- December 16, 2025
+ Residents oppose ban on mobile vendors in Flagler Beach; issue tabled
Despite a proposal on the Flagler Beach City Commission’s Feb. 8 agenda to outlaw mobile vending in the city, the commission opted to table the issue, facing opposition from residents.
Prior to the meeting, Flagler Beach residents organized against the ordinance.
Residents Mark Woods, of The Golden Lion Café, and Carol Fisher, of the BeachHouse Beanery, sent out emails and posted pleas on their Facebook pages, urging resident support.
In reference to Sandy Kinney, who recently invested in a beachside ice-cream-truck business, Fisher sent out the following statement, including each commissioner’s email and phone number in her letter: “As someone who is attempting to launch a business in Flagler Beach, I feel that this business owner is being treated unfairly.”
The commission’s new chairwoman, Jane Mealy, stated that she would like to bring the issue back before the board at a later date.
+ Palm Coast extends landscaping deal one year
Palm Coast officials extended a contract Tuesday with Fox Landscaping for an additional year, a move that denied bringing a majority of the city’s lawn maintenance in-house.
City Councilman Bill McGuire voted not to approve the contract.
“The numbers tell the story,” McGuire said. “What’s best for the citizens of Palm Coast is to turn this over to (city crews).”
In April 2009, the City Council approved a contract with Fox Landscaping Inc. for maintenance services for $460,200.
If the responsibilities were brought in-house, the crew would fall under Streets Superintendent Tony Capela, who said it would take a crew 90 days to be up and running on the landscaping work that Fox does. Capela said the total cost for the city to do all the work would be about $408,430, for a savings of about $50,000.
City Councilman Jason DeLorenzo said, “I don’t have a real big interest in expanding the number of employees that we have. … However, I do like the cost-savings.”
In the end, DeLorenzo voted to renew Fox’s contract.
+ Correction
Crystal Hays will marry Jordan Gallo Feb. 25.
+ Public Meetings
Palm Coast City Council — the next regular meeting is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at City Offices.
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners — the next regular meeting is 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at the Government Services Building.
Flagler County Economic Opportunity Council — the next regular meeting (plus west county agricultural tour) is 1 p.m. Feb. 15, at the Emergency Operations Center.
Flagler County School Board — the next regular workshop/meeting is 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Matanzas High School Pirate Theater.
