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Residents pursue Keep Flagler Beach Beautiful affiliation, seek grants and city support for litter reduction
Summary
A resident volunteer group led by Daryl Reynolds described plans to affiliate with Keep Florida Beautiful, pursue DOT and other grants for cleanup and beautification, and seek city support for volunteer coordination and matching requirements.
At the Jan. 9 public comment period, resident Daryl Reynolds pressed the commission on cigarette litter and broader trash on the island and described an organized response underway: an effort to affiliate with Keep Florida Beautiful (Keep Flagler Beach Beautiful) and pursue grants to fund cleanups and beautification.
Reynolds said he had collected large volumes of cigarette litter during short walks in December and urged enforcement of the city’s litter ordinances. He outlined concrete steps already underway: requests for donated pickers from Keep Florida Beautiful, donated buckets from Ace Hardware, and a plan to seek multiple small grants (DOT grants in the $5,000–$15,000 range were discussed) that allow volunteer hours and donated materials to be used as the city’s match.
City Manager Dale and other commissioners responded on the record: staff will help facilitate connections, the city can provide support for grant paperwork and the city expressed willingness to collaborate on volunteer coordination. A city staff member later clarified the FEMA‑related comment made in public comment: staff are not working on FEMA flood maps themselves but are reviewing floodplain management articles and working with a consultant representing FEMA on technical land‑development code updates — citizens who want to inspect FIRM maps were invited to visit the planning office.
Next steps and context Reynolds said the Keep Flagler Beach Beautiful effort may take a year to reach full affiliate status and that volunteer hours, donated supplies and small grant matches could make projects feasible without large immediate city funding. Commissioners praised citizen‑led initiatives and asked staff to continue to coordinate with Reynolds and volunteer groups on grant applications and program development.
