronis (M), 2:04.61

200 IM: Matilda Noble (F), 2:33.25

50 free: Lucy Noble (F) 26.50

100 butterfly: Malina Hierb (F) 1:08.92

100 free: Madelyn Derringe (M) 1:00.44

500 free: Madelyn Derringe (M) 6:01.69

200 free relay: Michelle Marinez, Matilda Noble, Amelia Rowicka, Lucy Noble (F), 4:04.97

other pool,” Gillin said. “We didn’t anticipate both pools going down. This has been a year of persever ance.”

Gillin said that even though the swimmers from the opposing teams are rivals, they feel a connection.

“I’m amazed how well they get along,” he said. “A lot of them train together with (the Flagler Fluid Swim Team). I think they enjoy this meet more than any other.”

But that does not mean the rivalry doesn’t exist. For the first time in Matanzas school history, the Pirates’ boys swim team defeated the Bull dogs, 86-80. FPC’s girls evened the score on the day, defeating Matanzas 90.5 to 79.5.

The boys meet came down to the

Matanzas senior Isabella Tieje traverses the gauntlet.

FPC senior Angelina Rooney

Photos by Danny Broadhurst

Coach Glenn Partelow clears the pool for the next race.

Matanzas senior Kelsey Spruill

FPC freshman Matilda Noble won the 200-yard individual medley.

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dogs a spot in the playoffs.

It is the school’s fourth district championship since Bunnell High became Flagler Palm Coast in 1974. Bunnell won a district title in 1973.

Paxia has now been a part of three of FPC’s district championships. The Bulldogs won when he was a player in 2005 and 2007. They last won in 2017 — two years before the current seniors arrived on campus — when then head coach Travis Roland led FPC to an undefeated regularseason record.

“To me this is huge,” said Paxia, still soaked from the drenching. “I played ball here. I still live in the house where I lived when I played ball. I have a lot of mementos, a lot of memories about this place.”

The game was a battle of wills as well as a battle of quarterbacks.

Future University of Florida quar terback Marcus Stokes passed for 252 yards and four touchdowns. He was also picked off twice — Hill’s 97-yard pick-six and Ely Gilyard’s intercep

tion with 45 seconds remaining which allowed the Bulldogs to run out the clock and let the celebration begin in earnest.

FPC quarterback D.J. Murray accounted for 233 yards of offense. He ran for three touchdowns and passed for another. Paxia said he had been protecting Murray since the junior sprained an ankle on Sept. 9 at Spruce Creek. For this game, Paxia and Murray said, the “handcuffs” were off.

“We tried to protect him all year,” Paxia said. “We’ve been trying to get him back to full speed. Tonight’s probably one of the first nights in a long time where he’s been full go. I told him the handcuffs were off, let’s go win the game.”

Murray ran for 125 yards. After putting the Bulldogs ahead 7-0 with a 5-yard scoring pass to Gavin Win kler, he tied the score at 14-14 with a 14-yard touchdown run, tied it again 21-21 with a 17-yard TD run and put FPC up for good at 35-28 with a 4-yard score with 8:27 left.

“I did what I had to do to lead the team and come out with a vic

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tory, because this was for the dis trict title,” Murray said. “This is a big moment in history. And it’s just a blessing to be a part of this team.”

Since Murray’s designed runs have been limited this season, he said the Panthers seemed to focus on running back Marcus Mitchell, who ran for 81 yards and a touchdown.

“They weren’t respecting me a lot,” Murray said. “So I was just mak ing good reads, and the O-line was executing. Coach Paxia was making great calls, and it all just flowed.”

The lead exchanged hands five times, which did not surprise the Bulldogs. Although Nease has won just one game this season, the Pan thers have scored 20 or more points five times with Stokes running the offense.

Hill not only clinched the win with his interception return, he also ran for a first down on a fake punt in the second quarter to set up the Bull dogs’ second touchdown.

“I told the kids, when you’re try ing to accomplish something that has been done rarely, you can’t be scared of the moment,” Paxia said. “That’s why we were so aggressive in the first half. We were aggressive the whole game.

“We talked about playing through adversity, understanding they were going to score, we were going to score,

they were going to get stopped, we were going to get stopped. How you handle each (scenario), that’s going to determine (the outcome). Our kids never gave up in the game. That’s the belief in the program, the belief in what you’re doing. There were tons and tons of times we could have just hung it up, but our kids were like, ‘It’s our turn. We worked too hard, and we expect to win.’”

