Palm Coast Observer 3-17-22

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022

State to spend millions on 3 local projects Ag Museum, Commerce Parkway extension, septic-tosewer conversion in budget JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The state of Florida has allocated more than $19 million to three major projects in Flagler County: an expansion of the Florida Agricultural Museum, an extension of Commerce Parkway, and a septic-to-sewer conversion initiative in the Malacompra area.

The Ag Museum, off U.S. 1 at its intersection with North Old Kings Road, is slated to get $4.5 million, Sen. Travis Hutson said after the Florida Legislature passed the state’s $112 billion budget on Monday, March 14.

The Ag Museum has been seeking the money to build a new visitor center-slash-museum that would be visible from U.S. 1, and allow more space for events. The county government, this past year, included

Launch and glide Palm Coast’s Waterfront Park will add access points for kayaks and small, nonmotorized boats. A Flagler Beach park will also be kayakfriendly. PAGE 3

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INSIDE JOE RIZZO

Community celebrates the life of Flagler Education Foundation’s Joe Rizzo PAGE 2

FORTE TO RETIRE

Palm Coast fire chief will step down in October PAGE 5

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Three arrested for squatting in Palm Coast home PAGE 8

WEIGHING IN

Readers debate the proposed increase in City Council salaries, as well as concerns on growth PAGES 6, 9

A proposed visitor’s center in Flagler Beach would promote ecotourism. For the story, see Page 3.

THINK FAST, SAVE A LIFE

FPC cadet Giva Clavizzao receives Humanitarian Silver Valor Award

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Matanzas boys weightlifting team aims for postseason. Pirates remain undefeated.

Matanzas senior starts club to help students cope PAGE 11

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OFF OLD KINGS

Planning board votes against proposal for 1,218 new homes in Eagle Lakes PAGE 17

INDEX

Briefs.........................PAGE 4, 8 Business.......................PAGE 17 Cops Corner.................. PAGE 8 Letters.......................PAGE 6, 9 Public Notices............. PAGE 21 Real Estate.................. PAGE 19 Sidelines...................... PAGE 15 Your Town.................... PAGE 12 Veterans........................PAGE 6

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Cadet Lt. Col. Giva Clavizzao, holding her Humanitarian Silver Valor Award certificate, along side FPC principal Greg Schwartz and assistant principals Amy Ferrer, left, and Abra Seay.

FPC and Matanzas now in the same football district

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Community celebrates the life of State budget Education Foundation’s Joe Rizzo CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

‘Joe was irreplaceable.

There’s a black hole in Flagler County right now,’ a friend said.

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Jeremiah Mahoney, a lifelong friend of Joe Rizzo, told mourners, “We’re all here because he wanted us to be together.”

There was standing room only during Rizzo’s memorial service at First Baptist Church of Bunnell on March 12.

Rizzo, the Flagler Education Foundation’s executive director, died unexpectedly on March 6 at 47.

“His passion for helping the entire Flagler County community, but especially the students and teachers of Flagler Schools, seeped through his pores and was evident

in everything he did,” the foundation said in a March 7 statement announcing Rizzo’s passing.

A lifelong Flagler County resident and former partner of the local Woody’s Bar-B-Q, Rizzo was larger than life who knew everybody, his friends and family said.

“If you knew Joe, then everyone you knew knew Joe,” said Donnie Palmer, another longtime friend. “Joe was a great friend. He was a great mentor … And he was very proud of being part of this community.

“As a friend, Joe was a confidant, someone you can share your thoughts with; a brother, someone you can argue with.

But also, the biggest thing for me, Joe was irreplaceable. I think we all feel that. There’s a black hole in Flagler County right now.”

Two musicians at the service sang, “Seven Spanish

Angels,” which was Rizzo’s only request for his memorial service, said Pastor Danny Brown.

“Joe was a visionary,” his wife, Teresa, said. “He had a vision for his work and for his family. His vision for us was to always be there for each other no matter what.

“Joe was an optimist,” Teresa said. “His life was a definite celebration. He saw the good in everyone.”

“He was my best friend,” said Rizzo’s son, Joseph, who is serving in the U.S. Navy.

“He was everybody’s friend.

He was selfless.”

Rizzo’s daughter, Caroline, who attends Mars Hill University, the college Joe and Teresa also attended, said the school is a special place, because it is where her parents fell in love.

“Please, please do not forget Joe’s memories,” Mahoney said. “Because that’s what we are. We’re Joe’s memories.”

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Friends and family remembered Joe Rizzo at a March 12 memorial service at First Baptist Church of Bunnell. Rizzo died unexpectedly at age 47 on March 6.

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the Ag Museum’s proposal in its list of funding requests to the Legislature.

“It’s been a big thing that I’ve been working on since I’ve been elected to the House,” Huston said. “... It’s really to bring, No. 1, children to the Ag Museum so they can learn about what is going on in the farming industry, but No. 2, make sure that they have the ability to have conference rooms, can do any type of lab testing, and do wedding venues with catering.”

Commerce Parkway, the road that runs south from State Road 100 in Bunnell past the Wendy’s restaurant, loops west past the planned site of a new county library branch and Sheriff’s Office Operations Center and then heads north again, to the county’s Government Services Building and courthouse complex.

The proposed extension would bring it west to U.S. 1. The state is granting the full $6.8 million the city had requested for the project, Hutson said.

“It’ll help people get around without having to go through Bunnell if they’re just doing a bypass, clean up that congestion there,” Hutson said. “But more importantly, there’s businesses ready to thrive. ... I think it’ll bring kind of a new, mini economic boom to that area.”

The county has long been seeking state support to eliminate aging septic systems in the Malacompra area off the Intracoastal and place those properties on a sewer system. Aging septic tanks can leak, and the leakage contributes to high nutrient levels in nearby water bodies. Elevated nutrient levels can cause algal blooms.

The state is granting $8 million for Malacompra area septic-to-sewer conversion, Hutson said.

“We were able to ... do some of that resiliency that we’ve been talking about for years,” Hutson said. “There may be a little bit more of an ask after the fact, but I think we got a big chunk of both the Commerce Parkway [extension] and the septic-to-sewer.

Those are two big huge deals.”

Some local city priorities, including Palm Coast’s request for state money to extend major arterial roadways west of U.S. 1, did not receive funding.

“We were not able to get that in the first pass of the budget, but it’s something Rep. [Paul] Renner and I were a little disappointed in,” Hutson said. “We couldn’t get it in ... on the first pass, but we’re actively and eagerly wanting to make sure that we get it in this year.”

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Florida lawmakers passed a record $112.1 billion budget Monday, March 14, to end a legislative session dominated by fierce debates about issues such as education, abortion and immigration.

Only three lawmakers voted against the election-year spending plan, which was pumped up by federal stimulus money and higherthan-expected state tax collections. It funnels money to higher funding for public schools and pay raises for state employees, and is a 10.4% increase from a budget approved for the current year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touted Florida as the “best law and order state in the entire country,” pointing to issues such as bonuses that will go to first responders.

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“There’ll be more area for residents to enjoy a natural setting.”

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Planned work at Waterfront Park will add a kayak and canoe launch, staging area, parking and concrete patio, as shown in this site plan displayed at a City Council meeting.

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aterfront Park, branching off from Colbert Lane along the Intracoastal Waterway, is one of Palm Coast’s more popular natural desti-

nations.

“It’s a crossroads of recreation,” city Stormwater and Engineering Director Carl Cote told City Council members at a March 15 council meeting. “We have trails, we have fishing piers, so lots of activities occur here.

It’s very active.”

But there’s one problem: Much of it’s inaccessible.

“It’s green, but we can’t really enjoy it as a park because you can’t get into it,” Mayor David Alfin said.

That’s changing: The city is planning to add a nonmotorized boat launch and floating dock at the park, which currently doesn’t have water access.

The boat launch would be usable

for small, nonmotorized boats and emergency vessels, while a sand kayak and canoe launch would be added nearby, with a staging area. The city would also add a concrete patio and stabilize the shoreline, and plans to add educational boating awareness kiosks.

With the new project, Alfin said, the park will be more usable.

“There’ll be more area for residents to enjoy a natural setting,” he said.

The city is seeking a Florida Inland Navigation District grant of $175,750 to fund the addition of the boat launch and dock, plus needed dredging and shoreline stabilization. The $175,750 is the third part of a three-year grant from FIND: The city applied for, and received, the first two parts in previous years.

The city will also apply for additional grant funding in the future to add a new parking lot, Cote said.

“We are looking to go out to bid for construction here shortly, and apply for part three of the grant,” he said.

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FLAGLER BEACH VOTES FOR ‘THE PARK THAT NOBODY WANTS’

DAVID ALFIN, Palm Coast mayor

City to add kayak launch, nonmotorized boat launch at Waterfront Park

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Overall, the improvements at the park are expected to cost $1.1 million, and with FIND covering $533,000, including the portions of the three part grant that have already been awarded. Previous work at the park funded by the district has included the restrooms, fishing pier and pavilion.

“I think this is tremendous project,” City Councilman Nick Klufas said. “... Water access is only going to take it to the next level. I love going over there frequently, and that parking is really going to be a longterm solution too, because right now in the summertime, there’s so many people that walk and utilize that pathway. It just speaks to the level of amenity that we have there.”

“I love to go there, show my friends when they come in, ‘This is what we’ve got,’” City Councilman Eddie Branquinho said. “... Parking — no doubt about it, it’s needed. I think this is going to be even better than what it already is. So sometimes, ‘Invest to save,’ and I think this is a good investment.”

Flagler Beach residents are getting a new kayaking opportunity — even though some may not want it.

Years ago, the city of Flagler Beach acquired a piece of land — called the “Pal and Irma Parker Park” — on the Intracoastal off Riverview Road to prevent it from being developed and contributing to flooding problems.

But the city did so with matching grant money that requires the city to turn the land into an amenity rather than just let it sit undeveloped.

“Unfortunately, there was not a grant for us to apply for that just said, ‘We just want to purchase the land to prevent flooding,’” Mayor Suzie Johnston said at a March 10 City Commission meeting.

“We had to promise to put amenities in there as a part of that. They’ve given us the money, we’ve purchased the land, and we’ve dragged our feet for 12-plus, 14-plus years.”

The land is in an awkward location near a residential area, and, with limited parking, too many visitors would present a nuisance to the neighbors.

So the city has decided on a low-impact option: adding a basic kayak launch and dock.

Commissioner Eric Cooley thought there was no demand for the park.

“It’s almost nicknamed ‘the park that nobody wants,’” he said. “And, you know, you don’t move forward on what arguably is not a great purchase just because there’s a coupon for it, which would be the match.”

City Commissioners approved the plan for the kayak launch and dock in a 5-1 vote on March 10, with Cooley dissenting.

County’s proposed visitor center divides commission Some Flagler Beach commissioners thought the visitor center, as proposed, would be wasteful spending. Others hope it will drive tourists to local attractions.

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Flagler County’s tourism department thinks Flagler County should have a visitor center, and that it should be in Flagler Beach, near the planned downtown hotel site on East Moody Boulevard.

“We are going to find opportunities where gaps exist to support the current experiences available in our community, and create new ones,” Tourism Director Amy Lukasik said at a March 10 City Commission meeting. “... It’s important to develop those multiple streams of revenue.”

Lukasik said the tourism department would be better able to support initiatives in Flagler Beach if it has a center there.

“If we are here, it’s a much easier justification for us to help,” she said.

“It’s a very heavy lift and very difficult to sell ... why we need to do X, Y and Z in Flagler Beach if we’re not here in the community.”

But Flagler Beach commissioners are divided, with some saying the tourism department’s $1.5 million proposal is excessive.

Commissioner Eric Cooley said that increased tourism in the city adds costs for which the city isn’t

compensated — for instance, additional stress on the city’s infrastructure.

“We get stuck with the bill. We have to clean up after them, we have to do all the repairs on all the wear and tear,” he said. “Eighty percent of people that come to here come to Flagler Beach, and only for Flagler Beach. ... We as a city have to carry all of these costs.”

Money spent on the center, he said, could be going to other things.

“That’s money that can also go to Flagler Beach, and it’s not going to,” Cooley said. “It’s going to go to driving more people to Flagler Beach that we’re still going to pay for. ...

And we’re not getting anything for it. If we build a very, very expensive tourist destination center, that is all money that could, and should, go for capital projects. I just think it needs to be reasonable.”

He added that the proposed plot of land isn’t large enough for the tourism department to add all the features Lukasik had proposed.

The tourism department’s proposed visitor center would feature educational presentations on the local environment and history, a gift shop, events featuring local businesses, and ecotourism packages.

“If we build a very, very expensive tourist destination center, that is all money that could, and should, go for capital projects. I just think it needs to be reasonable.”

ERIC COOLEY, Flagler Beach city commissioner

Commissioner James Sherman suggested further analysis to determine to what degree a visitor center could help the city.

Commissioner Jane Mealy noted that the tourism department is its own entity, and can buy land in Flagler Beach just like any other entity.

“What do we have to do with that?

It’s private property,” Mealy said.

“They’re not a branch in the city.”

“Do you not know the comments of the residents?” Mayor Suzie Johnston said. “It has a lot to do with us.

Our residents — it’s something that doesn’t sit well with them. So therefore, it makes it all about us.”

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Commissioner Eric Cooley and Mayor Suzie Johnston had concerns about the scale and cost of the proposed visitor center.

“It’s a vacant lot. The people who own it have the right to sell it to whoever they want to sell it to,” Mealy replied. “So again, I don’t understand what it has to do with us. If they want to build it ... what right would we have to say that you can’t buy it? I don’t know why we’re having this whole conversation.”

