OBO 102022

Who’s on the ballot on Nov. 8?

Debris deadline

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Seabreeze wins homecoming game against Pine Ridge Panthers

BUCS WIN BIG

CHIM-CHIM-CHER-EE

TRUNK OR TREAT

Volusia County earns finance award

The Government Finance Officers Association recently named Volu sia County as a 2020 Triple Crown Winner for meeting high standards. Only 316 other government agencies received this prestigious honor, ac cording to a county news release. This designation recognizes governments that have received the association’s certificate of achieve ment for excellence in financial reporting, popular annual financial reporting award and distinguished budget presentation award during a single fiscal year.

Human dengue virus case confirmed

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County remains under a mosquito-borne illness alert due to the identification of a locallyacquired case of dengue in a Volusia County resident. The locally ac quired case was linked to household individuals with recent travel to a dengue-endemic area.

Dengue is a virus spread through mosquito bites. It can present as a severe flu-like illness with severe muscle aches and pain, fever and sometimes a rash.

Damaged dunes

Hooked on fishin’

Leading lady

Finley Harris presents Seabreeze homecoming queen Marin Houck with her crown as dad and Seabreeze principal Tucker Harris and Seabreeze kin Cole Long watch.

Photo by Michele Meyers

A fallen sand fence lays on the beach after Hurricane Ian.

Volusia

assessing coastal

Becky Parker named Ormond Main Street’s new executive director

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Ormond

City: Debris to be collected by Nov. 23

Leisure services fees increased

The City Commission voted 4-1 to approve a 3% rate increase for its Leisure Services fee. City Commissioner Rob Littleton voted against.

BY THE NUMBERS

$1.065

million in hurricane dam ages estimated to be sustained by the city.

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Firefighters union contract OK’d

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the City Commission unanimously approved via its consent agenda a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the Ormond Beach Firefighters’ Association Local 3499, which includes a wage increases totaling $500,000 for the city’s firefighters.

The new contract with the firefighters’ union had been in negotiations since February, and will remain in effect until Sept. 30, 2025.

The contract calls for $270,000 for wage increases in fiscal year 2022-2023, as well as subsequent allocations of $110,000 and $100,000 in fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, respectively.

This breaks down to firefighters receiving a $1.53 an hour increase, or 8% increase, in this fiscal year. More pay increases, varying between 2% and 3.5%, are outlined in the agreement for the next two fiscal years.

In addition, the contract increases the incentive pay for firefighters certified to perform advanced life support from $5,000 to $8,000 per year.

How long will it take for all of the city’s debris to be collected? The city is aiming for Nov. 23 — 50 days since collections began.

“We want to get this wrapped up with this first pass before Thanks giving and get everybody’s lives back to normal,” said Ormond Beach Public Works Director Shawn Finley during the commission meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Debris collection by the city’s hauler, Crowder Gulf, began on Oct. 5. As of Monday, Oct. 17, a total of 31,913 cubic yards of debris had been collected, and the city estimates there’s about 200,000 cubic yards of debris in total to collect.

Monday marked the highest vol ume of debris collected in the city — 4,760 cubic yards. This equates about 330 dump trucks worth of

debris, Finley said.

The city is continuing its efforts to add more trucks, he added.

“One of the challenges we’ve had with this process is, unlike a lot of other hurricanes that hit Volusia and Flagler, Lee and Collier counties, this hurricane hit the entire state,” Finley said. “There’s a callout for trucks all over.”

According to a daily debris report provided to the city, Crowder Gulf has collected 607 loads. Eight trucks had been operating daily (save for Oct. 14 where seven trucks operat ed), and on Monday, they increased to 14.

It took 95 days to collect all debris in the city after Hurricane Matthew. For Irma, it took 73.

Finley estimates that, once all debris is picked up, the debris will

be enough to fill the Jackie Robinson Ballpark at a height of 27.5 feet.

“We’re out there, we’re doing our best,” Finley said. “It’s a process and we really appreciate everybody’s patience and cooperation.”

An extra day of yard waste col lection was added on Saturday last week and Finley foresees the same being done this week to help with bagged debris. Mayor Bill Partington thanked Finley for the update, saying that he is aware residents have begun calling with concerns.

“We’re ahead of where we’ve been with any other cleanup, which doesn’t make much difference to somebody if they’re staring at a pile every day they get up, but we will get there,” Partington said.

$110K in damages at Bailey River Bridge Gardens

$500K in damages at Andy Ro mano Beachfront park

$25K in damages at Andy Ro mano Beachfront park

$100K in damages at The Case ments

$150K in damages at the PACE Center for girls, a cityowned building

$205K in miscellaneous dam ages, such as $25,000 for the Floating dock at Central Park and $75$ for a ramp at Fortunato Park

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

The city aims for all debris to be collected by Nov. 23.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Email Senior Editor Jarleene Almenas at Jarleene@ ormondbeachobserver.

“By putting homes here, where the city services are already available, we eliminate sprawl — we reduce sprawl going out further west or north. ... It’s really smart growth.”

City Commissioner Dwight Selby on Tattersall vote. See Page 13A

State of our dunes

Volusia is still assessing coastal damage after Ian

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Dunes change.

They erode. They get new sand deposits. That’s the course of nature.

When a storm hits, dunes are the first line of defense between the bat tering ocean waves and man-made infrastructure, and inevitably, take on damage as a result. Hurricane Ian was no exception, causing what county officials have reported as “significant and widespread” dam age to Volusia’s coast.

As Melissa Lammers, a local envi ronmentalist, walked the stretch of beach near her Ormond-by-the-Sea home following the storm, she was shocked. The dunes that had slowly been coming back since Hurricane Matthew were now sharp cliffs, exposed saw palmetto roots splayed out for beachgoers to see. Much of the dune vegetation was gone.

“I have never seen the beach erod ed like this,” Lammers said. “The Saturday morning tide and the Sun day morning tides came right up to the cliff. The high tides came right up to the edge.”

Lammers is dedicated to advocat ing for the protection of the coastal environment. She serves on many boards and committees: She’s vice chair of the ECHO Volusia Forever Alliance, and a member of the Volusia County’s Environmental and Nautral Resources Committee, the League of Women Voters Natural Resources Committee, the Halifax River Audu bon, the Environmental Council of Volusia and Flagler Counties and the Pawpaw Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. She also runs a Facebook group called North Penin sula Preservation, where she works to educate people on the nature and

history of Ormond-by-the-Sea. Her family moved to Ormond-by-theSea in 1965.

So Lammers certainly knows her dunes, and her beach — knows them enough to point out where the dunes used to rest pre-storm, and how the eroded sand has exposed pilings from old walkovers near her home.

“We had Matthew, then we had a nor’easter, then we had Irma,” recalled Lammers as she recently walked on the beach at low tide. “So that was three really big assaults on the beach erosion.”

VOLUSIA ASSESSES DAMAGE

Since the storm, Volusia County has reported that the coastal damage it sustained is more significant than the damage sustained during Hurri cane Matthew. How significant? The county is still working to determine that.

“Due to the widespread extent of the coastal damage we sustained, we are still in the assessment phases to accurately account for what assets can be repaired versus what must be completely rebuilt,” the county said in a statement. “For example, we have 140 County walkovers and 90 of them were damaged or destroyed completely.”

Because the county is still assess ing damage, the statement added that the county cannot speak to estimated cost repairs. It is collabo rating with FEMA, the Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure replacements and repairs are done in accordance to federal, state and local regulations, as well as to maximize reimbursement.

Ben Bartlett, Volusia County pub lic works director, said that DEP is in charge of all the permitting associ

‘We need your help’

Officials seek DeSantis’ support for dune projects as governor tours Flagler Beach.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Gov. Ron DeSantis toured Flagler Beach’s eroded coast and viewed the city’s storm-shortened pier early Sunday, Oct. 16, as he visited to assess Hurricane Ian’s impacts.

Flagler County officials told the governor that the county has lost about half a million cubic yards of sand, which will cost around $35-40 million to restore.

“We need your help,” County Engineer Faith Alkhatib told him. “Without the dunes, there’s no pro tection.”

Dunes shelter coastal buildings and infrastructure from storm surge, and the county is working with state and federal agencies on projects to add additional sand to the beach.

DeSantis said that the city could look into the Resilient Florida grant program for its coastline problems.

“It seems like this part of the state … gets more erosion than some of the others,” DeSantis said.

The governor — along with FEMA Region 4 Administrator Gracia Szc

zech, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guth rie, and State Rep. Paul Renner — met with Flagler County commis sioners, Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord, members of the Flagler Beach City Commission and select county staff members during DeSantis’ hour-long visit.

He listened to reports from Alkhatib, Lord and Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson, toured the pier out as far as the por tion that’s cordoned off for repairs, then viewed damage in Painters Hill.

Alkhatib told DeSantis that since State Road A1A in Flagler County is designated as a scenic highway, the devastation of the dunes impacts not only residents’ safety, but also the tourism income that supports the small businesses lining the beach.

She asked the governor for help funding a beach renourishment effort and potentially lowering the amount the county would have to pay to match grant money for the program. The current requirement is 50%, she said.

“If you could reduce the 50% local match or waive it, it would help,” Alkhatib said.

Whitson told the governor that the city’s wood pier is now, post-Ian, around 400 feet in length — half of its pre-Matthew 800 feet.

Flagler Beach received $10 million

ated with beach repairs, including sea walls. Temporary repairs have been delegated to the county, but the scope is very narrow.

“Anything that they consider per manent, such as a deeper sheet pile wall with a proper cap on top, tie backs, large rock, boulders, coqui na rock ... still has to be permitted through the DEP,” he said.

Bartlett said that most of the stretch of A1A that is county-main tained has homes and a substan tial dune system between it and the ocean, so the county wasn’t antici pating any significant damage to the road like what occurred in Flagler Beach after Hurricane Matthew, where a stretch of A1A was washed away in the storm. But the county wasn’t expecting the damage it did sustain to its sea walls and dune because Ian wasn’t a direct hit.

“I think this was just a situation where the wind direction caused that surf to come in at a certain angle and build up to a certain point where it got over those sea walls and got behind them, and started washing them out,” Bartlett said.

FLAGLER’S DUNES Flagler’s coastal restoration since Hurricane Matthew has been com plicated. Hurricane Ian’s impact didn’t help.

Part of the Flagler Beach pier washed away. All beach walkovers were damaged. Dunes eroded.

In late August, the Army Corps of Engineers had announced that a beach renourishment project along a 2.6-mile stretch of Flagler Beach — from the north side of South 6th Street to the south side of South 28th Street — was slated to begin in June 2023, requiring twice as much sand as the Corps previously anticipat

ed. The county was still working to secure the final easements required for the project to proceed.

It’s a project several years in the making. In 2020, the Corps was ready to move forward with the project, but the county had still not yet gotten all 141 beachfront property owners to sign easements that would let work ers access the dunes. To date, one owner has yet to grant access.

On Sunday, Oct. 9, Corps Brigadier Gen. Daniel H. Hibner and engineers surveyed the beach erosion in Flagler County.

“Despite all the damage suffered in other areas in Florida and the fact that the people in those areas truly need our help and attention, we are not losing sight of what has happened here in Flagler County,” Hibner said at the end of the tour, according to a Flagler County news release. “There is importance in get ting this project completed here, and we are going to get it done as quickly as possible.”

Flagler County additionally reported last week that the Flori da Department of Transportation would soon begin a two-week rock revetment project along some criti cally-eroded segments of the shore line along A1A between South 9th Street and South 23rd Street. FDOT will install coquina rock to match pre-storm conditions as part of the recovery from Ian, the news release stated.

Gov. Ron DeSantis toured Flagler’s coast on Sunday, Oct. 16, as officials informed him that the county lost about 500,000 cubic yards of sand, estimated to cost between $35 mil lion and $40 million to restore.

County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said to the governor that the major ity of the county’s dunes on 18 miles

if FEMA will fund a cement pier, or require that the new pier be built to match the condition of the existing wood pier before Hurricane Mat thew.

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie John ston said it’s important is to start the Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment project.

Hurricane Ian, she said, has left Flagler Beach and A1A “extremely vulnerable.”

Renner, speaker-elect of theFlor ida House, said the county needs to be proactive about the damage to the dunes and move to becoming a state-managed beach program — and quickly.

The state could then help the county fund the expensive renour ishment project, he said. The first step, Renner said, is dealing with the the single property owner who is refusing to sign an access easement that the Army Corps of Engineers needs in order to begin the work.

"I have never seen the beach eroded like this.

The Saturday morning tide and the Sunday morning tides came right up to the cliff.

The high tides came right up to the edge."

Melissa Lammers, Ormond-by-the-Sea resident and local environmentalist

of coastline had been “completely destroyed.”

“Many of our residents do not have any flooding protections for their homes against any future storms,” Alkhatib said. “We don’t have any flooding protections for the infrastructure, too, for our local roadways. We also do not have pro tections for A1A, which is a desig nated scenic highway.”

FUTURE DUNE RESTORATION Beach renourishment is an option Volusia County is looking at. Bartlett said that once the county does an in-depth analysis of where the sand came and went, the county can approach the Corps for a project to focus on some of the critical areas.

It comes down to funding, he add ed. The Corps is doing a survey of the damage, but it’s not a quick process.

Renourishment projects have been tried in the past in Volusia County, but not on a regular basis. Given enough time, some dunes will be replenished naturally, but there are things the county can do to aid that restoration, Bartlett said.

“Some of those dunes you want to get back, because the dunes are the protection,” he said. “We heard about what happened in Flagler. The dunes are the protection for those structures on the western side of the dunes, so there’s prob ably some areas that will need some help. There’s probably some areas that will come back on their own.”

Lammers is uncertain about the future. The question on her mind is, “Will Volusia’s beaches and dune structures have enough time and material to restore themselves before armoring the coast — building sea walls — becomes necessary?”

With A1A’s proximity to the beach in Ormond-by-the-Sea, and increased use of beaches — including people parking at the edge of dunes, or sometimes walking over them — dune vegetation has been impacted and is therefore less able to protect the dunes.

Lammers said it is time for the governmental entities with jurisdic tion over the dunes to work together to strengthen them.

“The beach was starting to look good again,” Lammers said. “It wasn’t at all what it historically has been, but you could see that it was healing. We were getting the slope back. And now, if you asked me, this is Flagler Beach in the making.”

ure on the economic impact of the damage, he said.

“We haven’t done that analysis yet, but we know it’s heavy,” Whit son said.

Whitson told the governor that Flagler Beach sees 700,000800,000 visitors each year.

Their pier alone has had visitors from every state in the union and countries around the world: From July 25, 2021, to June 2022, the pier saw 80,000 visitors, not including local fishermen, Whitson said.

The county, and especially the coastline municipalities, is tourism dependent, Renner said.

“If we lose our beach, we lose our draw,” Renner said. “It’s an impor tant priority that I’m going to keep an eye on.”

dollars to fix the pier after Hurri cane Matthew in 2016. But, because of inflation and further damage from Ian, fully restoring the pier would now cost between $15 and $18 mil lion, Whitson said.

The city wants to build a new pier with cement, which would make it more resilient in further storms, in time for the centennial in 2025, Whitson said.

But because of restrictions on how the county can use FEMA money, it’s not clear to the city government

“This is a legitimate need for our entire community,” Renner said, “So to have one guy being a hold out when his home is not being taken, his access to the beach is not being taken — we’re at a point where we need to move forward with eminent domain or whatever is required to get that project moving forward.”

(The remaining holdout is in fact a woman, not a man.)

Touring the pier with the gover nor, Whitson said the city is “out of bullets” as far as the dunes are con cerned.

The city doesn’t have an exact fig

After the tour, the group went to Painters Hill, where resident and Planning Board member Mark Lang ello showed the damage his property had sustained, according to a press release from the Flagler County gov ernment.

County Administrator Heidi Petito said in the news release that county government staff had been “elated” to hear that DeSantis would be visit ing.

“We could use assistance from the state to fast-track seawall permitting in this area, which suffered a lot of damage,” she said. “This visit gives him a better understanding of what our residents are dealing with in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and con tinued vulnerability for upcoming nor’easters.”

Photo courtesy of Jessamyn Almenas

Hurricane Ian significantly eroded dunes in Ormond-by-the-Sea. Pictured is the area around the 2400 block of Ocean Shore Boulevard.

Photo by Sierra Williams

County engineer Faith Alkhatib, right, shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, damage to the Flagler Beach pier and beach.

‘Loopers’ wins bid to replace Green Lion

These renovations, plus the listed expected costs for new equipment, furnishings and tableware, are expected to cost Loopers a total of $121,000.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Green Lion Cafe is now likely to become “Loopers,” a new restaurant with new owners. The owners of the proposed Loopers restaurant also own the Beach Front Grille in Flagler Beach on State Road A1A.

Jamie Bourdeau and Dudley Shaw, the co-owners of Beach Front Grille, submitted one of the two bids the city of Palm Coast received to replace The Green Lion at the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club concession.

Palm Coast city spokeswoman Brit tany Kershaw confirmed that the city has offered a letter of intent for Loopers.

Beach Front Grille is a casual sports bar restaurant featuring American fare. Loopers, to be established this year, will also feature dishes influ ence by “American cuisine and fam ily recipes,” and will serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and specialty cock tails, according to the bid proposal.

The proposal also indicated that Bourdeau and Shaw want to offer beverage cart attendants for players on the course, and food and drink specials for major sporting events.

“The goal of this proposal is to be the restaurant and bar of choice for all golfers and their guests, as well as to impress outsiders invited to experience the Palm Harbor Golf community,” the proposal submit ted for the Loopers bid states. “The success of the restaurant will center on our proposed innovations and the approaches we will take to attract new golfers and/or patrons.”

The restaurant would seat 88, approximately 40 inside and 48 outside, according to the proposal.

Bourdeau and Shaw also outlined plans to move the bar to face the driv ing range and add seats and a com munity table, at an estimated cost of $65,000 and with city approval, once the lease is signed.

Lunch and breakfast will have grab-and-go items for golfers rush ing out to the green. The proposed breakfast menu has breakfast sand wiches at $5.25, and classic breakfast dishes like eggs Benedict ($12.49).

