Catastrophic Loss: Dunes All But Gone Along Flagler’s 18-Mile Shore, Leaving A1A and Properties Dangerously Exposed
Along Flagler County’s 18 miles of shorelines, the dunes are all but gone.
Inland, Flagler County and its cities fared relatively very well compared to feared flooding and other damage from Hurricane Ian, and especially compared to the devastation and loss of life counties in its path suffered. Twenty-seven people were killed as a direct result of the storm in the state at last count, none in Flagler, where the storm’s effects were limited to 14 to 20 inches of rain and tropical storm-force winds. Roughly 100 homes were flooded in Flagler Beach, a quarter the number during Hurricane Irma.
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Pier’s End Collapses, More Flagler Areas Evacuated, 70% of County Without Power, Dunes Damaged
The storm continued to pound Flagler Beach and the rest of Flagler’s 18 miles of shoreline with high waves, wind and rain. It had ripped the end portion of the Flagler Beach pier earlier in the day, leaving other portions of the structure visibly damaged–and drawing some sight-seers despite the rain and the Flagler Beach city manager’s entreaties to keep hunkering down.
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Ian put floodproofing efforts to the test in St. Augustine
City manager speaks frankly about the hits and misses to keep rising waters at bay in the low-lying coastal town.
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Spradley’s Beachside Blog: Closing the Book on Ian
Scott Spradley is a long-time resident of Flagler Beach, a photographer who’s been documenting cityscapes and sunrises on a daily basis for years, and an attorney. He’s remaining on the Barrier Island for the duration of the storm, and is contributing a running account of Hurricane Ian’s local impacts as they develop.
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Growing concern for erosion on America's beaches
A segment from CBS on erosion, in which Flagler Beach was featured. National Broadcast.
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Lobbying compensation: Top 15 firms scoop up millions in Q2 pay
No. 11: Anfield Consulting
The half-dozen lobbyists at Anfield Consulting entered the cracked the top-15 with second-quarter earnings of $725,000.
The report filed by Al Balido, Frank Bernardino, Rosanna Manuela Catalano, Brett Cyphers, Natalie Fausel and Edgar Fernandez lists 56 contracts, with their representation of claims-bill client Kareem Hawaribeing the most lucrative.
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