On Saturday May 27, City of Palm Coast Public Works Department hosted the third annual ‘Sky’s the Limit’ Touch-a-Truck event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Town Center. The first hour was a ‘horn free’ hour for those with sound sensitivities.

 

More than 75 vehicles from multiple agencies were in attendance.  The City of Palm Coast Public Works, Stormwater, Utility and Fire Departments, Flagler County Fire Rescue, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, East Flagler Mosquito Control District, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida National Guard, NASCAR, Angel Flight and more were present for the event. Kids of all ages had the opportunity to touch and hop into the driver’s seat of a dump truck, loader, pontoon excavator, signal bucket truck, fire ladder truck, SWAT vehicle, helicopter and more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“With the success of last year’s Touch-a-Truck event hosted by Public Works, this has grown to multiple departments, multiple agencies and multiple types of technical and electrical equipment that is used around our community,” said Public Works Workforce Data Analyst Benny Cope.

 

Vendors included Kona Ice, Cool Beans, Frankies Chicago Beef, Lovin O-Van, Wittle Weenie Wagon, Wicked Good Mini Donuts, and Andrea’s Italian Ice, and Chick-Fil-A.