OBO 08 15 19

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VOLUME 7, NO. 48

Downtown decisions Master plan update prioritizes Granada bridge, parks and sense of community. PAGE 3

City OK’s a straw ban with no teeth

We’re back!

Osceola Elementary welcomes students on first day of school. 11

The ban is ‘educational’; violators won’t be punished. PAGE 4 INSIDE CITY WATCH: TOWER ISSUES

City water tower’s rust leaves the commission with a $30,000 decision to make. PAGE 2

OFFICE HOURS: GUN CONTROL

Ormond Beach residents team up for gun control advocacy during Rubio’s office hour service. PAGE 7

Wawa wants electronic sign for gas prices

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Osceola Elementary Students Jane Betar, Caylee Little, Madalyne Collins, Natalee Collins and Liv Fetters hold up classroom supplies during the first day of school on Monday Aug. 12.

When a historic building falls into disrepair PAGE 5

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Signs could be allowed in the city on case-by-case basis, attorney says. WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Owners of the Wawa that’s being constructed at the Granada Pointe development want to be able to have the gasoline prices on its sign lit up, and the decision is up to the City Commission. They will vote on Sept. 18 and Oct. 1. SEE WAWA PAGE 8

Cutting edge Cardiologist performs first procedure of its kind in Volusia. The interior of the John Anderson Cabin shows severe damage.

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