Palm Coast Explores Splitting Duplex Lots Into Separate Homes as Affordable Housing Strategy; Builder Cites Sub-$300,000 Target Price
The Palm Coast City Council workshopped proposed changes Tuesday to the city’s duplex zoning regulations, focused on whether existing duplex lots could be split into two separate single-family lots as a way to create more attainable homeownership options. Staff...
Palm Coast Eyes New Employee Health Plan Option to Cut Costs; City Eyes HMO as PPO Alternative Starting in FY 2026-27
The Palm Coast City Council received a detailed presentation on employee health insurance Tuesday, hearing that the city’s health plan — which covers about 512 employees and more than 1,000 total members — is currently running about $384,000 under budget for the...
Palm Coast Proposes Raising Purchasing Thresholds to Combat Inflation and Cut Administrative Delays; Residents Raise Charter Concerns
Palm Coast’s City Council workshop on Tuesday opened with a round of pointed public comments touching on everything from water treatment transparency to an emotional defense of Mayor Mike Norris. The workshop drew several regulars to the podium before the...
Palm Coast Theater Flips the Script: All-Female Cast Takes on Award-Winning Comedy “Art”
City Repertory Theatre is bringing a fresh twist to one of theater’s most celebrated comedies this March, casting three women in roles traditionally played by men for its production of Yasmina Reza’s “Art.” The play is the sixth production of...
Developer Refuses to Walk Away From Deal Despite Pressure; Drops Bombshell: Undisclosed National Company Ready to Bring 150 Jobs to Summertown
Developer Ken Belchi made one of the most striking statements of the morning during public comment, telling commissioners he had been approached by three separate people urging him to tear up the settlement agreement the county had reached with him just weeks ago —...
‘First Time I’ve Ever Seen This’: County Attorney Says Veranda Bay Annexation Is Legally Unprecedented — Board Votes 4-1 Not to Fight It
Before the board voted on the annexation challenge, Commissioner Dance projected photographs onto the chamber screens that stopped the room: images taken by a Bulow Ruins State Park ranger showing the headwaters of Bulow Creek with water so clear it resembled a...
Flagler County Votes 5-0 to Launch National Search for New County Administrator; Petito Calls Rushed Meeting ‘Sloppy’
The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to begin a formal search for a permanent county administrator, directing Human Resources to contact the Florida Association of County Managers (FAC) to kick off the process. County Administrator...
Palm Coast Asks Residents to Submit Letters of Support by March 16 to Help Secure Grant Funding for Historic Fire Station 22
The City of Palm Coast is calling on residents to help preserve the oldest building in the city by submitting letters of support for a grant application through Lowe’s. The funding would go toward restoring Fire Station 22, a 1977 structure located at 307 Palm...
Nine Arrested Over Flagler County Weekend; Drug Finds and Fugitive Warrants Highlight Traffic Stops
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office made nine arrests over the weekend of March 6 through 9, 2026, during a period that stretched from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday. Deputies responded to 761 calls for service and conducted 238 traffic stops during that...
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