The Panthers were on the door step of tying the score for a fifth time when Hill dropped back in coverage and intercepted Stokes’ third-down pass, returning it for a two-touch down lead. Nease had just converted a 4th-and-1 by inches to keep the

drive alive.

“I’m very proud of my boys,” said senior linebacker Ashton Bracewell, whose job on the play was to spot Stokes, making sure the four-star recruit was not going to try to run the ball in himself.

“Colby Cronk tipped the ball and allowed Rodney to get in position to catch the ball,” Bracewell said. “We can’t forget about Cronk.”

Cronk, a sophomore defensive end, had two sacks in the game but went down in the final minute with a knee injury.

“Without him, we might not win the game,” Bracewell said.” We don’t know what would have happened.”

"Our kids never gave up in the game. That’s the belief in the program, the belief in what you’re doing. There were tons and tons of times we could have just hung it up, but our kids were like, ‘It’s our turn. We worked too hard, and we expect to win.’”

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final event — the 400-yard freestyle relay — which Matanzas’ Sam Peters, Merritt Rice, Casey Schagen and Keaton Lasicki won with a time of 4:09.32. Peters and Teddy Vander bilt each won two individual events.

Matanzas’ Madelyn Derringe won the 100 free and the 500 free in the girls competition.

NOBLE COMMITS TO EASTERN MICHIGAN

FPC’s Lucy Noble was one of 14 seniors on the two teams to swim in her final high school meet in Fla gler County. Noble will continue her swimming career in college next year. She has verbally committed to swim for Eastern Michigan University and will sign a letter of intent with the Eagles next month.

“I was looking for a change [in] scenery,” said Noble, who also con sidered UNC Asheville and Cal State Bakersfield.

She spent 48 hours with the East ern Michigan swim team on her offi cial visit.

“I pretty much always had my sights set on swimming in college. To go to a Division I school is the cherry on top. I was looking all around. (At Eastern Michigan), the team envi ronment was awesome, and head coach Derek Perkins is also awe some,” she said.

Noble will be the first FPC swim mer to continue her career in college since Micayla Cronk, who graduated in 2021 and is now a sophomore at the University of Florida. Cronk was a seven-time state champ in high school.

While Noble will never top Cronk’s times in the 50- and 100-yard free style events, she has broken Cronk’s school records in the 100 breast stroke and the 100 butterfly. Noble said she wants to also break Cronk’s school record in the 100 backstroke in the postseason, which begins this month.

Noble advanced to the Class 4A state meet last year, finishing 13th in the 50 free and 17th in the 100 free.

"I pretty much always had my sights set on swimming in college. To go to a Division I school is the cherry on top."

FPC senior Lucy Noble, right, wins her race.

Matanzas senior Madeline Derringe after swimming,

winning, the

yard freestyle, a

race.

LUCY NOBLE, FPC swimmer

Matanzas senior Merritt Rice enters the gauntlet, to celebration and splashes. Photos by Danny Broadhurst

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House on the beach gets the top spot

Ahouse in an unincorporated area was the top real es tate transaction for the week of Sept. 8-14 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Joseph Burbrink and Ronald Buday, individually and as trustee, sold 2903 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. for $1,395,000. Built in 1961, the house is a 4/4 and has 2,674 square feet.

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Condos Thomas and Monica Bucciarelli, of Kamas, Utah, sold 55 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 911, to Robert and Maria Seibert, of Powell, Ohio, for $660,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,859 square feet.

Christopher and Susan Bode, of Valrico, sold 105 Captains Walk, Unit 105, to John and Glo ria Bearden, of Palm Coast, for $440,000. Built in 1989, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,875 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $380,600.

Beach Haven Gregg and Sharon Steele, individu ally and as trustees, sold 3 Smiling Fish Lane to Christopher Dupuis and Angela Dupuis, as trustees, for $919,000. Built in 2015, the house

is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,963 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $550,000.

Belle Terre Jun Wang, of Flagler Beach, sold 21 Palm Lane to Thomas and San dra Grieco, of Palm Coast, for $288,800. Built in 1997, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,224 square feet.

U.S. Bank National Assoc., as trust ee, sold 5 Promenade Place to Gem RE Holdings LLC, of Parkland, for $241,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,706 square feet.