Only three members of the public spoke about the proposed center during the meeting’s public comment period. They were divided: One man said a big visitor center would attract too many people, another said it could benefit businesses, and a third said his position was between that of the other two speakers.

Commissioner Ken Bryan disagreed with Cooley’s assertion that the city wouldn’t benefit from the proposed visitor center.

When Bryan travels, he said, he researches designations online, but a visitor center is still helpful.

“If I go to that visitor center, then I can get the information I need without having to go all over town to look for it,” Bryan said.

Bryan said that a lot of people have told him that they don’t want more people coming to Flagler Beach.

“But people are coming here,” he said, “and the only industry we have, unfortunately, is tourism. And without those tourists, we’re not going to be sustainable.”

Cooley said his objection was to the proposed visitor center’s scale and expense, not to the notion of locating a visitor center in Flagler Beach.

“If we can do it in a in a reasonable way, it’s I think it’s a huge hit for the city,” Cooley said.

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Flagler Beach’s farmers market will return, at new site The new farmers market will be on Saturday mornings, with prepared foods, including pastries and coffee, alongside fruits, vegetables and other goods.

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Flagler Beach will soon gets its farmer’s market back — although this time it will be run by the nonprofit Flagler Strong and located at city’s Wickline Park rather than the plot of land that used to host it and which is now the planned site of a hotel.

The new farmers market will be on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the park at 315 S. Seventh St., with low-volume acoustic

“You get your muffin and your coffee, do your shopping, and sit down under the pavilion while your kids are on the swings. We want it to be a family morning kind of event.”

farmers market has been an important part of the city in the past.

“It was part of our small town charm,” she said. “Just from word of mouth with the citizens, I think it’s something that they really want, and something that they’re excited about.”

Commissioner Jane Mealy asked if Flagler Strong could bar political booths. Callahan-Hennessey said it will.

Mealy also asked about the plan for music, noting that the farmers market would open at 8 a.m., and there are homes nearby.

“My vision was to have like a very low background saxophone, a very low, you know, one steel drum player,” Callahan-Hennessey said.

“There’s some authors interested in having some live readings, things like that. ... I’m not looking for any kind of volume. I am looking for just a very low background, acoustic kind

of sound, just to kind of give it a cool and different vibe than some of the other markets.”

The city’s attorney, Drew Smith, noted that since the farmers market would be on city property, the city could set rules to keep music from disturbing neighbors. Police Chief Matt Doughney suggested having the music start at 10 a.m. rather than 8 a.m., and commissioners agreed.

Johnston said the steel drum band had been an important element of the old farmers market, and was quiet enough that if it was playing at one end of the market, you couldn’t hear it from the other.

“You could ride your bike to the market, you’d pick up your vegetables, steel drum band was playing — it’s what makes Flagler Beach Flagler Beach.” Johnston said. “... Thank you for bringing that element back to the farmers market.”

Cooley noted that the part of the park Flagler Strong had originally proposed using for the market contains retention areas that would be underwater in heavy rain. CallahanHennessey said she’d been informed of that and would shift to upland areas.

“I think it’s really going to be a great thing for our community,” said Commissioner James Sherman.

“I miss having the farmers market there. ... I hope it really takes off, because I’m looking forward to taking my little daughter and wife over there on a Saturday morning. Great way to start your weekend.”

Student walk-out organizer Jack Petocz back at school Flagler Palm Coast High junior Jack Petocz was back in school in the afternoon on Monday, March 7, after being indefinitely suspended March 3 for passing out gay pride flags at a student protest, his fellow organizer said.

A change.org petition seeking to rescind Petocz’s suspension was closed Monday night after it was signed by 7,559 supporters. Fellow FPC junior Cameron Driggers, who started the petition, wrote “Victory!

Jack is back at school!”

Petocz organized the “Say Gay” student walk-out Thursday, March 3, at FPC and other schools statewide, including Matanzas High. The students were protesting the “Parental Rights in Education Bill,” which the Senate passed March 8 and was awaiting Gov. DeSantis’ signature.

School district spokesman Jason Wheeler said the district could not comment on specific students due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. “However, I can say that any petition had absolutely no impact on what the school administration decided,” Wheeler said.

He said “a handful of students” at both FPC and Matanzas were disciplined in accordance to the Student Code of Conduct based on actions that took place at the protests.

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music and prepared foods, including pastries and coffee, alongside fruits, vegetables and other goods.

A start date for the new farmers market hasn’t yet been determined.

Brick-and-mortar stores from Flagler Beach will be able to set up a booth for free, while others will pay $10 weekly rental fee.

“I’ve got some bakers and some people that will be selling prepared foods, and I’ve got a guy that does custom blend coffee beans, and he’ll be selling coffee,” Flagler Strong President Tracy Callahan-Hennessey told commissioners during a March 10 City Commission meeting.

“So, you get your muffin and your coffee, do your shopping, and sit down under the pavilion while your kids are on the swings. We want it to be a family morning kind of event.”

“This is cool,” said City Commissioner Eric Cooley.

“This is what our town’s been missing. We thank you,” said Mayor Suzie Johnston.

Commissioners approved the proposal for the market unanimously.

Two locals spoke during the meeting’s public comment period, both in favor of the new farmers market.

Flagler Strong plans to reinvest the booth rental money into local improvement and beautification projects, and will also sell Flagler Strong apparel at the farmers market to pay the organization’s carrying costs, like insurance and a post office box, Callahan-Hennessey said.

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$30,000 Palm Coast’s 2022 budget for cultural arts grants

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cultural arts grants will be awarded to each of the following organizations: n The African American Cultural Society n Choral Arts Society n City Lites n City Repertory Theatre n Flagler Auditorium n Flagler Performing Arts Academy n Gargiulo Art Foundation n Palm Coast Arts Foundation n Garden Club of Palm Coast n Palm Coast United Methodist Church

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cultural arts grant will be awarded to Family Matters of Palm Coast

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cultural arts grant will be awarded to the Palm Coast Song Writers Festival

Last week, City Councilman Eddie Branquinho proposed a moratorium on all multifamily housing east of U.S. 1. But instead of bringing the moratorium up for a City Council vote at a March 15 meeting, as he’d planned, Branquinho instead decided that he’ll raise his concerns about housing density during a review of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

The councilman had proposed the moratorium during a City Council workshop on March 8.

Branquinho, who consistently votes against new multifamily developments, said local homeowners tell him they don’t want increased density in Palm Coast.

He said he’s gotten calls since news broke about his moratorium proposal from people who’ve said they support it.

But Branquinho’s proposal had also prompted a warning from the city’s attorney — who said passing a moratorium would risk a lawsuit — and generated immediate pushback from the local chamber of commerce during the March 8 workshop.

At the March 15 meeting, representatives of the Flagler County Association of Realtors and the Flagler Home Builders Association also voiced objections.

“To further restrict the availability of multifamily units — often the only option for many low-to-moderate-income families — ignores the affordability crisis. Even worse, it magnifies it,” Marsha Corby, president of Flagler County Association of Realtors, said at the March 15 meeting. “We should be striving to do the exact opposite of this proposal, creating more availability and varied options for the first-time homebuyers and young families to achieve the stability and freedom that comes from homeownership.”

Branquinho replied that if Palm Coast doesn’t have affordable housing now, it will have it soon if the city keeps adding multifamily homes and people no longer want to move to Palm Coast because it’s too dense.

Echoing concerns that chamber

Fire Chief Jerry Forte to retire this October Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte will retire on Oct. 14, he said during a March 15 City Council meeting.

“It has been the greatest honor to serve this community for the last 32 years,” Forte said. “If given the chance to do it all over again, I would have to be with every one of these amazing firefighters and remarkable team members in the city.”

Forte said the city has a strong mentoring and succession planning program.

“The succession plan and mentoring program instituted more than 10 years ago have laid the groundwork for the next generation of officers to come, and is a proven method to hire longterm employees that place character first,” he said. “We are moving forward to fulfill our mission of delivering the best service to the community every time.

Our organization is strong.

Our leadership throughout is focused, and I’m confident in the people that protect us day and night.”

In his years with the city, Forte has at times taken on other roles as needed: He spent eight months as the city’s interim director of Public Works in 2019, and recently served as interim assistant city manager.

“I know for a fact you’re leading well,” Councilman Eddie Branquinho said. “And the person that’s going to replace you ... if he comes even close to you, which I think he will, he’ll be leading well.”

Councilman Nick Klufas called Forte an “incredible example of leadership.”

“I’ve had the experience of being able to watch as you teach those around you, and you have an incredible ability to make everyone around you better and want to be better,” Klufas said.

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City Councilman Eddie Branquinho said he’ll raise his concerns about density during a review of the city’s Comprehensive Plan instead.

President and CEO Greg Blosé had expressed a week earlier, Flagler Home Builders Association Executive Officer Annamaria Long said a proposal for a moratorium sends the wrong message about the city’s business-friendliness.

“Every vote that you make will answer that question: ‘Is Palm Coast open for business?’” she said. “... People are moving here whether we like it or not. We all did. If you came here believing that it wouldn’t change — even though you increased the population by coming here — I urge you to re-evaluate.”

Mayor David Alfin suggested that the use of the word “moratorium” had alarmed the business community.

“We need to be very cautious about how others might perceive that word,” Alfin said.

He recalled that Branquinho had previously suggested reviewing the city’s 21-year-old Comprehensive Plan, and that doing so would present opportunities to look at the city’s housing options.

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“It is time to relook at that ... so that we can maintain and retain the lifestyle that we all enjoy,” Alfin said, “which is why we came here, which is why we have — by at least one source, one single magazine — been awarded the honor of being the best place in the United States to retire.”

Retirement Living magazine had named Palm Coast the best place to retire in 2022.

The city also, Alfin added, needs to be looking to manage its growth sustainably, “so that 10 years and 20 years hence, we will win that same award again.”

Councilmen Ed Danko and Nick Klufas agreed.

Alfin noted that the city’s strategic planning process is approaching, and suggested that Branquinho could address the Comprehensive Plan then.

“I would suggest that you make that your priority in your own individual Strategic Action Plan,” Alfin said. Branquinho said he would do so.

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o you ever avoid talking about race when you meet someone of a race that’s different from yours?

In May 2020, after so many news reports of arrests and racially motivated violence across the country, two Black women and two white women from the University Women of Flagler decided it was time to face race directely. They started a group called SIS (Seeking Insights for Solutions), interviewing each other to discuss how race impacted their perceptions of yesterday and today. The four women — Bettie Eubanks, Gina Barclay-McLaughlin, Trish LeNet and Joanne Mason — soon grew to a group of about 40. What follows is an edited, condensed transcript of their “Observations” video Q+A with me at the PMG Studio recently.

What have you learned from being in the group so far?

Bettie Eubanks: When you can sit across the room from people, face to face, we find we have many, many things in common. We may be sisters from another mother, but nevertheless, we’re sisters.

Gina Barclay-McLaughlin: I used this interview process when I was a professor at the University of Tennessee with my students getting to know each other. For me, it was fascinating to be able to hear their perspectives.

How did you feel like the perceptions of race differed between generations?

Gina Barclay-McLaughlin: I was really surprised to see that we haven’t changed very much in our society. There’s some improvements. But in terms of equality, I’m disappointed.

A lot of white people probably feel a little uncomfortable having these kinds of conversations about race. What motivated you to be part of this group?

Trish LeNet: How often do we actually have a chance to sit down with a person of another race?

This was just an incredible opportunity. And we asked each other about conversations we may have had about race with our family or friends, as we were growing up, or later in our career. We saw these patterns that for most of the white women grew up in a bubble, never having really even talked about race.

Maybe their parents never mentioned it, and many of them never even met a Black person until they went to college. For many white people, we don’t necessarily have to interact with people of another race, because we are mainly in a white-majority country, whereas the Black women, every day they have to navigate in a white world.

I don’t think we, as white people, appreciate the difficulties of being Black in a mainly white world.

Joanne Mason: As a white woman, I thought I understood Black issues.

And the truth is, I didn’t truly understand the scope. Gina has said she was frustrated because not much has changed, and I happen to agree 100%. But we are talking about it more. I watch my grandchildren, and it’s easier for them to talk about Black-white issues. But for our whole society, still, people continue to be judged on the color of their skin. And when I speak to others, and they don’t get it, I am now very frustrated because I don’t know how much more clearly it has to be shown.

What’s an example of the difference between living Black and living white in our community?

Bettie Eubanks: Let’s just talk about a conversation that mothers have to have with our Black teenagers as they leave the house. If they’re driving a car, you’ve got to talk about, “If you get stopped by a policeman, you’ve got to put your hands on the dashboard. You’ve

Dear Editor: Mayor David Alfin is absolutely correct with his assumption that having a low wage reduces the talent pool for City Council candidates.

When I moved to Palm Coast, I noticed that all of the council members were retirees. In 2016, I was approached to run for City Council.

I graduated with an MBA in finance in 2006 and have 35 years of business experience. I thought I would have something to offer, since I understood the numbers.

During my evaluation for running for the position, I watched a few meetings online and spoke to former council members about the job duties and how many hours each week/month they spent on city business. The answer was pretty much the same: Most of the gentlemen said the position was almost like a full-time job. The required attendance and meeting preparation about 20 to 25 hours per week was spent working on city business. Then add the event attendance. Lastly, I asked about the pay and benefits. I was surprised at the $9,600, salary without benefits.

As an involved member of the community, I understand community service. As a working member of the community, I realized that I would not be able to financially afford to take 20 to 25 hours minimum away from my commissionbased business. The $9,600 annual pay was not sufficient, and I did not run for office.

As an officeholder, the elected officials are expected to support local charities and many, many activities. The following organizations hold fundraisers: Flagler County Sheriff, Humane Society, Rotary, Kiwanis, Flagler Education Foundation, along with at least 10 others — and all ticket expense is out of pocket.

