Recreational interest continue to be a prime mover of the developer and in 1986, the Palm Coast Players Club opened on Palm Coast Parkway east. The project is a 16 court all surface tennis complex. During the same year, the community experienced an economic boost with the construction of the Federal Aviation Administration Management Training School. As ICDC continued its development plan, Palm Coast was linked to The Hammock area of Flagler County with the opening, in 1988, of a high rise bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. The toll bridge provides quick access to beaches for Palm Coast residents and shorter shopping trips for Hammock residents.
Shopping centers continue to spring up in the development.
During 1988, two additional phases of the St. Joe Plaza were completed. As a result of the growing population, the Flagler County Commission, which also sits as the Palm Coast Service District, approved construction of a second fire station for the development. The new station on Belle Terre Parkway is expected to open by the summer and will replace the current fire station on Palm Coast Parkway as the main station. Another major progress milestone was the completed construction and opening of a new post office on Pine Cone Drive off Palm Coast Parkway in the Fall of 1988. The formerly contracted post office in the Palm Harbor Shopping Center was closed in late 1988 to coincide with the opening of the new facility.