- November 16, 2024
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Dear Editor:
A quote that has always stuck in my mind comes from one of my greatest childhood heroes. Adm. Horatio Hornblower once ordered his ship: “Come about and let’s show them the full fury of a broadside from a ship of the line!” Metaphorically speaking, this is what a Fortune 500 company has just said to the little city of Flagler Beach Commission (in their letter), should they choose to continue poking Sea Ray.
Multiply times two or three whatever the city’s attorney estimates the cost of legal action to be. Defending yourself in court costs money, too.
The claim that Sea Ray is harming the environment and tourism is a self-serving lie, and it’s a shame anyone believes it. All the Lambertonian rhetoric doesn’t warrant further ink, and they should be exposed as the selfish villains that they are!
I’ve heard that we want to keep the “Old Florida charm” here in Flagler Beach and can’t do that if we smell fiberglass resin every now and then. News flash: For those of us that grew up here in Florida, that smell was commonplace in “Old Florida." People built and repaired their own boats and surfboards all the time; particularly near the water! (But it is amazing that the Golden Lion placed fourth as Florida’s favorite beach bar with all that fiberglass stench!)
Why can’t retired rich people just relax, enjoy the wonderful lives they have and not build their houses near a boat-building plant?
The Lambertonians should pay for their own selfish stupid war if they want one, not me, a Flagler Beach taxpayer. I’d be willing to help fund a war to make sure the 750 Sea Ray families continue to be able to make a living here, so if the City Commission decides to file an action against the Lambertonians, I’m all in!
Please don’t spend my tax money on this ridiculous action!
Charlie Faulkner
Flagler Beach
Dear Editor:
Reasonable expansion of a commercial operation, a parking lot and admin/office building. The residents in opposition represent an outspoken minority of unreasonable opinion/views.
If this were a new employer coming to Flagler County (by the way, your tax burden is employing people to bring new “clean” industry to Flagler), are we all on same page?
Or are we fighting a cause that is like locking the gates after all the cows, horses and chickens have left the yard?
Flagler needs industry, jobs and a growing commercial tax base to lower the overall tax burden on property owners. Are we all on board with this? Or are we wanting Flagler like it was 25 years ago? Progress versus homeostasis.
By the way, growth is coming to Flagler. The majority of people here want reasonable, intelligent and planned growth!
David Ferguson
Palm Coast
