ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 7, NO. 20
Post wants county apology
FREE
•
MAINLAND SOARS 9 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
Cost of recycling Ormond Beach considers cutting glass from recycling in wake of China trouble. PAGE 3
County Councilwoman Heather Post wants an apology from the county for breaching an employment settlement agreement she got as a deputy in 2011.
PAGES 4-5 INSIDE HALF-CENT SALES TAX
Ormond to pay its share to run the countywide special election. City Commissioner Rob Littleton to encourage people to vote no. PAGE 5
NEW SEABREEZE FOOTBALL COACH
Pat Brown was the defensive coordinator for the Green Wave the past two seasons. PAGE 10
NEW BOARD DOWNTOWN
Ormond Beach will soon have another advisory board as the city works to install a 15-person Downtown Steering Committee to help develop an updated downtown master plan for 2019. PAGE 2
UPDATE CANDO 2 NO LONGER A PAC
The final Treasurer’s Report for the CANDO2 Political Committee has been filed, effectively dissolving it, according to an email from co-founders Ken and Julie Sipes. CANDO2 is continuing as a Citizens Engagement Group, as it had started out. Website: https:// www.candotwo.org/ Facebook: CANDO 2 Ormond
1, 2, skip a few, 99, 100! Photos by Jarleene Almenas
Kayden Larwa and Tristyn Aitken show off their 100-Fruit Loop necklaces during Osceola Elementary kindergarten’s 100th school day celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 29. READ MORE ON PAGE 6
ONLINE
It ain’t easy being green PAGE 11
Dogapalooza
Photo by Jarleene Almenas
‘Shrek: The Musical,” starring Michael Huth, was performed by Seabreeze High School on Jan. 25.
Ormond Memorial Art Museum brought costumed fourlegged visitors from across Volusia to its gardens during the fifth-annual Dogapalooza on Saturday, Jan. 26. See photos on ormondbeachobserver.com.