- April 19, 2024
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+ Thanks for the new restaurant department, Eat it and Weep
Dear Editor:
It was such a refreshing surprise to find your new department, Eat It And Weep. Many of us who are transplants from large, metropolitan areas enjoy the “small town” atmosphere of Palm Coast and Flagler County, but we do miss a large selection of restaurants.
This feeling is slightly erroneous, as there truly is a decent selection of local restaurants in the area, but, we often cannot find them! And, in some cases, we don’t even know they exist!
Thank you for introducing Eat It and Weep. I shall look forward to it each week, giving me the opportunity to not only discover new places, but to actually set foot in the establishments.
One piece of advice: Please don’t just restrict it to new restaurants. One of the things I have experienced since moving to Palm Coast is the lack of advertising about businesses, restaurants, etc. My recommendation is to include a featured restaurant in the column, along with announcing new restaurants. This would help the restaurant, plus give readers the opportunity to try new places. There are more restaurants than we realize spread throughout Flagler County.
Nancy Remmers
Palm Coast
Editor’s Note: Thanks for the feedback. For all owners and employees of restaurants, please send notes about new hires, new items on the menu or other happenings to [email protected].
+ Garage sale permit is going too far; what’s next?
Dear Editor:
I strongly oppose the licensing of garage sales for the city of Palm Coast.
It’s the old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” And, “Don’t major on the minors.”
Reserve licensing and permitting for major infractions, not minor ones!
The current code enforcement policies of Palm Coast do not need to be expanded because they work well. The Code Enforcement Department interfaces with residents daily, professionally addressing the violations that occur, from messy yards to parking infractions to yard sales.
Finally, this new license reflects a trend by the city to expand its control over the lives of its residents and the size of city government programs. A bigger government means a larger fiscal demand on the taxpayers. Increased city regulations restrict the freedoms of citizens.
When will it end? How much of my freedom and money will be demanded of me next year? Will I need to register and pay license fees to paint my front door, to ride a bicycle on the trails, to use Christmas lights during the holidays or to put my flower pots in my yard? This may seem exaggerated but not unrealistic.
The taxpayers are the ones who pay city salaries, own property and hire the city to represent them, not to be controlled/financially burdened by them. The city exists for the taxpayers and not the reverse! My neighborhood is outraged by this direction, and the city needs to reconsider imposing new fees/regulations in our lives.
Linda L. Spilling-Markey
Palm Coast
+ Stop whining about garage sales; it could be worse ...
Dear Editor:
I think all you people who are objecting to the permit to have a garage sale need to stop your sniveling!
How can you object to this simple, little fee, that our city fathers are telling us is imperative to keep us under control?
Keep in mind that when you are asked to present yourselves before City Hall to have your lung capacity checked so you can get your “air” permit, you will find the $5 fee for a garage sale very minimal.
Mary Lipa
Palm Coast
+ Insensitive typo about super volunteer Ann Bradley
Dear Editor:
I read with much interest the article about Ann Bradley in the Wednesday edition of the Palm Coast Observer.
It starts out with “Every Friday, Ann Bradley walks into Wadsworth Elementary School.”
Over the top of the article, it clearly shows Ann in a wheelchair, and it mentions further into the article how “Ann and her twin brother, Thomas, were born with cerebral palsy” and that Ann “has no control of her legs and ... has been in a wheel chair for her entire life.”
Does anyone bother to read these articles before they are published in the paper? I’m sure Ann would have loved to walk into the school.
The rest of the article was interesting and uplifting to others, but for the handicapped person, in my opinion, this is just another affront that they face every day where the unhandicapped people don’t seem to understand or get it. Just wanted to make you aware of how the article reads to the regular person who receives your paper.
Carol Carter
Palm Coast
Editor’s Note: Ms. Carter, you are absolutely right. Apologies to Ann Bradley and anyone who might be upset about the wording. We will be more diligent in the future.
