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Residents' comments opposing the Land Development Code amendment were intertwined with criticisms of the proposed boat storage facility that had motivated it.

Because county commissioners and School Board members are elected countywide, the changes won't affect who can vote for whom.

The opening of the 51,000-square-foot sheriff's facility is now seen no earlier than the end of 2022, instead of next November.

7 hours ago Share A new zoning designation could come with incentives and relaxed restrictions in exchange for lower prices, on a case-by-case basis. Flagler County is considering a new zoning designation that would give the County Commission wide latitude to approve incentives, densities and heights of developments in an effort to increase affordable housing. The changes would not impact Palm Coast or Flagler’s other cities. “Every county in the country is screaming the sam...

Flagler County government is lifting covid-related masking requirements on entering the Government Services Building in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive) The Flagler County government administration this morning ended the masking requirement inside government facilities, recommending masking instead when in the presence of others indoors. The County Commission also repealed a resolution that had recommended mask-wearing countywide, “because it no longer applies to today’s world,” in the words of ...

Flagler County’s west side, a mainstay of Flagler’s economy because of its agriculture businesses, has been left behind by the information revolution. Residents there are pursuing avenues to extend broadband access to the region, so far without success. (© FlaglerLive) When it comes to high-speed internet, residents of western Flagler County are treated like second-class citizens. Students can’t reliably connect to remote classes. The efficiency of business owners, among them farmers–...

1 month ago Share County Administrator Jerry Cameron said hes considering leaving his position in June. One County Commissioner suggested the commission start planning for his replacement. Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron may leave his position by the end of June, he wrote in a letter sent to Flagler County commissioners on Feb. 12.  “My contract with the BoCC requires a 90-day notice, but I feel that this Board deserves to know what my plans are,” he wrote. “I...

Jerry Cameron is preparing to leave. (© FlaglerLive) Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron told county commissioners by letter earlier this month that he is preparing to leave the job “by the end of June,” ending what was to be an interim stint of half a year. The stint was to give commissioners time to find a permanent replacement. The commission has not searched for a replacement since, nor has discussed doing so in recent weeks. Cameron, 75, left the door open to stay longer but is...

FPL is installing 600 such stations across the state, County Administrator Jerry Cameron said.

The boat ramp at the end of Pamela Parkway, part of a 7,600-square-foot right of way Flagler County owns, and that it is seeking to give away to the two homeowners on either side of the ramp. The county brought in sandbags during a major tide event. (© FlaglerLive) Shirley Nethery was 77, the president of the board at Surfside Estate in Beverly Beach, a volunteer at Flagler Pines, the nursing home, and had retired from AT&T after a 30-year career. A week before Christmas six years ago, she was...