The State vs. Home Rule

It's on the verge of becoming Florida's coastal civil war.

Cities against the State. Local commissioners against state legislators. Homesteaders against tourists. Neighbors against neighbors, or, shall we say full-time homeowners against vacation-rental homeowners, investors and big business.

More than 100 residents came ready to fight Saturday night — Saturday night, mind you! — over in Palm Coast. At a town hall meeting, residents unleashed their opposition to short-term vacation rentals on state Rep. Paul Renner.