Grand Haven James and Elizabeth Heafner sold 90 River Trail Drive to Scott and Andrea Grant, of Palm Coast, for $1.35 million. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 3,225 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $960,000.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 729 Grand Reserve Drive to Amanda McManus and Laura Calugar, of Bunnell, for $332,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

Hidden Lakes Hector Escobedo sold 49 Graham Woods Place to Stephen Stevenson, of Palm Coast, for $490,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,845 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $309,900.

Indian Trails Michael and Donna Roman, of Medina, Ohio, sold 10 Boulder Rock Drive to Timothy and Eliza beth Canfield, of Palm Coast, for $450,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,383 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $205,000.

Lehigh Woods Barbara and Jozef Hatala sold 80 Raleigh Drive to Stanislaw Zambrzycki, of Palm Coast, for $470,000. Built in 2013, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace, swim ming pool and 2,227 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $172,800.

Concettina Trematerra, of Bayville, New Jersey, sold 12 Rybar Lane to Danny Vo, Lisa Nguyen and Tung Vo, of Palm Coast, for $325,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,008 square feet.

Maria and James Salazar, of Bun nell, sold 54 Riviera Drive to Jean Shindler, of Palm Coast, for $275,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,203 square feet.

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Alan and Sarah Pischer, of Estero, sold 82 Fenimore Lane to Hec tor Escobedo, of Palm Coast, for $625,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,184 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $329,000.

Robert Reese sold 53 Fallen Oak Lane to David and Lillie Kirk, of Palm Coast, for $525,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,106 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $215,000.

Gary Vaspasiano, of Branford, Con necticut, sold 45 White Dove Lane to Charlie and Joni Baratta, of Palm Coast, for $412,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 1,474 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $195,000.

Ethan Clark and Amanda Wheeler sold 7 Forsythe Lane to Joseph and Elizabeth Esposito, of Palm Coast, for $305,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,322 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $205,000.

Palm Harbor

Aivarus and Julia Frizgintas, of Lisle, Illinois, sold 56 Folson Lane to Timothy and Debra Fazenbaker, of Ashland, Kentucky, for $345,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,618 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $129,000.

Arne and Sandra Thilesen, of Daytona Beach, sold 87 Florida Park Drive to Daniel and Savan nah Williams, of St. Augustine, for $286,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,481 square feet. It sold in 1987 for $92,400.

Palma Vista

Darcy Klovanish and Charles Mer enda, of Flagler Beach, sold 321 12th St. to Michael and Maria Lavin, of Flagler Beach, for $750,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 1,658 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $277,000.

Pine Grove Victoria and Semyon Raygorodsky, of Old Bridge, New Jersey, sold 161 Point Pleasant Drive to FKH SFR L L.P., of Marietta, Georgia, for $376,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,105 square feet.

Plantation Bay Rose Lombard, individually and as trustee, sold 819 Creekwood Drive to Douglas and Brenda Kabbes, of Ormond Beach, for $599,900. Built in 2018, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,077 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $368,700.

Scott and Rosemarie Pierce, of Ormond Beach, sold 109 Bay Lake Drive to Jodi Mazar, of Ormond Beach, for $477,653. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,048 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $353,000.

Quail Hollow Kristine Marks and Michael O’Donohue sold 9 Llowick Court to Barry and Debra Schnell, of Palm Coast, for $499,900. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 2,057 square feet.

Seascape Albert Stratton III and Karen Wade, of Orlando, sold 30 Seascape Drive to Daniel and Sarah Harmon, of Palm Coast, for $650,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 4/3.5 and has 2,273 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $562,000.

Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contrib uted to this report.

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The top transaction sold for more than $1 million and features four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The

Beach house built in 1949 sells for $1.45 million

Ahouse on the beach was the top real estate transac tion in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of Sept. 4-12 in the Multiple Listing Service. Cathy Esser, Walter Esser III and William Esser sold 445 S. Atlantic Ave. to Anthony Nguyen, of Plano, Texas, for $1.45 million. Built in 1949, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,717 square feet. The property includes three separate apartments.

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ORMOND BEACH

Christopher and Stacy Bryant, of Pittsburgh, sold 18 Moss Point Drive to Sherif Bedros, of Ormond Beach, for $939,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 4/3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 4,231 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $600,000.

Pinellas Equities LLC, of Irving, Texas, sold 167 Benjamin Drive to Rymak Technologies LLC, of Winter Park, for $315,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,872 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $242,500.

