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Joint planning with Palm Coast, annexation and water‑management concerns dominate workshop
Summary
County planners briefed commissioners on draft joint planning and ISBA options with Palm Coast; commissioners debated ISBA vs JPA, annexation mechanics, and protections for floodplains and coastal resources. Attorney and residents later urged invoking intergovernmental dispute resolution over the Summertown/Veranda Bay annexation and water‑management obligations.
County growth‑management staff presented draft tools for joint planning with the City of Palm Coast, including a joint planning agreement (JPA) and an interlocal service boundary agreement (ISBA) intended to coordinate annexations, utility extensions, roadway maintenance and coastal resource management.
Adam Engel, the county’s growth management director, said the comprehensive plan for 2025–2050 calls for formation of a joint planning committee with three primary tasks: collaborative planning and population projections (including school siting and public facility concurrency), a coastal resources management plan and preparation of ISBAs with neighboring municipalities.
Commissioners debated which mechanism would give the county leverage to…
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