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+ BAC, Chamber promote local military hiring
The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center and the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates have partnered to implement a new “Hire a Hero” program, which will offer job transition, search and placement assistance for local military veterans.
“With the unemployment rate for young veterans being a staggering 20%, (we) … want to take action and make a difference in the lives of our local hometown heroes,” said Joe Roy, BAC area manager. “The Center for Business Excellence, SCORE and officials from Flagler County, Flagler Beach and Bunnell are pulling together all of thei r resources to commit to this essential new initiative.”
If you are a local veteran who has been honorably discharged, reside in Flagler County and are eligible to work, contact the One Stop Employment Center, at 323-7011, or the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates, at 437-0106.
Once registered, SCORE and the BAC will assist with creating resumes and interview preparation. Preference will be given to unemployed veterans.
+ Road projects progress report announced
An update on road projects was given last week in the city of Palm Coast’s Week in Review. Updates are as follows:
• The Whiteview multiuse path is 90% complete, with landscaping at 65% completion.
• An extension to an Indian Trails Sports Complex roadway is starting. Bids were received in October for asphalt, signs and other components. The roadway has been staked, and installation of underground electrical conduits began Jan. 9.
• The design phase of Bulldog Drive improvements is 60% complete. Survey and geotechnical work was recently completed, as well as a traffic study.
• The design for expanding Palm Coast Parkway to six lanes is 30% complete. City staff met with the Florida Department of Transportation Jan. 12 to discuss the next step in addressing the right of way needed for the project.
+ County redesignates land for church in West Flagler
The County Commission approved shifting land designation from agricultural to semi-public in West Flagler to allow the building of a church on County Road 305. The church, to be developed on a 4.72-acre parcel, could potentially be used as a shelter of last resort, according to Planning and Zoning Director Adam Mengel.
The church, expected to be erected within two to four years, includes 84 total parking spaces in its site plan.
+ Citizens Academy opens for spring enrollment
Flagler County has opened enrollment and announced dates for its spring 2012 Citizens Academy sessions.
Citizens Academy is an eight-week program designed to educate participants to the variety of operations and services performed by county staff.
Classes will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Feb. 23 and ending April 12. Locations vary.
Applications can be submitted online, at www.FlaglerCounty.org. For more, call 313-4033, or e-mail jmayer @flaglercounty.org.
+ Palm Coast Burger King cash register robbed
Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies were canvassing an area around Old Kings Road and State Road 100 for a man who robbed Burger King Jan. 12, on State Road 100 in Palm Coast.
Deputies said the man grabbed an undetermined amount of cash when an employee was attempting to close the cash drawer. No weapon was seen, and the robber fled on foot.
The robber, described as a black male, 6 feet tall, mid-30s, was wearing a light-colored baseball hat, blue shirt and gray pants. He is believed to have been a passenger in a small black Jeep Wrangler that was seen in the area.
Call 313-4911 with any information.
+ Fourteen-year-old shot while riding on Belle Terre
Flagler County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a Jan. 14 shooting that injured a 14-year-old Palm Coast boy.
Investigators believe the incident, which took place around midnight on Belle Terre Parkway near Royal Palms Parkway, was not a random shooting. The vehicle was struck at least four times, and the teenager was hit in the left hand.
Detectives said the teenager and his 19-year-old cousin, Shaquille Neal, also of Palm Coast, were traveling southbound on Belle Terre Parkway when a vehicle pulled beside them. Neal told deputies he heard several “popping noises” and then his younger cousin told him he had been shot in the hand.
Detectives said Neal’s vehicle had a bullet hole in the rear passenger panel, three holes in the passenger side door, and the front windshield had a hole in it that appeared to have been from a bullet traveling through the dashboard.
Detectives are trying to determine if the two teenagers were involved in a Jan. 13 disturbance that took place at Epic Theatres in Town Center.
Call 313-4911 with any information.
+ Corrections
• Staff Sgt. Joseph Buccini is serving in Kuwait.
• Walk against traffic, bike with.
+ Public Meetings
Palm Coast City Council — the next regular meeting is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at city offices.
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners — the next regular meeting is 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the Government Services Building.
Flagler County School Board — the next regular workshop/meeting is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Government Services Building.
WALK TALK
Turn lane, sidewalk OK’d at Old Kings Elementary
The County Commission approved a turn lane/sidewalk project at Old Kings Elementary School Monday, Jan. 17. The project’s contract went to Wade Trim Inc., which was one of the firms awarded a continuing professional services contract with the county in 2009.
Design of the turn lane will cost $51,000. Work authorization for the sidewalk, from Old Kings Elementary to State Road 100 will cost $25,344. Both projects will be 100% funded by the Florida Department of Transportation.
