In Flagler and Volusia Counties, hospital officials say there s been a significant increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19.They are well able to handle the case load, but say it s clear the pandemic wave is ongoing.Halifax Health is currently handling 72 COVID-19 positive patients, 23 of which are in intensive care and 11 of those are on ventilators.Health officials say the majority of COVID-19 patients are from the unvaccinated population.“We are higher than any number that we ve had at any point of this pandemic from its beginning,” Chief Medical Officer Dr. Margaret Crossman said.Crossman said the mix of summer events and celebrations in an only partially vaccinated population is the reason Halifax Health is seeing an explosion in COVID-19 positive people needing critical care. She said the virus is socializing too.“It circulates, it mutates and it gets a little more capable of transmitting and getting past barriers,” Crossman said.Officials said they are seeing
Unlike Miami, Brevard and Volusia counties do not recertify older condos
No statewide standard exists for how frequently structures must be inspected and repaired
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Unlike Miami, Brevard and Volusia counties do not recertify older condos
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – When most buildings in Miami-Dade and Broward counties reach 40 years of age, building owners are required to seek recertification from the local government by hiring an engineer or architect to verify their building is structurally sound.
Similar requirements to recertify older buildings do not exist in most other parts of the state, News 6 has learned, including Central Florida counties like Brevard and Volusia.
HOT HOUSING MARKET: Low inventory, high prices creating perfect storm for sellers
Home prices surge in Central Florida
Home prices are surging across Central Florida and the inventory is low. Real estate agents say this housing market is nowhere near slowing down.
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Gloria Chlebanowski got two offers on her Palm Bay home in less than 24 hours, one of them about $5,000 more than the asking price. At 3:30 on a Monday afternoon, she called to let me know the listing had gone up and 10 minutes to five she called to let me know we had our first showing the next day. That was really, very quick, Chlebanowski said.
FCC
May 18, 2021
WELLINGTON, Fla. FCC Environmental Services was awarded a contract to commence service for the Village of Wellington by year-end for municipal solid waste, recycling, and commercial waste collections for 10 years, with a potential 5-year extension.
The Village Council members unanimously approved the contract during a recent May 11 board meeting. The total backlog of the contract with the extension is worth about $135 million.
FCC Environmental Services will operate the contract from its yard in nearby Boynton Beach with an additional 17-truck fleet. The southeast Florida community of Wellington resides in Palm Beach County.
“We’ll now be serving well over 1 million Floridians,” said CEO Inigo Sanz. “Wellington joins a growing list of nine FCC Environmental Service municipal contracts in Florida, including services in Orange, Polk, and Volusia Counties.”
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