ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
A SALUTE TO SERVICE PAGE 11A
VOLUME 12, NO. 11
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Volusia seeks to amend Live Local Act
Volusia County lobbies to change affordable housing law that allows maximum-density apartments. PAGE 9A
Planning Board: Strike the zoning Ormond Beach’s heavy industrial district one step closer to deletion. PAGE 2A
Service embraced Pine Trail Elementary holds special program for about 60 veterans. PAGE 1B
INSIDE $4.5M NEEDED
Volusia seeks state funding to relocate fuel farm project. PAGE 9A
VCS DENIED
County Council turns down request to fund seven more school resource deputies. PAGE 14A
BUCS CRUSH
Mainland advances to second round of the playoffs. PAGE 6B
SONGS OF PRAYER
Chabad of Greater Daytona Beach hosts prayer event in support of Israel. PAGE 12A
BRIEFS USDA awards $25 million for Lake to Lagoon Program The Lake to Lagoon regional conservation partnership program, which includes Volusia County as a key member, has been awarded $25 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conserve sensitive agricultural lands and implement conservation and land management activities that will bolster climate resiliency. The Lake to Lagoon area includes the low-lying counties of Volusia, Lake and Flagler, which are home to more than a million residents and a diversity of wildlife, wildlands, rural farms, and timberlands. The Alachua Conservation Trust leads the Lake to Lagoon program in collaboration with Volusia County and Stetson University’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience. Volusia County is the largest contributor to the program, having provided $20 million in matching funds through the voter-approved Volusia Forever program. The program will begin in 2024 and run through 2029.
Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Veteran John Kirkman and his great-grandson Trace Dean embrace during Pine Trail Elementary’s Veterans Day program on Thursday, Nov. 9.
Honoring their legacy
Ormond Memorial Art Museum holds its annual Veterans Day tribute. PAGE 3A
Kava cravings Kava Culture opens location in Ormond Beach.
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INDEX
Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 3B Public Notices...........PAGE 10B Real Estate..................PAGE 7B
Tutoring initiative Photo by Alexis Miller
Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Higgins, U.S. Coast Guard Reserves Cmdr. Anita Williams, OMAM Board of Directors President Audrey Butler and Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington.
Food Brings Hope, Daytona State College and Volusia County Schools hold ribbon-cutting for Lemerand Center of Excellence.
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