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Good morning Flagler Beach! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could paid parking change how you visit Flagler Beach's waterfront?
  • Why a Flagler Beach commissioner's 'biased board' remark angered city volunteers.
  • How could Bunnell's 610-acre dump plan affect nearby Flagler communities?

Also on today's calendar: Flow & Release and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, a shower; windy, temps: high: 88, low: 77.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Paid parking talks continue as Flagler Beach ranks vendors (news-journalonline.com) — Flagler Beach officials are moving forward with evaluating a paid parking program, ranking four vendors and beginning talks with top-ranked LAZ Parking while promising residents will be exempt from fees. Commissioners still need more data and public input before deciding on hours, rates, and whether to send the plan to a referendum, as locals and business owners voice concerns about how paid parking could affect the city's small-town feel and visitor traffic.
   

• Personnel Board Member Calls City Commissioner's Accusation of Bias an Insult and 'Slap in the Face' of Volunteers (flaglerlive.com) — Flagler Beach residents should know that tensions have flared between City Commissioner John Cunningham and the volunteer Personnel Review Board, after Cunningham publicly called the board biased during discussion of an employee grievance process. Board member Kevin Sullivan and Commissioner Scott Spradley strongly defended the volunteers' integrity, as the city prepares to hear a rare employee grievance on September 23, highlighting ongoing friction over City Manager Dale Martin's leadership.
   

• County Joins Mounting Challenges Against Bunnell Board's Approval of 610-Acre Garbage Dump (flaglerlive.com) — Flagler County commissioners are moving to legally challenge Bunnell's approval of a 610-acre garbage dump off State Road 100, a fight that already includes appeals filed by a Flagler Beach couple. County officials say Bunnell's secrecy and the planning board's fast-track approval may force a broader intergovernmental dispute, similar to the earlier clash with Flagler Beach over the Veranda Bay plan.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We went to a late showing (9:45) at Epic theater on 9/11.
    I will say the service we received was excellent. They helped us change seats, escorted us to the correct theater and seats. The theater itself was… (Nextdoor Old Dixie Hwy)
  • Just a quick question for all your people that seem to know everything out there.
    Do you know any people that still collect old Avon bottles I collected starting back in the I don't know 1960s maybe. anyway I just would like to… (Nextdoor Flagler Beach)
  • Pyramid Global Hospitality posted a job opening for Busser FS Rest 2 in Palm Coast. Apply here.
  • City of Palm Coast Florida posted a job opening for Volunteer Firefighter in Palm Coast. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flagler Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palm Coast

  • Art in Every Detail: Colored Pencil Society Celebrates Talent and Tradition with New Exhibition (flaglernewsweekly.com)
  • Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club installs new officers, presents annual awards (observerlocalnews.com)
  • Palm Coast Elks Lodge honors 9/11 first responders at memorial ceremony (observerlocalnews.com)

Ormond-by-the-Sea

Bunnell

  • Bunnell delays consideration of first-ever stormwater utility fee as city weighs how to fix aging infrastructure (clickorlando.com)
  • Bike Men of Flagler County urgently seek new home (news-journalonline.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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