- December 5, 2025
Robert Howell (right) and another homeless man haul garbage out of the homeless camp in the woods behind the library. Some of the homeless have helped in the county's effort to clean the area. Photo by Ray Boone
Dee Jaeger rides her bike through part of the homeless camp that's been cleaned. In addition to Flagler County Jail inmates, some of the homeless have helped cleared the garbage. Photo by Ray Boone
Flagler County inmates scoops up trash to be hauled away. Photo by Ray Boone
Flagler County inmates pile trash onto a bulldozer to be hauled away. Photo by Ray Boone
Flagler County inmates pile trash onto a bulldozer to be hauled away. Photo by Ray Boone
In an effort “tangentially related" to the homeless, Flagler County began clearing underbrush and trash from the woods that surround the Flagler Public County Library's main branch off Palm Coast Parkway.
A bulldozer was used to clear brush, while a team of Flagler County Jail inmates helped haul limbs, trash and other debris off the library's 19-acre property on the morning of Monday, March 11. In addition, several homeless people made efforts to remove trash, as well.
County officials expect the project to last at least a week.
