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Flagler County rescinds resolution to sell narrow Hernandez parcel after residents cite flooding, encroachments
Summary
After residents described flood damage and historic encroachments on a narrow county strip in the Hammock, the Flagler County Commission on Aug. 4 voted unanimously to reconsider and rescind a prior resolution authorizing sale of a 165‑by‑15‑foot parcel on Hernandez Avenue and directed staff to seek technical and negotiated solutions before any sale.
Multiple Flagler County residents and property owners told the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 4 that a narrow county-owned strip of land between 66 and 68 Hernandez Avenue has contributed to repeated flooding of neighboring homes and contains historic encroachments; after public testimony the board voted to reconsider and rescind a prior resolution to sell the parcel and instructed staff to pause the sale while they pursue a negotiated resolution.
Residents Steven Tyson and Bailey Doucet, both of 70 Hernandez Avenue, described October flooding of their home that county engineering staff subsequently tied to runoff from adjacent properties and the county‑owned strip running between them. Tyson and Doucet said…
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