Brock Parslow, of Parslow US Real Estate LLC, of Windermere, sold 1748 Carolina Ave. to Dana Fingeroth, of Ormond Beach, for $259,000. Built in 1942, the house is a 1/1 and has 1,026 square feet.

Luis and Diana Moscoso, of Home stead, sold 220 Lemon Tree Lane, Unit 220J, to Kendall Purdy, of Ormond Beach, for $225,000. Built in 1987, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,300 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $140,000.

Ormond Heights William and Della Spencer sold 257 Fir St. to Jessica Moorhouse, of Ormond Beach, for $380,000. Built in 1954, the house is a 6/2 and has 2,900 square feet.

Halifax Plantation

Thomas Nay and Mary Medearis, of Greeley, Colorado, sold 1345 Wicklow Lane to Reese Satvati, of Orlando, for $624,686. Built in 1998, the house is a 4/3 and has two fireplaces, swimming pool and 3,452 square feet.

Joann Brown, and Darrell and Amy Rande, of Grosse Ile, Michigan, sold 1313 Wicklow Lane to Carla Hop son and Dwain Keene, of Ormond Beach, for $500,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,311 square feet.

D.R. Horton Inc., of Orlando, sold 2880 Monaghan Drive to Kim and John Haskoor, of Ormond Beach, for $457,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,381 square feet.

Hunter’s Ridge Bradley and Laura Jones sold 23 Hunt Master Court to Andrew and Shayna Mills, of Ormond Beach, for $438,000. Built in 1995, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,169 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $318,000.

Lakes of Pine Run Patricia Baisley, of Ormond Beach, sold 201 Orange Grove Drive, Unit A, to Brack and Gail Cocke, of Ormond Beach, for $245,000. Built in 1984, the condo is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,100 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $150,000.

Northbrook Daniel Rutter, of Ormond Beach, sold 1204 Parkside Drive to Mark and Karen Poteat, of Ormond Beach, for $400,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 1,776 square feet.

Ocean Village Angie and Jason Mara, of Daytona Beach, sold 151 Cardinal Drive, Unit B, to David and Amber Arthur, of Ormond Beach, for $224,000. Built

in 1947, the villa is a 2/1 and has 675 square feet.

Plantation Bay

Kathleen Sotaiux, of Ormond Beach, sold 1079 Hampstead Lane to Rainier Medina and Grace Benet, of Ormond Beach, for $630,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,601 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $300,000.

Jodi Mazar, of Ormond Beach, sold 817 Aldenham Lane to Lesann and Earle Van Valkenburg, of Ormond Beach, for $399,000. Built in 2018, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has 1,510 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $287,400.

Tomoka Estates

Peggy Register, of Keystone Heights, sold 1098 Indigo Road to Christopher Dotson, of Ormond Beach, for $263,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 3/1 and has 984 square feet.

Tomoka Oaks

Offenburg Investments LLC, of Ormond Beach, sold 100 Tomoka Meadows Blvd., Unit 100, to Victoria Kraby, of Ormond Beach, for $245,000. Built in 1980, the townhouse is a 2/2.5 and has 1,434 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $135,000.

Twin River Estates

Sheila Kaye, of Ormond Beach, sold 30 Twin River Drive to Jef frey Lantz, of Ormond Beach, for $445,000. Built in 1974, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 1,847 square feet.

Woodmere South Beneficiaries of the estate of Robert Doran Jr. sold 727 W. Lindenwood Circle to Michael Lucas, of Edgewa

ter, for $346,000. Built in 1974, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,678 square feet.

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Buy Now Homes LLC sold 125 Beau Rivage Drive to George Caffery, of Ormond Beach, for $490,000. Built in 1962, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,318 square feet.

Kevan Smotherman, of St. Peters burg, sold 3547 John Anderson Drive to Kenneth and Shan non Mosley, of Summerfield, for $420,000. Built in 1982, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,482 square feet.

Edgar and Christine Williams, of Ormond Beach, sold 40 Rivocean Drive to Jake Miller, of Ormond Beach, for $375,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 3/1 and has 1,119 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $137,500.

Frank Campanaro, of Ormond Beach, sold 24 Raymonde Circle to Savannah Stehlin and Matthew Hartman, of Ormond Beach, for $354,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,456 square feet.

Joshua Thomas, of Miami, sold 18 Seaside Drive to Mattie Maxwell and Tanya McCuen, of Ormond Beach, for $281,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1 and has 944 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $234,000.

