ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 12, NO. 4
BUCS REACH 5-0 PAGE 4B THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
It’s unanimous: Plan is ‘incompatible’ Density, traffic concerns and incompatible lot sizes with Tomoka Oaks were among the reasons cited for Planning board’s denial of Tomoka Reserve. JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
The Tomoka Reserve development will be reviewed by the Ormond Beach City Commission on Tuesday, Nov. 7 — and it will arrive with a unanimous recommendation to deny by the Planning Board. The advisory board reached a decision on the development at the third hearing held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Calvary Christian Church. Board members echoed the same concerns they had voiced at prior meetings regarding the development of the Tomoka Oaks golf course: The proposed 272-home development’s
Fuel to the fire
SEE TOMOKA PAGE 4A
Modernizing US 1/I-95 State funds $340 million U.S. 1 and I-95 Interchange redesign project. PAGE 5A INSIDE
Ormond Beach won’t provide utilities — or annexation — to Belvedere Terminals’ proposed fuel farm. PAGE 3A
AIRPORT BOUNDARY
City to bid out obstruction survey; citizens voice concerns about engineering firm. PAGE 2A
TIME FOR A ROAST
Steel Oak Coffee celebrates its grand opening. PAGE 14A
GIVEBACKS
Program aims to raise $100,000 for local schools in partnership with Ormond Beach restaurants. PAGE 11A
Gary Heston holds up a sign protesting the fuel farm at the base of the Granada Bridge on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Photo by Jarleene Almenas
FOUND FAMILY
Ormond Beach woman discovers new brother after 70 years thanks to 23andMe. PAGE 13A
BUON APPETITO
Italian restaurant Don Giovanni to open soon in Ormond Beach. PAGE 14A
TURTLE TRACKS Total nests: 1,514 New nests: 0 Hatched eggs: 70.9K Green nests: 259 Loggerhead nests: 1.2K Leatherback nests: 4 Kemp's Ridley nests:4 Nests in Ormond: 173 Nests in Ormond-by-the-Sea: 531
Seabreeze wins in sea breeze Seabreeze boys cross country runner Hunter Shuler places first, while teammate Riley Hale and Buccaneer Kiera Williams tie for first at the annual Seabreeze beach run meet. PAGE 5B
Have a HRT Halifax Repertory Theatre to host “I HRT Broadway” show in Daytona.
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INDEX
Business....................PAGE 14A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices............ PAGE 8B Real Estate..................PAGE 7B Sports......................... PAGE 4B
Collectors unite Photo by Michele Meyers
Cross country runners Sandcrab Riley Hale and Buccaneer Kiera Williams charge the finish line in the rain and tie for first at the beach run in Ormond Beach.
Ormond Beach Historical Society holds new event.
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