- April 26, 2024
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+ Dogs still welcome on Flagler beaches
Resident Vicki Mulvaney incited heated debate in Thursday’s City Commission workshop in Flagler Beach, suggesting that the city consider banning dogs on the beach, because of public health and safety.
Almost 40 people disagreed, taking the microphone during the public forum portion of the night to protect their pooches’ rights. The commission listened and didn’t alter current policy. It did, however, agree that leash regulations need to be more strictly enforced.
Currently, leashed pets are allowed on all beaches in unincorporated Flagler County.
In Flagler Beach, pets are allowed everywhere but an area near the pier and between the intersections of North 10th Street and State Road A1A, and South 10th Street and A1A.
+ Pier Restaurant lease denied
The Department of Environmental Protection denied a lease for the Flagler Pier, which included the addition of a deck on its east side, Thursday, March 24, at a Flagler Beach City Commission meeting.
“We feel it’s been denied on a superficial level,” Commissioner Kim Carney said.
According to the DEP, “the proposed deck would extend beyond the seasonal high water line,” putting it in violation of a 1985 state statute.
Pier leasee Ray Barshay intends to make minor changes to his contract, and Flagler Beach City Manager Bruce Campbell has been asked to issue a formal appeal to the DEP.
It was also decided that the city will own the pier bait shop, and that it will not be included in Barshay’s lease.
+ Flagler Beach considers easing RV ordinance
About 75 Flagler Beach residents showed up Thursday, March 24, to a City Commission workshop, many in support of a less restrictive RV parking policy. Earlier in the year, the City Commission approved an ordinance banning RVs and utility trailers from being parked in driveways for longer than 72 hours, deeming that those vehicles must either be stored in fully enclosed garages or carports, or on rear or side yards.
In a post-workshop meeting, the commission agreed to reconsider the possibility of allowing RVs, trailers and boats to park in driveways, as long as they are well-maintained.
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