Flagler Beach Ends Debate on Annexation with Final Approval of Measure Scrapping 5% Rule

Flagler Beach Ends Debate on Annexation with Final Approval of Measure Scrapping 5% Rule

The Flagler Beach City Commission approved on a 4-1 vote and on final reading the repeal of a decades-old rule that required the city to hold a referendum any time it would annex more than 5 percent of its geographic area in a given year. The repeal was precipitated last year by the city's interest in annexing Veranda Bay, the huge development along John Anderson Highway that would more than double the city's population when built out. The post …