PALM COAST
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VOLUME 15, NO. 35
FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Charter amendment gets taken to court Former Palm Coast mayor candidate Alan Lowe files injunction in an attempt to stop amendment. PAGE 2A
Sally Hunt, who often cast the swing vote, resigns Controversial School Board member had 26 months left in her term. PAGE 3A
Royal pair MacKenna Gajeske, Nicholas DiGuglielmo named Flagler Palm Coast homecoming queen and king. PAGE 1B
Flagler Beach residents respond to Veranda Bay Annexation discussion continues for ‘city within a city.’ PAGE 4A
ECGs to be required School Board heeds impassioned plea of parents to test athletes. PAGE 5A INDEX
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Homecoming queen and king MacKenna Gajeske and Nicholas DiGuglielmo. Photo by Brent Woronoff
‘It’s pervasive’: vacation rental nightmares ‘This isn’t an eight to five issue. This is a 24/7 issue, and to only increase [code enforcement] by one person, is not realistic,’ C Section resident said.
Chalk it up Bunnell employees leave permanent mark — in chalk — on inside of new administrative complex.
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Desperate for relief, some Palm Coast residents have formed a coalition to help push for better management of vacation rentals that have become their live-in nightmare. “Because they’re not managing it well, we are having to do the management,” member Quin Cressey said. “We are having the stress.” The Canal Community Coalition started in the C Section but has now grown to be close to 100 members strong.
Vacation renters often bring multiple vehicles with trailers or boats attached, taking up the streets’ limited parking. Courtesy of the Canal Community Coalition
All of the members have at least one short-term vacation rental near their home. Roger Cressey, Quin Cressey’s husband, said they moved to Palm Coast for paradise, like many others in their organization. “We’ve invested in paradise down here and found that paradise has got some prob-
lems,” Roger Cressey said. And it isn’t just during the summer or spring break — it’s all-year-round, Cressey said, with no set “peak” time. Neighbors have to deal with loud noises at all hours, every day of the week, trash sitting SEE SHORT TERM PAGE 3A
Pirates win Matanzas tops Seabreeze 18-10 in a battle of young football squads.
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