There's a tsunami of money heading this way, and if we don't protect the character of our neighborhoods we'll be just another coastal surfing town
Planning and Zoning Board Member John Valdes, January 2014
As residents we're supposed at be at the top of the pyramid; I think we're at the bottom.
Resident comment, April 2014, during Lincolnville meeting
rejecting development on Riberia Pointe
We did our best. It just didn't work out.
Judith Seraphin, Lift Up Lincolnville Revitalization Corp., June 2014,
on plans to close the Lincolnville Farmers Market
Walking down St. George Street, sometimes you walk past a place where the amplified music is so loud you can't have a conversation.
Vice Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, July 2014
If our city does not work for all of us, it works for none of us.
Mayoral candidate Nancy Shaver at Neighborhood Council forum, July 2014
Many cities would like to have our congestion problem.
Mayor Joe Boles, August 2014
Our veterans deserve better than this. They didn't ask questions about when they had to go and serve. They didn't question that, they went and served. Now all they're asking is 'Where is my health care going to come from in seven months?' And they are not telling us."
Veterans Council Chairman Bill Dudley, September 2014, on VA inaction on relocating clinic
I think with all this planning for the 450th, and with all the money that's being spent, possibly a legacy thing could be a bathroom that is open.
Resident and downtown sales associate Sally Gardner, November 2014,
urging more bathrooms open at night
April
September
City candidates tested in several forums / Town & Gown sessions begin with Flagler College / Neighbors hire attorney to appeal 7-Eleven permit / Weeks resigns HARB in wake of demolition