The pay structure, as it stands, recruits wealthy or retired people.

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got to say, ‘Yes, sir.’ You do not ask questions, you only answer questions.” That’s here in Palm Coast.

And that’s all over the country. As a woman, and a mother, that’s the kind of thing you explained to your children 50 years ago, and you are now still explaining to your grandchildren.

Gina Barclay-McLaughlin: I’m the eldest son of 13, so I was kind of like the third parent. And I really had to prepare my siblings on how to exist in the world. So at an early age, I understood how we needed to protect ourselves. And it’s just been a part of my life with all the children I’ve been involved in, in my family. I had 45 first cousins, so talking to kids and preparing them so that they can be protected was very, very important.

What can people do to fight racism?

Gina Barclay-McLaughlin: My mother used to say to us as children, “A smile will take you around the world.” So I smile a lot. But, you know, I found that a smile does not necessarily work all the time.

It’s amazing how people avert your gaze.

LETTERS Here’s why City Council salary should be raised

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The makeup of the City Council does not represent the average citizen of Palm Coast. Adjusting for inflation, the $9,600 set 26 years ago would be at a minimum $17,000 today. Expenses for community events should be reimbursed and, of course, any city business travel.

I support a pay increase that would start following the end of the current council term. A formula should be created to compensate for inflation, the population growth, the number of hours required, and event attendance needs to be reimbursed. This formula would predetermine increases in future years to remain in place, and the city pay structure would remain current. The City Council and mayor positions are part-time executive positions and deserve executive compensation.

ries attract more/better candidates appears valid with a brief internet search. I am aware of a former city councilman, an attorney, who could not continue as he was losing too many billable hours in his law practice.

My proposal would be to double the mayor and City Council salary to $22,800 and $19,200, respectively. This is a significant pay increase that seems fair, as it is obvious current salaries are ridiculously low.

In addition, I propose the council draft an ordinance stating any pay increases be voted on at each General Election. I believe Palm Coast voters would be fair in their assessment of the council’s work product over their terms.

It is wrong, in my view, for the council to vote their own pay increases.

SHARON DEMERS Palm Coast

MIKE YATES Palm Coast

Modest pay raise for City Council is warranted

Where is this pay raise money coming from?

Dear Editor: I am writing in qualified support for a Palm Coast City Council pay raise. Not to the degree that Mayor David Alfin has proposed, but an increase nonetheless.

The mayor of Palm Coast makes $11,400 and council members $9,600 annually. I am told the mayor and City Council has a 20-hour work week. As a former small-town mayor, I assure you that 20 hours would be a minimum, especially with the growth Palm Coast is experiencing. Based upon my personal experience, conservatively add 50% to that total.

But, for the sake of argument, let’s assume a 20-hour work week.

That’s 1,040 hours annually. For council members that is $9.23 hourly. For the mayor, it is $10.96 hourly. Surely Palm Coast can do better.

Alfin’s argument that higher sala-

Dear Editor: I remember a few months ago when I went to the meeting and they discussed raising property taxes. One council member made the statement that it would only raise our property taxes about $18 and that the city needed the money.

He also said that the city didn’t have enough money to properly fix all the swales, but then said the city had money in reserve in case of emergency. He then said the city needed to give employees a pay raise.

With all the buildings going up around here, you would think that the taxes coming from the new building and the new owners would give the city more money, but apparently that’s not going to help? They also try to get money to remodel the tennis courts. So now the latest news is they want to give all the council members a pay raise

How did you feel when you saw the group grow in numbers?

Trish LeNet: Obviously, people are interested in this. They want to talk about it. The women are just incredible. We can count on each other for support. We always can bounce ideas off one another make sure that we white women are understanding the Black perspective at all times. I’m more aware of making sure that what I say is not offensive. And it’s not that we need to tread on eggshells, but it’s just really important to have that feedback from them, so that we understand the implications of what we are saying.

Joanne Mason: The original goal that we had from this was to learn more about each other, and then help educate others Gina Barclay-McLaughlin: I love that we’ve gotten to know each other, and we can talk in honest, open ways. I’ve connected with people in ways that are very much like my natural family. And that’s pretty exciting to me because we’re growing with each other.

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from $9,600 to $40,000. Where’s all this money coming from?

Meanwhile our roads are crowded, some streets have been repaved, some streets don’t even have the yellow lines that are required and light poles on Matanzas Woods Parkway are leaning every way but up, our gas prices are through the roof. Property values have gone up, which means we pay more taxes on that.

Is anyone really in charge?

They’re starting to act like the Democrats, tax and spend. If they gave them a pay raise like the elderly here in this town, they would get 3%, 4% or 5% raise. I could live with that, but to go to $40,000, that tells me they’ve had money all along or they haven’t been telling us the truth.

We need to put a freeze on all spending till they get their act together.

TERRY WEBB Palm Coast

Let’s look closer at the per-hour claim Dear Editor: It has been noted by our City Council that raising their salary from $9,600 to $44,670 each would help draw more talented people to serve on the council. Council Member Eddie Branquinho stated that the $9,600 council members are currently paid works out to about 30 cents an hour when considering how much time they put in.

We often hear “trust me” from Councilman Branquinho, but how can we when statements like this are made (and not challenged by any other Council member)? Anyone who has basic math skills can figure out that even if they worked the council as a full time job (40 hours per week), that equals 2,080 hours per year, which gives us a rate of $4.615 per hour.

In Mr. Vincent Ligouri’s letter to the editor, he noted that the council works about 25 hours per week. Assuming they work that

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way every week, that gives us 1,300 hours which equates out to $7.384 per hour. As Mr. Ligouri noted, a modest 3%-4% raise would not be out of line, but 365% raise is beyond lunacy.

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Estimate: $2,000 damage DON FOLEY FCSO PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER,

Three Palm Coast residents have been arrested after Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies found them illegally squatting in a W Section Palm Coast house.

Deputies responded to the Wellstone Drive residence at approximately 7 p.m. on March 9, after reports by neighbors of seeing people moving through the residence with flashlights.

FCSO would later learn that the owners of the property live in England and bought the property as a future retirement home.

After issuing verbal commands to the suspects to exit the home, three men — ages 77, 42 and 31 — came out of the property, and deputies took them into custody.

The 77-year-old man told deputies that he paid $10,000 last week in connection with a tax lien on the property.

He said he thought the property now belonged to him as a result of the payment. The other two men told deputies that the 77-year-old had asked them to come to the residence to help do repairs to the property.

None of the parties could produce keys to the home or documentation to verify the claims.

Deputies found a broken double pane window in the entry way near the front door of the home. There was also an open window to the living room, with the exterior screen missing. Fresh handprints were found on the outside of the glass, as if it were pushed open. A similar pair of handprints were also found on locked sliding glass doors.

Deputies found an estimated $2,000 of damage to the home. See video at https://youtu.be/AjBtCTi_ h24.

A cell tower contractor was working atop the water tower in The Hammock the evening of March 8 when he fell approximately 120 feet.

The patient was transported via ground to Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, as a trauma alert. His current condition is unknown.

Flagler County’s FireFlight helicopter was grounded due to inclement weather, and the Flagler County Fire Rescue Technical Rescue Team responded to the incident.

Shooting injures one in apparent road rage incident on I-95

of respondents stated they feel very or somewhat safe in their neighborhoods during the day; nine in 10 stated they feel very or somewhat safe in the downtown and commercial areas of Palm Coast.

When asked specifically about sheriff/policing services in the city, 84% of respondents said those services are good or excellent. Eightytwo percent additionally rated crime prevention in the city either good or excellent. Eighty-one percent say they feel very or somewhat safe when it comes to worries about property crime; 84% feel the same in regard to violent crime.

“I couldn’t be prouder of these numbers and the work the men and women of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is doing every day to make it all possible,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

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One person was shot and injured in an apparent road rage incident on Interstate 95 in Flagler County the night of March 12, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The victim described being surrounded by motorcycles in the northbound lanes during the shooting, which occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m., according to a news update posted to Facebook by the FCSO. The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening. The motorcycles continued north after the shooting.

Deputies are still investigating, but the shooting appears to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the community, according to the post.

The FCSO has asked anyone with information to call the Sheriff’s Office at 386-313-4911 or CrimeStoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888277-TIPS.

A career criminal and convicted felon from Ormond Beach was arrested the afternoon of March 11 after a routine traffic stop turned into a major bust. The man has since been released on $95,500 bond.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies pulled over 27-year-old Treygion Powers just before 10 p.m. on March 11 for speeding.

Sheriff Rick Staly reported that the man had enough fentanyl to kill more than 5,000 people.

Booked into the Green Roof Inn six times in the past nine years, Powers has now faced 28 felony charges (36 total) dating back to 2013.

Powers has served three different sentences in state prison. He was last released from the Florida Department of Corrections in April 2020 and was out bond from Volusia County for various narcotics and weapons-related charges when he was arrested.

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received 972 calls for service as Spring Break 2022 kicked off, including a street racing incident, after a deputy spotted two cars racing north on U.S. 1 at 111 mph on March 12. One of the drivers lost control of

his blue Nissan 350Z and spun into the side of a deputy’s patrol SUV parked in the median. The crash near County Road 13 was so intense that air bags on the patrol vehicle deployed.

The driver fled, but he left his bumper at the crash site, complete with the license plate still attached.

Using his registration information to track down his address, deputies arrived at the 23-year-old suspect’s Brandon Ingram’s Rolling Sands Drive residence just moments before he pulled into his driveway.

Deputies took him into custody, and he now faces charges including Reckless Driving – Damage to Person/Property and Racing on a Highway. The Florida Highway Patrol investigated the crash and charged Ingram with Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Injuries.

“Endangering the lives of not only others on the road, but of those sworn to protect our community, will send you straight to the Green Roof Inn every time,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Fortunately he did not seriously injure a deputy sheriff by his stupid actions.”

Bunnell Police Department relocation complete The city of Bunnell’s move out of the 201 W. Moody Blvd. complex is complete. As of March 10, citizens will need to go to 1769 E. Moody Blvd. (Government Services Building campus) Building 14, to conduct business with the Bunnell Police Department.

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WORK TRUCK AS PIÑATA? 6:45 a.m. 1700 block of East Moody Boulevard Criminal mischief. A government worker arrived at work and found that a car alarm was sounding on one of the work trucks in the vehicle yard, and the truck’s passenger side window had been smashed.

There were rocks on the ground around the truck. But nothing had been stolen, and it looked like whoever had broken into the truck hadn’t rifled through it.

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It showed four children playing on the equipment in the vehicle yard.

They started chucking rocks at the window of the truck, then, when that didn’t work, hit it with a rake until it broke.

The kids scattered when the alarm sounded. Deputies identified all four as local elementary school children.

The government body that owns the truck decided not to press charges as long as the parents paid for the damage, which was about $1,000.

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MYSTERY JOYRIDERS 7:53 a.m. 1700 block of East Moody Boulevard Grand theft of a motor vehicle, burglary of a vehicle. A woman who works at a local government office arrived at home and couldn’t find her keys, and decided to leave her car unlocked overnight, since she felt that the neighborhood was safe.

But when she got up the next morning, it was clear that someone had taken the car on a joyride: It was parked in a slightly different spot, and there were mud splashes on it.

When she opened a door, the interior smelled of marijuana, the seat and headrest had been adjusted, the air conditioning was on full blast, the radio channel had been changed and the full tank of gas she’d left it with had been reduced to a quarter tank. Nothing appeared to have been taken from her purse. Deputies are investigating.

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Flagler Beach kills Ocean Palm Golf contract

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The Ocean Palm Golf Course will soon be under new management: The Flagler Beach City Commission voted unanimously at a March 10 meeting to end the city’s contract with the current management company and seek a new one to manage the cityowned course.

The commission’s decision followed testimony from city staff members who said that Flagler Golf Management, which had reopened the previously derelict 9-hole golf course in 2016, had failed to submit financial statements as required by its lease.

When city staff, attempting to have an audit performed, requested documentation from the company, city staff members said, the documents that did arrive were often incomplete and were sent only after repeated requests — in one such instance requiring 18 back-and-forth emails.

“We, as a commission, have a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers of Flagler Beach,” City Commissioner Ken Bryan said at the meeting. “... And from what I can see, over all these years, we as a commission — not individually, but as a commission — we have not been doing our job as far as holding the lessees to the fire to what they’re supposed to have been doing within the contents of the lease. And that’s when I have a severe problem with this.”

Flagler Golf Management’s representatives, at the meeting, acknowledged that there had been problems.

But Flagler Golf Management owner Tiffany McManus, who recently took over the company, said she wanted a chance to show the city her vision of what the course could be, while representative Bruce Godwin laid the financial documentation problems on pandemic-related challenges or on misunderstandings.

“We’ve endured some hur-

ricanes. We’ve endured something that no one anticipated, which is a pandemic,” Godwin said. “And all of these things affected all of us, and all of our lives. Some of these things directly affected any business, whether it was a golf course a restaurant or what have you, and not all things were always done as they should be.”

City staff and commissioners weren’t convinced, noting that problems with the golf course’s management had predated the pandemic.

Godwin said he’d thought the financial records the city had asked for had been supplied to the city. City staff members promptly contested that.

“Mr. Chairman, if I may?”

City Manager William Whitson interjected. “They have never been provided to us — at all. Kathleen [Finance Director Kathleen Doyle] is here. She knows what has been provided to the city. And we are tired of chasing the data. We have to continue to ask and ask and ask and not receive, and it has been going on for years. This is not something that just happened because of COVID.” Staff also said that the management company had been allowing locals to perform volunteer work on the golf course, in some cases in exchange for free rounds of golf.

Godwin acknowledged that.

