Palm Coast has a government in transition.
Four of five members of the City Council will be new when they take office in November, with Theresa Carli Pontieri as the only remaining council member.
But before then, the existing council is vetting candidates to fill the last council vacancy in District 4 created by the August resignation of former council member Cathy Heighter.
Final decision by Oct. 1
On Tuesday, 10 applicants were interviewed at City Hall, with each providing a short introductory statement and answering questions from the panel, including what their political leanings were (prompted by Ed Danko), where they stood on the bond issue on the November ballot, and how they felt about commercial growth and potential tax increases…