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Flagler County declines to convey 0.09‑acre strip after neighbors raise flooding and encroachment concerns
Summary
The Flagler County Commission rejected a staff proposal to initiate sale of a 0.09‑acre county strip at Hernandez Road after residents testified the strip contains encroaching structures and contributes to chronic flooding; the roll call showed two commissioners in favor and three opposed.
The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 9 debated and then declined to authorize staff to begin the disposition process for a 0.09‑acre strip of county land along Hernandez Road after residents described repeated flooding and alleged encroachments on county property.
County growth‑management staff told the board the narrow strip — about 3,981 square feet, shown on the county’s parcel records — came into county ownership through a tax deed and is too small and irregular to be developed on its own. Staff recommended moving forward under the statutory disposition process in Florida Statute 125.35 (subpart 2), which would notify adjacent owners and accept sealed bids.
During roughly two hours of public comment, nearby homeowners described repeated interior flooding and provided…
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