“You’ve got a great community around, and you got a lot of people who, they may be retired or not working as much, they like golf. They’re looking for something to do ... and a lot of people are volunteers by nature,” he said.

City Attorney Drew Smith said the management company’s use of volunteer labor was potentially illegal, since it’s a for-profit business.

“McDonald’s could say, ‘These people are retired and they just want to hang out during the day, so we let them work for free.’ I guarantee you FLSA [the Fair Labor Standards Act] would have a problem with that, and that sounds like what I just heard,” Smith said.

Commissioner Eric Cooley noted that rewarding volunteers with free golf undercut the city’s sales and violated

LETTERS Something has to be done about growth Dear Editor: I and many others in this city feel the same way that something has to be done with all this building. We understand about the legalities, but something has to be done!

In two years, Palm Coast is going to be horrendous with traffic. As City Councilman Eddie Branquinho says, the quality of life is going to be affected also. I am grateful for him seeing it the way most of us do. Kudos to Eddie.

PAT BARILE Palm Coast

Support for multifamily dwelling moratorium Dear Editor: I am a 10-year resident of Palm Coast, who is in favor of a moratorium of multifamily dwellings in Palm Coast. I live in Hidden Lakes off Old Kings Road.

When I go to the Epic Theatres, I see the multifamily dwellings, some of which are two stories in height. I oppose two-story buildings as well. I am in fear of Palm Coast becoming too much more like Daytona and similar cities.

Noted in the recent news are fatal car crashes caused by a severe increase in traffic.

Multifamily dwellings will cause an increase of truck, as well as automobile traffic already felt on our roads and streets.

As discussed by Councilman Eddie Branquinho in a recent article in your paper, our lawmakers need to regroup and listen to the voters. This letter is in support of his views as reported in that article.

The residents with whom I discuss this topic are generally in agreement with my views on this topic.

JOHN F. BURT Palm Coast

Stop development on Old Kings Road Dear Editor: Old Kings Road is erupting.

A fifth new development is planned within a two-mile stretch of Old Kings Road at the south end of Flagler County.

Old Kings Village is the latest development asking to build 241 homes at the frontage acreage of Flagler Polo Club West.

Two miles south is Wexford Reserve, currently building 188 homes, and Wexford Cove, behind Wexford Reserve, wants to build 81 estate-size homes.

Between the two Wexfords and Old Kings Village is a request to expand Eagle Lakes development with a Margaritaville-like commu-

"We are tired of chasing the data. We have to continue to ask and ask and ask and not receive, and it has been going on for years."

WILLIAM WHITSON, Flagler Beach city manager

the management company’s contract with the city.

A handful of city residents spoke at the meeting, most of them neighbors of the golf property who urged commissioners to work things out with Flagler Golf Management and said that they didn’t want the course to fall into disrepair or be converted into some other form of attraction.

Whitson called those fears unfounded.

“Zoning on the land doesn’t allow for us to put a bunch of condos or a racetrack or all the other rumors that are floating around out there,” Whitson said. “I don’t have time to chase all the rumors that I’ve heard. They’re just not true.”

He added that the city had recently purchased the course’s driving range from a private owner —the closing had happened two days ago, he said — and now owns the whole course.

“It will be the recreational amenity to the city. It will function as a golf course,” he said.

Commissioner Jane Mealy, responding to residents who’d said the city and the management company just need to work together, said the city had already attempted that.

“While I would love to work together — sounds very nice — I think we tried, 2017 and earlier this year, and more recently,” she said. “And I don’t see us working together.

I see a lot of excuses.”

Commissioners, finding that Flagler Golf Management had breached the lease, voted 5-0 to terminate the city’s lease with the company and send out a request for proposals for new management.

nity of 1,218 homes divided between two separate parcels called Cresswind and Radiant.

The planned entrance to Old Kings Village is aligned with the planned entrance to Radiant. The two Wexfords share the same entrance, which aligns with the existing Acoma entrance to Halifax Plantation.

The five new developments will add 1,728 homes to the traffic congestion currently on Old Kings Road on which traffic is detoured when I-95 shuts down in either direction.

An ad hoc group called Citizens Monitoring Developments is working to get Flagler County Board of County Commissioners to lower the densities of these planned developments and ensure that the developments pay their fair share to improve the intersections affected by the additional vehicles. To date, the county has done neither action.

Eagle Lakes expansion goes to Board of County Commissioners on March 21 at 5 p.m. to hear input from residents and again on April 4 to begin a hearing on the request. All of the meetings will be at the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 2, Bunnell (same building as tax collection and tag office).

SALLEE ARNOFF Flagler Beach

Editor’s Note: Arnoff is a member of an ad hoc group called Citizens Monitoring Developments.

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FPC cadet honored for saving student’s life Giva Clavizzao awarded the Humanitarian Silver Valor Award for rising to the occasion when another student suffered a seizure.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

When the student sitting in front of her fell out of his chair and was having a seizure, Giva Clavizzao knew what to do.

The Flagler Palm Coast High School Air Force Jr. ROTC cadet was credited with saving the student’s life last November and was awarded the Humanitarian Silver Valor Award.

“She was Johnny on the spot,” said AFJROTC senior instructor Lt. Col. Melvin Baskerville, who applied for the citation, sending in witness statements.

Clavizzao received her award at a surprise ceremony March 9 at the school.

“It was game day, and I was wearing my flag football jersey,” she said.

“I didn’t know I was supposed to be in my (JROTC) uniform.”

Baskerville had to call her mom, Jacqui, to bring her uniform.

Clavizzao, a cadet lieutenant colonel, has been in the Air Force JROTC

Jacqui Clavizzao pins the Silver Valor Award on her daughter, Giva's, AFJROTC uniform.

for four years. She is also in FPC’s Medical Flagship and is taking a certified nurse assistant course through Daytona State College.

“She knew since she was 6 that she was going into the medical field,” Jacqui Clavizzao said.

“Essentially she utilized all the skills she has learned in the Medical Flagship program and took control of the situation, keeping everybody calm and helping that young man out,” Baskerville said.

Giva Clavizzao said she was new to the class, a computer lab, and so was the teacher. When the student fell down seizing, nobody did anything anything for a couple of seconds, she

Giva Clavizzao poses with her fellow cadets.

said. So she jumped out of her seat and flipped the student on his side.

“I held him, and he stopped seizing and started breathing deeply.”

She called 911, and in short order, the school nurse, the school resource deputy and EMTs arrived.

“I found out later he had epilepsy,” she said. “A week after it happened, he told me, ‘You really helped me.

Thank you so much.’ The administrators said this could have been so much worse. My knee-jerk reaction was to get up and help.”

The Silver Valor Award is the second-highest award a cadet can receive. It is awarded for an act of heroism, such as saving a person’s life, without risking one’s own life.

The Gold Valor Award is given for saving a life in a situation where the cadet risks their own life.

Clavizzao’s mother pinned the medal onto her uniform.

“It was a special moment,” Giva Clavizzao said. “The next day it was in the announcements, and everybody congratulated me. I’ve been in the (Medical Flaglership) for three years, and they taught us how to handle situations.”

Clavizzao said she had no inkling she had won the award, until the ceremony.

“I’m really proud of Giva,” Lt. Col Baskerville said. “For four years now, she has been a true example of what our program is all about.”

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BRIEFS After School Board Chair Trevor Tucker reported to the board in December that he received a complaint against board attorney Kristy Gavin, the board requested a procedure be established for handling citizen complaints against the superintendent or attorney.

With direction from the board, Gavin formulated a procedure. At its regular meeting on March 22, the board will vote on whether to add it to its operations and procedure manual.

The procedure would go into effect if a citizen accuses the superintendent or attorney of violating federal or state law or regulation.

The complaint must be signed and include what law or regulation was violated, dates and details with names of people who may have information regarding the allegation.

The board would determine if an investigation is warranted. If the board votes to investigate, it may refer it to an outside investigator.

The investigation would have to be completed within 90 of receiving the complaint. The board would then decide what action, if any, is warranted.

Board members discussed the procedure at workshops and are expected to approve it at the meeting.

board member terms and sent the proposal back to the House. The House last month signed off on a version that would have imposed an eight-year term limit.

House Speaker Chris Sprowls, RPalm Harbor, recently told reporters that he would support the expanded cap.

House bill sponsor Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, said Thursday that the House made a compromise in accepting longer terms for school board members.

But House Democrats objected to the 12-year term limit.

Rep. Susan Valdes, a Tampa Democrat and former Hillsborough County School Board member, said that the bill is a step toward “devaluing” the work of school boards.

“It was hard work. It’s not just coming up here (for) 60 days, and go back home and go about your business,” Valdes said, referring to the annual 60-day legislative session for state lawmakers. “No. It’s 24/7. It’s 365 days a year.”

School boards also would be required to publish their procedures related to developing library media centers on the websites of individual schools in a district. Elementary schools similarly would have to post on their websites a list of all materials in a media center or books required as part of a reading list.

The bill allows school districts to remove or discontinue school materials “as a result of an objection” under procedures outlined in the measure.

School book scrutiny, term limits laws

Students testing changes approved

School Board to vote on complaint procedure

School board members soon could be limited to serving 12-year terms under a bill that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis — but the measure also includes a controversial provision that would intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials.

The Florida House on Thursday, March 10, passed the bill (HB 1467) in a 79-41 vote nearly along party lines, putting it in position to go to DeSantis.

Earlier Thursday, the Senate approved a version of the bill that included a 12-year limit on school

Lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday, March 9, to a bill that would overhaul the state’s standardized testing system, a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis. House members voted 83-31 to pass the bill (SB 1048).

The Senate unanimously passed the bill last week, and DeSantis signed it as well.

The bill is aimed at ending the Florida Standards Assessments and replacing the standardized exams with a “progress monitoring system” that would test students three times a year.

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Peer support Matanzas senior starts club to help students cope

SGA members Sophia Silva and Cecilia Azam helped Alyssa Sa set up activities on Tuesdays in advance of Wellness Wednesdays.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

W

hat started with a disturbing statistic led Matanzas High senior Alyssa Sa start the Pirates and Peers club to help students deal with their mental health.

“In my sophomore year, I found out Flagler County has one of highest suicide rates in all of Florida,” Sa said. “That really tugged on my heart.”

There were 31 suicides in the county in 2017, or 28.8 per 100,000 residents, which was the highest rate in the state at the time.

“That sounded crazy,” she said.

Then she noticed messages written in the schools’ bathroom stalls — teenagers crying out for help.

“I see it more and more, and that is super upsetting,” Sa said.

She got approval from administrators to paste sticky notes on the bathroom mirrors. The notes contain positive messages and phone numbers for hotlines where students can seek help.

Sa and some of her fellow Student Government Association members put up posters on Tuesdays, inviting their peers to meet a friend and make a connection.

Rob Roe, Matanzas’ SGA adviser, told Sa she could make the activities into a club.

“We asked the school social workers, and they loved the idea,” Sa said.

“So we started brainstorming.”

Pirates and Peers has been meet-

ing weekly since last month. Jennifer D’Amato, a social worker at Matanzas, is the club’s sponsor. The school district has provided support.

“Their primary goal is to reduce the stigma, that it’s OK to not feel OK,” said Brandy Williams, Flagler Schools’ coordinator of counseling services. “We’re real proud of them.”

Sa said the club is trying to “foster an awareness and understanding for students who need support.”

The fact that the group is studentled is important, Williams said.

“We know the peer-to-peer relationship (among teenagers) is highly valued,” Williams said. “We just want to give them a list of resources.”

The Pirates and Peers’ first project was a “mindfulness walk” after second period with signs containing positive affirmations placed on the floors and posted in the courtyard.

She felt that some of the images shown in state-mandated videos on “Wellness Wednesdays” could be triggering for some people, so on the day of Wellness Wednesdays, she said the club, as well as the social workers, made themselves available to comfort and support those who were struggling.

“I’ve struggled with mental health myself,” she said. “I get triggered sometimes with some of the pictures they show. You don’t have to struggle with mental health to be affected by the images.”

Sa is the president of the club.

Lexi Hixton, a sophomore, is the vice president. Sa wanted an underclassman in a leadership role to make

MEET ALYSSA SA

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It was super fun.”

Sa was the Flagler-Palm Coast Kiwanis Senior of the Month in January for Matanzas.

After she graduates, she plans to double major in elementary education and graphic design at Florida.

Alyssa Sa is a senior in Matanzas’ Cambridge AICE Diploma program and is also dual-enrolled at Daytona State College.

She is secretary of the Student Government Association and the AICE Student Advisory Committee.

She played the bassoon for six years and has been a member of the marching band’s drumline for the past three years. This year, she began the band’s cymbal line.

“We had cymbals in the stands, but we never had a cymbal line marching on the field before,” she said. “We had to make warm-ups. When we got the music back, the diffculty level wasn’t what we were hoping, so our percussion director and I made more difficult parts.

sure the club would continue after she graduates.

One of club’s concerns, Sa said, was deciding when to get adults involved after one-on-one conversations.

“The social workers have let us know when that line gets crossed and it’s time to bring an adult in,” she said.

“I think it’s going well,” Sa said.

“But one of the biggest things is you never really know the payoff, because mental health is a silent battle that people are going through. But I have had a few students tell me they are so happy someone’s drawing attention to the stigma of mental health.”

“Alyssa has been a great leader in reducing the stigma,” Williams said.

“She has been a real gift to that campus.”

“One of the biggest things is you never really know the payoff, because mental health is a silent battle that people are going through.”

ALYSSA SA

Alyssa Sa was the Flagler-Palm Coast Kiwanis January Senior of the Month for Matanzas.

