- November 21, 2024
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Kim Carney, a longtime resident and former three-term Flagler Beach City Commissioner announced that she will run for the Flagler County Board of County Commission District 3.
“I have found that many times our government officials act as a separate entity. I try to focus on the needs and wants of the people that elected me," Carney said.
Carney moved to Flagler Beach with her husband in 2000, according to her Flagler Elections website biography and statement. She served on the Flagler Beach City Commission from 2011-2020.
Carney is currently self-employed as an independent contractor and Realtor® with Better Homes and Gardens RE/Synergy in Flagler Beach. She has a Master of Business Administration degree from Western NE College in Springfield, Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Public service, she said, is her passion and Carney has committed her time to several local organizations, including the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach. According to her election website, Carney said she bevlieves Flagler County well-planned development.
She said she is motivated to serve in a leadership role to help better manage growth and hold taxes in line.
“We have to protect our special quality of life here," she said.
