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Flagler County Unveils $10 Million Fairgrounds Multipurpose Expo Hall as Premier Hurricane Shelter

Flagler County officials celebrated the opening of the $10 million Fairgrounds Expo Hall Wednesday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting for the 16,000-square-foot building, now the most hurricane-resistant public shelter in the county, and one of the most unique of its kind in the…

An Asphalt Plant Is Proposed for Hargrove Grade in Palm Coast, Generating 280 Truck Trips A Day

ACCI proposes building Palm Coast's first asphalt plant on Hargrove Grade, generating 280 daily truck trips, many of them at night. The heavy-industrial project will face strict scrutiny from city officials and local business owners. Previous batch plant applications met fierce…

Reconfigured 544-Unit House and Apartment Development Off Belle Terre Boulevard Clears 1st Hurdle

The Palm Coast Planning Board Tuesday evening recommended on a 6-1 vote approval of a reconfigured plan for a 544-unit housing development called Magnolia Terrace on over 1,000 acres at the south end of Belle Terre Boulevard, near U.S. 1. The proposal, technically a rezoning,…

Delayed Promenade in Palm Coast’s Town Center Adds Few Businesses and Starts Leasing Apartments

Palm Coast's Promenade, the mixed-use retail and apartment complex in Town Center, missed its projected opening target, with just six commercial leases secured out of a potential 12 to 16 available spaces, even as businesses are relying on a generous city incentive program.…

Palm Coast Council Appoints Five New Members to Development Board After Unusual Surge of Vacancies

The Palm Coast City Council last week appointed four new members to the city’s seven-member planning board, and one alternate member, as five seats opened in an unusual confluence of resignations and completed terms.

How Flagler County’s $10 Million Dedicated Emergency Shelter and Expo Hall Became a Cat-5-Resistant Reality

For the first time in its history, Flagler County has a dedicated emergency shelter: the $10 million Expo Hall is opening at the County Fairgrounds, with a ribbon-cutting next Wednesday. The 16,000-square-foot facility is the brainchild of County Commission Chair Leann Pennington…

County Rejects 150-Foot Cell Tower in Mondex Similar to One It Approved in Hunters Ridge

Flagler County commissioners unanimously voted to deny a proposed 150-ft cell tower in Daytona North after resident opposition and commissioners' own determination that the tower would be incompatible with residential surroundings. Gulfstream Towers argued the monopole met all…

New playground on Esther Street Beachfront Park now open, shade sails expected by mid-2027

County Gives Final Approval to 502-Home Development in Seminole Woods, Against Neighbors’ Opposition

Flagler County commissioners approved a 502-unit development of houses, townhouses and apartments off of Seminole Woods Boulevard by a 4-1 vote following intense public pushback since February, with concerns about density, traffic and infrastructure, and more than 400,000 square…

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Should Palm Coast Allow Developers to Waive Some Neighborhood Meetings Ahead of Projects? Council Says No.

The Palm Coast City Council plans to eliminate land development code rules allowing staff or developers to waive mandatory neighborhood meetings for large residential subdivisions. Council members raised transparency concerns following recent public secrecy surrounding a Bunnell…

Palm Coast Council Tables Seminole Woods Development Request to Go from 416 to 743 Homes, Citing Lack of Public Benefit

The Palm Coast City Council tabled a request to increase housing entitlements for the Cascades development in Seminole Woods from 416 to 743 units. Council members cited concerns over reduced lot sizes, inadequate setbacks, and the absence of clear public benefits. The developer…