Flagler Beach volunteers restore benches in Veterans Park With a grant from The Home Depot and volunteers supplying the work, the city replaced the wood in the benches with recycled material.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Volunteers braved the rainy and chilly weekend weather, March 12-13, to build new benches at Veterans Park in Flagler Beach.

The city received a grant of over $4,000 from The Home Depot, supplying recycled plastic slats and hardware to attach to the concrete bases, Flagler Beach Commissioner Ken Bryan said. An army of community volunteers worked with vol-

unteers from The Home Depot to remove old wooden bench slats and attach the new slats to about 35 concrete bases.

“There was a lot of deteriorated wood,” Bryan said. “We asked about a discount and found out Home Depot offers grants.”

Working with volunteers and applying for grants to help beautify the city is not new. Flagler Beach secured a grant last year to mount cigarette butt recycling receptacles.

Volunteers have cleaned up flower

“We're doing everything we can to beautify our little city.”

KEN BRYAN, Flagler Beach commissioner

beds by the pier.

“The city traditionally hasn’t had a lot of money,” Bryan said. “Our grounds crew was laid off years ago

due to the downturn. The result was a lot of things in the city got neglected.”

Bryan said the city has recently hired three new employees to help maintain the grounds. They are also charging $250 for people to buy nameplates for the benches that would honor veterans with their name, rank, branch of service and war if they were in one. Proceeds will go to replacing the damaged fountain in the park, Bryan said.

“We’re doing everything we can to beautify our little city,” he said.

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Many of the local episodes of Black history in this presentation occurred in Flagler County.

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The Gargiulo Art Foundation invites all artists and friends to a service in memory of founder Tom Gargiulo, to be held 1-2 p.m. March 26, at St. Elisabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 4600 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast.

Gargiulo, an artist whose work was featured in more than 150 solo shows in galleries around the world and who recognized and uplifted Flagler County artists through the Gargiulo Art Foundation, died of a heart attack Feb. 13, in Palm Coast, Florida. He was 83.

“Tom was someone you had in your corner,” said J.J. Graham, owner of the Salvo Art Project, in Bunnell. Gargiulo had “done it all” as an artist,

IRISH SOCIAL CLUB INSTALLS NEW PRES At its annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner dance March 9, at the Italian American Club, the Irish Social Club installed its officers for fiscal year 20222023, with Carol Bryant as president. J im Mays was master of ceremonies to also install Pat Leifert as recording secretary, Barbara Doud as Graham said, and yet, “He was very good at leaving his ego aside.”

Much of the art in public spaces in Palm Coast is due to Gargiulo’s passion: the panther near the Hammock Dunes Bridge, the burro in Town Center, the birds at Waterfront Park, the sculptures and paintings at the Flagler County Public Library, the art collection at Daytona State College.

CASINO NIGHT TO SUPPORT VETERANS

The third-annual Casino Night, supporting Vietnam veterans and military families, will be 6-10 p.m. March 26, at VFW Post 8696, 47 Old Kings Road N. Advance tickets are $45; at the door, $50. The price includes $100 in chips to play. Cash bar. For tickets, contact Terry Larkin at 386-569-5883 or tjltool03@ hotmail.com. For more information, call 439-2122.

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acting secretary, Pat Mauer as second vice president, Flo Pines as first vice president, George Pines as past president, Pete Stolz as treasurer, Tom Rodenfels as publicity director, Abbie Wycoff as past president and Eileen Byrnes as chaplain. In the photo, Bryant takes the oath as president of the Irish Social Club.

KIX COUNTRY TO PREVIEW PALM COAST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL KIX Country 98.7 will be showcasing the many hit songs written by the artists attending the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival. The festival is April 28-May 1 (visit www.palmcoastsongwritersfestival.com for tickets). The shows on KIX, hosted by Kandi Lowe, will be 6 p.m.

Sundays, March 20 to April 24.

“This will be a great showcase of the tremendous talent coming to perform at our festival,” said Garry Lubi, festival chair. He added that many people may not realize that the performers of hit songs often didn’t write the songs. “At our festival you get to hear the story behind the song, and then they perform it,” he said.

The Palm Coast Observer will also be doing a video Q+A with Lowe about her show soon.

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City Repertory Theatre Ship graveyards, magical marshes honors Women’s History Month with dark comedy ‘The Revolutionists’ takes place during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

The City Repertory Theatre will honor Women’s History Month with its production of “The Revolutionists,” a dark comedy written by Lauren Gunderson that takes place during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, 1793-1794.

The play revolves around four bold women — three historical figures and a composite character, Haitian revolutionary Marianne Angelle.

The CRT production stars Julia Truilo, who plays former queen Marie Antoinette; Angela Young

who plays assassin Charlotte Corday; Leigh Ann Singleton, who plays playwright Olympe de Gouges; and Phillipa Rose, who plays Angelle.

Director John Sbordone said, “‘The Revolutionists’ has everything: Joy and heartbreak, laughter and tears, history and fantasy, great acting and phantasmagoria. And what could be better than a comedy that starts with a beheading?”

The play will be performed at the CRT in City Marketplace, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B207, on March 18, 19 and 20 and March 25, 26 and 27 with shows scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays.

Tickets are $15 for students and $20 for adults. Go to https://crtpalmcoast.com or call (386) 5859415.

Accomplished artists Trish Vevera and Karen Ann Patton share the space at Grand Gallery at Grand Living Realty’s show.

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Trish Vevera’s “Mystery Sail,” currently on display at Grand Gallery, is a homage to the tragic condominium collapse at Surfside.

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On the morning of the reception for the new art show at Grand Gallery, artist Trish Vevera drove her truck back to Palm Coast from Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka where she was among 25 artists who lived in cabins for a week and painted feverishly, inspired by the natural surroundings.

“I did two paintings a day, one this morning,” she said on March 6, showing off a truckload full of new works.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Trish Vevera poses in front of Graveyards I and II at the Grand Gallery at Grand Living Realty.

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Karen Ann Patton’s “Magic Marsh,” oil on canvas, is among her paintings on display at Grand Gallery.

Vevera and Karen Ann Patton are sharing the wall space at Grand Gallery at Grand Living Realty, 2298 Colbert Lane, through April 16 in the show, “Plein Air to Abstract, Pastel and Paint.”

Vevera, who is known for her outdoor painting, has a selection of abstract studio art in the show, including Graveyards I and II, displayed next to each other. The oil and cold-wax paintings depict graveyards of Navy ships. The many layers of paint and beeswax mixed together hide and reveal outlines of ships under the water.

“Oil and cold wax are new to me,” said Vivera, who was the Gargiulo Art Foundation’s Artist of the Year in 2018. “I discovered it during the first summer of COVID.” Another oil and cold-wax work by Vevera in the show is “Mystery Sail,” which pays homage to the tragic condominium collapse in Surfside.

With a sailboat in the background, images of people flying up to heaven are carved out of the layers.

“This is more personal,” she said.

“Every picture has a story, but some have a deeper meaning.”

Patton, who has been painting for about 50 years, is from New York but has lived in Plantation Bay for 20 years.

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Pirates remain undefeated with one match remaining before district playoffs begin March 30.

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“Our guys are just getting better by the day.

We went up against a tough Seabreeze team.”

MATT FORREST, Matanzas coach

The Matanzas weightlifting team honored its seniors before its match with Seabreeze on March 9, but Pirates coach Matt Forrest also got a glimpse into the future.

“We’ve had multiple freshmen getting stronger through the year, benching 105, 110, 115 in November and now benching 200 pounds,” he said. “Our kids have really bought into this as a way to compete and get stronger.”

The Pirates defeated the Sandcrabs 51-35 to improve to 7-0-1 on the season with one more regularseason match remaining (March 23 at St. Augustine) before districts on March 30.

Seabreeze’s final regular-season match will be the Five Star Conference championships at Flagler Palm Coast on March 23.

Both Forrest and Seabreeze coach Pat Brown were pleased with their teams’ progress heading into the home stretch. Forrest and Brown are also the head coaches of their schools’ football teams.

“Our guys are just getting better by the day,” Forrest said. “We went up against a tough Seabreeze team.”

Matanzas sophomore Cole Hash had the top total of the night in the traditional bench press/clean and jerk competition. Hash won the 183-pound weight class with a 310-pound bench press and a 245-pound clean and jerk for a 545 total.

“If Cole keeps progressing, he’ll make a run for the state title,” Forrest said. “He’s a very dedicated kid.

He puts it all together with his work ethic, attention to detail and will-

Matanzas sophomore Ahmad LewisCharles completes a lift.

MATANZAS 51, SEABREEZE 35 119: Jayden Sao, Matanzas, 165-145—310.

129: Cameron Sleep, Matanzas, 185-150—335.

139: Aiden Schissler, Matanzas, 225-205—430.

154: Ethan Wakefield, Seabreeze, 215-210—425.

169: Dakwon Evans, Matanzas, 250-205—455.

183: Cole Hash, Matanzas, 310-245—545.

199: Steven Taylor, Seabreeze, 285-225—510.

219: Dante Jones, Seabreeze, 285-235—525.

238: Tate Winecoff, Matanzas, 235-225-460.

Unl: Aiden Ford, Seabreeze, 245-175- 420.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

Above: Matanzas sophomore Dakwon Evans, lifting in the 169-pound class, waits for his turn.

Right: Matanzas sophomore Cole Hash won the 183-pound class.

ingness to compete. The kid takes no days off. We see it on the football field and in the weight room.”

Matanzas freshman Amir Tariq, competes in the unlimited class.

Seabreeze’s Dante Jones set three personal records in winning the 219-pound class. He benched 285 pounds and lifted 235 in the clean and jerk for a 525 total.

Ethan Wakefield won the 154-pound class for the Sandcrabs.

The senior had a 425-pound total and tied his PR in the bench with a 215-pound lift.

“We’re trying to get him to 225,” Brown said.

Seabreeze senior Steven Taylor won the 199-pound class with a personal-record 510-pound total.

Matanzas sophomore Dakwon Evans, the Pirates’ starting quarterback, won the 169-pound class with a 455-pound total.

“Dakwon doesn’t realize how strong he is,” Forrest said. “His technique is getting better every day.”

Other weight class winners included Matanzas’ Jayden Sao (119-pound class), Cameron Sleep (129), Aiden Schissler (139) and Tate Winecoff (238) and Seabreeze’s Aiden Ford (unlimited).

The Pirates honored seniors Jacob Warren, Sleep, Winecoff, Walker Skoglund, Zeke Flores and James Antoine.

Matanzas senior Tate Winecoff powering through the clean aspect of the clean and jerk lift.

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Four-star recruit FPC linebacker Rodney Hill continues to move up on national recruiting lists. Rivals.com lists the sophomore as a coveted four-star recruit and ranks him sixth in the nation among inside linebackers in the 2024 graduating class.

Rivals ranks Hill third in the state among 2024 inside linebackers, 42nd in the state overall and 167th in the country in the 2024 class. The website lists seven schools that have offered a scholarship to Hill, including Tennessee, UCF, USF and Iowa State.

FPC track standouts FPC’s track and field team competed in the North Florida/South Florida Challenge at Miami Northwestern on March 11.

D.J. Murray finished second in the 400 (50.27 seconds) and helped the Bulldogs’ 4x400 team also finish second. Krish Sager finished second in the pole vault (12 feet). Daniel DeFalco was third in the javelin (157 feet).

Among girls, Taylor Spann was second in the 200 (26.21), Summer Barnes was third in the 100 (12.86).

When Matanzas football players heard they will be competing in the same district with Flagler Palm Coast for the next two years, their ears perked up, coach Matt Forrest said.

“It’s going to be exciting for sure,” he said. “That game means a lot to the community and fan bases. To have that game have direct playoff implications will be real special.”

The Potato Bowl was going to continue anyway, but now the stakes are higher.

“We put great emphasis on our district games,” Forrest said. “We have three simple goals: win district, win region and win state.”

With the FHSAA’s controversial split of metro and suburban schools into separate football classifications, it was likely there would be unforeseen changes.

With four separate metro classes, four suburban classes and one rural class, the enrollment span is greater in each class. In the 4S class, where FPC and Matanzas have been placed, school enrollments range from 1,896 to 3,226. Add in Flagler County’s rezoning, and the enrollment difference between the two high schools is smaller than it’s ever been.

That doesn’t change the fact that Matanzas has beaten FPC in football just twice in 13 meetings. If the Pirates’ three foes in District 4-4S next season — FPC, Ponte Vedra and Nease — all have larger enrollments than Matanzas, then so be it, Forrest said.

“If you would have asked me last year that we would be in a district with a (Class) 8A school from last year, I wouldn’t have believed you, but it doesn’t matter,” he said. “Once it’s set, it’s set, and at end of day you’ve got to play football.”

“It’s going to be exciting for sure.

That game means a lot to the community and fan bases. To have that game have direct playoff implications will be real special.”

MATT FORREST, Matanzas football coach

Photo by Brent Woronoff

FPC running back Gerod Tolbert looks for running room in last year’s Potato Bowl game at Matanzas.

“Any time you change something that’s been the same for a long time, there’s a lot of discomfort.

I’m sure it will take some time to work out the kinks. But I think it will work out for the better.”

ROBERT PAXIA, FPC football coach

Former FPC coach Travis Roland, who is a student of all things high school football, actually rates the 4S class (S for suburban) as the toughest classification in the state — tougher than all of the metro classes, even though the split was implemented because metro schools have dominated the state championships for years from the small private school level to large public schools.

“That class is going to be brutal,” Roland said. “If I had to rank them, I’d rank 4S first, then 3M.” (M for Metro.)

If FPC or Matanzas advances to the third or fourth round of the playoffs, it would have to go through the Pan-

handle powers and several large suburban areas. Bradenton, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples may not be metro areas, but with school choice they have large population centers on which to draw athletes who want to transfer.