Lunch will have daily sandwich specials and weekly specials, with a mixture of sandwiches and wraps priced from $10.99 to $14.99. Dinner will also have weekly specials, served with soup or salad and a side. There are six dinner entree options pro posed, ranging from $18 to $27 — a half or full rack of ribs, a gluten-free Cajun chicken dinner, chef’s salmon, scallop gruyere, crab stuffed had dock and rib eye steak.

Loopers will also serve appetizers ranging from $5 to $16, soups, sal ads, wings, a kids menu and special ty cocktails. The cocktails listed on the proposed menu are priced from $9 to $11. The proposal mentioned Loopers will host a happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with “discounted house cocktails, domestic beers, and half-off appetizers.”

“The mission and objective of the operation is to bring together a casu al atmosphere enhanced by a golf course location that will appeal to residents and visitors,” the proposal reads. “The key to success will be the quality in our products, unmatched service, and relaxing atmosphere.”

The proposal also included sell ing merchandise items like T-shirts, ball caps, tumblers and koozies for bottles or cans.

Loopers will also offer catering. Catering to other locations will have several options to choose from: pick ing up the order, having the order dropped off, buffet display set up or full-service catering.

The bidding for the concession at the Palm Harbor Golf Course opened Aug. 24. It had to be extended when only one applicant applied for the bid, and it closed Sept. 29 with two bids: Loopers, and Thai & I Flagler, a Thai cuisine restaurant.

Aside from the owners, the staff ing requirements list 32 employees for the restaurant, including eight servers and four bartenders.

The Green Lion Cafe will be clos ing after a contentious year of nego tiations between the owners and the Palm Coast City Council. The restaurant had been under a $600 monthly lease for years, with the city paying the utilities, tied in with the golf course’s utilities.

The cost of the lease was brought before City Council last Febru ary when the owners indicated they wished to renew, and snowballed over the summer into a heated back-andforth between council members and the cafe owners, the Marlow family.

The Marlow family, which also owns the Golden Lion Cafe in Fla gler Beach, spent thousands of dol lars building the Green Lion into the highly popular restaurant it has become since 2017. The Green Lion was ranked the top restaurant in Palm Coast on TripAdvisor in 2022.

In February, the Palm Coast City Council considered opening up the location straight to bidding, but, after dozens of residents showed up to protest, redirected to negotiating the rent amount and utilities costs. Those negotiations broke down in July when the council and the Mar lows couldn’t reach an agreement.

The Green Lion Cafe has until Jan. 15 to leave the facility, and a new lease with the new restaurant will begin Feb. 1, 2023.

Scenic Cove development on A1A earns county’s approval

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Flagler County Commission approved two requests for a devel opment just south of Marineland on U.S. Highway A1A in a 5-0 vote on Monday, Oct. 17, to the concern of local residents.

Initially, the Scenic Cove devel opment’s second agenda item drew questions from several commission ers, mainly Greg Hansen and Andy Dance. Hansen, Dance and Com missioner Donald O’Brien spent two hours going over the language and design in the requests. Several residents showed up in protest.

The items were eventually approved, with amendments limit ing the development’s number of docks and pathways going to the Intracoastal Waterway, adding a 5-foot setback from the drainage easement and requiring a tree survey before the land is cleared.

“This isn’t the final step,” Dance said to residents at the meeting.

“This is approving the PUD, and the language that’s in there. They’re going to come back with a more detailed PUD design document.”

The land-use changed from mixed-use low-density to low density single-family residential, according to documents from the meeting. That part of the application didn’t draw opposition.

Resident concerns revolved around the rezoning to a planned unit development, or PUD. The PUD design outlines 50-foot lots with a 15-foot drainage easement in the back of each lot. Language in the PUD also allows four lots near the Intracoastal to each create their own pathway through the preserved native vegetation tract to the water.

“We’re held hostage by the lan guage in the PUD,” Dance said. While the applicant is following requirements from Scenic A1A Pride — preserving a tract of live sand oak trees, replacing 40% of lost trees, including beach access easements for residents — residents are con cerned about other issues, includ ing traffic, water runoff, density and losing natural vegetation.

The added traffic on A1A, an important evacuation route, par ticularly worried some in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

“If we have a storm now, or hur ricanes, it’s a difficult time just to get there and get across the bridges as it is now,” said Robert Matthews, a Beachside Drive resident.

Clint Smith of Clint Smith Con sulting, LLC, representing the appli cant, said those details are typically answer after PUD zoning is approved.

“At this level right now, without knowing if we even have a project or not, we’re not going to spend the money,” Smith said.

WEXFORD COVE

The Board of County Com missioners also unanimously approved two requests for a development called Wexford Cove in the south of Flagler County. Wexford Cove is shared between Volusia County and Flagler, and Volusia County Utilities will provide water and sewer service.

Wexford Cove will be lo cated just south of Palm Coast, between Old Kings Road South and Interstate 95, near Eagle Lake Drive. It will be an 81-unit single-family home develop ment.

The applicant requested and received a site development plan review and a preliminary plat approval for the develop ment plan.

The restaurant will be run by the owners of the Beach Front Grille.

Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast The city of Palm Coast listed Loopers as the next concession at the Palm Harbor Golf Club.

The development was approved for a land-use and rezoning request for a planned unit development.

Diploma optional for school bus drivers

A skills assessment test will be an alternative for bus driver and driver aide candidates.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The idea of a school district hiring employees who do not have a high school diploma once seemed paradoxical to Flagler County School Board member Colleen Conklin.

Now, Conklin and the rest of the board understand the need to have an alternative for certain positions.

At its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the board unani mously agreed to update the job descriptions for bus driv ers and bus driver aides.

Bob Ouellette, the school district’s chief human resources officer, present ed the board with new job descriptions that add an option for those who can’t present a diploma or GED to demonstrate the ability to read and write by completing a basic skills assessment test set forth by the district.

Noting that there is a criti cal need to hire bus driv ers right now, Ouellette said many driver and driver-aide candidates have trouble pro ducing their diplomas.

“We have a lot of secondcareer folks and immigrants who are having a hard time proving their graduation doc umentation,” he said. “Over the past month, eight folks couldn’t produce it because their high school records don’t exist or they come from other countries (where they can’t produce the documents).”

With the board’s approv al, the district will create an entry-level skills test that will

ILA GETS FINAL APPROVAL

The interlocal agree ment with the School Board, the County Commission and the municipalities of Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach passed its final hurdle on Oct. 18, as the School Board unanimously approved the ILA.

The agreement, which was approved on Sept. 8 by the ILA oversight committee, has since been passed by the commission and each of the municipalities.

The major piece of the agreement is the timeline for the school district’s proportionate share mitigation agree ments with developers.

focus on the skills they would need to be successful in their job, Oellette said.

Board member Cheryl Mas saro thanked Ouellette for “thinking outside of the box.”

“I’m delighted to see this small change which will have great effect,” she said. “Many of these drivers have (com mercial driver’s licenses) and have been driving a long time, and this one hiccup keeps them from driving here. It’s not that we’re putting people on the road who aren’t pre pared. They just don’t have the documents.”

Conklin said she was against replacing the diploma requirement when it original ly came up in a workshop, but she understands that attain ing proof of a diploma can sometimes be difficult.

“I realize that anyone who

comes from a second career, that would be a challenge,” she said.

The new job description for drivers says, “experience as a school bus driver or driver of other large vehicles (is) pre ferred.”

A bus driver training course is offered by the district’s transportation department.

FINAL MEETING FOR THREE BOARD MEMBERS

This was the final board meet ing for Board Chair Trevor Tucker and board members Janet McDonald and Jill Wool bright. The current board will have an agenda workshop Nov. 1, which will be its final meet ing before the Nov. 8 election.

Tucker suggested the workshop discussion include incoming board members Christy Chong and Sally Hunt as well as Courtney Vande Bunte and Will Furry, who are in a runoff for the District 2 seat. The other board mem bers agreed.

Conklin said that while the workshop will be a time to celebrate the outgoing board members, she wanted to devote her closing comments to honor them.

She said she enjoyed her conversations over the years with McDonald on child development and other sub jects and praised Tucker for having a “great sense of pull ing everybody together” and trying to keep a lid on district expenses.

“We tease you a lot for it, but you always watch the bottom line, and we appreciate that,” she said.

Conklin said that while she and Woolbright have had their differences, “I always appre ciated you bringing a teacher’s perspective to the dais, and I want you to know that.”

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OCT. 4 GRAB AND GO 6:51 p.m. — 200 block of North Nova Road, Ormond Beach Larceny. Police responded to a local pizza shop after the owner reported the theft of two bottles of soda.

According to an incident report, the owner said that a boy wearing a black hoodie and black face mask walked into the shop and over to the coolers, where he grabbed two bottles of soda. When asked whether he was going to pay for them or not, the boy said, “I’m just going to take them,” and left the store.

Once outside, he ran north toward a community park. Employees tried to follow him, but the park was crowded, and they lost sight of him.

However, the boy did drop

OCT. 11

NO CATCH IN FISH CAMP BREAK-IN 9:24 a.m. — 3800 block of County Road 2006 West, Bunnell Commercial burglary. Some one bashed their way into the ranger station at the countyowned fish camp on Bull Creek, causing damage but stealing nothing.

A supervisor for the county’s parks department found the damage at about 9 a.m. Oct. 11, after noting that the ranger station’s door was ajar, according to a Sheriff’s Office deputy’s report.

The miscreant who’d broken in had busted one of the station’s windows, dam aged the window AC unit and knocked a fax machine to the floor.

Empty beverage cans were strewn on the grass around the station, according to the report.

Deputies are investigating.

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was walking to his motorcycle when he heard the sounds of a car crash nearby. He then saw an SUV appearing to be “executing donuts in the roadway” before turning toward city hall, according to the police report.

Once in the city hall parking lot, the SUV came around the corner on its two driver side tires with its driver, a 52-year-old man from Daytona Beach, hang ing out of the open car door. The officer shouted for him to stop, but the man, still hang ing out of the door, yelled

“OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH HOOOOO,” according to the officer’s account in the police report.

He then sped off, striking a parked car’s driver side mirror and jumping over two curbs and sidewalks before crashing into a tree line.

The officer arrived to the crash site to find the SUV empty, but still running.

Police were searching the scene and examining other vehicles in the parking lot for damage when the reporting officer found the man lying face down. The man was placed under arrest.

He said he had struck a stop sign when exiting the parking lot and had been try ing to get the sign “unstuck”

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FCSO awarded grant for drug abuse programs

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded an almost $1.3 million Depart ment of Justice grant to support a program address ing substance abuse and mental illness among Flagler County inmates.

The Flagler County DOJ Bu reau of Justice Assistance grant will be spread out over three years and will help the FCSO strengthen its SMART (Successful Mental Health and Addiction Re covery Treatment) Program, according to an FCSO news release.

“Many of the people who cycle in and out of there battle serious demons, which are often linked with drug ad diction,” said FCSO Court and Detention Services Chief Dan Engert. “This grant will help us help any inmate who wants to break the vicious cycle.”

The SMART program has been in place since March 2022. The DOJ money will allow the FCSO to add a clini cian for re-entry therapy, a peer specialist for coordina tion and an additional deten tion deputy who will focus on security during programs and release coordination. It will also fund efforts to help inmates find housing after release.

As part of the award, a three-person team of doctor al-level researchers from the University of North Florida and Clemson University will evaluate how FCSO uses the grant money.

Palm Coast Fire Department to host Hall of Terror

For the 21st consecutive year, the Palm Coast Fire Depart ment will bring frightful fun to local residents and visitors

this Halloween with the Hall of Terror.

The Hall of Terror will be open from 7-9 p.m. on Sun day, Oct. 30, and from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

This year’s theme for the Hall of Terror will be Hal loween: The Night He Came Home, focusing on the lore of the popular horror movie franchise of the same name.

All ages are welcome to attend, with supervision rec ommended for ages 13 and under.

“It just wouldn’t feel like Halloween here in Palm Coast without the Hall of Terror,” said Palm Coast Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill. “This event is truly a labor of love, and I want to thank everyone for their tremendous work in put ting it together to be enjoyed by our residents.”

The Hall of Terror will take place at Palm Coast Fire Sta tion 21, at 9 Corporate Drive. Parking will be provided in the parking lot adjacent to the Fire Station on Corporate Drive. Admission is free.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month recognized

Flagler County’s three law en forcement agencies are com ing together this month to raise awareness of the dan gers of domestic violence.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Flagler Beach Police Department and Bunnell Police Department have each customized a patrol vehicle with purple markings in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, according to a news release from the FCSO.

“Twenty people, on aver age, are physically abused by their intimate partners every minute in the United States,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “One in three women and one in four men have been physically abused by their partners.”

As of Oct. 11, 384 domestic

violence reports have been filed in Flagler County, a 14% reduction compared to the same time last year. There has also been a 5% decline in domestic violence arrests, with 324 arrests so far in 2022 versus 341 at this time last year.

The domestic violence vehicles were all striped at the county jail by inmates trained in vinyl graphics as part of the Sheriff’s Homeward Bound Initiative. Material costs were paid through donations.

Flagler families walk to end Alzheimer’s Families from Flagler Coun ty and St. Johns County gathered at Daytona State College’s Palm Coast campus for the Walk to End Alzheim er’s on Oct. 15, raising more than $35,000 to fund care and support programs.

The Walk to End Alzheim er’s is the world’s largest event to raise funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Donate to the walk at alz.org/FlaglerStJohns.

The Alzheimer’s Associa tion 24/7 Helpline is available at 800-272-3900.

Flagler to host free storm spotter class

Flagler County Emergency Management and the Na tional Weather Service will host a free Skywarn Storm Spotter class from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the county’s emergency services building.

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service will teach the class, which will provide attendees with the knowledge to become part of a nationwide network of volunteers.

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Truth retold

Dear Editor:

The Sept. 29 letter “Truth Be Told” claimed that a past City Commission “did not have the vision and wisdom to support the annexation and control the devel opment” of thousands of acres of land west of I-95. This continuing urban myth is disproved by docu mented facts:

Twenty years ago, ConsolidatedTomoka Land Company proposed the annexation on the condition we abolish our city’s strict wet land protection rules. I and other commissioners voted against the annexation when it became clear the will of the people of Ormond Beach demanded we keep the wet land rules to preserve trees, greens pace and flood control. Aware that growth does not pay for itself, our citizens overwhelmingly rejected a massive expansion of our city.

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DELIVERING MEALS TO WEST VOLUSIA

The Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties delivered meals to Dewey Boster Park on Friday, Oct. 14, to help feed people in need due to Hurricane Ian.

Over 1,000 families were fed, according to the Jewish Federation. The nonprofit was able to distribute military rations, known as MREs, to help the West Volusia Community, thanks to the local support of its food bank.

The land would be ultimately sold by Consolidated-Tomoka to unknown developers. Once annexed, the Ormond Beach brand would drive up the price. So would eliminating our wetland rules and allowing a much higher develop ment density. Daytona Beach annexed the Consolidated-Tomoka acres and broke a long-standing boundary agreement with Ormond Beach to do so. Twenty years and two resales later, the current owner of the proposed Avalon Park prop erty will construct 10,000 homes, large water retention ponds and extensive commercial development.

Even if the city had annexed the land, Ormond Beach would now have little or no control over how Avalon Park is developed. We gave up our only effective protection against overdevelopment when the city abolished our model wetland rules in 2010. Then-Commissioner Bill Partington joined a 5-0 vote to adopt the more liberal St. Johns Water District rules, which allow urban wetlands to be destroyed if

the developer will purchase miti gation acres for conservation in a distant, rural ecosystem.

As for Consolidated-Tomoka, in 2016, the land company paid a $187,500 fine to the U.S Environ mental Protection Agency to resolve allegations that the company, over seven years, illegally dredged and filled 163 acres of wetlands west of I-95 and north of LPGA Boulevard. The EPA concluded Consolidated violated the federal Clean Water Act by altering and filling wet lands adjacent to tributaries of the Tomoka River. The wetland resto ration cost was estimated at $1.7 to $1.9 million, and Consolidated agreed to the fine with no admis sion of wrongdoing.

The commission now plans to sell Ormond water and sewer services to Avalon Park. The deal will require Ormond Beach to construct a second sewer plant and will enable high-impact development on our doorstep by a city that reneged on our last agreement.

Twenty years ago, I kept an oath

to preserve, protect, and defend the laws of my city in voting against annexing the Consolidated-Tomoka land. I would cast the same “no” vote today.

JEFF BOYLE Ormond Beach

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Dear Editor: Biketoberfest is a great show for some and a big storm for others. It is a breath of fresh air for some and a sound out of hell for others.

Exhaust fumes, high-end sound systems and the noise of roaring engines doesn’t make an enjoyable weekend for most area residents.

ROBERT L. SHAW DeLand

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“Fishing tournaments take a lot of work, focus, time, determination and motivation. At the age of 6, I felt he’s proven to me that he will be able to not only compete but help me with the boat as well as other things throughout.”

He recalled the way his son walked up to the weigh-in area with two redfish in his net, “carried over his shoulder like a true blue collar boy with a grin from ear to ear,” as com petitors praised him for his catch.

Cornelius said that he had dreamed of taking part in fishing tournaments with his son since before his son was born.

“I’m so excited and proud that my 6-year-old son caught nine redfish during the tournament all by himself (with a little help from dad netting the fish), measured the fish and he released the non-keepers healthy to be caught again one day,” he wrote.

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Ormond Beach residents Scott Cornelius and his son Scotty Jr. Cornelius, 6, entered the iFish Flagler Inshore Fishing Tournament — their first fishing tournament together — as team Tournament Pirate, and won first place.

The tournament, hosted by the Flagler Home Builders Association,

REEL IN THE FUN WINNERS

The city of Ormond Beach held a Reel in the Fun kids fishing tourna ment on Oct. 8. The winners were as follows:

was held at Herschel King Park on Oct. 8. The father-son duo named their team after the family’s brand of outdoor performance apparel, ac cording to an email.

“Although I’ve fished many inshore tournaments during my lifetime so far, Scotty Jr. had never fished one before in his life,” Scott Cornelius

“In his very first tournament ever, he won first place in the kids category with a beautiful bright gold colored redfish/red drum, claiming his prize of $200.”

