Palm Coast City Council District 4 · Nov 3, 2026
Darlene Shelley
Candidate for City Council District 4
Darlene Shelley is running for Palm Coast City Council District 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Dylana "Dee" Galery.
Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayFormer operations manager at a major corporation and Palm Coast resident for 14 years. She previously managed her family's florist and garden center business for 10 years.
- Campaign website
- darleneforpalmcoast.com
Antonio "Tony" Amaral Jr. led the District 2 primary with 45.00%, ahead of Jeani Duarte at 30.17%; Darlene Shelley led District 4 with 32.06%, ahead of Dylana "Dee" Galery at 26.94%. AskFlagler · Aug 26, 2026
Where Darlene Shelley stands: positions on the record
Growth1 sourced position
Said infrastructure, compatibility, public benefit and concurrency should be met before development proposals are approved.
“Overdevelopment- My solution- Demand infrastructure, compatibility, public benefit, and concurrency are met before approving development proposals.”
Own statementNews4JAX · Jul 31, 2026
Westward expansion1 sourced position
Said the westward expansion should be on the back burner until existing city problems are fixed.
“Westward expansion should be on the back burner until we can fix what’s wrong with Palm Coast 1.0.”
Own statementFlaglerLive
Utility rates1 sourced position
Said of the utility bond that the city did not have a choice because developers had not paid their fair share for years.
“We didn’t have a choice because for years the developers weren’t paying their fair share.”
Own statementFlaglerLive
New revenue1 sourced position
Said she would consider a utility franchise fee or public service tax for new businesses if Amendment 3 leaves a shortfall, but not more burden on residents.
“I would consider them for new businesses. Would not want to put any more burden on the residents.”
Own statementFlaglerLive
Sales tax1 sourced position
Said she would not favor raising the county sales tax.
“I would not be in favor of raising the sales tax.”
Own statementFlaglerLive
Amendment 31 sourced position
Said she would vote for Amendment 3, the homestead exemption increase.
“Personally, I would vote for it because I don’t believe in paying a lot of taxes.”
Own statementFlaglerLive
Data centers1 sourced position
Said council members should say no to development that would harm residents through higher electric bills or water use the city lacks capacity for.
“Sometimes it just has to be a no, that no, we don’t have the capacity to do that.”
Own statementFlaglerLive
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