FPC coach Robert Paxia is interested to see what happens. He believes the split was necessary.

“When over 50% of the people are upset, you probably need to reevaluate what you’re doing,” he said.

Paxia noted that in Class 7A last season, state champ St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale won its semifinal over Gainesville Buchholz by a running clock.

“Buchholz is a very, very good football team, and (St. Thomas) put them on a running clock in the first half in the final four,” Paxia said.

“Hopefully there will be more diversity in the championships.

Any time you change something that’s been the same for a long time, there’s a lot of discomfort. I’m sure it will take some time to work out the kinks. But I think it will work out for the better.”

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Baseball: Pirates get squeezed After Matanzas’ 5-4 extrainning loss to Palatka on March 14, Pirates baseball coach Jim Perry thought about what his team could have done differently to prevent the go-ahead run from scoring in the top of the eighth inning.

He decided they did everything right on the decisive play of the springbreak home game. Tanner Ortiz’s sacrifice bunt scored Brock Foshee from third base with one out in the eighth, and sidearmer Cayden Annis left a man on second in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win for the Panthers (4-3).

Perry said on the squeeze play, Matanzas sophomore pitcher Ben Apfelbach might have been able to fake a throw to first base and then wheel around and throw home, hoping to get Foshee in a rundown. But there was no guarantee that Foshee would have bitten on the fake. He waited for the throw to first before bolting to the plate and beating the throw home.

It was the second time the Pirates and Panthers went to eight innings this season.

Matanzas beat Palatka 7-4 in eight innings on Feb. 25 in Palatka. But since then, the Pirates have lost three in a row. The problem has been free bases. Matanzas pitchers have walked 21 batters in the three losses.

“We had 11 three-ball counts out of 34 batters we faced (in the Palatka loss),” Perry said. “Our philosophy is to throw two of your first three pitches for strikes to get on top. Pitching from behind is very difficult.”

Bailey Russell went 2 for 3 with two RBIs for the hosts.

Braden Russell went 2 for 3 with one RBI. Send your team’s scores to brent@palmcoastobserver. com.

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He averages about 80 to 100 children participating in the eight-week program, which ends with a 5-kilometer race at the school.

Williams said she will try to come back for every other practice for the remainder of the spring and then run in or help work the 5K on April 19.

Williams finished sixth in the Class 4A state cross country championships in November. Her senior soccer season was cut short because of tendinitis in her knee, and she just started light running again.

“I haven’t been feeling any pain,” she said. “I’ve been biking and doing pool workouts to stay in shape. I’m hoping to (return to practice) over spring break.”

She is aiming to run in her first track and field competition of the season on March 26 in a meet at Bartram Trail High School.

Before joining the Rymfire Running Club as a fifth grader, Williams said she used to run in local 5K races with her family. But Ceraci’s organized practices gave her the impetus to join FPC’s cross country team as a freshman, she said.

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Jada Williams’ interest in running was galvanized in elementary school.

The Flagler Palm Coast senior, who has signed a track scholarship with the University of North Florida, returned to Rymfire Elementary School on March 1. She spoke to the fourth, fifth and sixth graders in PE teacher Robert Cerasi’s Rymfire Roadrunners Running Club, showed them her state cross country medals and even ran with the kids.

She was a member of the club herself seven years ago.

“It was really cool to come back and see the program still going on and Coach Cerasi still coaching kids,” Williams said.

“I love when former kids in the club come back,” Cerasi said. “She got to tell her story, and how she progressed.”

Cerasi, Rymfire’s Teacher of the Year, started the club 16 years ago when the school opened. At the time, that was the only after-school sports

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Planning board votes against 1,218 homes County Commission is expected to consider the Eagle Lakes proposal off Old Kings Road on April 4.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Citing unresolved differences between county staff and the developer of the Eagle Lakes community off Old Kings Road, county planning board members on March 8 voted against recommending that the Flagler County Commission approve a rezoning request for the development’s proposed 1,218-home new phase.

The next phase would supplement a 111-home first phase, and the 1,218 new homes would be split over two parcels: 458 on the northern parcel, and another 760 on the southern parcel, which would be age-restricted.

Lots would range from 40 to 60 feet wide. The land is owned by Venture 8 LLC. But the county and developer Kolter Land Partners are at odds over how many houses may be built on the southern parcel, with the developer holding that the 760 proposed homes may be built in addition to the existing 111 homes, while the county’s staff interprets the 2005 ordinance that authorized the development as stating that only 634 homes may be added to the existing 111.

There’s also disagreement over whether the developer can receive impact fee credits for building an entrance road for the development: The developer believes the credits

should be granted, while the county’s planning staff believe credits should be granted only for improvements that benefit the public as a whole, rather than just the development.

Flagler County’s and Volusia County’s assessments of the traffic that the development will generate don’t line up, either, Growth Management Director Adam Mengel told commissioners.

Planning and Development Board member Anthony Lombardo said that the project’s density scared him.

The Old Kings Road and Old Dixie Highway intersection, Lombardo said, is “not pretty, it’s not easy.”

“It needs to be addressed. Traffic study, the traffic impact, is huge for me,” he said. “I don’t think we’re there yet in regards to having everything aligned to make a decision today. Why are we going to send that to [the County] Commission if it’s not done at this point? I think it’s kind of incomplete. It’d be an incomplete package to hand over to them and say yea or nay. So in my opinion, I think there’s more work to be done.”

Board member Heather Haywood agreed.

“I do not think that there’s enough information to say that yes, this is a great idea,” she said.

She also had concerns about traffic on Old Kings, especially when traffic on I-95 leads people to take Old Kings an alternate route.

“We don’t have the infrastructure to add this many homes,” Haywood said. “There’s a safety issue. ... The traffic, I think, is a huge, huge concern. And something that we really, really need to take and assess, because we’re one of the last little spots on the coast. All of this land being developed — I want us to do it

responsibly, and I want us to do it the right way, and I want it to serve our community.”

Board member Fernando Melendez acknowledged that the developer had presented traffic studies.

“You can have all the studies in the world, but when the reality hits the fan, that’s going to be a whole different story,” Melendez said. “I’m not going to be a part of voting on anything tonight that’s going to be ruining the future of a beautiful community. ... I don’t think we have enough to determine to go forward with this application.”

He suggested tabling the proposal.

Lombardo agreed that studies might make it look like the traffic would work.

“But what’s the reality of the area, and it being able to work for a community like this — a very, very dense project that doesn’t match the surroundings of the neighborhood and the location?” he said.

He added that he didn’t think 40-foot lots worked for the area.

“It doesn’t make sense for this location at all,” he said.

The northern section, he said, should have bigger lots.

“I think that would shrink the density down, and I think we’d be moving forward with this thing,” Lombardo said. “But he’s crammed a bunch of 40-foot lots in that small area. It just doesn’t work. If this goes through, we’re going to end up with a lot of problems on Old Kings Road.

Lots of problems.”

The board voted against the rezoning. The County Commission is expected to consider it during a meeting on April 4.

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BIZ BUZZ FLAGLER COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 3.9% IN JANUARY Flagler County’s unemployment rate in January 2022 was 3.9%, an 0.8% increase from the revised 3.1% December 2021 report, based on the latest data release from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

Also according to DEO, Flagler County employment declined from 47,329 workers in December 2021 to 47,116 workers in January 2022, a decrease of 213 jobs.

The number of unemployed jobseeking residents in Flagler County increased from 1,504 in December 2021 to 1,900 in January 2022, an increase of 396 residents. In total, the Flagler County labor force increased from 48,333 residents in December 2021 to 49,016 residents in January 2022.

Greg Blosé, president & CEO of the Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce, says this is typical of the annual January jobs report: “The end of the holiday shopping season brings to a close hundreds of seasonal jobs for local retailers. It’s also worth noting at this time last year, Flagler County had an unemployment rate that was higher than 5%. In the grand scheme of things, we are still heading in the right direction.”

February 2022 employment data will be released soon and will shed more light on the local job market.

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One pizza place has replaced another: Stoner’s Pizza Joint is now open at 5 Utility Drive, Suite 28, off Old Kings Road, filling the vacancy left by Hungry Howie’s. But a familiar face is still behind the counter.

Randy Posner, who had been general manager of Hungry Howie’s, was given the chance by the franchisee to manage another Howie’s restaurant in Jacksonville but wasn’t thrilled with the long drive. When a different franchisee opened Stoner’s Pizza Joint in January, Posner applied and got the same job he’d had before: general manager.

“Our customers still know me,” Posner said. “They like me. My motto is: Quality plus great service equals happy. ...

We’re in the people business.”

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Randy Posner has worked for just about every pizza place in Flagler County and some in other cities as well in the past 25 years.

He’s general manager at Stoner’s Pizza Joint.

tered water in the process, which helps the flavor. He also likes the restaurant’s chicken wings.

When asked if he’s ever had any mishaps throwing pizza dough, he had one story from a previous restaurant.

“I misjudged the ceiling fan,” he said. He threw the dough in the air, it caught on the fan, spun around and smacked a fellow co-worker

in the face.

Posner has worked for just about every pizza place in Flagler County and some in other cities as well in the past 25 years, he said. He’s tried sales and other jobs, but he always ends up back in pizza. “I’m good at it,” he said. “I like that look on people’s faces when they say, ‘It’s delicious.’”

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meeting.

The Planning and Development Board voted unanimously to approve a site development plan and preliminary plat for the community, called Unit 12A, which will have 131 single-family homes at a density of 2.74 units per acre south of Stirling Bridge Drive.

Lots would be at least 60 feet wide, Flagler County Growth Management Director Adam

Mengel said.

The Florida Governmental Utility Authority will provide water and sewer service.

The planning board’s approval was conditional on construction occurring only after a land development permit is issued.

Extension of water and sewer lines must also occur before a final plat is approved.

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Built in 1990, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,180 square feet.

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Condos Daniel and Shannon Goodwin, of Brooksville, sold 1100 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 1043, to Robert and Susan Ginley, as trustees, for $540,000. Built in 2004, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,344 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $265,000.

Karen Tamburlin, of North Tonawanda, New York, sold 40 Club House Drive, Unit 102, to Alfonso and Marta Ramirez, of Cutler Bay, for $165,000. Built in 1977, the condo is a 2/2 and has 986 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $65,000.

Atlanta Beach Charles and Iona Show, individually and as trustees, sold 2729 John Bull St. S. to Kenneth and Tracy Stys, of Ormond Beach, for $499,999. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,816 square feet.

Belle Terre Robert Herkert sold 95 Pepperdine Drive to Roy and Serene Hellman, of Palm Coast, for $387,500. Built in 2001, the house is a 4/3 and has a boat dock and 2,495 square feet.

Hammock Real Estate Development LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 99 Green Circle to Raymond and Dora Garcia, of Palm Coast, for $306,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,870 square feet.

Country Club Harbor Kathleen Colbert sold 50 Country Club Harbor Circle to Kandace Wood, of Auburndale, for $805,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 2,367 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $383,400.

Robert and Ursula Allen, of Fort Lauderdale, sold 12 Clark Lane to Jonathan and Claire Hansen, of Ellicott City, Maryland, for $250,000. Built in 1972, the house is a 2/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,217 square feet.

Aaron Swartzfager, of Bunnell, for $270,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,408 square feet.

Grand Haven Jesse and Kristian Thorpe, of Tucson, Arizona, sold 12 Players Circle to Dennis and Bridget Anderson, of Palm Coast, for $685,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,813 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $350,000.

Palm Harbor Dennis and Bridget Anderson, of Palm Coast, sold 6 Foxhall Lane to Jeffrey Milkins and Steven Parker, of Reading, Pennsylvania, for $500,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,409 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $370,000.

Indian Trails Offerpad SPE Borrower A LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 8 Burning Bush Place to Joshua and Rebecca Cleaton, of Palm Coast, for $496,000. Built in 1998, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,178 square feet.

It sold 2021 for $320,000.

Frances Estevez, of Palm Coast, sold 17 Fort Caroline Lane to Richard Howard and Rhea Ward, of Pompano Beach, for $330,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,164 square feet.

Offerpad SPE Borrower A LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 59 Biscayne Drive to Vikram Hukmani, of Palm Coast, for $270,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,332 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $235,000.

Richard Bame and Robert Bame, as trustees, sold 21 Fenwick Lane to Brooke Manze, of Palm Coast, for $260,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,362 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $125,000.

Matanzas Woods Lynore Shebby, of DeLand, sold 9 Lancelot Drive to Diane Norris, of Palm Coast, for $283,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,387 square feet.

Pine Grove Lutz and Francini Reis, of Apopka, sold 38 Pheasant Drive to Vladimir Filonov and Yana Gapeyev, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, for $359,999. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2 and has 2.432 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $201,500.

Morningside Justin and Jennifer Wilmot sold 2290 S. Daytona Ave. to Christopher and Emiliana Mes, of Flagler Beach, for $700,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,199 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $164,200.

Pine Lakes Vitaly Tunkel and Raisa Rosovsky sold 6 Saw Mill Court to Richard and Marlene Cowan, of Palm Coast, for $440,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,080 square feet.

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OP SPE TPA1 LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 30 Westminster Drive to Pedro Cruz, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for $299,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,044 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $268,000.

Plantation Bay Kenneth and Tracy Stys, of Ormond Beach, sold 824 Creekwood Drive to Ronald and Brenda Cameron, of Ormond Beach, for $569,900. Built in 2019, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,118 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $339,700.

Quail Hollow Michael and Holly Wehde, of Flagler Beach, sold 23 Lloyd Trail to Michael and Clara Coskren, of Palm Coast, for $317,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,719 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $154,000.