Kimberly Godfrey-Peacock and Karon Power, of Georgia, sold 1415 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 206, to Ellen Knaisch, of Ormond Beach, for $275,000. Built in 1974, the condo is a 1/1 and has 837 square feet.

John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

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The top seller has four bedrooms and 2,717 square feet.

The house at 257 Fir St. sold for $380,000.

ECHO CHAMBER by Paul Coulter. Edited by David Steinberg

By Luis Campos

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 2022 CP 538 Division 48

IN RE: ESTATE OF LYNOR CECILIA CAMP Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been en tered in the estate of Lynor Cecilia Camp, deceased, File Number 2022 CP 538, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was Feb ruary 25, 2022; that the total value of the estate is $81,869 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been as signed by such order are:

Name Address Jon Camp 126 Corson Avenue Modesto, CA 95350

Cathy Marie Camp 845 Lyndon Street, Apt. 2B Monterey, CA 93940

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERI ODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STAT UTES SECTION 733.702.

ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITH STANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No tice is October 20, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: Jon Camp 126 Corson Avenue Modesto, California 95350

Attorney for Person Giving Notice

Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324

CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 446-8900

Fax: (386) 445-6702

E-Mail: DVidal@legalteamforlife.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc. will sell at public sale at the following vehicles to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.585 of the Florida Statutes on 11/17/2022 at 10 A.M. *Sale will occur where vehicles are located* 1972 Chevrolet VIN#1X27K2W364856 Amount; $25,348.33 At: 7501 S Hwy US 1, Bunnell, FL

Any person(s) claiming any interest(s) in the above vehicles contact: RAINBOW TITLE & LIEN, INC. (954-920-6020)

ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD WITH RE SERVE. Some vehicles may have been re leased prior to the sale date. Interested Parties must call one day prior to sale October 20, 2022 22-00229F

PUBLIC NOTICES

FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No.: 22-CP-000670 Division: Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF JASON ANTHONY WARLIKOWSKI, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Jason Anthony Warlikowski, deceased, whose date of death was January 21, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad dress of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and ad dresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No tice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Anthony Warlikowski 18184 Everson Miles Circle N. Fort Myers, FL 33917

Attorney for Personal Representative: Kevin A. Kyle Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 980595 GREEN SCHOENFELD & KYLE LLP 1380 Royal Palm Square Boulevard Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Telephone: (239) 936-7200

Fax: (239) 936-7997

E-Mail: kevinkyle@gskattorneys.com 00807439.DOC/1 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00124G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Go Store It 4601 E Moody Blvd A7 Bunnell, FL 32110 hereby gives NOTICE OF PUB LIC SALE of the storage space(s) listed below, Stephen Bellamy-089 containing household and other goods will be sold for cash on 11/11/22 at 2:00pm. With the contents being sold to the highest bidder.

Owner reserves the right to bid. The sale is being held to satisfy a landlord’s lien, in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 83.801-83.809, and will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00227V

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 500 E Court St, Bunnell FL 32110 Storage content sale. In accordance with Florida’s Lien Code, the following self-storage unit will be sold at Auction Alexandra Wahl- 500 E Court st unit 4B, Bunnell FL 32110. The self-storage units generally contain furniture. 3 Dot Realty Management reserves the right to with draw a self-storage unit from the auction at any time. Sale will take place on site on Nov 3rd 9:00 AM-9:30 AM October 20, 27, 2022 22-00225F

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-000674 IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY JOE HOUCHINS, JR Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Billy Joe Houchins, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was April 26, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Building 1, Bunnel, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the per sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Donna Bellitto 300 North 3rd Street Apartment #2 Flagler Beach, Fl 32136

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Andrew P. Cummings Andrew P. Cummings, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 98355 THERREL BAISDEN, LLP 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 2950 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 371-5758 Fax: (305) 371-3178

E-Mail:

ACummings@TherrelBaisden.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc. will sell at public sale at the following vehicles to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.585 of the Florida Statutes on 11/10/2022 at 10 A.M. *Sale will occur where vehicles are located* 1997 Buick VIn#4P67J5Y118605

Amount: $21,231.48, 2017 Dodge VIN#2C3CDZFJ9HH531568 Amount: $23,622.05 At: 7501 S Hwy US 1, Bunnell, FL

Any person(s) claiming any interest(s) in the above vehicles contact: RAINBOW TITLE & LIEN, INC. (954-920-6020)

ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD WITH RE SERVE.. Some vehicles may have been re leased prior to the sale date. Interested Parties must call one day prior to sale October 20, 2022 22-00228F

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA File No.: 2022 CP 000462 Division: Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF PETER WADE MAY, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of PETER WADE MAY, deceased, whose date of death was November 1, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1. Bunnell, FL 32110.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen tative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: s/ Karen Jeanne Chitty Karen Jeanne Chitty 1313 Runaby Lane Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Attorney for Personal Representative: s/ Elan R. Kaney Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0538302 Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00126G

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.2022-CP-000692

Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANK MARZIGLIANO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of FRANK MARZIGLIANO, deceased, whose date of death was August 9, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: COLLEEN MARZIGLIANO 104 Anchorage Drive Flagler Beach, FL 32224 Attorney for Personal Representative: Heather S. Maltby HEATHER@EPPGLAW.COM Florida Bar No. 116571 E.P.P.G. Law of St. Johns, PLLC 200 Malaga Street, Suite 2 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Telephone: 904-875-3774 October 13, 20, 2022 22-00121G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 22-CP-0449 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF RUTH N. BRIDGE Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Ruth N. Bridge, deceased, File Number 22-CP-0449, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was August 22, 2021; that the total value of the estate is $24,340.30 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:

Name Address Barbara Ciatteo 15011 Sandpiper Pre serve Boulevard, Unit 103 Fort Myers, FL 33919

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTAND ING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE DENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this No tice is October 13, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: Barbara Ciatteo 15011 Sandpiper Preserve Boulevard Unit 103 Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Attorney for Person Giving Notice /s/ Lance M. McKinney Lance M. McKinney, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 882992 Osterhout & McKinney, P.A. 3783 Seago Lane Fort Myers, FL 33901 Telephone: (239) 939-4888 Fax: (239) 277-0601

E-Mail: lancem@omplaw.com

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VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

DONALD

DONALD

A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD GLEN SNYDER A/K/A DONALD G. SNYDER A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD GLEN SNYDER A/K/A DONALD G. SNYDER A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; STATE OF FLORIDA - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; RICHARD VENTURINI; VOLUSIA COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Defendants.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the

Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 05, 2020, and the Order Reschedul ing Foreclosure Sale entered on September 27, 2022 in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida, the office of Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Circuit Court, shall sell the property situated in Volusia County, Florida, described as: LOTS 69 TO 72, INCLUSIVE, 2ND ADDITION TO GLENWOOD PARK, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO MAP IN MAP BOOK 7, PAGE 63, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

a/k/a 1520 GAUDREY ST, DELAND, FL 32720-1905 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, on Novem ber 10, 2022 beginning at 11:00 AM.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommo dation, please contact Court Administra tion in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724 (386) 257-6096; Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated at St. Petersburg, Florida this 11th. day of October, 2022. eXL Legal, PLLC

Designated Email Address: efiling@exllegal.com 12425 28th Street North, Suite 200 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Telephone No. (727) 536-4911 Attorney for the Plaintiff Isabel López Rivera FL Bar: 1015906 1000004364 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00117I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 10862 CIDL WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS TRUST I, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES D. HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES DEAN HENDERSON, et al Defendants.

To: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES D. HEN DERSON A/K/A JAMES DEAN HEN DERSON 3209 RIVERHEAD DR DELTONA, FL 32738

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CARRIE J. HENDERSON 3209 RIVERHEAD DR DELTONA, FL 32738

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN; CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property de scribed as follows, to-wit: LOT 14, BLOCK 774, DELTONA LAKES UNIT 32, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE CORDED IN MAP BOOK 27, PAGES 101 THROUGH 118 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to file a copy of your written de fenses, if any, to it on Orlando Deluca, Deluca Law Group, PLLC, 2101 NE 26th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 and file the original with the Clerk of the abovestyled Court on or before NOV 21 2022 30 days from the first publication, otherwise a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on the 7 day of October, 2022 LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton Deputy Clerk DELUCA LAW GROUP PLLC PHONE: (954) 368-1311 | FAX: (954) 200-8649 service@delucalawgroup.com 21-04918-1 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00118I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12348-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY M. SHORTELL Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Mary M. Shortell, deceased, whose date of death was December 23, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Deland, FL 32724.