Scotty Jr. said in the email that he plans to invest his winnings on a dirt bike.

“Mom and dad say, “We’ll see about that!” his father wrote.

VOTRAN HONORED AT 2022 FPTA AWARDS

CORRECTION

The fatal crash on Friday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of West Granada Boulevard and North Yonge Street reported in last week’s edition stated that the victim’s vehicle overturned. This was incorrect; the vehicle that overturned was Markilia Lashawn Singletary’s, which struck the victim’s car after she was involved in a nearby hitand-run. She also didn’t have a passenger in the car with her; the third person involved the crash was the victim’s pas senger.

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First place: Lydia, 1.1 lb catfish

Second place: Evan 14 oz redfish

Third place: Owen, 12 oz black drum

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First place: Isabella, 12 oz catfish

Second place: Marlon, 9 oz catfish

Third place: Noah, 7 oz robin

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First place: Christopher, 1.1 lb catfish

Second place: Ivan, 10 oz black drum

Third place: Hannah, 9 oz catfish

Volusia County’s public transit sys tem won several statewide awards at the Florida Public Transporta tion’s annual conference in Naples last month.

Votran received the 2022 Bus Safety Excellence Gold Safety award, a marketing award for a sig nage campaign focused on Votran’s low-cost transportation option for riders and a safety award for its new training and retraining program, ac cording to a news release.

Votran bus operator Davidson Abraham also won third place for Bus Operator of the Year. He has worked with Votran for 23 years. In the past, he has won other awards, such as the National Safety Coun cil regional award and the Votran Above and Beyond award.

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Volunteer Randy McDonald and Jewish Federation President Marvin Miller help distribute MREs.

Lydia won first place at the city’s Reel in the Fun fishing tournament.

Scotty Jr. Cornelius holds up a fish he caught during the tournament.

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Tattersall project approved in 3-2 vote

The developer is proposing that 38.5% of the site be preserved.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Fifth time’s the charm.

The Ormond Beach City Commis sion approved a development order for the proposed Tattersall at Tym ber Creek project by way of a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, Oct. 18, on first reading.

City Commissioner Troy Kent and Mayor Bill Partington voted against.

Local homebuilding company Paytas Homes had sought approval for the construction of a 129-home residential subdivision to be located in an 84-acre property at the north west corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road. The meeting on Tuesday marked the fifth time the commissioners considered a proposal for the land, with three prior propos als — including the first by Paytas Homes, in January — being denied.

“I don’t have a justification in my mind to say no,” City Commissioner Rob Littleton said. “... They’ve done as much as they can to make this project suited for the community.”

The first proposal for the property was approved in 2006. The developer at the time planned to build a 68-lot subdivision in a smaller portion of the property, since the developer didn’t own the northern half of the parcel. That project was never built, and in 2013, the developer returned to the city to ask for a lot increase to 163. That request was denied.

Then, in 2018, the City Commis sion denied a proposal for a 144-lot subdivision on the property, known as the Marshside Village project. The developer of that project filed a court petition to challenge the com mission’s denial, which was upheld by a Volusia County Circuit Judge in June 2020.

Earlier this year, Paytas Homes approached the City Commission with a proposal for a 143-lot subdivi sion, but was denied due to concerns about density, flooding and a lack of

road improvements.

This new proposal, commissioners said, was much improved.

“This is an infill development,”

Commissioner Dwight Selby said.

“When you look at the map, virtu ally everything around it is densely populated. By putting homes here, where the city services are already available, we eliminate sprawl — we reduce sprawl going out further west or north. ... It’s really smart growth.”

Selby mentioned the project’s reduction in lots, its proposal to pre serve 38.5% of the land, its density of 1.53 residences per acre — which he said is “incredibly low” — and the construction of a 50-foot swale from Leeway Trail connecting to Groover Branch, a channelized wetland, to help with stormwater. He also spoke about the project’s recreation area for residents and the proposed 6-foot sidewalk along Airport Road to Leeway Trail to nearby Pathways Elementary.

Tattersall’s homebuilder also stat ed in the development order that, unless required for needed infra structure or engineering, individual lots will remain preserved until a home is ready to be built.

Four people spoke at the meeting and shared their concerns about Tat tersall, with worries about flooding

being the most prevalent. But engi neers representing the project were confident that the swale would help water flow through the property.

Kent said he wasn’t against the parcel of land being developed. His major concern was the existing traffic on Airport Road and Tymber Creek Road, due to the parcel’s proximity to two elementary schools, Pathways and Pine Trails. Unless he could be convinced that the roads could han dle the impact, Kent said early on in the public hearing, he would be voting against the project.

“I can’t approve this when I’ve been screaming about ‘Why would Daytona Beach allow more, more, more, when they don’t have the infrastructure fixed?’” Kent said.

Partington said that while this latest project is better than previ ous ones, he still believed it would impact area residents’ safety and quality of life. He called the traffic in that corridor “atrocious” and said he wanted to see fewer lots, suggest ing closer to 120 homes. Until some one votes no on a project, the issues won’t be resolved, he said.

“It needs to be fixed beforehand, not after or during,” Partington said.

A second reading for the Tattersall development order will take place at the next meeting, on Nov. 1.

Flagler Humane Society supporters celebrate 40 years

AMY WADE-CAROTENUTO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLAGLER HUMANE SOCIETY

Animal lovers gathered at the Florida Agricultural Museum’s Caldwell Barn on Sunday, Oct. 2, for a “barn chic” gala to celebrate the 40 years of service that Flagler Humane Society has given to pets and people.

The evening began with a moment of silence to honor those other com munities that were more seriously affected by Hurricane Ian. An art exhibit by the Colored Pencil Society of America DC117 and music by the Flagler Youth Orchestra gave the event a high-class feel. Several attendees purchased works of art benefitting the animals. Tables were adorned with beautiful centerpieces provided by Team Murphy.

I spoke about the community support that Hanneka Frederick had starting in the late 1970s, when she first had her vision to start an animal shelter. At that time, lost animals would be taken all the way to Daytona Beach, because there was no local facility.

That community support has continued throughout our 40 years, from the puppy mill abuse case to the wildfires to building construc tion and a pandemic.

A table full of former staff and volunteers who were active in the early days was recognized.

A donation check for $346.49 was presented by Shelly Edmonson of the Flagler County Tax Collec tor’s Office, showing community support through Flagler County Tax Collector’s Office’s program of counter donation jars.

Special guest speaker Rep. Paul Renner, who is slated to become Florida House speaker this com ing session, spoke of the animal protection laws that have been passed over the last few years. He spoke of “Ponce’s Law,” the recent passage of laws allowing veterinar ians to report animal cruelty to law enforcement, and a new law that allows for domestic violence protection orders to include family pets.

He also spoke of environmental issues affecting animals, and the hope for a Florida Wildlife Corridor.

The evening’s sponsors — South State Bank, Tom Gibb’s Chevrolet, Allied Financial Partners and the FHS Board of Directors — were thanked.

Our platinum sponsor was the American Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals (ASP CA). Dr. Jen Hobgood, who oversees ASPCA’s legislative initiatives in Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, spoke of her work on ani mal welfare laws. She is currently championing efforts on veterinary telemedicine and other means to expand access to veterinary care for pet owners who might not be able to provide for their pets.

Hanneke Jevons, daughter of founder Hanneke Frederick, spoke last, and brought tears to attendees’ eyes when she said, “My mother is looking down on us and think ing, “Look what I accomplished.” Hanneke feels that her mother would be very proud of the work that the shelter continues to do.

We would like to thank all of those who were a part of the celebration. If you missed it, we are planning a small open house on Sunday, Oct. 23, at the shelter. Come join us for cake and a cham paign toast. What could be better than that?

Courtesy of the city of Ormond Beach

Paytas Homes sought approval to build a 129-home residential subdivision on 84 acres at the northwest corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road.

FHS held a ‘barn chic’ gala at the Florida Agricultural Museum.

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Elections 2022: Your candidates for Ormond Beach City Commission

Do you know who you’re voting for on Nov. 8?

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, Citizens for Ormond Beach held a candidate forum where candidates running for Ormond Beach City Commission races in the general election dis cussed their views on local issues. In attendance at the fo rum, held at the Ormond Beach Senior Center, were mayoral candidates Rob Bridger and Bill Partington — who is the incumbent — and Zone 4 candidates Harold Briley and Brian Nave. The forum, moderated by Liz Myers, also included candidates running for Volusia County Council District 4 and at-large candidate Doug Pettit.

Bridger filed to run for mayor on May 27. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and past three-term homeowners asso ciation president for The Trails sub division. Bridger has lived in Ormond Beach since 1989 and worked for the state for 35 years in management and administration of health and human services programs. This is his third time running for mayor.

“We are being over-developed,” Bridger said. “Over-developed to the extent that our small city qual ity of life is going to be threatened. We’ve already outpaced our infra structure. Our water supply will ultimately be threatened, and I’m running for mayor to preserve our small city quality of life for our chil dren, grandchildren, and your chil dren and your grandchildren.”

Partington, who filed for reelec tion in June 2021, is seeking a fourth term in office. Partington, an assis tant public defender and division chief for Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, has been serving on the commis sion since 2003, initially as the rep resentative for Zone 4. The lifelong Ormond resident has been mayor since 2016.

“We have a lot of positive things happening,” Partington said. “I just want to continue the success of our city and keep it moving forward.”

Briley filed for candidacy on Dec. 16, 2021. He is a real estate agent with

Adams Cameron and Co. Realtors, and has been involved at the city level for almost 35 years, 21 of which account for his time on the Ormond Beach Planning Board. A lifelong resident, this is his second time run ning to represent Zone 4 on the City Commission; in 2016, he ran against incumbent Rob Littleton.

“I love this city,” Briley said. “I want to protect this great city. I love our residents and I ask for your sup port.”

Nave filed to run on Dec. 2, 2021. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Nave has lived in Ormond Beach since 1989, and is the president of an engi neering company. He has previously served on the city’s Quality of Life board, and currently serves on the Leisure Services board and the Board of Adjustment and Appeals. This is his second time running for City Commission; he ran in 1999 against Fred Costello to represent Zone 3.

“I believe the timing is right where we want business people to make reasonable decisions in government instead of professional politicians,” Nave said. “And that’s why the logi cal choice is me.”

The candidates were asked ques tions on impact fees, affordable housing, the church’s demolition at 56 N. Beach St. and other issues. Here is what they had to say.

Relocating the police station

QUESTION: In 2019, the city commissioned a feasibility study to relocate the police station from its current downtown location. Should this be pursued further?

PARTINGTON

He said the decision to revisit will be up to the next commission. The idea behind the relocation study was that the police department, fire department and public works divi sion needed a building to respond from during storms that is not in an area susceptible to storm surge. The police station, located at 170 W. Granada Blvd., is located in a lowlying area.

"If we did have a direct hit from a hurricane, that storm surge could be devastating, and instead of re sponding to our community, help ing our residents weather a storm, we would have to be responding to our police department and and sav ing them from that storm surge," Partington said. "So ideally, you would have a police headquarters training area for fire, and storage area for public works, where an EOC — emergency operation center — could also be housed, somewhere west of I-95 or close to I-95 and a higher area, and that I think would serve our residents in a more favor able way."

Cost would have to be weighed as well, he added.

BRIDGER

Bridger said he was opposed to the relocation of the police station because he has spoken with officers that feel like they don't need a new building.

"That building is only 20-some thing-years old," he said. "It's a state of the art building. It is centrally-located to serve our city, our central city, our beachside resi dents, and our residents on the west

side. ... And the police officers that I've spoken with feel like, instead of spending that money and putting it into the developers' pockets to build a new building, what we need to be doing is addressing their salary and benefits and pension plans because that's what they need to retain our stable police force."

BRILEY

The current police station, while remodeled about 20-25 years ago, is about 50 years old, he said. Based on the conversations he's had with officers, it seems like they are "busting at the seams" for a police station servicing a town of 40,000 people.

He would be in favor of build ing an EOC facility similar to the county's, and keeping the current police station as a substation in the downtown.

"I think we're a big enough city now that we can move the main police station out west and modify the EOC so that we could also use it for public works in the event of a natural disaster," Briley said.

NAVE

He is not a big proponent of build ing "beautiful castles" as govern ment buildings, so he wouldn't be in favor of moving the entire police station, but does think the substa tion idea has merit as he thinks it's important to maintain a presence in the center of town.

Nave mentioned a previous plan to build an EOC on Airport Road near Pathways Elementary and said the city should revisit the concept.

"The idea for me would be to spread out our police services, not give them a brand new main build ing, but go to more substations where the police are spread out where they need to be," Nave said."

Parks and trails

QUESTION: In a recent parks and recreation survey, the number one improvement citizens wanted was trails. How do you develop and promote safe recreational trails for citizens?

NAVE We need to work out traffic solu tions that don't rely on cars, and bikes and walking paths align per fectly with this need, Nave said. He suggested the city require devel opers to build new trails into their development proposals, with some sort of incentive, such as a reduced impact fee.

He mentioned The Forest Hills Trail that begins at the western end of Scottsdale Drive and pro ceeds along Misner's Creek to West Granada Boulevard.

"There's a perfect example of what we want running through the city," Nave said.

BRILEY

Briley agreed with Nave. He also mentioned the city's trail master plan completed a few years ago, and that he would be interested in revisiting that study.

"I do think trails are great," Briley said.

BRIDGER

He would like to bring developers,

environmentalists and the commu nity together, and he said this would certainly be an issue they could work together on, particularly with incorporating trails in new com munities.

"I think we can certainly do bet ter with it in terms of our Planning Board and working again, with the developers, with the environ mentalists and with our citizens who have plans for trails that are interconnected and connect our neighborhoods and provide places for children to ride their bicycles, to learn how to ride their bicycle so they're not out there on the street," he said.

PARTINGTON

The city has a "tremendous" trail system, Partington said. He men tioned an area of opportunity could be an area near the canal off Divi sion that runs to Granada, as well as continuing the Forest Hills Trail further south to Hand Avenue.

He also mentioned the city's recent purchase, in partnership with the county and St. Johns River Water Management District, of 19 acres near Riverbend Park for con servation.

"You have tremendous oppor tunity for a fantastic trail system through there, that would be in addition to the Riverbend Park," he said. "And so I would like to see that I think our residents would love that as well."

Demolition of 56 N. Beach St.

QUESTION: The demolition of the Union Church on Beach Street has left a parking lot on prime, riverfront land. If elected, what do you see on that piece of property?

PARTINGTON Partington was one of two com missioner who voted against the demolition of the church. He was disappointed with the outcome, as he wished to give the public time to find a way to save the building, if possible. However, when it comes to the property's future, he believed a community center could be an option, if properly designed.

"There's a couple other pieces of property that we need to fall into place in order to make it work cor rectly, but I envision that happen ing someday, if that's the will of the commission and the will of our residents," Partington said. "I think it could be a beautiful riverfront community center that would serve all our residents for many years to come and be a true asset to the city of Ormond Beach."

BRIDGER

The demolition of the Union Church was a "travesty" that oc curred, Bridger said. He spoke to people who were interested in putting a bid on the property and knows of other religious congrega tions who were interested. He said he's not seeing the parking lot being well-utilized when he drives by, and that the property needs to be more than just a parking lot.

"There's the old song (lyrics), 'they paved paradise and put up a parking lot' —well, that's exactly what the city has done," Bridger said. "Now, I'm not going to pre tend to have the answer as to what should go there. When I'm elected, I

want to get input from the citizens."

BRILEY Briley said he had been in favor of giving citizens the opportunity to discuss the fate of the church and thought it was a shame the struc ture was torn down without further public debate. That being said, he also believed the property's best use isn't a parking lot, and doesn't believe many people use it to access downtown businesses.

"The city bought that church with the idea that would be a com munity center," Briley said. "It is correct to say that other parcels would have to be acquired for that to happen, because I don't think the site itself can accommodate a functioning community center and have enough parking. So, I would like investigate other uses for that site other than a parking lot."

NAVE Nave also didn't want to see the church demolished and felt like it could have been fixed, though he acknowledged that the city's esti mates to do so were expensive. A community center on that property would be nice, but Nave also said that the city is in need of an emer gency operations center. Perhaps, he suggested, the city could make a swap with a developer for that property with one elsewhere in the city.

"Maybe we just don't do the same old thing and try to buy more property and try to buy more space and try to put the same old thing up there, trying to just do the same thing over and over and over again," he said. "Maybe we need some fresh ideas. Maybe we need some new ideas."

Impact fees

QUESTION: The city is looking to increase its impact fees. It appears that the city last updated its municipal service impact fees in 1996. In some land uses, they're looking to increase the fees by over 400% over the current fees. What should the city keep in mind when going through this process?

BRIDGER

Bridger mentioned that the city paid $99,000 in consulting fees for a study to assess the impact fee is sue, and repeated that they haven't been increased since 1996.

"So basically, developers have been getting pretty much a free ride since that time, because there is an urban myth out there that growth and development pays for itself," Bridger said. "It does not. We as taxpayers pay for growth and devel opment."

Moving forward, the City Com mission needs to take a serious look at increasing impact fees, he said.

PARTINGTON Impact fees are controlled by state statute, which require a study in order to be raised, Partington said. Any fees the city paid for this purpose were done to comply with state law and that will allow the fees to be imposed to be legal and not subjected to challenge, he explained.

"Impact fees should help pay for growth, but let's be honest, we all know they don't," he said. "And it's because of all the restrictions that are put on them by the legislature — You can only use them in certain areas, there's only certain amounts that you're allowed to ultimately charge. In fairness, they have been adjusted in the past, they will be going up, but that's not going to solve the problem of the infrastruc ture needs."

A change needs to happen at the state level to allow those fees to be used in ways that will make a differ ence in improving infrastructure, Partington said.

NAVE Impact fees are only a small part of the situation, Nave said. The city is fighting problems that have been around for 10 years, and these im pact fees should have been adjusted in the past. But as others said, Nave explained impact fees don't pay for all infrastructure needs.

"So the key is to actually develop a relationship with the surrounding counties and surrounding cities, so that we can work together to make sure that the roads go where they're supposed to go, and the flow goes where it's supposed to go," Nave said. "Because you can only use impact fees so close and the real problems are further away than that."