Seminole Woods Watonya and Robert Leveque, of Braddock, Pennsylvania, sold 64 Sloganeer Trail to Peter and Marcelline Thomas, of Palm Coast, for $325,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,527 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $174,200.

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Cypress Knoll Francine Moore, of Palm Coast, sold 29 Emerson Drive to Joseph Papalia, of Palm Coast, for $330,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,256 square feet.

Daytona North Jacqueline Flaherty, of Hull, Massachusetts, sold 6198 Nutwood Ave. to Ilya Lubenskiy, of Palm Coast, for $145,000. Built in 2009, the house is a 2/1 and has 1,024 square feet.

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FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION

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NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Florida Statute 721.855, in accordance with a claim of lien filed with the Flagler County Clerk of Court in Book 2398 on Pages 1423 through 1424, the undersigned Trustee will on the 31st day of March, 2022, at the Internet Café at The Harbor Club Condominium, 98 Pal Coast Resort Boulevard, Palm Coast, Florida 32137 at 11 o’clock AM, at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, upon the properties located in THE HARBOR CLUB CONDOMINIUM, as listed in Exhibit “A,” and as indicated by the unit number and week and annual usage (“W” = Every Year, “E”=Even Years, “O”=Odd Years) in the column labeled “UNIT #/ WEEK” together with all appurtenances, according and subject to the Declaration of Condominium, as recorded in Official Record Book 0283, Pages 0281 through 0286, Public Records of Flagler County, Florida, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, if any (“Declaration”) subject to taxes for the current year and subsequent years, and all other matters of record.

According to Association records of the above described properties, the current owners are listed in Exhibit “A” and described as the following: Lien Balance described in the column labeled “LIEN BALANCE”; First Owner listed in column labeled “FIRST OWNER;” If two owners then second owner listed in column labeled “SECOND OWNER;” Address described in column labeled “ADDRESS:” City, State, and Zip Code described in column labeled “CITY, STATE, ZIP:” (f ) Country (other than USA) described in column labeled “COUNTRY;” as more particularly described to wit: SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” EXHIBIT A Marina and Svetlana Plotnikova * 317 100th St., Apt. 3A, Brooklyn, NY 11209 * Floating property * 27,799.33 * Stanton H. and Elizabeth Stanton * 202 Andrew Street, Green Book, NJ 08812 * Floating property * 851.00 * Estelle Winkler * 6896 Easy St., Ocala, FL 32672 * Dated this 11th day of March, 2022. Any obligor may pay the lien by contacting the undersigned Trustee up to the date the trustee issues the certificate of sale. There are no per diem amounts accrued. /s/ BRIAN M. MARK Brian M. Mark, Esquire

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FBN: 134207 Brian Michael Mark, P.A. 111 E. Monument Avenue, Suite 510 Kissimmee, Florida 34741 Tel.: 407-932-3933 Fax: 407-386-7810 March 17, 24, 2022 22-00026G

SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ANNUAL AUDIT SERVICES

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 CP 000107 IN RE: ESTATE OF TODD AYERS BANNER, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of TODD AYERS BANNER, deceased, whose date of death was December 8, 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 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 BEFORE 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 decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 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 March 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: /s/ Angela Banner (Docusigned By) Angela Banner 24 Red Fox Lane Flagler Beach, FL 32136 FRED B. SHARE, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 256765 1092 Ridgewood Avenue Holly Hill, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 253-1030 Fax: (386) 248-2425 E-Mail: fredshare@cfl.rr.com 2nd Email: brobins@cfl.rr.com Attorney for Personal Representative March 17, 24, 2022 22-00025G

FIRST INSERTION ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging for Northeast Florida, currently has funding available for state-funded home and community-based services for elders.

Established organizations that provide home and community based services for the elders in Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia Counties are encouraged to view the Request for Proposal information at www.myeldersource. org, available after Friday March 18 at 5:00 PM. A compulsory Pre-Proposal conference will be held at ElderSource, 10688 Old St Augustine Road, Jacksonville FL 32257, on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 2:00 PM. COVID protocols will be enforced.

Additional deadlines and requirements are viewable in the RFP documentation.

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BY THE SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT In accord with Chapters 120 and 190, Florida Statutes, the Seminole Palms Community Development District (“District”) hereby gives notice of its intention to develop Rules of Procedure to govern the operations of the District.

The Rules of Procedure will address such areas as the Board of Supervisors, officers and voting, district offices, public information and inspection of records, policies, public meetings, hearings and workshops, rulemaking proceedings and competitive purchase including procedure under the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act, procedure regarding auditor selection, purchase of insurance, pre- qualification, construction contracts, goods, supplies and materials, maintenance services, contractual services and protests with respect to proceedings, as well as any other area of the general operation of the District.

The purpose and effect of the Rules of Procedure is to provide for efficient and effective District operations and to ensure compliance with recent changes to Florida law. The legal authority for the adoption of the proposed Rules of Procedure includes sections 190.011(5), 190.011(15) and 190.035, Florida Statutes (2019). The specific laws implemented in the Rules of Procedure include, but are not limited to, sections 112.08, 112.3143, 112.31446, 112.3145, 119.07, 119.0701, 189.053, 189.069(2)(a)16, 190.006, 190.007, 190.008, 190.011(3), 190.011(5), 190.011(15), 190.033, 190.035, 218.33, 218.391, 255.05, 255.0518, 255.0525, 255.20, 286.0105, 286.011, 286.0113, 286.0114, 287.017, 287.055 and 287.084, Florida Statutes (2019).

A copy of the proposed Rules of Procedure may be obtained by contacting the District Manager, c/o DPFG Management & Consulting, LLC 250 International Parkways, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746.

District Manager Seminole Palms Community Development District March 17, 2022

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The Seminole Palms Community Development District hereby requests proposals for annual financial auditing services. The proposal must provide for the auditing of the District’s financial records for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, with an option for four (4) additional optional annual renewals. The District is a local unit of special-purpose government created under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of financing, constructing, and maintaining public infrastructure.

The District is located in the City of Palm Coast, Florida. The final contract will require that, among other things, the audit for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, be completed no later than June 30, 2023.

The auditing entity submitting a proposal must be duly licensed under Chapter 473, Florida Statutes, and be qualified to conduct audits in accordance with “Government Auditing Standards,” as adopted by the Florida Board of Accountancy.

Audits shall be conducted in accordance with Florida Law and particularly Section 218.39, Florida Statutes, and the rules of the Florida Auditor General.

Proposal packages, which include evaluation criteria and instructions to proposers, are available from the District Manager at the address and telephone number listed below.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE PROPERTY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2022 CA 000096 DONALD A. PRICE and TERRI L. PRICE, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs, V. KELLY A. MORELLI, Defendant.

TO: KELLY A. MORELLI ADDRESS UNKNOWN AND ALL OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that the abovenamed Plaintiffs have filed a Complaint to foreclose a Mortgage on the following property in Volusia County, Florida: Lot 8, Block 162, DAYTONA NORTH, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 10, Pages 1 through 15, Public Records of Flagler County, Florida, together with that certain 1989 Byrd Mobile Home ID#GDWVGA518843475A&B in the above-styled Court, and you are commanded to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on Fred B. Share, Esquire, Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is 1092 Ridgewood Avenue, Holly Hill, FL 32117, on or before 4/15/2022 , 2022, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiffs’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and official seal of the Court at Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida, this 8 day of March, 2022.

TOM BEXLEY Clerk of Flagler County Margarita Ruiz Deputy Clerk March 17, 24, 2022 22-00027G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/15/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1985 FLEE HS FLFL1AF087008971 . Last Tenants: WILLIAM AUSTIN PEARL AND LINDA W FISHER and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC BULOW PLANTATION LLC, 3345 OLD KINGS RD, FLAGLER BEACH, FL 32136. 813282-6754.

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If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter, a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/8/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1983 KOMF TT 1K72KTR28C1000739. Last Tenants: GERLAD DAVID ABELSON and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC BULOW PLANTATION LLC, 3345 OLD KINGS RD, FLAGLER BEACH, FL 32136. 813-282-592

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 28th day of March 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2022-11, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

ORDINANCE 2022-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 15.2 ± ACRES, OWNED BY FIRST COAST ROLLOFFS, LLC, BEARING PARCEL ID: 0112-28-0000-01010-0011, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 100 APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS OF A MILE WEST SIDE OF WATER OAK ROAD WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM FLAGLER COUNTY, “AC, AGRICULTURE” TO CITY OF BUNNELL, “AG&S, AGRICULTURAL & SILVACULTURE”; PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS BY REFERENCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR NON-CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

Proposers must provide eight (8) copies of their proposal to DPFG 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (or by email pthibault@dpfgmc. com) (“District Manager”), in an envelope marked on the outside “Auditing Services, Seminole Palms Community Development District.” Proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022, at the office of the District Manager. Please direct all questions regarding this Notice to the District Manager.

Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Lashes by Ashlee located at 31 Rocking Horse Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2022.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2021-CP-000806 IN RE: ESTATE OF DOMINIC E. GUIDA DECEASED. The administration of the estate of Dominic E. Guida, deceased, whose date of death was November 9th 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, File No. 2021-CP-000806. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ 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 BEFORE 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 decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 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 March 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: Andrea M. Feagle 73 Selma Trail Palm Coast, FL 32164 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Victoria C. Zinn Victoria C. Zinn, Esquire Attorney for Personal Representative Email Address: victoria@zinnlegal.com Florida Bar No. 1018293 P.O. Box 10016 Daytona Beach , FL 32120 Telephone: (386)256-9466 March 17, 24, 2022 22-00024G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.07 AND 197.3632, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY THE SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT In accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, the Seminole Palms Community Development District’s (“District”) Board of Supervisors (“Board”) hereby provides notice of the following public hearings and public meeting: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: April 25, 2022 TIME: 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn – Palm Coast 55 Town Center Blvd.

Palm Coast, Florida 32164 The purpose of the public hearings announced above is to consider the imposition of special assessments (“Debt Assessments”), and adoption of assessment rolls to secure proposed bonds, on benefited lands within the District, and, to provide for the levy, collection and enforcement of the Debt Assessments. The proposed bonds secured by the Debt Assessments are intended to finance certain public infrastructure improvements, including, but not limited to, stormwater management, water and sewer utilities, landscape, irrigation, lighting, and other infrastructure improvements (together, “Project”), benefitting certain lands within the District. The Project is described in more detail in the Engineer’s Report, dated February 2, 2022 (“Engineer’s Report”). Specifically, the Project includes a Capital Improvement Plan to provide public infrastructure benefitting all lands within the District, as identified in the Engineer’s Report. The Debt Assessments are proposed to be levied as one or more assessment liens and allocated to the benefitted lands within various assessment areas, as set forth in the Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated January 27, 2022 (“Assessment Report”). At the conclusion of the public hearings, the Board will, by resolution, levy and impose assessments as finally approved by the Board. A special meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it.

The District is located entirely within the City of Palm Coast, Florida, and covers approximately 239.63 acres of land, more or less. The site is generally located west of Seminole Woods Boulevard, east of Lloyd Trail, north of Grand Landings Parkway, and south of an existing drainage canal. A geographic depiction of the District is shown below. All lands within the District are expected to be improved in accordance with the reports identified above.

A description of the property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the “District’s Office” located at c/o DPFG Management & Consulting, LLC, 250 International Pkwy., Ste. # 208, Lake Mary, FL 32746, phone: 321-263-0132. Also, a copy of the agendas and other documents referenced herein may be obtained from the District Office.

Proposed Debt Assessments The proposed Debt Assessments are as follows:

The assessments shall be paid in not more than thirty (30) annual installments subsequent to the issuance of debt to finance the improvements.

These annual assessments will be collected on the County tax roll by the Tax Collector. Alternatively, the District may choose to directly collect and enforce these assessments.

The public hearings and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with Florida law. The public hearings and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record. There may be occasions when staff or board members may participate by speaker telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at least forty-eight (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.

Please note that all affected property owners have the right to appear and comment at the public hearings and meeting and may also file written objections with the District Office within twenty (20) days of issuance of this notice. Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

District Manager RESOLUTION 2022-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DECLARING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID; DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED; PROVIDING FOR AN ASSESSMENT PLAT AND A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL; ADDRESSING THE SET-

TING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND ADDRESSING CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Seminole Palms Community Development District (“District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under and pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the District is authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, install, equip, operate, extend, construct, or reconstruct roadways, sewer and water distribution systems, stormwater management/earthwork improvements, landscape, irrigation and entry features, conservation and mitigation, street lighting and other infrastructure projects, and services necessitated by the development of, and serving lands within, the District; and WHEREAS, the District hereby determines to undertake, install, plan, establish, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, acquire, operate, and/or maintain the portion of the infrastructure improvements comprising the District’s overall capital improvement plan as described in the Engineer’s Report, dated February 2, 2022 (“Project”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the District to pay for all or a portion of the cost of the Project by the levy of special assessments (“Assessments”) using the methodology set forth in that Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated January 27, 2022, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, incorporated herein by reference, and on file with the District Manager at c/o DPFG Management & Consulting, LLC, 250 International Pkwy, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (“District Records Office”); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION; INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Florida law, including without limitation Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes. The recitals stated above are incorporated herein and are adopted by the Board as true and correct statements.

2. DECLARATION OF ASSESSMENTS. The Board hereby declares that it has determined to undertake the Project and to defray all or a portion of the cost thereof by the Assessments.

3. DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS. The nature and general location of and plans and specifications for the Project are described in Exhibit A, which is on file at the District Records Office. Exhibit B is also on file and available for public inspection at the same location.

4. DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID. A. The total estimated cost of the Project is $33,198,000 (“Estimated Cost”).

