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Palm Beach Daily News The property owners of 1071 N. Ocean Boulevard have been given an additional 60 days to obtain a permit for a 5-foot beach access gate installed illegally last year. The Code Enforcement Board voted April 15 to give, Reiwa LLC additional time to notarize the signatures of all nearby owners on Orange Grove Road who had already signed agreeing to the gate.  Records show the owner was first contacted by the police department about the gate on Aug. 4 and told to obtain a...

A champion of government for the people, City announces death of former mayor George Gardner Melissa Wissel, Communications Director for the City of St Augustine, informed local Historic City News reporters that former mayor, George M Gardner, died yesterday, Tuesday, April 6, 2021.  Gardner would have turned 84-years-old next month on May 23rd.  Flags at City Hall will be lowered to half-staff to honor the life of this mayor of the people, on a date to be determined.  George Gardner came i...

Victor Barbosa, the Palm Coast council member, got no second when he attempted to fire City Manager Matt Morton this evening. (© FlaglerLive) In a shocking end to this evening’s Palm Coast City Council meeting, Council member Victor Barbosa, citing nebulous claims of being “targeted” by City Manager Matt Morton and referring to a dozen errant emails and city documents, called on the council to fire Morton for “corruption.” Barbosa’s motion failed for lack of a second. The after-mee...

A 2011 Florida law prohibits cities and counties from regulating the length or frequency of stay in short-term rentals, but grandfathered in regulations already codified. Volusia Countys rules havent changed since 2004, so it was allowed to remain in effect. Rentals of less than 30 days are regulated under Volusia County’s hotel/motel zoning rule. Hotels and motels (and, therefore, short-term rentals) are only allowed in areas zoned for tourism or some types of commercial activity. "The pr...

Palm Beach Daily News The Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach is facing possible fines for multiple building and fire code violations that were first reported by the Town of Palm Beach Fire Department in September.  Officials at the Code Enforcement Boards meeting last month planned to discuss the status of approximately 17 violations the hotel was instructed to fix in January, but according to Fire Marshal Marty DeLoach, nothing was done at the property, 2800 S. Ocean Blvd. DeLoach told  offi...

The Chevy Equinox driven by an 18-year-old resident of Palm Coast’s F Section after the crash. (FCSO) Palm Coast City Council member Victor Barbosa was cited for inattention in a t-bone crash he provoked last week at the intersection of Old Kings Road and Forest Grove Drive in Palm Coast. The crash took place at 12:30 p.m. on March 4, according to 911 notes. Barbosa, 41, who is also a resident of the F Section, was at the wheel of a black 2020 Chevrolet pick-up. The victim of the crash is an ...

February 26, 2021 Louisville – Councilwoman Donna Purvis (D-5) and President David James (D-6) applaud today’s action by the Code Enforcement Board to uphold the order to vacate the premises issued in August 2020 against Dino’s Food Market.           The store’s owners were cited under the Metro Government Nuisance Ordinance after a series of complaints by nearby residents. They filed an appeal against the order to vacate which the Board ruled on today.           “Di...

Volusia County will pause enforcement of short-term rental bans in parts of the county after weeks of lobbying from homeowners in Bethune Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Volusia County councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday for a "temporary suspension on the processing of new complaints" related to short-term rental operation in unincorporated parts of the county zoned for residential use. The item was not on Tuesdays agenda, but after a number of homeowners urgently addressed the council at t...

If there was one quality former Longboat Key Town Commissioner Peter OConnor exemplified, it was preparation, colleagues said.  Whether it was an issue related to beach erosion or something to do with the towns organizing documents, OConnor was always ready to make his case, said former Commissioner and Mayor Joan Webster. “He studied everything before we had meetings, and he was an expert on the town charter,” she said. “He always defined his comments with how the charter was saying w...

By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Jan 29, 2021 Allison Moore | Photo contributed  CORBIN -- Last Tuesday saw the first meeting of the Corbin City Commission this year, as well as the first meeting attended by Allison Moore and Seth Reeves as official city commissioners. During the special called meeting, Mayor Suzie Razmus welcomed the newly elected commissioners and welcomed back incumbents Trent Knuckles and Brandon Shepherd. A motion was approved naming Moore as the Mayor Pro-Tem a...