He suggested mitigating the impacts of new development by requiring developers to provide modes of alternate transporta tion, such as more walking and bike trails, to keep cars off the roads.

BRILEY When you look at the impact fees, they were reduced or eliminated many years ago to try to spur eco nomic development during the great recession, Briley said. Impact fees play a great role in helping with infrastructure, though they don't cover it all.

"I think what we need to do is we need to work with the state and the county, because if you notice where most of these developments are — whether it be commercial, residen tial — they front county and state roads, and those are the roads that are impacting us."

Briley said the city needs to work closer with county and state gov ernments when it comes to thor oughfare roads.

MAYORAL CANDIDATES BILL PARTINGTON (INCUMBENT) AND ROB BRIDGER

ZONE 4 CANDIDATES HAROLD BRILEY AND BRIAN NAVE

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

County Council candidates weigh in on local issues ahead of Nov. 8 election

Development moratorium

QUESTION: At a recent County Council meeting, County Chair Jeff Brower suggested a moratorium on development in the county. Are you in favor of such a measure and what is your general philosophy on development here in Volusia County?

KENT Kent said he is "totally, completely" against the idea of a moratorium on development.

"It is wildly outrageous and it ba sically says Volusia County is closed for business," Kent said.

He said that it blows his mind to hear people like his opponent say Ormond Beach is overdeveloped when the growth rate for the past 19 years has been 1% or less annu ally. He mentioned the Marshside residential project, which he voted no for when the developer asked to increase the density, citing lack of infrastructure as a reason for the denial. Daytona Beach is growing too fast, and someone there should have voted no on recent develop ments, he said.

But, turning down all develop ment would be "ludicrous and outrageous," Kent said.

SMITH Smith said that overdevelopment means there isn't infrastructure in place to handle new development,

Short-term rentals

QUESTION: Volusia County voted in 2021 to keep the county ordinance against short-term rentals in place. Would you be in favor of maintaining that ordinance, or not?

SMITH

He said he would not be in favor, as there are over 1,000 active Airbnbs in northeastern Volusia alone, and only five county code enforcement officers trying to stop them. He called it a "non-winning battle," and that the county collects tax revenue on the rentals.

"We have to acknowledge that they're happening," Smith said. "We can regulate them if we ac knowledge them."

The hosts would lose their home stead exemption, and the county could make it a requirement for hosts to charge a fee for a company to handle claims, freeing up the code enforcement officers.

KENT

Residents bought homes in a residentially-zoned area, and not in an area zoned for business, he said. Kent said he and his wife "live the nightmare of three hotels operating around us," and recounted an ex perience he had with a short-term rental behind his home where a fight broke out between the occupants and one jumped over the fence into his backyard.

"When there's a hotel operating there, you don't know who's there," Kent said. "When people are on vacation, they stay up a little later, they eat a little more, they party a little more, they turn the music up a little bit. If you want to make hotel money, buy a hotel — Not in our neighborhoods."

PETTIT Whether or not the county will have a choice is a moot point, he said, as the issue is being decided in court. He is, however, a supporter of Airbnbs because he believes it's an individual property rights issue. But, the rentals need to be regulated and monitored properly.

"Just because it's not a shortterm rental, there's no guarantee that you won't have some of the in cidents," Pettit said. "I've lived next to people who are really bad renters. I've lived next to people who are really bad owners, and you end up with issues that are just as prevalent as you do with some of the Airbnb situations."

and in order to get the infrastruc ture in place, one has to stop devel oping. The state has given counties the legal right to enact a morato rium on development for one year..

"And that's what we're asking for, is a moratorium on development until our infrastructure get to a point where we can take care of the citizens we have now," he said. "So those roads are built, so that struc ture is there. We have to say, 'Stop, right now,' so we can catch up."

A moratorium is needed, he said, and said the lack of infrastructure is an emergency and the county needs to start treating it as such.

PETTIT Pettit said that a moratorium is al ways going to be a "last resort," but that at this point, he is an advocate for controlling development.

"I think some of the destruction and devastation that we've seen in the last two weeks is a solid, solid clue that we're not doing some things right," he said. "And maybe a moratorium would be a chance for us to take a breath, take step back for a second and get some things done that need to be done before we proceed on."

He said the county could stop permitting now and there would still be enough construction work in the county already permitted to keep people busy for years.

COUNTY COUNCIL DOUG PETTIT (AT-LARGE CANDIDATE), TROY KENT AND KEN SMITH (DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATES)

Impact fees

QUESTION: What is your position on impact fees?

SMITH Impact fees need to be increased, Smith said. For him, it’s a priority that every developer pay the impact fees without “special discounts or incentives.” He cited One Daytona as an example, which received $40 million in county grants and tax incentives for the project.

“It’s not the county’s job to pick and choose who gets a discount, who gets a deal,” Smith said. “Ev eryone should be paying the same. So for me the priority of impact fees is that everyone pays and everyone pays the same amount.”

KENT Impact fees do need to rise, Kent said, and everyone paying the same amount sounds good, but he ques tioned that idea. He mentioned that the city of Ormond Beach recently conducted an impact fee study that

would increase the impact fees for restaurants from $880 per 1,000 square feet to $25,000 per 1,000 square feet, an action he said is not treating everybody equally.

“If those rules were in place, the last guy, last girl in, gets ham mered,” he said. “It needs to in crease, but that was out of control. ... Impact fees should be increased, but you need to take a hard look at them and make sure that it’s more fairly spread out.”

PETTIT

The county impact fees were not in play for about 15 years because they weren’t kept up to what they should have been in relation to increased costs, Pettit said.

In 2018, they began to address this issue, and recently, the county did a study that showed a 100% impact fee increase.

“[Impact fee increases] are the things that will help the infrastruc ture and I think that’s one of the reasons for the moratorium,” he said.

Homestead exemption for public service

QUESTION: On the ballot this year, there are three constitutional amendments that we are all going to vote on. Amendment 3 regards the new homestead exemption for up to $50,000 for certain public service employees (teachers, firefighters, EMTs and police officers). The legislature estimated that it will cost local governments $85.9 million in lost revenue for the fiscal year 2023-2024. What are your thoughts on Amendment 3?

PETTIT

As a retired member of the military and retired teacher, he said he was torn on this amendment. One of his issues with the proposed amend ment is that, when looking at the salary scale for starting positions for these public service employees,

there are some workers or job cat egories included for which he said an additional homestead exemption won’t be as effective.

“I think I’m in the same boat that most citizens are,” Pettit said. “They look at the amendments, and sometimes they’re not sure about what to expect. There are so many good things about it, but there are so many things in it that really caused some difficulty.”

KENT

At first glance, he likes the amend ment.

“I think it will help those individ uals that are government employees that, let’s face it, they don’t make a lot of money,” Kent said. “They’re all living paycheck to paycheck, and that’s the harsh reality of it.”

Dogs on the beach

QUESTION: Should dogs be allowed in more areas on the beach?

PETTIT

Yes, he said. There's a volunteer organization that has approached him with a good plan for this.

"Anytime you get a community group that wants to volunteer to monitor and set up something like this, I'm all for it," Pettit said. "I want the community to be involved in their community."

They shouldn't be all over the beach, though — Pettit was in favor of having designated areas for dogs.

Septic-to-sewer

QUESTION: In 2019, the city of Ormond Beach briefly explored a septic-to-sewer conversion for Ormond-by-the-Sea. Many residents opposed this conversion due to concerns with the project's costs to homeowners. Being that Ormond-by-the-Sea is under county jurisdiction and water quality is a huge issue for the citizens of Volusia county, should this issue be revisited?

SMITH

He understands that septic tanks are something that will need to be addressed, but said that he felt the cities' effluent in the intercoastal is doing more harm to water qual ity than septic tanks. It should be noted that a 2013 report by the

KENT Kent also said yes. He is a propo nent of ensuring every beachside city has at least a 100-yard segment where dogs can enjoy the beach, but is not in favor of having volunteers oversee this, as he doubts the public would listen to them in regards to following the rules.

The designated area should be next to a year-round lifeguard station and have proper signage, garbage cans and bags, and dogs must be leashed.

"Certainly, we should be able to have our dogs on the beach and we should be able to manage it our selves," he said. "We already have

But, he added that he would also see if there are other options to help these employees.

SMITH

As the only candidate in the forum that wouldn’t benefit from the amendment, Smith said he is in favor of it. There are people in these jobs that are doing it because they care, and not to get rich or to look for tax exemptions.

“We can tell those people, ‘You know, we’ll do less with tax dol lars. You should have a homestead exemption,” Smith said.”Here, property values have skyrocketed, like everyone else’s. Fifty-thou sand-dollars now off your house isn’t what it was 10 years ago.”

the staff. We can find the locations and it's a huge win for the residents of Volusia County."

SMITH

He is also in favor of allowing dogs on the beach, but you have to regu late it and hold people responsible when they don't clean up after their dogs.

Smith said that the bed tax charged by hotels could be used to hire more lifeguards and patrol of ficers to help with regulating dogs on the beach.

"We can 100% control the way people have their dogs on the beach and regulate it and keep people safe, and keep the beach clean without a problem," Smith said.

intercoastal as effluent as we're do ing now."

In the August primaries, two candidates in both the County Council District 4 and at-large races won enough votes to advance to the general election on Nov. 8.

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, Citizens for Ormond Beach held a forum where these candidates — Troy Kent and Ken Smith for District 4, and Doug Pettit for at-large — were able to discuss their views on local issues. Atlarge candidate Jake Johans son was unable to attend. The forum, held at the Or mond Beach Senior Center, was moderated by Liz Myers and also included candidates running for local City Com mission races.

Pettit, of Ormond Beach, filed to run for at-large on March 11. A re tired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Marines and retired Seabreeze High School teacher, Pettit has lived in Volusia County since 2007. This is his first time running for office, and in the primary, he won 23.72% of the vote. His opponent, Johansson, won 33.88% of the vote.

“One of the reasons that I’m run ning is because as a resident of this county for so many years, I just saw so many things that I didn’t think would be what I’d have liked,” Pettit said. “I didn’t think that the voice of the people was being heard.” Kent, who currently represents Zone 2 on the Ormond Beach City Commission, filed to run for Dis trict 4 on Feb. 1. He has been on the commission since 2003, and is in his 24th year in education, working as an assistant principal at Sugar Mill Elementary in Port Orange. He won 30.17% of the vote during the primaries.

“I’m here to make our county better,” Kent said. “That’s why I’m running.”

Smith, also of Ormond Beach, filed to run for District 4 on Nov. 24, 2021. The owner of Wall-YWorld Gallery in Ormond Beach, Smith serves as the chairman of the Ormond Beach Citizens Police Advisory Board. He ran against Kent for Zone 2 in 2020. Smith won 30.84% of the vote in the recent August primary.

“I decided to run because I’m sick of the overdevelopment,” Smith said. “I’m sickened with what the city of Ormond Beach did with the wetland building rules to stop the strict preservation of our wetlands, and they petitioned the county to do away with the same wetland building rules, allowing this outof-control development we have right now.”

The candidates were asked ques tions on development moratoriums, septic-to-sewer, Airbnbs and other issues. Here is what they had to say.

PETTIT

Florida Department of Health in Volusia County deemed the north peninsula as unsuitable for septic tanks; septic tanks are now regu lated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Smith added that he's lived in several homes with septic tanks and that he's had to replace the tank at each one, which is an expensive project.

"If the cost was less than putting in a new septic tank in order to tap into the city sewer line, it would be a no brainer for anyone that needs it," Smith said. "So it should be an option, not mandatory. It should be done with minimal expense to the homeowner, and it should be done at a time when the city can handle the sewage, not dumping into the

KENT Kent said he wouldn't revisit the issue until the state, or the county with grants, can fund it 100% for the residents. There are those whose septic systems are failing, but Kent said there are also resi dents who have recently replaced these systems and everything is working the way it should.

"So to put that financial burden on anybody and kind of stronghold them with that is wildly inappro priate, completely wrong," Kent said. "But a sewer system is a much better alternative to septic. It could happen if the state and the county find the funding — and the feds, not just the state and county..."

He is not a supporter of forced septic-to-sewer, he said. The county has developed an educa tional program where staff goes and teaches homeowners ow to main tain a proper functioning septic system, and he said he thinks those programs are vital.

Pettit mentioned that a spill happened in Port Orange last week, supporting his claim that there's no guarantee putting in sewer will pre vent these issues from happening. He added that septic systems today have newer technology as well.

"If we're going to do anything with septic, we need to be sure that we're helping those homeowners, so we're not forcing them out," Pet tit said.

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

City Commission County

Affordable housing

QUESTION: Many people say they are for affordable workforce housing, and there is a need for it here in the city, but many people also do not want it in their neighborhoods. How would you promote more affordable housing in the city of Ormond Beach?

PARTINGTON Workforce housing is a difficult subject because it's a cost subject and a development subject, he said. If you're going to build affordable housing, you have to build more houses, and the cost can be as "tre mendous" as the need, Partington said. There's also a negative percep tion with affordable housing.

"You have to fight that stigma or that stereotype and help people understand affordable housing is for policemen, firemen, teach ers, nurses, pretty much anybody that's at that beginner level of their career trying to find a place to live," Partington said. "And my answer to it is through zoning and plan ning, and also finding appropriate places throughout the city where tiny homes could be considered and allowed."

BRIDGER

City budget

QUESTION: What are your priorities for the city budget?

BRIDGER

First, he would look at going to the rollback rate. He believes the city could have lowered its tax rate for this fiscal year, and that he would like to prioritize pensions and salaries for law enforcement to help with employee retention

"So we would prioritize that and prioritize funding for our aging infrastructure, particularly our stormwater and sewer systems, which are in serious need of atten tion," Bridger said.

PARTINGTON

Ormond Beach is in a great shape from a budget perspective, Par tington said, mentioning its budget team's award for financial account ing and city manager Joyce Shana han's background in government accounting. He said he was proud that the tax rate has gone down each year since he's been mayor. In 2016, the millage rate was set at 4.2843; the commission recently approved a millage rate of 3.7610 mills.

"Cities, counties and states are just as affected by inflation as each of us in our own homes," Partington

Bridger agreed with Partington and said that the concerns with regards to zoning and planning are areas where the city can begin to address affordable housing. The city needs to have that dialogue with develop ers as they come forward with new proposals.

"We need to be having that candid discussion: 'OK, with this project, where you're wanting to put X number of homes, how many of those homes can be affordable? How many of those will be able to be accessed by our firefighters and our police and our city employ ees?'" Bridger said. "So again, that's the development discussion that I think we need to be having around the table to look at how we can incorporate affordable housing into our community so that it works for everyone and becomes a win-win for everyone."

BRILEY

A lot of the issue is dependent on planning and zoning, Briley said, and he believes he could identify areas where perhaps some of the aging manufactured home parks can be revamped to allow tiny home communities. He spoke about an affordable housing project that

said. "They buy gas, they buy elec tricity, they buy vehicles, and so to be able to still find our government, pay our employees well, and be competitive, and only do it with a very, very slight adjustment, I think that is amazing in and of itself, and so I'm proud of that."

NAVE

For the most part, the city does a great job budgeting, but Nave said one of the reasons he decided to run was that he saw a couple of projects come through the advisory boards he serves on that didn't make sense to him, and he "didn't really have a voice to stop them."

Inflation does affect cities, but residents, unlike cities, don't get pay raises to deal with the issue. Residents are faced with cutting back.

"I think the city should do the same thing," he said. "I think it's very important to be fiscally re sponsible. I will never vote to raise the tax — Write that down right now— and I think the city needs to learn to cut back and tight times and the citizens are just going to have to accept the fact that maybe the city services are reduced a little bit."

BRILEY Briley said he's a supporter of going

came before the Planning Board a few years ago, and he denied be cause of its location west of I-95, an area not serviced by Votran.

"These are things we have to look at," Briley said. "I'm fully in favor of finding solutions for workforce and affordable housing because it is needed."

NAVE

Nave agreed that affordable housing needs to be put in the right loca tion. He acknowledged that many people don't want these develop ments next to their neighborhoods and that's because of the stigma surrounding affordable housing. He said these developments should be placed out by I-95 as that is where new development will be going in the future. Transportation also has to be considered.

"If we're gonna have affordable housing, and we're gonna have it in the right spot, we need to get the right people in the right places right now to make these decisions so 10 years from now, we're not in the same situation where we don't have affordable housing," Nave said. "So again, put the housing where the people who are living there can use it ... and make it easy for them to get to the workforce to the world."

County taxes

QUESTION: Volusia County adopted the rollback rate this fiscal year. County staff has warned that a tax increase is likely to occur in the next fiscal year or be faced with a $7.2 million budget shortfall due to recurring expenses. How would you address this?

KENT

He would go to rollback, he said. Kent also proposed having the Volusia Sheriff’s Office take over law enforcement on the beach, an action he said would save taxpayers “a tremendous amount of money.”

“There’s a healthy financial reserve the county of Volusia has, and I’m fine with with going to rollback,” he said.

Kent also argued that Ormond Beach, though it didn’t go to roll back, did lower its tax rate this year.

SMITH Smith said that it’s true the city of Ormond Beach has the second lowest tax rate in the county, but that taxes have increased almost every year he’s been in office. (Ac cording to state statute, anytime a governmental entity adopts a tax higher than the rollback rate — the millage required to bring in the same amount of revenue as the prior year — it is considered a tax increase, though the tax rate itself may be lower than the previous year’s millage.)

Property values are skyrocketing,

and it’s more reason for the county to go to rollback. He advocated for looking at the budget line by line to find ways to cut costs, citing the high cost of replacing the sheriff’s helicopters as an example.

“It is time to take a strong look at the budget and say, ‘We need to do more with less,’” Smith said. “We can’t keep going like this. You can’t just keep asking for money every time something has to happen.”

PETTIT People don’t want to pay more taxes in the economic environment we’re headed into now, he said. He has been an advocate for no taxes of any kind — no sales tax or prop erty tax increases. He referenced a speech by former President John F. Kennedy, who said one of the things that can be done to stimulate growth and revenue in the country was to lower personal and corporate taxes.