B. The Assessments will defray approximately $41,105,000, which is the anticipated maximum par value of any bonds and which includes all or a portion of the Estimated Cost, as well as other financing-related costs, as set forth in Exhibit B, and which is in addition to interest and collection costs.

On an annual basis, the Assessments will defray no more than $2,673,939 per year, again as set forth in Exhibit B. C. The manner in which the Assessments shall be apportioned and paid is set forth in Exhibit B, as may be modified by supplemental assessment resolutions. The Assessments will constitute a “master” lien, which may be imposed without further public hearing in one or more separate liens each securing a series of bonds, and each as determined by supplemental assessment resolution. With respect to each lien securing a series of bonds, the special assessments shall be paid in not more than (30) thirty yearly installments. The special assessments may be payable at the same time and in the same manner as are ad-valorem taxes and collected pursuant to Chapter 197, Florida Statutes; provided, however, that in the event the uniform non ad-valorem assessment method of collecting the Assessments is not available to the District in any year, or if determined by the District to be in its best interest, the Assessments may be collected as is otherwise permitted by law, including but not limited to by direct bill. The decision to collect special assessments by any particular method – e.g., on the tax roll or by direct bill – does not mean that such method will be used to collect special assessments in future years, and the District reserves the right in its sole discretion to select collection methods in any given year, regardless of past practices.

5. DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED. The Assessments securing the Project shall be levied on the lands within the District, as described in Exhibit B, and as further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for.

6. ASSESSMENT PLAT. Pursuant to Section 170.04, Florida Statutes, there is on file, at the District Records Office, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed with certain plans and specifications describing the Project and the estimated cost of the Project, all of which shall be open to inspection by the public.

7. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL. Pursuant to Section 170.06, Florida Statutes, the District Manager has caused to be made a preliminary assessment roll, in accordance with the method of assessment described in Exhibit B hereto, which shows the lots and lands assessed, the amount of benefit to and the assessment against each lot or parcel of land and the number of annual installments into which the assessment may be divided, which assessment roll is hereby adopted and approved as the District’s preliminary assessment roll.

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS DECLARED; DIRECTION TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE HEARINGS. Pursuant to Sections 170.07 and 197.3632(4) (b), Florida Statutes, among other provisions of Florida law, there are hereby declared two public hearings to be held as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: April 25, 2022 TIME: 11:00 a.m.

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LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn – Palm Coast 55 Town Center Blvd.

Palm Coast, Florida 32164 The purpose of the public hearings is to hear comment and objections to the proposed special assessment program for District improvements as identified in the preliminary assessment roll, a copy of which is on file and as set forth in Exhibit B. Interested parties may appear at that hearing or submit their comments in writing prior to the hearings at the District Records Office.

Notice of said hearings shall be advertised in accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, and the District Manager is hereby authorized and directed to place said notice in a newspaper of general circulation within Flagler County (by two publications one week apart with the first publication at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing established herein). The District Manager shall file a publisher’s affidavit with the District Secretary verifying such publication of notice. The District Manager is further authorized and directed to give thirty (30) days written notice by mail of the time and place of this hearing to the owners of all property to be assessed and include in such notice the amount of the assessment for each such property owner, a description of the areas to be improved and notice that information concerning all assessments may be ascertained at the District Records Office. The District Manager shall file proof of such mailing by affidavit with the District Secretary.

9. PUBLICATION OF RESOLUTION. Pursuant to Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, the District Manager is hereby directed to cause this Resolution to be published twice (once a week for two (2) weeks) in a newspaper of general circulation within Flagler County and to provide such other notice as may be required by law or desired in the best interests of the District.

10. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, superseded and repealed.

11. SEVERABILITY. If any section or part of a section of this resolution be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the validity, force, and effect of any

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ATTEST: SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Secretary/Asst. Secretary Chairman Exhibit A: Engineer’s Report, dated February 2, 2022 Exhibit B: Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated January 27, 2022

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SECOND INSERTION District prays that this Court issue an order as directed by said Chapter 75, and the Court being fully advised in the premises: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that all taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds and levy of Special Assessments, or to be affected in any way thereby, and the State of Florida, through the State Attorney of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Flagler County, Florida (the “Parties”), appear on April 6, 2022, at 11:15 a.m. before the Honorable Terence R. Perkins via Zoom Application (invitation below), and show cause if any there be why the prayers of said Complaint for the validation of the Bonds should not be granted and the Bonds, the proceedings therefore, and other matters set forth in said Complaint, should not be validated as prayed for in said Complaint.

The parties and public may access the hearing via their computer at the following ZOOM link: Please click this URL to start or join: https://flagler.zoom.us/j/3863134510 Or, go to https://flagler.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 386 313 4510 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that prior to the date set for the hearing on said Complaint for validation, the Clerk of this Court shall cause a copy of this Notice and Order to be published in a newspaper published and of generally circulation in Flagler County, being the County wherein said Complaint for validation is filed, at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks, commencing with the first publication which shall not be less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for said hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by such publication of this Notice and Order, the State of Florida, and the several taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds and levy of Special Assessments, or to be affected in any way thereby, shall be and are made party defendants to this proceeding, and that this Court shall have jurisdiction of them to the same extent as if specifically and personally named as defendants in said Complaint and personally served with process in this cause.

DONE AND ORDERED at the Courthouse in Flagler County, Florida, this 10th day of February, 2022.

The Honorable Terence R. Perkins Circuit Court Judge March 10, 17, 2022 22-00023G

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NUMBER: 2022-CP-0025 DIVISION:48 IN RE: Estate of DOROTHY B. CASTAGNA, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Dorothy B. Castagna, deceased, whose date of death was December 14, 2021, 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 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 BEFORE 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 demand against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 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 DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Elizabeth B. Castagna 22 Via Roma Palm Coast, FL 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Carla Trinca-Conley, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 119618 Email: ctrincaconley@bbelderlaw.com BERG BRYANT ELDER LAW GROUP 7545 Centurion Parkway, Suite 108 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 398-6100 March 10, 17, 2022 22-00021G

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE: $5,651 in cash has been seized for forfeiture by the Flagler County Sheriff on December 17, 2021 at or near I-95(SB) and South Dixie Highway, Palm Coast, Florida.

The Flagler County Sheriff is holding the property for purposes of a current forfeiture action #2022 CA 000108 in the 7th Circuit Court.

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NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY CASE NO.: 2022-CA-000047 PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHTS, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS HEREIN DESCRIBED, OR TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY, Defendants.

TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BONDS AND LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, OR TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY: Palm Coast 145 Community Development District (the “District”) having filed its Complaint for Validation of not to exceed $21,175,000 Palm Coast 145 Community Development District Bonds, in one or more series (the “Bonds”) and the special assessments levied securing such Bonds pursuant to Chapters 170, 190, and 197, Florida Statutes (the “Special Assessments”), and it appearing in and from said Complaint and the Exhibits attached thereto that the District has adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of providing funds, together with other available funds, for paying the costs of planning, financing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, equipping and installing improvements as part of its Project (as defined in said Complaint), and it also appearing that all of the facts required to be stated by said Complaint and the Exhibits by Chapter 75, Florida Statutes, are contained therein, and that the

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other section or part of a section of this resolution shall not thereby be affected or impaired unless it clearly appears that such other section or part of a section of this resolution is wholly or necessarily dependent upon the section or part of a section so held to be invalid or unconstitutional.

12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of February, 2022.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NUMBER: 2022-CP-0024 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: Estate of RICHARD P. CASTAGNA, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Richard P. Castagna, deceased, whose date of death was November 15, 2021, 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 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 BEFORE 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 demand against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 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 DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Elizabeth B. Castagna 22 Via Roma Palm Coast, FL 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Carla Trinca-Conley, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 119618 Email: ctrincaconley@bbelderlaw.com BERG BRYANT ELDER LAW GROUP 7545 Centurion Parkway, Suite 108 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 398-6100 March 10, 17, 2022 22-00022G

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NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2015 31616 CICI DIVISION: 31 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCE TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BCI, Plaintiff, vs.

SCOTT MARCELLE, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to an Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated February 2, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2015 31616 CICI of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-BCI, is the Plaintiff and Scott Marcelle, Tonya Marcelle, Village Homeowners Association, Inc., are defendants, the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on online at electronically/online at http://www.volusia. realforeclose.com, Volusia County, Florida at 11:00AM EST on the April 8, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 92, THE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 31, PAGES 181 AND 181A OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

AF MOTORS LLC DBA COGGIN DELAND FORD MV 11257 22655 N VOLUSIA AVE ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 (Highlands County) 888-861-7229 NOTICE OF MECHANIC’S LIEN Notice of claim of lien and intent to sell vehicle pursuant to subsection 713.585 of the Florida Statutes.

Date of Sale: 4/7/2022 @ 10:30 AM TO TAKE PLACE AT: LOCATION OF SALE: 2655 N VOLUSIA AVE ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 CURRENT LOCATION OF VEHICLE: 2655 N VOLUSIA AVE ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 2014 FORD FUSION VIN#3FA6P0K97ER271426 AMOUNT TO REDEEM $6928.30 The lien claimed by the lienor is subject to enforcement pursuant to Section 713.585, F.S., and the vehicle may be sold to satisfy the lien. The lien is claimed for labor, services performed, and storage charges, if any, and the amount due in cash on the day of the sale, if paid to the lienor, would redeem the motor vehicle. At any time before the date of the sale or proposed sale the owner or any person claiming an interest or a lien on the vehicle may file a demand for hearing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the vehicle is held to determine whether the vehicle has been wrongfully taken or withheld from him or her. At any time before the date of the sale or proposed sale a customer or a person of record claiming a lien on the vehicle may post a cash or surety bond in the amount stated on the invoice with the Clerk of the Circuit Court where the disputed transaction occurred.

Notice that the owner of the motor vehicle has a right to recover possession of the motor vehicle without instituting judicial proceedings by posting a bond in accordance with the provisions of Florida Statute 559.917.

Notice that any proceeds from the sale of the motor vehicle remaining after payment of the amount claimed to be due and owing to the lienor will be deposited with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for disposition upon court order pursuant to subsection (6) of Florida Statute 713.585.

Notice that the lienor will make the vehicle available for inspection during regular business hours within 3 business days after receiving a written request to inspect the vehicle from a notice recipient, whom may present either a copy of an electronic title or a paper title as evidence of his or her interest in and right to inspect the vehicle.

A/K/A 875 WILLOW RUN, ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174 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.

ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., St. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-9558770.

THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Volusia County Clerk of Court, 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, Fl 32724, Tel: (386) 736-5907.

Dated this 09 day of March, 2022.

ALBERTELLI LAW P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 Tel: (813) 221-4743 Fax: (813) 221-9171 eService: scrvcalaw@albertellilaw.com By: /s/ Nathan Gryglewicz Florida Bar #762121 CT - 14-168786 March 17, 24, 2022 22-00016I

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FIRST INSERTION ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging for Northeast Florida, currently has funding available for state-funded home and community-based services for elders.

Established organizations that provide home and community based services for the elders in Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia Counties are encouraged to view the Request for Proposal information at www.myeldersource. org, available after Friday March 18 at 5:00 PM. A compulsory Pre-Proposal conference will be held at ElderSource, 10688 Old St Augustine Road, Jacksonville FL 32257, on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 2:00 PM. COVID protocols will be enforced.

Additional deadlines and requirements are viewable in the RFP documentation.

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on 4/1/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1977 PKWA HS 5071A & 5071B. Last Tenants: THOMAS ARTHUR DYKSMA AND MAE J BABCOCK, & ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF THOMAS ARTHUR DYKSMA & MAE J BABCOCK. Sale to be at CS1031 MAPLEWOOD ESTATES MHC, DST DBA MAPLEWOOD ESTATES, 1000 CHAMBERLIN BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32127. 813-241-8269.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020-CP-12155 Division A IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD E. DALTON A/K/A EDWARD EUGENE DALTON, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Edward E. Dalton, deceased, whose date of death was June 1, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses 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 BEFORE 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 decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 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 March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: BONNIE SUE DALTON ROBERTS 205 Kristy Lane Danville, VA 24540 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Debra L. Dandar DEBRA L. DANDAR, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 118310 TAMPA BAY ELDER LAW CENTER 3611 West Azeele Street Tampa, FL 33609 Telephone: (813) 282-3390 Fax: (813) 902-3829 Debra@TBELC.com Amy.Morris@TBELC.com March 10, 17, 2022 22-00013I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-10242-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF HAROLD DONALD CHESTER a/k/a H. DONALD CHESTER Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Harold Donald Chester, deceased, whose date of death was August 15, 2021, 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 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 BEFORE 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 decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 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 March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Richard M. Chester 2426 N. Halifax Avenue Daytona Beach, Florida 32118 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com March 10, 17, 2022 22-00014I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/8/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1973 GREE HS 2162149G . Last Tenants: TERRY A TOBIAS, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC CARRIAGE COVE LLC, 5 CARRIAGE COVE WAY, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32119. 813282-5925.

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2012 33156 CICI U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2005-7 TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

ELIZABETH BOYLE, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2012 33156 CICI of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for Banc of America Funding 2005-7 Trust, is the Plaintiff and Elizabeth Boyle, Deborah L Morfis, Villaggio On The Lakes Condominium Association, Inc, are defendants, the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/ on online at electronically/online at http:// www.volusia.realforeclose.com, Volusia County, Florida at 11:00AM EST on the March 30, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: BUILDING 4, UNIT 108 OF VILLAGGIO ON THE LAKES, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF, AS

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Last Tenants: LOUISE RICKMAN JACKSON and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC LIGHTHOUSE POINTE LLC, 73 FALL DR, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-282-5925.

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RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 5598, AT PAGE 609 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, IF ANY, AND TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID DECLARATION.

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