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Property & Development says they ’ ve taken a unique approach to the design of what is quickly becoming the city ’ s hub by building on the earliest contributions by Town Center originators at Palm Coast Holdings , Bill Livingston , Charlie Faulkner and Clint Smith .
Consulting with the Flagler County Schools ’ i3 Academy students on a Shark Tank style pitch , “ Design Town Center ” field trips to Main Streets in Central Florida in 2019 offered feedback from the next generation of what they ’ d like to see in their community ’ s future . “ What they took from those trips was they love Palm Coast , the trails , the beach but we don ’ t have that one place that makes you Walker Douglas feel like where am I going to go to see what ’ s going on , to see people , and enjoy myself . We don ’ t have that downtown ,” said Douglas .
All along , leaders have kept an underlying mission in mind – to create opportunity in the City of Palm Coast and Flagler County that would allow future generations to stay local with housing , workforce opportunities and a quality of life second to none , and the developers of Town Center are taking all of it into account .
“ The team that I liked the most were these girls who designed a coffee shop that hinged on the area ’ s history . And so those girls came up with “ Henry ’ s Café ” and it was a Henry Flagler-themed coffee shop . There were other cool proposals but to me that was it . They honed in on exactly what needed to happen which was ‘ what is our sense of identity , a little taste of history and what gets people together – a cup of coffee ’,” shared Douglas .
“ The one that won was basically MedNexus . A program with a campus with certification processes that you go through as an adult that ’ s an alternative to college or if you ’ re in your late 20s or 30s and want to do a career pivot , you go here and get certified and then get teed up with a business .”