Flagler County officials, the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners and Flagler County staff are mourning the death of Commissioner Frank Meeker.
“It is with great sadness that we deliver to you today the heartbreaking news of the passing of our Commissioner Frank Meeker,” County Administrator Craig Coffey told staff. “We were informed that he died early this morning surrounded by his family.”
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Meeker, 61, represented County Commission District 2, which includes the northern half of Palm Coast north of Palm Coast Parkway and the coastline north of Beverly Beach to the St. Johns County line. He was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2012, but it wasn’t his first political foray as he was elected to the Palm Coast City Council 2007 – resigning only to run for the county position. He was re-elected to the County Commission in 2014.
“Commissioner Meeker has always been advocate for the environment, and we were very fortunate to have him watching out for the best interest of Flagler County,” said Commission Chair Barbara Revels. “He fought for the things he was passionate about, like getting a $500,000 grant for the Malacompra Basin Water Quality Enhancement Project.”
Meeker, who held a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences and Masters of Science degree in Coastal Resources, created Sea Turtle Protection Guidelines for Flagler County that included a resolution approved unanimously by the County Commission in October 2015.
“This topic is very near and dear to me,” Meeker said in May to a group of residents and officials at the Hammock Beach Resort. “I felt I had to address this after getting the Manatee Protection Plan back on track. They (sea turtles) are defenseless and the life of a sea turtle is a rough one.”
Meeker lived most of his adult life in Flagler County, working for the ITT Community Development Corporation, specializing in environmental issues, and later for the St. Johns Water Management District.
“He loved his city and he loved his county, but he loved his family most,” Revels said. “He was a great family man and he will be greatly missed.”