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No library grant
The Flagler County Public Library applied for a $500,000 grant from the state again this year, but the grant dollars were not included in the state budget, Cameron reported May 3.
However, he added, “there are some other grants on the horizon for the library.”
Cameron proposed that the county proceed with design on library construction.
Emergency lobbying succeeds
County attorney Al Hadeed reported May 3 that the state recently passed legislation to stop governments from declaring a local state of emergency and then renewing it ad infinitum. Instead, local governments can only declare emergencies for 42 days.
State lawmakers “were responding to what they perceived as excesses by local governments relative to the pandemic,” Hadeed said. What they didn’t account for was the utility of emergency declarations relative to hurricanes and wildfires, the effects of which can take years to address. For example, Flagler County continues to use its emerge
Flagler County no longer has a mask mandate. That applies to county government buildings, including the Government Services Building, the library and the Health and Human Services office.
County commissioners at their May 3 board meeting decided to rescind the county s mask requirement, effective immediately, after seeking input from Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord. COVID isn t over, but this is what you need to do: Get your vaccine.
JONATHAN LORD, Emergency Management director We’ve gotten to that point where the emergency side of government can step back, and let the health department run with it, Lord said. He pointed out that 54% of Flagler residents ages 16 and up are vaccinated and that vaccines are widely available throughout the county.