The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal represen tatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Ronald Shortell 162 Maybrook Road Waterbury, CT 06705

Attorney for Personal Representative: Jones Foster P.A. 505 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1100 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Telephone: (561) 659-3000 Fax: (561) 650-5300

William G. Smith

Florida Bar Number: 0085415

E-Mail: wsmith@jonesfoster.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00114I

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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2022 10462 CIDL WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Plaintiff, v. ANDREW NEAL FERRARI A/K/A ANDREW N. FERRARI A/K/A ANDREW FERRARI; IRA MARSH LAUER; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; EARL W. COLVARD, INC. D/B/A BOULEVARD TIRE CENTER; GERARD SERVICES, INC.; STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 15, 2022, in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida, the office of Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Cir cuit Court, shall sell the property situated in Volusia County, Florida, described as: LOT 13, BLOCK 3, MAP OF BUR WYN PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 6, PAGES 139 AND 140, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. a/k/a 377 W RETTA ST, DE LEON SPRINGS, FL 32130-3080 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.volusia. realforeclose.com, on November 17, 2022, beginning at 11:00 AM.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11826-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF LOLA M. CAPLES Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Lola M. Caples, deceased, whose date of death was June 27, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen tative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Connie L. Thompson 137 Ocean Grove Drive Ormond Beach, Florida 32176

Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871

Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00115I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12424-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA N. MACLEOD a/k/a BARBARA NEHRING MACLEOD Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Barbara N. MacLeod, deceased, whose date of death was August 9, 2022, is pending in the Cir cuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Pro bate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Paul N. Upchurch PO Box 731389 Ormond Beach, Florida 32173

Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821

Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871

Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00116I

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION OF THE SWI COMMU NITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within the SWI Community Devel opment District (the “District”) located in Volusia County, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing three (3) persons to the District Board of Supervisors.

DATE: November 11, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Cobb Cole Center 149 South Ridgewood Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817. At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be en titled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor.

A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting.

The landowners’ meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for the meeting may be obtained from 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817 or by call ing (407) 723-5900. There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors or staff will participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring spe cial accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (407) 723-5900 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO: 2022 11956 PRDL DIVISION: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD L. CUMMINS, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of ED WARD L. CUMMINS, deceased, whose date of death was April 18, 2022, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N Alabama Ave, Deland, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: /s/ Steven W. Cummins Steven W. Cummins 138 Mahin Trl. Versailles, KY 403383

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Elan R. Kaney Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0538302 Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 October 13, 20, 2022 22-00108I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12285 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT DUSTIN HUNTRESS, aka ROBERT D. HUNTRESS Deceased.

The administration of the estate of ROB ERT DUSTIN HUNTRESS, also known as ROBERT D. HUNTRESS, deceased, was found on August 2, 2022, deceased at Home, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, De Land, FL 32721-6043. The names and ad dresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022.

N. ROSEN

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12080 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF RACHAEL COOK-MATTES, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of RA CHAEL COOK-MATTES, deceased, whose date of death was June 29, 2022, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022.

NANCY S. RAMSKI Personal Representative 44 Wood Haven Dr Palm Coast, FL 32164

Heidi S. Webb

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958

Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com

Secondary Email: filing@heidiwebb.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00109I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12338 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF VICTOR WILLIAM HARKE, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of VIC TOR WILLIAM HARKE, deceased, whose date of death was found on August 2nd, 2022 is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, De Land, FL 32721-6043. The names and ad dresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022. Signed on this day of, 10/5/2022.

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12232 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JASON DAVID KRAKOWIAK, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of JASON DAVID KRAKOWIAK, deceased, whose date of death was December 29, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad dress of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the per sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF

TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022.

JYL LYNN KRAKOWIAK Personal Representative 600 Scott Drive Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Heidi S. Webb

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958

Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com

Secondary Email: filing@heidiwebb.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00110I

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE OF ACTION (Formal Notice by Publication) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11293-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH SAVERIO PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH SEVERIO PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH S. PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH PRINCIPE Deceased.

TO: Joseph S. Principe, 927 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Order Authorizing Personal Representa tive to Sell Homestead Real Property and a Petition for Order Authorizing Personal Representative to Sell Real Property have been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are:

Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 10031 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this notice, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court, whose address is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand Florida 32724, either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judg ment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice. The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 10031 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com Oct. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 2022 22-00113I

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HEIDI S. WEBB Personal Representative 140 S. Beach St., Ste. 310 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Heidi S. Webb Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958 Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com

Secondary Email: filing@heidiwebb.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00112I

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