When he first began his run for this office, he went over the previ ous county budget with a former employee of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, he said, and they found what they believed to be $14 million worth of redundancy and waste.

“I think when the staff does this, they’re doing worst case scenario,” said Pettit of the county staff’s forecasts for future fiscal years.

Volusia fairgrounds

QUESTION: At a recent meeting, the County Council discussed renovations to the county fairgrounds. Would you support the expansion of the use of the county fairgrounds, and how would you pay for those improvements?

to rollback when possible. He men tioned that the city's reserves are the "rainy day" funds to use in times of economic uncertainty. Briley also spoke about the need to retain em ployees. He does want to look at the city budget to see if there are areas where there is wasteful spending.

The city also prides itself on its parks and recreation and he would make that a priority.

"That would be a lot of my focus is making sure we have enough money to maintain our parks, maintain our recreation facilities, because I've seen times in the city where that money was not spent," he said.

KENT Kent was supportive of the plans.

"I'm a huge advocate for improv ing our quality of life, and that's something that the county can do that is hugely impactful," he said.

The fairgrounds should be a destination for residents, and Kent suggested the county could con sider building an outdoor concert venue with an amphitheater or a splash pad to better serve the residents on that side of the county. He is also in favor of searching for grants to help pay for the project, as well as look in the budget for to find where some dollars could be best utilized.

SMITH Smith said he looked into the proj

ect and found it very exciting.

"It's a wonderful concept," he said. "That land is underutilized."

But, he would be in favor of im proving the existing property first and looking into expansions once the county has the funds available. He would be in favor of purchasing nearby land though, as the county wishes to make an adjoining wet land preserve with walking paths.

PETTIT He would be an advocate for the creation of a regional amphitheater at the fairgrounds, as he said it's sad people have to leave the county to see entertainment and cultural acts. He recalled how Daytona Beach and the Central Florida area used to be a "vibrant cultural" area.

"We need to get back to some of that," Pettit said. "We need to re build some of our cultural aspects, I think. And I think starting with an amphitheater out there that attracts top notch entertainment could be a wonderful start."

Fire Chief Jerry Forte retires; Kyle Berryhill promoted to top post

the fact,” Berryhill said. “But that’s just what Palm Coast firefighters do.”

In his first act as chief, Berryhill presented Forte his retired badge.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

In an emotional ceremony on Friday, Oct. 14, Fire Chief Gerard “Jerry” Forte retired and signed off for the last time. Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill has taken over command.

The transfer of power ceremony was held at the Palm Coast Com munity Center. The room was almost completely filled, and many attend ees had tears to shed.

In his farewell remarks, Forte thanked his mother and wife for standing beside him, his brother, for being the reason he became a fire fighter, and all of his Palm Coast Fire Department brothers and sisters.

“To you all, if you do not think you had a profound effect on anyone, you did for me,” Forte said. “It has been a profound honor.”

Forte has served the city for 32 years. He started his career in 1990 as a volunteer firefighter at the encour agement of his brother, who was a firefighter in Holly Hill at the time. He worked his way up the ranks.

Forte became a full-time firefight er under the mentorship of Chief Norman Lewis, according to a press release from the city of Palm Coast.

Among his many accolades, Forte earned his Fire Instructor Certifica tion in 1996, training and mentoring firefighters throughout the region for years, according to the press release.

Forte was promoted to lieuten ant in 1997, captain in 2000, deputy fire chief in 2009, and fire chief in 2018, leading the city through the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes and numerous emergency responses.

“After 32 years, it is time for a new generation of leaders to create the next era of public safety, with tal ented people ready to move forward,” Forte said.

Forte has been training then-Bat talion Chief Berryhill to replace him since June, though Berryhill served

as interim fire chief in 2021 while Forte was serving as interim assis tant city manager.

Berryhill has served in the Fire Department since 2005, and rapidly worked up the ranks. He became a lieutenant in 2011, captain in 2017 and battalion chief in 2019, accord ing to a press release from the city of Palm Coast.

For his successor, Forte had a few words of advice.

“One of the most difficult things you will find in this position is ask ing one of your people to step into harm’s way,” Forte said.

Nothing will prepare you for that, he said. He also told Berryhill to be comfortable being alone — it’s nec essary, he said, to be able to focus your thoughts and make the impor tant decisions.

“Those chiefs who have preced ed you will be forgotten over time,” Forte said. “Those chiefs who follow after you will be inspired by you.”

Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho told Forte and the crowd that the reason Forte was so successful as chief was because of that family-first men tality. He ran the department like a family, Branquinho said.

“There’s no such thing as a perfect person for a chief,” Branquinho said, choked up. “But you are as close as it gets in my eyes.”

One person after another took to the podium to share the special memories and moments between the retired chief and themselves.

“I hope I leave it better than I found it,” Forte said.

PCFD Lt. Patrick Juliano presented Forte with the department’s ceremo nial ax and a United States flag that had flown over the nation’s capital.

“You’ve led our city through the most trying times,” Juliano said.

Eventually, after all the awards had

been given, Berryhill swore his oath of service as fire chief, and retired Fire Chief Forte signed off of his call sign one last time.

Moments later, Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill signed on.

In his first speech as chief, Ber ryhill laughingly warned the crowd that he cries so much, his best friend calls it “Kyle-ing.”

Berryhill gave his speech, “Kyleing” alongside Branquinho and Forte. To his new command, he said he would always be proud of his firefamily, as he always has been.

“Together, we saw and did things that seemed like miracles to me, after

“We’re all pretty grateful you said, ‘I’ll go, send me,’” Berryhill said to Forte.

Berryhill said his fire-family has always inspired him. They truly encompass the department’s core values, Berryhill said: family, integ rity and loyalty; they’re always striv ing to make “tomorrow’s best better than today’s.”

After his remarks, Berryhill pre sented 17 firefighters with their badges for promotion. One of the firefighters was the retired chief’s son, Anthony Forte. Anthony Forte had his young son and father pin on his firefighter-paramedic badge.

“I don’t think I’ll ever feel more proud and honored,” Berryhill said. “I’m always proud of you, and I’ll strive to give you my best every time.”

17 FIREFIGHTERS PROMOTED AT CEREMONY

One of Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill's first acts as chief Friday was to honor 17 firefighters with promo tions. Berryhill handed each one a pin, ceremoniously placed by family members.

Listed below are all 17, by their promoted titles:

Battlion Chiefs

„ Capt. Thomas Ascone to Bat talion Chief

„ Capt. Randy Holmes to Bat talion Chief of Prevention

„ Capt. James Neuenfeldt to Battalion Chief

„ Capt. Andrew Woolwine to Bat talion Chief

„ Lt. David Faust to Battalion Chief

„ Lt. Jennifer Fiveash to Battal ion Chief of Training

„ Lt. Jon Kozloski to Battalion Chief

Lieutenants

„ Driver Engineer Joseph Fa jardo to Lieutenant

„ Driver Engineer Junelle Stew ard to Lieutenant

Driver Engineers

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Bran don Davis to Driver Engineer

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Daniel Kerr to Driver Engineer

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Sean McBride to Driver Engineer

„ Firefighter-Paramedic Christo pher Strozier to Driver Engineer

Firefighters

„ Volunteer Intern Anthony Forte to Firefighter-Paramedic

„ Volunteer Intern Tyler Major to Firefighter-EMT

„ Volunteer Intern Bailey Sattar to Firefighter-EMT

„ Volunteer Intern Mitchell White to Firefighter-EMT.

Photo by Sierra Williams

Retiring Fire Chief Jerry Forte, left, with incoming Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill during an Oct. 14 transfer of power ceremony.

Fire Chief Gerard “Jerry” Forte retired on Oct. 14 in a transfer of power ceremony.

“After 32 years, it is time for a new generation of leaders to create the next era of public safety, with talented people ready to move forward.”

JERRY FORTE, fire chief

Becky Parker selected as Ormond MainStreet executive director

Parker’s appointment was announced at the organization’s annual celebration on Oct. 17.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Ormond Beach MainStreet is cele brating its 27th anniversary, and has a new — but familiar — leader.

Becky Parker was named the orga nization’s executive director during MainStreet’s annual celebration at 31 Supper Club on Monday, Oct. 17.

She had been recently serving as interim director after MainStreet’s former director, Julia Truilo, retired.

The organization had filled the position briefly during the summer, but soon found themselves needing a director once again.

“We’re not looking for an execu tive director anymore,” said Nancy Cortez, president of the Ormond MainStreet board of directors.

“We’re looking for an assistant.”

Cheers and applause rang out among the attendees as Cortez handed the microphone off to Parker.

Parker has been working with MainStreet since 2014, previously holding the position of community engagement and events coordinator.

The past year, with Truilo’s depar ture, has been one of transition,

Parker said, but most of those tran sitions have been positive.

“As we approach the end of the

members have stepped up to help where they needed to, and the way that we’ve been able to bring in new

volunteers, new sponsors, new com mittee members,” Parker said. “And in a time that’s a little bit challeng ing, we’ve been able to take on new projects as well.”

Parker was introduced to Main Street during an annual celebration event shortly after she moved to Florida.

At the time, she hadn’t planned to stay for very long, but Parker said she quickly fell in love with Ormond Beach.

“Now, Ormond has become my home, and the community has become my family,” Parker said. She was encouraged to take on the role of executive director by Tru ilo, MainStreet’s board of directors, community members and longtime Florida MainStreet executive direc tors.

“Julia [Truilo] has been such an extraordinary person to work along side and learn from, and she is some one who leads by example,” Parker said. “I’ve been so fortunate to have her as a mentor all these years.”

Parker said she’s also proud of hav ing hosted the Florida MainStreet conference in September, which allowed Ormond Beach MainStreet to present its district to representa tives at the state and national level.

For this upcoming year, Park er said, she’s excited to lead new projects, as well as continue Main Street’s broader goal to “maintain and build upon the successes we’ve already enjoyed, and work with the community, our businesses, and our city partners towards a strong and vibrant center of town.”

“There is something very special and unique about Ormond Beach, and OMS will always work to pre serve that magic,” Parker said.

The annual celebration by Main Street is an opportunity to recognize and thank partners and supporters, Parker said.

The organization also recognized its Volunteer of the Year: Thomas Caffrey, real estate agent with Realty Pros Assured.

Ormond Beach MainStreet was founded in 1994.

DIANE!

One of the Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) Women of the Month

We are delighted to announce that our own Diane Vidal has recently been recognized as one of the Portuguese-American Women of the Month, by PALCUS for her accomplishments as an attorney.

She appeared in a television interview on Contacto-USA discussing how Palm Coast is the fastest growing Portuguese community in the nation. Diane was also recently nominated as a 2022 Women in Business Honoree by the Daytona Beach News Journal

We could not be more proud to have Diane as a member of this firm.

year, I look back, and I’m just real ly proud of how resilient we are as an organization — how our board

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Thomas Caffrey, MainStreet Volunteer of the Year; Nancy Cortez, president of MainStreet’s board of directors; and Becky Parker, MainStreet executive director.

“As we approach the end of the year, I look back, and I’m just really proud of how resilient we are as an organization.”

BECKY PARKER, executive director for Ormond Beach MainStreet

Marine Science Center to reopen on Tuesday

Locals and tourists can re discover the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, which has resumed public hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues day through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The center had been closed to visitors due to impacts from Hurricane Ian, but em ployees continued to care for sick and injured sea turtles.

Visitors can park in the paved lot at the center or in the unpaved spaces across from the center. Parking at Lighthouse Point Park is closed, and the nature trail is closed until further notice.

The Marine Science Center is home to many coastal creatures. Visitors can watch as the turtles receive special ized care from a University of Florida veterinarian and trained wildlife rehabilitation staff.

In addition to visiting the turtle and bird hospitals, visi tors can view bald eagles and wading birds and learn about marine life in the center’s exhibit hall, which includes a touch pool, artificial reef aquarium, living reef, moray eel exhibit and gift shop.

For more information, call 386-304-5545 or visit mari nesciencecenter.com.

Volusia Business Resources to begin Oct. 31

Volusia Business Resources is a weeklong livestreaming event to educate business owners about local resources.

During the virtual ses sions, VBR representatives will explain the services VBR provides. The virtual lunch and learning sessions will take place from 12-1 p.m., Oct. 31 through Nov. 4.

“We are excited to bring our VBR partners together through these livestream ing sessions,” said Helga van Eckert, director of Volusia County Economic Develop ment. “This is the first time all the local business assistance resources will present their services as a team. No doubt, the conversation will prove to be a valuable experience for all who tune in.”

Local economic develop ment partners take part in VBR; economic develop ment stakeholders aid in the growth of new and existing businesses in Volusia County.

Volusia Business Resources unveils new website

The Volusia County Economic Development Division has created a new website to promote Volusia Business Resources.

The website, VolusiaBusi nessResources.com, in cludes advice from more than 40 business. Easy-to-find resources and how-to guides can be found on the site, as well.

“We are very excited to launch the new brand and website,” Economic Devel opment Director Helga Van Eckert said. “VBR represents the collective efforts of the county’s business resource partners who continuously work to support our business es. VBR assists businesses of all stages by sharing best practices and leveraging our resources.”

The Economic Develop ment Division strives to focus on the success of local busi nesses.

The division consists of government economic development agencies, cit ies, chambers of commerce, universities and colleges, and business support organiza tions.

The Economic Develop ment Division can be reached at vced@volusia.org or 386248-8048.

‘Sip, Savor and Stroll’ returns to Ormond Beach

The Ormond Beach Historical Society is hosting the thirdannual “Flavors of Fall: Sip, Savor and Stroll” fundraiser in Ormond Beach’s downtown district on Saturday, Oct. 22, marking the event’s return since 2019.

This year, participating ven ues are offering cocktails and bites from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Participants may sample “shipwrecked rum punch” at Hull’s, a Bees Knees and beef tenderloin at 31 Supper Club, or try some saké and fried rice at Fugu Sushi.

The event will start at the

Anderson Price Memorial Building, located at 42 N. Beach St., where participants will receive their passport.

This year’s stops include Fugu Sushi, 31 Supper Club, Rose Villa Southern Table and Bar, Grind Gastropub and Kona Tiki Bar, 63 Sovereign, Hull Seafood Restaurant, Copper Bottom Distillery, Dunn’s Attic, Pumphouse BBQ, Neighborhood Scoop and Ormond Garage.

Ticket holders can sample a food or drink item at each venue throughout the after noon. There will also be a “poker walk” at several of the stops.

Participants may also compete to win a private bourbon tasting event for up to 10 people at Rose Villa, and several other prizes. Purchase tally sheets are $10 each.

Tasting tickets can be purchased for $25 in advance at ormondhistory.org. Ticket prices will go up to $30 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Ormond Beach Historical Society. Only 300 tickets are available for this event

For more information go to ormondhistory.org or call 386-677-7005.

Business Journal adds Waste Pro to ‘Golden 100’ list

The Orlando Business Journal’s Golden 100 list has recognized Waste Pro as the fourth largest privately-owned company in Central Florida.

Waste Pro has ranked in the top five list for six consecutive years.

Throughout the southeast, Waste Pro provides their ser vices to more than two million customers.

“It never fails to humble us when we see ourselves on the Golden 100 list,” Sean Jennings, Waste Pro presi dent and CEO, said in a press release.

Jennings added that he doesn’t take the ranking for granted.

“To be ranked within the top five for six straight years is a reminder of how far my father took this incredible company that he created and his trust in me to continue his legacy,” Jennings said.

The Orlando Business Journal also named Waste Pro as one of Central Florida’s “Fast 50” of fastest-growing companies.

Photo courtesy of Waste Pro USA/Facebook

‘The SEE Turtle’

Bill Watson, CEO of Tomoka Eye Associates, asked the Palm Coast Arts Foundation to find a visually impaired artist to paint the turtle.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Palm Coast Arts Foundation unveiled its 18th turtle sculpture for the Public Art Turtle Trail on Oct.

15. This turtle, installed in front of sponsor Tomoka Eye Associates at 21 Hospital Drive in Palm Coast, has a natural name: “The SEE Turtle.”

Nancy Crouch, executive director of the Arts Foundation, said that while doing an internet search, John Bram blitt’s name repeatedly came up.

Bramblitt, who is from Denton, Texas, lost his eyesight 21 years ago, and he’s been painting ever since. He has painted murals in New York and Dallas. And, as his SEE Turtle shows, he is known for his bright colors.

“He is one of — if not the — most acclaimed blind artists in the coun

John Bramblitt learned to paint after he lost his eyesight. He uses art techniques that have been around for centuries, combined with white cane techniques that visually impaired people use for orientation and mobility.

“I figured if I can get across a city using a stick, basically, then surely you can navigate around a canvas,” he said. “It’s much

smaller, and you’re never going to break your foot, you’re never going to get hit by a car. So that’s where I started. It’s lines that I can touch and feel, and then I change the way that the colors feel.”

He mixes his paint colors with mediums, so he can make white feel like toothpaste or black feel runny like oil or make a color hard, so he can carve it with a knife.

“It just changes the texture and viscosity of every color, so that through touch you can under stand the color and then you can draw the lines,” he said. “If you’re a sighted person, you’re going to look at the lines and see where they are. If you’re visually impaired, you’re going to use your sense of touch to know where you are and where you’ve been, like when you’re eating, when you’re cooking and when you’re paint ing.”

Bramblitt said the same region of the brain that interprets sight is also the region that conjures dreams and imagination.

“So even if you lose your eye sight, as long as you have that part of your brain, you can still imagine, and you can still visual ize,” he said.

try,” Crouch said. “He gladly accept ed, and that’s what shocked me; we pay the artists only $500. We shipped the turtle to him, and he got it back to us really fast.”

Watson said the unveiling was supposed to take place three years ago, but because of delays due to COVID, the unveiling is coinciding with the Tomoka Eye Associates’ 50th anniversary.

“To our advantage, the pandemic delayed our unveiling and pushed it into our 50th anniversary year,” Wat son said. “There is no better way to celebrate than with a community event and to recommit our mission for another 50 years. We believe that

JOHN BRAMBLITT

of the senses. We participate in two local free clinics. We have our own Tomoka Eye Foundation contribut ing yearly to local sight related charities.”

