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Developer, county outline plan to protect Beulah Creek floodplain; Florida Forever application expected
Summary
Developer and county representatives described a tentative agreement to conserve most headwaters near Beulah Creek and said the county will pursue a Florida Forever application; the city signaled willingness to draft a support letter. Residents pressed for maps, stronger protections and timing clarity.
Michael Shamento, speaking for the project applicant, told the Flagler Beach City workshop that developers and county staff had a “long productive meeting” about environmentally sensitive lands along Beulah Creek and a path to a government purchase and sale in the future. He said the parties reached a tentative agreement to identify and study the area and to seek supplemental funding from county and state sources.
Andy Vance, who spoke during public comment, said discussions produced a compromise to protect about 75–80% of the floodplain closest to the creek — “acreage total is going to be about 150 acres plus or minus,” he said — and that county…
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