Students from the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach attended the unveil ing. After the event, Bramblitt trav eled to the Conklin Davis Center to lead two workshops.

Watson has been the chairman of the Conklin Davis Center’s board for the past seven years.

Bramblitt lost his eyesight after a series of severe sei zures when he was a college student. At the time, he thought

his world was over. While he’d always liked to draw, he had never painted until he learned how after becoming blind.

“The wonderful thing about art is that it’s all about what you can do and not what you can’t do,” he said.

The SEE Turtle was the Palm Coast Art Foundation’s second tur tle unveiling since the pandemic, and three more will be coming soon, Crouch said.

The turtles normally have a theme, such as honoring a famous artist. Crouch said the foundation made an exception for Bramblitt’s turtle.

“Bill said, ‘Do what you feel,’ and (Bramblitt) did an ocean theme,” Crouch said.

The information on a plaque next to Turtle 18 will be duplicated on a Braille plaque, she said.

Just the Facts:

Fact - Bill Partington has always opposed the proposed massive Daytona Beach Avalon project.

Fact - During Bill Partington’s tenure Ormond Beach has had a very low growth rate of 1.3% per year.

for experience and proven results, vote Bill Partington for Mayor!

Fact - From 2000 to present Ormond Beach has only grown by about 4,000 people (pop from UF bureau of statistics 2000 pop. - approx. 38,000, 2022 pop. Approx 43,000 with minimum 1k annexed into city (already living here)).

Fact - Now is not the time for a novice in the Mayor’s Seat

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Turtle 18 on the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s Public Art Turtle Trail is The SEE Turtle.

Blind artist John Bramblitt paints sculpture for Tomoka Eye Associates

Photos by Brent Woronoff

"The wonderful thing about art is that it's all about what you can do and not what you can't do."

HOW BRAMBLITT PAINTS

Artist John Bramblitt speaks at the unveiling of Turtle 18, The SEE Turtle.

YOUR NEIGHBORS

Three Chimneys a hidden historical gem

The Ormond Beach Historical Society hosted the Three Chimneys Family Day Open House on Sunday, Oct. 16, to teach people about the industrial site in the heart of Granada Boulevard.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Volunteers stood a quarter mile west of the Loyal Order of Moose site on Granada Boulevard, wav ing and pointing toward a wooded area. There, a dirt pathway led visi tors through an open chainlink gate toward the Three Chimneys Fam ily Day Open House organized and hosted by the Ormond Beach His torical Society on Sunday, Oct. 16, and sponsored by Alisa Rogers of 1st Florida Realty.

Rogers was raised in Volusia County and has lived most of her life in the Ormond Beach area.

“The Ormond Beach Historical Society is my passion,” she said. “This event is a great way for people in our community to learn about the Three Chimneys and its history. A lot of people do not know it’s here.”

The Three Chimneys is an archae ological site located on the north side of Granada Boulevard, across the street from the Kings Cross ing neighborhood. According to the Ormond Beach Historical Society preservation committee, the site is considered “one of the first colo nial-era industrial sites in Florida.”

It is where the ruins of the “oldest successful British sugar plantation, sugar mill and rum distillery in the United States” are located.

The OBHS had a reopening dedi cation ceremony at the event after 18 volunteers labored to clean the site following Hurricane Ian. Skee ter Surguine and his wife, Patti Surguine, have been volunteering with the OBHS and the preserva tion committee for about two years. Skeeter Surguine and the couple’s dog, Whisky, were making them selves at home by some fallen ruins.

“It’s a beautiful place,” Skeeter Surguine said. “The history here is amazing. Absolutely incredible. The people are just great. It’s not my first time here. I’m a Florida Cracker. Born and raised.”

OBHS education chair Erlene Turner believes the history needs to come to life.

“From my view of the people who attended, they enjoyed it and made comments about how much they learned,” she said. “They didn’t know it was there. It was both an enjoyable as well as an educational event.”

The land was originally part of a 20,000-acre land grant given to Scottish merchant and slave trader Richard Oswald by King George III in 1764.

The land was divided into five settlements. One was the Swamp Settlement, now called Three Chim neys, where sugarcane was grown, harvested and processed into its final product— rum.

“As I’m often fond of saying, every community adds to the American experience,” Shapiro said. “The Three Chimneys was among the earliest industrial sites in colonial America. This property has a multi national, multicultural history that spans four centuries of colonial, state and national history. The histo ry of Ormond Beach and of our state and country is an amazing story. Our tour guides today have provided you with an insight of what colonial era pioneering days at this site entailed.”

Throughout its history, the land has changed hands, been aban doned and fallen into disrepair. In 1914, developer John Anderson’s half brother, Billy Fagen, built his house on the site and started a busi ness to capitalize on Hotel Ormond’s tourists. He had a museum, a few alligators and took people up into the “Fagen Tree” to give tourists a bird’s-eye view of the area.

Board member Patti Surguine’s grandfather, Theodore Wang, built the “Fagen Tree” staircase for her mother and uncle so that they could see the ocean. Wang was a mechan ical engineer from Norway who moved to the area and was part of the Tomoka Settlement of the late 1800s. Surguine still has the patents and drawings of the structure.

Shapiro started volunteering as a board member with the preservation committee in 2004. He has chaired the preservation committee for 11 years, was president of the OBHS in 2018 and recently became the presi dent in July of this year. This is the fifth time he has organized an open house at the Three Chimneys site.

“The mission of the Ormond Beach Historical Society is education and preservation,” he said. “That which you saw today is a combination of educating the public as to an educa tional resource that we are preserv ing on behalf of the state of Florida , which owns the site.”

Alisa Rogers, with 1st Florida Realty, spon sored the event.

OBHS president Philip Shapiro points to a display map at the Three Chim neys site, showing the original location of the five settlements on Mount Oswald Plantation.

The sugar boiling facility at Three Chimneys

Ormond Beach Historical Society board member Patti Surguine shows a picture of her grandfather, who built the tree stand for her mother and uncle to climb so they could look east and see the ocean.

“The mission of the Ormond Beach Historical Society is education and preservation.”

PHILIP SHAPIRO, Ormond Beach Historical Society president

Mary Ann Radler listens to tour guide Charles DuToit talk about the lone standing chimney at Three Chimneys.

Photos by Michele Meyers

The City of Palm Coast brings the fun!

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Join the City of Palm Coast for a job fair! Representatives from City departments will be at the Palm Coast Community Center on Oct. 28 - come on down with your resume and find out about careers with the City.

LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON COMMUNITY FALL FESTIVAL

When: 4-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Satur day, Oct. 22; and 12-9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23

Where: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 4600 Belle Terre Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Join the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish for its com munity fall festival featuring live entertainment, food, rock climbing, bungee jumping, axe throwing, corn hole tour nament and more. Free.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

2022 ORMOND BEACH

SENIOR GAMES

When: Time varies, Saturday Oct. 22 to Saturday, 29

Where: Varies by sport Details: See local seniors compete in sports such as pickleball, powerlifting, track and field, bowling, golf and more. This local Senior Games competition is sanc tioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and is a required qualifier for the Florida Senior Games State Championships. Email srgamesob@gmail.com for more information. Visit ormondbeach.org.

BEAR CREEK’S ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR

When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Bear Creek Club house 2, 18 Lil Cub Path, Ormond Beach Details: Get your Christmas shopping done early this year at Bear Creek’s annual craft fair. Come and see the differ ent handmade wares. When entering the park off Airport Road, tell security at the gate that you are heading to Club house 2.

CONTAINER GARDENS

When: 10 a.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Public Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

Details: Short on space for a garden? Discover how con tainer gardening can expand current gardens or be used to start a new, easy-to-manage garden. Free. Registration is not required. For more infor mation, call 386-676-4191.

PALM COAST FALL ARTS FESTIVAL

When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Central Park, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast Details: Presented by the Palm Coast Arts Foundation in partnership with United We Art, there will be art, mu sic, food and fun, featuring regional artists and artisan crafters. The Garden Club at Palm Coast will also par ticipate. Come see the new creations of the Propagation Guild’s Creativity Group.

FLAVORS OF FALL — SIP, SAVOR AND STROLL

When: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Where: Anderson-Price Me morial Building, 42 N Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Join the Ormond Beach Historical Society for a downtown stroll featuring cocktails, food and fun. Stop in all 10 of the participating venues and receive one free drink or a small food item. Other local businesses may offer discounts or special deals. There will also be live music and a poker walk. Start at the Anderson-Price Memo rial Building, where you will receive your passport. Tickets for this fundraiser cost $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Visit https://www.tickettailor. com/events/ormondbeach historicalsociety/753645 or call 386-677-7005.

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

VOLUSIA MALL

HALLOWEEN FEST

When: 12-6 p.m. Where: Volusia Mall, 1700 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach Details: Attend this indoor trick-or-treating experience with dozens of family-friendly local businesses, free bal loon animals, crafts, photo booth, reptile petting zoo,

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Thomas P. Furmanek Sr

Looking for some Hallow een fun? Here are some free local trick-or-treat events:

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

„ Fourth-annual Trunk or Treat — 5-7 p.m., Kid City USA, 160 Business Center Drive, Ormond Beach

„ Vincent’s Clubhouse Trunk or Treat — 5-7 p.m., City Market Place, 160 Cy press Point Parkway, Palm Coast

„ Trunk or Treat and Chili Cookoff — 6-8 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 402 N Palmetto St., Bunnell

FRIDAY, OCT. 28

„ A Spooky Good Time — 5:30-8 p.m., Tanger Outlets, 1100 Cornerstone Blvd., Daytona Beach

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

„ Trail of Treats at The Trails Shopping Center — 1-3 p.m., The Trails Shop ping Center, 254 North Nova Road

„ SC Halloween Decora tions Trick or Treat event — 6-8 p.m., 111 Pine Creek Ct., Ormond Beach

SUNDAY, OCT. 30

„ Prince of Peace Trunk or Treat and Haunted House — 5-8 p.m., Prince of

youth group performances and more. The first 1,500 trick-or-treaters are guaran teed candy. Come dressed up as a family and you might win a prize. Visit https:// www.facebook.com/ events/498104248710456/.

BEL CANTO SINGERS

PRESENT ‘AMERICANA’

CONCERT When: 3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Pres byterian Church, 105 Amsden Road, Ormond Beach

Details: The Bel Canto Sing ers is kicking off its 52nd season in Volusia County with this tribute to American com posers, featuring “Abraham Lincoln: A Lasting Peace,” pa triotic favorites, and works by Aaron Copeland, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. Tickets cost $15 and are avail able from members, at the door or online at BelCanto Daytona.org. Students with ID are free.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27

I LOVE THE ‘80S TO DEATH A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER AND SHOW

When: 5:30-9 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Senior Center ballroom, 351 Andrews St., Ormond Beach

Details: Presented by the Friends of the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, this dinner and show and invites guests to dress in their best ’80s outfits and solve a mystery. Tickets cost $45 and include dinner and the show.

A silent fundraiser will also be held. Call the PAC box office at 386-676-3375.

Peace Church, 600 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach

MONDAY, OCT. 31

„ Trunk or treat — 5-7 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church USA, 156 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast

„ Lifecoast Trunk or Treat — 6:30 p.m., Matanzas High School, 3535 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast

„ Crossroads Candy Maze Trick or Treat — 5-8 p.m., Crossroads, 1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach

„ Fall-O-Ween Trunk or Treat — 6-8 p.m., Gracelife Beachside, 6 Sandra Drive, Ormond Beach

„ Tomoka Christian Church Fall-O-Ween — 6-8 p.m., Tomoka Christian Church, „ 1450 Hand Ave., Ormond Beach

„ Parkview Church Trunk or Treat — 6-8 p.m., Parkview Palm Coast, 5435 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast

„ Trunk or treat — 5-7 p.m., Tomoka United Methodist Church, 1000 Old Tomoka Road, Ormond Beach

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ONGOING 2022 HALLOWEEN WALK THROUGH DISPLAY

When: 5:30-10 p.m. daily

Where: 111 Pine Creek Court, Ormond Beach

Details: The Schoolcrafts’ 2022 Halloween Display, with over 160 inflatables, is now open, wind and weatherpermitting. Admission is free, but donations are appreci ated. A movie theater plays movies nightly at dusk. There is also a bubble area and mu sic playing. Well-behaved leashed animals are welcome. This year’s Trick or Treat Safe Stop is scheduled for 6-8 p.m on Saturday, Oct. 29. Vis it https://www.facebook.com/ scdecorationsormondbeach.

MAZE DAYZ AT COWART RANCH When: 5-10 p.m. Friday Oct. 21 and 28; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 22 and 29; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 and 30

Where: Cowart Ranch and Farms, 8185 W. Highway 100, Bunnell

Details: The ninth-annual Maze Dayz is now happen ing in Bunnell. Get lost in the farm’s maze, visit the pumpkin patch, buy local produce, take a hayride and take part in other farm activities. Tickets cost $10; children 2 and under are free. Visit MazeDayz.com.

Thomas Furmanek 61, of The Hammock, FI passed away on Octo ber 6, 2022. Tom was born in Saddle Brooke, NJ and raised in Cape May, NJ before moving to Richmond, VA and then lastly to his beloved Hammock which he called home.

Tom was predeceased by his mother Annette Furmanek.

Tom is survived by his father. John Furmanek Sr.; his six children Patricia, Thomas Jr, Sarah, Kathleen, Rex, and J.J.

Tom also leaves behind seven grandchildren Summer, Sierra, Shelby, Angela, Ty, Jace, and Lily. Also his sister Dolores (Bill) and brother Michael (Leigha). As well as his wife, Dawn O’Shea.

A funeral mass will be 1:00 PM, Friday October 21, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. 4600 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32137. There will be an hour reserved for visitation starting at 12 noon.

His wake will be held from 2:30pm - 4:30pm at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32137.

In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, https:// support.woundedwarriorproject.org/

Heritage Funeral and Cremation is in charge of the arrangements.

SERVICE: Friday, October 21, 1PM St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 4600 Belle Terre Pkwy Palm Coast, FL 32137

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

SIXTH-ANNUAL RIDE FOR RECOVERY

When: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Departs from Texas Roadhouse, 1298 Palm Coast Parkway SW, Palm Coast; ends at Captain’s BBQ at Bings Landing, 5862 N. Ocean Shore Blvd.

Details: This Flagler County Drug Court Foundation fun draiser helps support Drug Court participants with job placement, rental assistance and driver’s license renew als. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. Ride is open to motor cycles and other vehicles.

Departure is at 9:30 a.m., with an arrival at Bings Landing at 11 a.m. Event includes lunch provided by Captain’s BBQ, plus a Harley-Davidson Monopoly contest and other games and prizes. Cost of $25 per rider ($5 for plus-1, $10 for each additional rider) includes lunch and seats in the game. $30 for just lunch and

ORMOND BEACH ART GUILD SPRING ART EXHIBIT

When: Oct. 10 through Nov. 4

Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach

Details: The Ormond Beach Art Guild will hold its Fall 2022 exhibit at The Casements, featuring local artists. Opening reception will be at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Free. The Casements is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

THE COLOR OF RAIN

When: Sept. 3 through Oct. 29

Where: Jane’s Art Center, 199 Downing St., New Smyrna Beach Details: See this art exhibi tion composed of painted umbrella installations by the Florida Women’s Art Association. The opening re ception is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, from 4-7 p.m. Visit flwaa.com.

THE FINE ARTS

All of the photographs Ja’Bari Grimes takes make him happy, but he wanted to capture a different feeling with this shot.

“I wanted to express a feeling of wonder, like it’s a little kid looking into the future wonder ing or thinking about his life when he grows up,” Grimes said.

Grimes, a junior at Flagler Palm Coast High School, wrote in a statement to the Ob server that he hopes to major in photography and attend Daytona State College.

His teacher, Angela Biggs, said she is proud of his growth in photog raphy.

“He has a quiet, yet wise demeanor and always puts great thought into his art work,” she said. “He pays close attention to the subtleties in light and shadow and always tries to push himself further on each assign ment.”

–JARLEENE ALMENAS

–JARLEENE

Homecoming

heatSeabreeze sizzles in big 42-0 win against Pine Ridge

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Seabreeze fans draped the Daytona Stadium stands in pink to honor of Breast Can cer Awareness Month as the Sandcrabs crushed the Pine Ridge Panthers 42-0 on homecom ing night, Friday, Oct. 14.

The Sandcrabs won again three days later against Deltona in a game rescheduled because of Hurricane Ian. Seabreeze has won three in a row to improve to 3-4 and is now 2-0 in

on the ground.

“I had two touchdowns, but they called one back,” Campbell said.

“That was my first point-return of the season. I was very proud of myself until I saw that yellow flag, and when that yellow flag came out, that hurt my heart.”

Denali’s brother, Eli Campbell, had four receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown. Safety Crawford Olsen scored a touchdown while Brogan Kelly converted a fumble recov ery into the final touchdown of the game.

“I had two touchdowns, but they called one back. That was my first pointreturn of the season.

I was very proud of myself until I saw that yellow flag, and when that yellow flag came out, that hurt my heart.”

Photos by Michele Meyers

DENALI CAMPBELL, Seabreeze sophomore running back

Seabreeze fans were crazy in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the homecoming game against Pine Ridge.

Denali Campbell with the carry as Eli Campbell, left, blocks

Rodriguez

Seabreeze homecoming king Cole Long and queen Marin Houck.

Seabreeze underclassmen homecom ing court juniors Yasmina Dungan and Mike Sautin

Kicker Andrew McNerney

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Volleyball districts

Matanzas senior Sydney Moses completed her high school volleyball career with 1,797 assists and 1,002 digs. The Pirates ended their season with a 16-9 record after falling in three sets to host Ocala Forest on Monday, Oct. 17 in a first-round District 4-6A tournament game.

Seabreeze won its firstround game in District 4-5A, defeating Mainland in three sets on Oct. 17 at home. The Sandcrabs (128) were eliminated 3-0 by Middleburg on Oct. 18 in the semifinals at Ridgeview High.

Middleburg and Ridgeview were scheduled to meet in the championship game on Thursday, Oct. 20. Mainland finished the season with a 7-10 record.

FPC also saw it season end. The Bulldogs (5-16) lost in three sets to Mandarin in District 1-7A.

Sandcrab boys win freshman-sophomore meet

Father Lopez runners took the top two spots in the boys race at the Volusia-Flagler Freshman-Soph omore Cross Country Champion ships, while a couple of familiar fac es from Seabreeze took the top two spots in the girls race.

Lopez sophomore Matthew Gaz zoli won the boys race at the Oct. 12 meet at Matanzas High School. His time of 17:34.55 was 20 seconds faster than his classmate and run ner-up Felipe Paredes, who finished in 17:54.71.

Seabreeze’s Tyler Lewis (17:58.68) and Hunter Shuler (18:09.54) fin ished third and fourth.

Mackenzie and Ariana Roy, who are two of the fastest underclassmen in the state, were the only two run ners in the girls race to break 20 min utes. Mackenzie took the first-place medal with a time of 19:36.91. Ariana ran a 19:44.34.

Seabreeze won the boys’ team title with 47 points. New Smyrna Beach was second with 91 points.

The Sandcrabs’ Pierce Hoobler (12th place, 19:08) and Steven Mar tinez (15th place, 19:26.36) helped Seabreeze top the leaderboard.

FPC’s Brant Tarsitano (18:21.10) and Matanzas’ Blaine Vogel (18:41.69) finished sixth and sev enth.

NSB edged Seabreeze for the girls title, 73-78, with Mainland finish

ing third with 87 points. Mainland had three top-15 finishes with Kiera Williams (22:02.14) placing seventh,

Veronica O’Brien (22:27.66) placing 10th and Marin Hawryluk (23:30.26) finishing 15th.

Top bowling teams

Heading into the final high school bowling matches of the season that had been rescheduled due to Hurricane Ian, the Seabreeze girls remained undefeated, while the Matanzas boys lost their first match of the season to fall to 14-1. . Matanzas will host the District 3 tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Palm Coast Lanes.

Seabreeze, the defending girls state champ, had won 88 of a possible 91 points in compiling a 14-0 record. The Matanzas boys were 14-0 and won 90 points while losing eight.

Four of the six top girls averages in the district belong to Seabreeze bowlers, led by Kara Beissel (219.04) and Stacey Spaulding (191.20). FPC’s Emma Pezzullo has the second highest average at 213.24. The junior has led the Bulldogs to a 13-1 record.

Matanzas’ Jett Walden (205.72) and Morgan Naydich (201.11) are second and third among the boys in average.

Best of the week

GOLF Oct. 20: Palm Coast Cup: FPC, Matanzas boy and girl pairs at Palm Harbor Golf Club, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25: District 6-2A tournament, boys and girls (Seabreeze, Mainland), Daytona Golf Club, 8 p.m. Oct. 25: District 4-2A tournament, boys and girls (Matanzas), Palatka Golf Club, 8 a.m.

CROSS COUNTRY Oct. 22: District 2-3A championships, Matanzas High School, 8 a.m.

BOWLING

Oct. 25: District 3 tournament, boys and girls, Palm Coast Lanes, 9 a.m.

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Seabreeze’s Tyler Lewis runs behind Father Lopez’s Matthew Gazzoli at the Volu sia-Flagler Freshman-Sophomore Cross Country Championships at Matanzas.

Rylan Miller

Photo by Brent Woronoff Runners take off at the Volusia-Flagler

Freshman-Sophomore meet on Oct. 12.

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Matanzas wins overall team trophy FPC sweeps Five Star Conference titles

The Pirates’ girls cross country team finished second, while the boys team placed third.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Matanzas High School cross country team won the overall trophy at the Run Matanzas meet on Oct. 15.

The Pirates girls team fin ished second behind Oviedo Master’s Academy and the Pirates’ boys team finished third behind first-place Father Lopez and runner-up Fleming Island in the 10-team meet.

Matanzas coach Tim Kane said his team has changed quite a bit since the beginning of the season.

“These other kids are step ping up and doing well,” he said. “Our girls are really coming together.”

Matanzas junior Nina

Rodriguez finished fourth in the girls race with a time of 20:26.9, while teammate Sier ra Howard, who is also a junior, finished fifth in 20:52.5.

Ava Wyant of Master’s Academy took the girls indi vidual title with a time of 18:34.2.

Senior Ryan Jones of Menendez won the boys race in 16:19.4. Father Lopez’s Andrew and Matthew Gaz zoli finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Andrew Gazzoli, a senior, ran a 16:40.6. He finished two-tenths of a second behind Oakleaf’s Duane Lee. Matthew Gazzoli, who is a sophomore, finished in 17:04.0. Talen Spires was the third Lopez runner to finish in the top 10, placing seventh in

17:26.1.

Matanzas junior Christian Norfolk (17:35.6) placed ninth. Pirates freshman Blaine Vogel (17:37.1) finished 10th.

Indian Trails Middle School won the boys middle school race over runner-up Imagine School Town Center. Luke Ross, who ran unattached, won the 3K race with a time of 10:11.1. Imagine School’s Douglas Seth was third in 10:52.6. Indian Trail’s Tyler Peeples (11:14.4) was fourth.

Indian Trails finished sec ond behind Red Sea Running Club for the middle school girls title. Indian Trails’ Pey ton Cerasi (11:35.2) finished third. Red Sea’s Cheyenne Thomas won the title with a time of 10:47.7.

Flagler Palm Coast’s Barak Olago won the boys individual title with a personal-record time.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Flagler Palm Coast’s cross country teams are ready for the postseason. The Bulldogs swept the boys’ and girls’ championships at the Five Star Conference meet Oct. 14 in New Smyrna Beach.

sophomores Mackenzie Roy (19:19.6) and Ariana Roy (19.20.8) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Seabreeze senior Nickole Dane (20:00.4) placed seventh.

Sophomore Cassidy DeY oung (20:24.1) led the FPC girls with a 10th-place finish. Arianna Slaughter (20:47.3) was 13th, followed by Gen esis Epstein (21:06.5) in 14th place, Mimi Jeffers (21:43.4) in 17th place and Lexie Shupe (21:43.4) in 19th place.

TIM KANE, Matanzas coach

FPC senior Barak Olago won the boys’ individual title with a personal record time of 16:39.2 as the Bulldogs claimed five of the top eight places to cruise to the team title with 24 points. New Smyrna Beach finished a dis tant second with 85 points. Seabreeze was fifth with 135 points, and Mainland was ninth with 246 points.

The girls’ standings were much closer as FPC edged Spruce Creek for the title, 73-75. The Bulldogs took sev en of the top 25 places.

Seabreeze finished fourth with 105 points and Mainland was seventh with 143 points in the girls standings. Seabreeze

Kiera Williams (21:46.1) led Mainland with an 18thplace finish, followed by Molly Bronson in 20th place. Bronson had the same time as Shupe at 21:43.4.

In the boys race, FPC run ners Justin Gilliam (16:58.5), Hayden Herndon (17:02.9) and Brandon Kalasnik (17:05.4) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, while Peyton Woodward (17:27.7) placed eighth. FPC’s sixth and seventh runners — Jack Gilvary (17:44.5, 16th place) and Jevin Luna (17:58.1, 20th) — also finished in the top 20.

Seabreeze’s Tyler Lewis (17:32.5) finished 11th.

The Bulldogs won the Five Star boys championship for the 14th time, which is the most among conference schools. The girls title was

FPC’s sixth.

Olago joined an elite group of FPC runners to win a Five Star cross country champion ship. Previous Bulldogs to win the Five Star boys title include Justin Pacifico, Markell Peck, Anthony Morales, Justin Har bor, Sam Vazquez and Matt Ciancuilli, most of whom ran track and cross country in col lege.

Mainland wins district football opener

The Bucs improved to 5-1 on the season.

OBSERVER STAFF

Mainland won its first district game of the season on Oct. 14, defeating Deltona 41-17 in a battle of one-loss teams. The Bucs improved to 5-1

with the road victory. Damar cus Creecy threw touchdown passes to James Randle and Clarence McCloud and ran for a touchdown as Mainland jumped out to a 28-17 half time lead.

Jackie Bowdry added a third-quarter 30-yard run and the Bucs’ defense took over, shutting out the Wolves

(5-2) after halftime.

Mainland travels to Kis simmee Osceola for a nondistrict game on  Friday, Oct. 21 and then completes its dis trict schedule with two games in a week. The Bucs will visit Pine Ridge for a rescheduled game on Monday, Oct. 24, and then will face rival Seabreeze on Friday, Oct. 28.

-Marvin M.

them to

friends and family.”

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Matanzas won the overall trophy at Run Matanzas on Oct. 15 at Matanzas High School.

Courtesy photo Barak Olago ran a personal-re cord 16:39.2 to win the Five Star Conference boys championship.

"These other kids are stepping up and doing well. Our girls are really coming together."

FPC, Matanzas swim teams celebrate seniors

Pirate boys break through against the Bulldogs; FPC girls prevail.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The friendly rivalry between Flagler County’s two high schools is never more embodied than in the relation ship of the swim teams.

Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas held their senior day together on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Frieda Zam ba Pool at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center as the teams interrupted their annual meet to recognize the seniors on both teams.

Matanzas and FPC each formed a line of swimmers in the shallow end of the pool. The seniors walked between the lines as their names were called, and were splashed from both sides on their way out of the pool. Once out of the water, they receive an engraved souvenir towel and were greeted by their parents.

“We started this six or seven years ago,” said FPC boys coach Tom Gil lin. “They walk through the gauntlet of splashing. The kids love it.”

It has been a tough season for both teams as thunderstorms wreaked

SENIORS

Matanzas: Merritt Rice, Mad eline Derringe, Brianne Morse, Kelsey Spruill, Casey Schagen, Jaden Smith, Isabella Tieje.

FPC: Angelina Rooney, Lucy Noble, Amelia Rowicka, Paige Reckenwald, Alexander Hetzler, Joseph Fallon, Collin Little.

RESULTS

WINNERS

relay: Casey Scha

Teddy Vanderbilt, Sam Pe

Ribeiro (M),

200 free: Casey Schagen (M), 2:11.35.

200 IM: Teddy Vanderbilt (M), 2:04.22

free: Sam Peters (M), 23:74

butterfly: Sam Peters (M), 100 free: Merritt Rice (M), 1:00.8.

free: Casey Schagen (M), 200 free relay: Teddy Vanderbilt,

Daniel Ribeiro, Keaton Lasicki, Merritt Rice, 1:51.47.

100 back: Alex Hetzler (F) 1:12.94 100 breast: Teddy Vanderbilt (M) 1:16.0

400 free relay: Sam Peters, Mer ritt Rice, Casey Schagen, Keaton Lasicki 4:09.32.

GIRLS WINNERS

200 medley relay: Erica Rim stadrt, Carmella Cuccinello, Aryanna DiFatta, Kelsey Spruill (M), 2:22.03

200 free: Karolina Jaronis (M), 2:04.61

200 IM: Matilda Noble (F), 2:33.25

50 free: Lucy Noble (F) 26.50

100 butterfly: Malina Hierb (F) 1:08.92

100 free: Madelyn Derringe (M) 1:00.44

500 free: Madelyn Derringe (M) 6:01.69

200 free relay: Michelle Marinez, Matilda Noble, Amelia Rowicka, Lucy Noble (F), 4:04.97

other pool,” Gillin said. “We didn’t anticipate both pools going down. This has been a year of persever ance.”

Gillin said that even though the swimmers from the opposing teams are rivals, they feel a connection.

“I’m amazed how well they get along,” he said. “A lot of them train together with (the Flagler Fluid Swim Team). I think they enjoy this meet more than any other.”

But that does not mean the rivalry doesn’t exist. For the first time in Matanzas school history, the Pirates’ boys swim team defeated the Bull dogs, 86-80. FPC’s girls evened the score on the day, defeating Matanzas 90.5 to 79.5.

The boys meet came down to the

Matanzas senior Isabella Tieje traverses the gauntlet.

FPC senior Angelina Rooney

Photos by Danny Broadhurst

Coach Glenn Partelow clears the pool for the next race.

Matanzas senior Kelsey Spruill

FPC freshman Matilda Noble won the 200-yard individual medley.

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Campbell said. “But it wasn’t enough. We left too many points on the field.”

Brown expressed apprecia tion for his team. He believes they are the most cohesive group of players he’s had during his time coaching Seabreeze.

“They get along and sup port each other,” he said. “I couldn’t ask for a better group.”

The ’Crabs followed up the win over Pine Ridge with a show-stopping 28-26 victory against Deltona on Monday, Oct. 17.

Once again, the Campbell brothers were key in spear heading the momentum with a reverse pass by Denali to Eli for a 30-yard touch down. A five-carry drive by Tyrone Cordare after half time resulted in the second touchdown of the game for the Sandcrabs. Gonzalez ran for two touchdowns and a key

39-yard keeper into Deltona territory on the game’s final possession.

Drew McNerney kicked four extra points, and the Sandcrabs also stopped a Del tona two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the score.

“There’s nothing easy about what we’re trying to do,” receiver coach Mark Lewis said as he addressed the play

ers. “Bring your heart, bring your soul, bring your broth erhood.

Do not, do not, do not let up. Nothing easy about what we’re trying to do, but we are built for this.”

Seabreeze will play an away game against South Lake High School on Friday, Oct. 21 and battle Mainland a week later for the district championship.

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The Seabreeze senior homecoming court

Seabreeze alumni: Suzie Cahalan (class of ’91), Selena White (class of ’89) and Amy Decicco (class of ’92) — the self-proclaimed “spring chicken.”

Wide receiver Marquis McCants maneuvers past Pine Ridge linemen William Faulk (51) and Cade Eason.

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Cross town swimming

final event — the 400-yard freestyle relay — which Matanzas’ Sam Peters, Merritt Rice, Casey Schagen and Keaton Lasicki won with a time of 4:09.32. Peters and Teddy Vander bilt each won two individual events.

Matanzas’ Madelyn Derringe won the 100 free and the 500 free in the girls competition.

NOBLE COMMITS TO EASTERN MICHIGAN

FPC’s Lucy Noble was one of 14 seniors on the two teams to swim in her final high school meet in Fla gler County. Noble will continue her swimming career in college next year. She has verbally committed to swim for Eastern Michigan University and will sign a letter of intent with the Eagles next month.

“I was looking for a change [in] scenery,” said Noble, who also con sidered UNC Asheville and Cal State Bakersfield.

She spent 48 hours with the East ern Michigan swim team on her offi cial visit.

“I pretty much always had my sights set on swimming in college. To go to a Division I school is the cherry on top. I was looking all around. (At Eastern Michigan), the team envi ronment was awesome, and head coach Derek Perkins is also awe some,” she said.

Noble will be the first FPC swim mer to continue her career in college since Micayla Cronk, who graduated in 2021 and is now a sophomore at the University of Florida. Cronk was a seven-time state champ in high school.

While Noble will never top Cronk’s times in the 50- and 100-yard free style events, she has broken Cronk’s school records in the 100 breast stroke and the 100 butterfly. Noble said she wants to also break Cronk’s school record in the 100 backstroke in the postseason, which begins this month.

Noble advanced to the Class 4A state meet last year, finishing 13th in the 50 free and 17th in the 100 free.

"I pretty much always had my sights set on swimming in college. To go to a Division I school is the cherry on top."

FPC senior Lucy Noble, right, wins her race.

Matanzas senior Madeline Derringe after swimming,

winning, the

yard freestyle, a

race.

LUCY NOBLE, FPC swimmer

Matanzas senior Merritt Rice enters the gauntlet, to celebration and splashes. Photos by Danny Broadhurst

REAL

House on the beach gets the top spot

Ahouse in an unincorporated area was the top real es tate transaction for the week of Sept. 8-14 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Joseph Burbrink and Ronald Buday, individually and as trustee, sold 2903 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. for $1,395,000. Built in 1961, the house is a 4/4 and has 2,674 square feet.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Condos Thomas and Monica Bucciarelli, of Kamas, Utah, sold 55 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 911, to Robert and Maria Seibert, of Powell, Ohio, for $660,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,859 square feet.

Christopher and Susan Bode, of Valrico, sold 105 Captains Walk, Unit 105, to John and Glo ria Bearden, of Palm Coast, for $440,000. Built in 1989, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,875 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $380,600.

Beach Haven Gregg and Sharon Steele, individu ally and as trustees, sold 3 Smiling Fish Lane to Christopher Dupuis and Angela Dupuis, as trustees, for $919,000. Built in 2015, the house

is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,963 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $550,000.

Belle Terre Jun Wang, of Flagler Beach, sold 21 Palm Lane to Thomas and San dra Grieco, of Palm Coast, for $288,800. Built in 1997, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,224 square feet.

U.S. Bank National Assoc., as trust ee, sold 5 Promenade Place to Gem RE Holdings LLC, of Parkland, for $241,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,706 square feet.

Grand Haven James and Elizabeth Heafner sold 90 River Trail Drive to Scott and Andrea Grant, of Palm Coast, for $1.35 million. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 3,225 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $960,000.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 729 Grand Reserve Drive to Amanda McManus and Laura Calugar, of Bunnell, for $332,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

Hidden Lakes Hector Escobedo sold 49 Graham Woods Place to Stephen Stevenson, of Palm Coast, for $490,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,845 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $309,900.

Indian Trails Michael and Donna Roman, of Medina, Ohio, sold 10 Boulder Rock Drive to Timothy and Eliza beth Canfield, of Palm Coast, for $450,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,383 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $205,000.

Lehigh Woods Barbara and Jozef Hatala sold 80 Raleigh Drive to Stanislaw Zambrzycki, of Palm Coast, for $470,000. Built in 2013, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace, swim ming pool and 2,227 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $172,800.

Concettina Trematerra, of Bayville, New Jersey, sold 12 Rybar Lane to Danny Vo, Lisa Nguyen and Tung Vo, of Palm Coast, for $325,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,008 square feet.

Maria and James Salazar, of Bun nell, sold 54 Riviera Drive to Jean Shindler, of Palm Coast, for $275,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,203 square feet.

Not in Subdivision

Alan and Sarah Pischer, of Estero, sold 82 Fenimore Lane to Hec tor Escobedo, of Palm Coast, for $625,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,184 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $329,000.

Robert Reese sold 53 Fallen Oak Lane to David and Lillie Kirk, of Palm Coast, for $525,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,106 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $215,000.

Gary Vaspasiano, of Branford, Con necticut, sold 45 White Dove Lane to Charlie and Joni Baratta, of Palm Coast, for $412,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 1,474 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $195,000.

Ethan Clark and Amanda Wheeler sold 7 Forsythe Lane to Joseph and Elizabeth Esposito, of Palm Coast, for $305,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,322 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $205,000.

Palm Harbor

Aivarus and Julia Frizgintas, of Lisle, Illinois, sold 56 Folson Lane to Timothy and Debra Fazenbaker, of Ashland, Kentucky, for $345,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,618 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $129,000.

Arne and Sandra Thilesen, of Daytona Beach, sold 87 Florida Park Drive to Daniel and Savan nah Williams, of St. Augustine, for $286,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,481 square feet. It sold in 1987 for $92,400.

Palma Vista

Darcy Klovanish and Charles Mer enda, of Flagler Beach, sold 321 12th St. to Michael and Maria Lavin, of Flagler Beach, for $750,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 1,658 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $277,000.

Pine Grove Victoria and Semyon Raygorodsky, of Old Bridge, New Jersey, sold 161 Point Pleasant Drive to FKH SFR L L.P., of Marietta, Georgia, for $376,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,105 square feet.

Plantation Bay Rose Lombard, individually and as trustee, sold 819 Creekwood Drive to Douglas and Brenda Kabbes, of Ormond Beach, for $599,900. Built in 2018, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,077 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $368,700.

Scott and Rosemarie Pierce, of Ormond Beach, sold 109 Bay Lake Drive to Jodi Mazar, of Ormond Beach, for $477,653. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,048 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $353,000.

Quail Hollow Kristine Marks and Michael O’Donohue sold 9 Llowick Court to Barry and Debra Schnell, of Palm Coast, for $499,900. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 2,057 square feet.

Seascape Albert Stratton III and Karen Wade, of Orlando, sold 30 Seascape Drive to Daniel and Sarah Harmon, of Palm Coast, for $650,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 4/3.5 and has 2,273 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $562,000.

Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contrib uted to this report.

SHORES OFFICE - 386-766-SOLD (7653) 3118 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118

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The top transaction sold for more than $1 million and features four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The

Beach house built in 1949 sells for $1.45 million

Ahouse on the beach was the top real estate transac tion in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of Sept. 4-12 in the Multiple Listing Service. Cathy Esser, Walter Esser III and William Esser sold 445 S. Atlantic Ave. to Anthony Nguyen, of Plano, Texas, for $1.45 million. Built in 1949, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,717 square feet. The property includes three separate apartments.

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ORMOND BEACH

Christopher and Stacy Bryant, of Pittsburgh, sold 18 Moss Point Drive to Sherif Bedros, of Ormond Beach, for $939,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 4/3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 4,231 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $600,000.

Pinellas Equities LLC, of Irving, Texas, sold 167 Benjamin Drive to Rymak Technologies LLC, of Winter Park, for $315,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,872 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $242,500.

Brock Parslow, of Parslow US Real Estate LLC, of Windermere, sold 1748 Carolina Ave. to Dana Fingeroth, of Ormond Beach, for $259,000. Built in 1942, the house is a 1/1 and has 1,026 square feet.

Luis and Diana Moscoso, of Home stead, sold 220 Lemon Tree Lane, Unit 220J, to Kendall Purdy, of Ormond Beach, for $225,000. Built in 1987, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,300 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $140,000.

Ormond Heights William and Della Spencer sold 257 Fir St. to Jessica Moorhouse, of Ormond Beach, for $380,000. Built in 1954, the house is a 6/2 and has 2,900 square feet.

Halifax Plantation

Thomas Nay and Mary Medearis, of Greeley, Colorado, sold 1345 Wicklow Lane to Reese Satvati, of Orlando, for $624,686. Built in 1998, the house is a 4/3 and has two fireplaces, swimming pool and 3,452 square feet.

Joann Brown, and Darrell and Amy Rande, of Grosse Ile, Michigan, sold 1313 Wicklow Lane to Carla Hop son and Dwain Keene, of Ormond Beach, for $500,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,311 square feet.

D.R. Horton Inc., of Orlando, sold 2880 Monaghan Drive to Kim and John Haskoor, of Ormond Beach, for $457,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,381 square feet.

Hunter’s Ridge Bradley and Laura Jones sold 23 Hunt Master Court to Andrew and Shayna Mills, of Ormond Beach, for $438,000. Built in 1995, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,169 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $318,000.

Lakes of Pine Run Patricia Baisley, of Ormond Beach, sold 201 Orange Grove Drive, Unit A, to Brack and Gail Cocke, of Ormond Beach, for $245,000. Built in 1984, the condo is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,100 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $150,000.

Northbrook Daniel Rutter, of Ormond Beach, sold 1204 Parkside Drive to Mark and Karen Poteat, of Ormond Beach, for $400,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 1,776 square feet.

Ocean Village Angie and Jason Mara, of Daytona Beach, sold 151 Cardinal Drive, Unit B, to David and Amber Arthur, of Ormond Beach, for $224,000. Built

in 1947, the villa is a 2/1 and has 675 square feet.

Plantation Bay

Kathleen Sotaiux, of Ormond Beach, sold 1079 Hampstead Lane to Rainier Medina and Grace Benet, of Ormond Beach, for $630,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,601 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $300,000.

Jodi Mazar, of Ormond Beach, sold 817 Aldenham Lane to Lesann and Earle Van Valkenburg, of Ormond Beach, for $399,000. Built in 2018, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has 1,510 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $287,400.

Tomoka Estates

Peggy Register, of Keystone Heights, sold 1098 Indigo Road to Christopher Dotson, of Ormond Beach, for $263,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 3/1 and has 984 square feet.

Tomoka Oaks

Offenburg Investments LLC, of Ormond Beach, sold 100 Tomoka Meadows Blvd., Unit 100, to Victoria Kraby, of Ormond Beach, for $245,000. Built in 1980, the townhouse is a 2/2.5 and has 1,434 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $135,000.

Twin River Estates

Sheila Kaye, of Ormond Beach, sold 30 Twin River Drive to Jef frey Lantz, of Ormond Beach, for $445,000. Built in 1974, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 1,847 square feet.

Woodmere South Beneficiaries of the estate of Robert Doran Jr. sold 727 W. Lindenwood Circle to Michael Lucas, of Edgewa

ter, for $346,000. Built in 1974, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,678 square feet.

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Buy Now Homes LLC sold 125 Beau Rivage Drive to George Caffery, of Ormond Beach, for $490,000. Built in 1962, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,318 square feet.

Kevan Smotherman, of St. Peters burg, sold 3547 John Anderson Drive to Kenneth and Shan non Mosley, of Summerfield, for $420,000. Built in 1982, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,482 square feet.

Edgar and Christine Williams, of Ormond Beach, sold 40 Rivocean Drive to Jake Miller, of Ormond Beach, for $375,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 3/1 and has 1,119 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $137,500.

Frank Campanaro, of Ormond Beach, sold 24 Raymonde Circle to Savannah Stehlin and Matthew Hartman, of Ormond Beach, for $354,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,456 square feet.

Joshua Thomas, of Miami, sold 18 Seaside Drive to Mattie Maxwell and Tanya McCuen, of Ormond Beach, for $281,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1 and has 944 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $234,000.

Kimberly Godfrey-Peacock and Karon Power, of Georgia, sold 1415 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 206, to Ellen Knaisch, of Ormond Beach, for $275,000. Built in 1974, the condo is a 1/1 and has 837 square feet.

John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

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The top seller has four bedrooms and 2,717 square feet.

The house at 257 Fir St. sold for $380,000.

ECHO CHAMBER by Paul Coulter. Edited by David Steinberg

By Luis Campos

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 2022 CP 538 Division 48

IN RE: ESTATE OF LYNOR CECILIA CAMP Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been en tered in the estate of Lynor Cecilia Camp, deceased, File Number 2022 CP 538, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was Feb ruary 25, 2022; that the total value of the estate is $81,869 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been as signed by such order are:

Name Address Jon Camp 126 Corson Avenue Modesto, CA 95350

Cathy Marie Camp 845 Lyndon Street, Apt. 2B Monterey, CA 93940

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERI ODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STAT UTES SECTION 733.702.

ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITH STANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No tice is October 20, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: Jon Camp 126 Corson Avenue Modesto, California 95350

Attorney for Person Giving Notice

Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324

CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 446-8900

Fax: (386) 445-6702

E-Mail: DVidal@legalteamforlife.com

Secondary E-Mail: Proserv@legalteamforlife.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00123G

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc. will sell at public sale at the following vehicles to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.585 of the Florida Statutes on 11/17/2022 at 10 A.M. *Sale will occur where vehicles are located* 1972 Chevrolet VIN#1X27K2W364856 Amount; $25,348.33 At: 7501 S Hwy US 1, Bunnell, FL

Any person(s) claiming any interest(s) in the above vehicles contact: RAINBOW TITLE & LIEN, INC. (954-920-6020)

ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD WITH RE SERVE. Some vehicles may have been re leased prior to the sale date. Interested Parties must call one day prior to sale October 20, 2022 22-00229F

PUBLIC NOTICES

FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No.: 22-CP-000670 Division: Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF JASON ANTHONY WARLIKOWSKI, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Jason Anthony Warlikowski, deceased, whose date of death was January 21, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad dress of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and ad dresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No tice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Anthony Warlikowski 18184 Everson Miles Circle N. Fort Myers, FL 33917

Attorney for Personal Representative: Kevin A. Kyle Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 980595 GREEN SCHOENFELD & KYLE LLP 1380 Royal Palm Square Boulevard Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Telephone: (239) 936-7200

Fax: (239) 936-7997

E-Mail: kevinkyle@gskattorneys.com 00807439.DOC/1 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00124G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Go Store It 4601 E Moody Blvd A7 Bunnell, FL 32110 hereby gives NOTICE OF PUB LIC SALE of the storage space(s) listed below, Stephen Bellamy-089 containing household and other goods will be sold for cash on 11/11/22 at 2:00pm. With the contents being sold to the highest bidder.

Owner reserves the right to bid. The sale is being held to satisfy a landlord’s lien, in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 83.801-83.809, and will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00227V

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 500 E Court St, Bunnell FL 32110 Storage content sale. In accordance with Florida’s Lien Code, the following self-storage unit will be sold at Auction Alexandra Wahl- 500 E Court st unit 4B, Bunnell FL 32110. The self-storage units generally contain furniture. 3 Dot Realty Management reserves the right to with draw a self-storage unit from the auction at any time. Sale will take place on site on Nov 3rd 9:00 AM-9:30 AM October 20, 27, 2022 22-00225F

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-000674 IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY JOE HOUCHINS, JR Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Billy Joe Houchins, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was April 26, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Building 1, Bunnel, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the per sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Donna Bellitto 300 North 3rd Street Apartment #2 Flagler Beach, Fl 32136

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Andrew P. Cummings Andrew P. Cummings, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 98355 THERREL BAISDEN, LLP 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 2950 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 371-5758 Fax: (305) 371-3178

E-Mail:

ACummings@TherrelBaisden.com

Secondary E-Mail: Probate@TherrelBaisdsen.com LBermudez@TherrelBaisden.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00125G

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc. will sell at public sale at the following vehicles to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.585 of the Florida Statutes on 11/10/2022 at 10 A.M. *Sale will occur where vehicles are located* 1997 Buick VIn#4P67J5Y118605

Amount: $21,231.48, 2017 Dodge VIN#2C3CDZFJ9HH531568 Amount: $23,622.05 At: 7501 S Hwy US 1, Bunnell, FL

Any person(s) claiming any interest(s) in the above vehicles contact: RAINBOW TITLE & LIEN, INC. (954-920-6020)

ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD WITH RE SERVE.. Some vehicles may have been re leased prior to the sale date. Interested Parties must call one day prior to sale October 20, 2022 22-00228F

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA File No.: 2022 CP 000462 Division: Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF PETER WADE MAY, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of PETER WADE MAY, deceased, whose date of death was November 1, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1. Bunnell, FL 32110.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen tative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: s/ Karen Jeanne Chitty Karen Jeanne Chitty 1313 Runaby Lane Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Attorney for Personal Representative: s/ Elan R. Kaney Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0538302 Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00126G

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.2022-CP-000692

Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANK MARZIGLIANO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of FRANK MARZIGLIANO, deceased, whose date of death was August 9, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: COLLEEN MARZIGLIANO 104 Anchorage Drive Flagler Beach, FL 32224 Attorney for Personal Representative: Heather S. Maltby HEATHER@EPPGLAW.COM Florida Bar No. 116571 E.P.P.G. Law of St. Johns, PLLC 200 Malaga Street, Suite 2 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Telephone: 904-875-3774 October 13, 20, 2022 22-00121G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 22-CP-0449 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF RUTH N. BRIDGE Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Ruth N. Bridge, deceased, File Number 22-CP-0449, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was August 22, 2021; that the total value of the estate is $24,340.30 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:

Name Address Barbara Ciatteo 15011 Sandpiper Pre serve Boulevard, Unit 103 Fort Myers, FL 33919

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTAND ING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE DENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this No tice is October 13, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: Barbara Ciatteo 15011 Sandpiper Preserve Boulevard Unit 103 Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Attorney for Person Giving Notice /s/ Lance M. McKinney Lance M. McKinney, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 882992 Osterhout & McKinney, P.A. 3783 Seago Lane Fort Myers, FL 33901 Telephone: (239) 939-4888 Fax: (239) 277-0601

E-Mail: lancem@omplaw.com

Secondary E-Mail: cindyd@omplaw.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00122G

VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

DONALD

DONALD

A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD GLEN SNYDER A/K/A DONALD G. SNYDER A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD GLEN SNYDER A/K/A DONALD G. SNYDER A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; STATE OF FLORIDA - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; RICHARD VENTURINI; VOLUSIA COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Defendants.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the

Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 05, 2020, and the Order Reschedul ing Foreclosure Sale entered on September 27, 2022 in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida, the office of Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Circuit Court, shall sell the property situated in Volusia County, Florida, described as: LOTS 69 TO 72, INCLUSIVE, 2ND ADDITION TO GLENWOOD PARK, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO MAP IN MAP BOOK 7, PAGE 63, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

a/k/a 1520 GAUDREY ST, DELAND, FL 32720-1905 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, on Novem ber 10, 2022 beginning at 11:00 AM.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommo dation, please contact Court Administra tion in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724 (386) 257-6096; Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated at St. Petersburg, Florida this 11th. day of October, 2022. eXL Legal, PLLC

Designated Email Address: efiling@exllegal.com 12425 28th Street North, Suite 200 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Telephone No. (727) 536-4911 Attorney for the Plaintiff Isabel López Rivera FL Bar: 1015906 1000004364 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00117I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 10862 CIDL WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS TRUST I, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES D. HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES DEAN HENDERSON, et al Defendants.

To: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES D. HEN DERSON A/K/A JAMES DEAN HEN DERSON 3209 RIVERHEAD DR DELTONA, FL 32738

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CARRIE J. HENDERSON 3209 RIVERHEAD DR DELTONA, FL 32738

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN; CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property de scribed as follows, to-wit: LOT 14, BLOCK 774, DELTONA LAKES UNIT 32, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE CORDED IN MAP BOOK 27, PAGES 101 THROUGH 118 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to file a copy of your written de fenses, if any, to it on Orlando Deluca, Deluca Law Group, PLLC, 2101 NE 26th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 and file the original with the Clerk of the abovestyled Court on or before NOV 21 2022 30 days from the first publication, otherwise a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on the 7 day of October, 2022 LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton Deputy Clerk DELUCA LAW GROUP PLLC PHONE: (954) 368-1311 | FAX: (954) 200-8649 service@delucalawgroup.com 21-04918-1 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00118I

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 2022 CP 538 Division 48

IN RE: ESTATE OF LYNOR CECILIA CAMP Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been en tered in the estate of Lynor Cecilia Camp, deceased, File Number 2022 CP 538, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was Feb ruary 25, 2022; that the total value of the estate is $81,869 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been as signed by such order are:

Name Address Jon Camp 126 Corson Avenue Modesto, CA 95350

Cathy Marie Camp 845 Lyndon Street, Apt. 2B Monterey, CA 93940

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERI ODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STAT UTES SECTION 733.702.

ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITH STANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No tice is October 20, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: Jon Camp 126 Corson Avenue Modesto, California 95350

Attorney for Person Giving Notice

Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324

CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 446-8900

Fax: (386) 445-6702

E-Mail: DVidal@legalteamforlife.com

Secondary E-Mail: Proserv@legalteamforlife.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00123G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc. will sell at public sale at the following vehicles to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.585 of the Florida Statutes on 11/17/2022 at 10 A.M. *Sale will occur where vehicles are located* 1972 Chevrolet VIN#1X27K2W364856 Amount; $25,348.33 At: 7501 S Hwy US 1, Bunnell, FL

Any person(s) claiming any interest(s) in the above vehicles contact: RAINBOW TITLE & LIEN, INC. (954-920-6020)

ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD WITH RE SERVE. Some vehicles may have been re leased prior to the sale date. Interested Parties must call one day prior to sale October 20, 2022 22-00229F

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FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No.: 22-CP-000670 Division: Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF JASON ANTHONY WARLIKOWSKI, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Jason Anthony Warlikowski, deceased, whose date of death was January 21, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad dress of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and ad dresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No tice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Anthony Warlikowski 18184 Everson Miles Circle N. Fort Myers, FL 33917

Attorney for Personal Representative: Kevin A. Kyle Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 980595 GREEN SCHOENFELD & KYLE LLP 1380 Royal Palm Square Boulevard Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Telephone: (239) 936-7200

Fax: (239) 936-7997

E-Mail: kevinkyle@gskattorneys.com 00807439.DOC/1 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00124G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Go Store It 4601 E Moody Blvd A7 Bunnell, FL 32110 hereby gives NOTICE OF PUB LIC SALE of the storage space(s) listed below, Stephen Bellamy-089 containing household and other goods will be sold for cash on 11/11/22 at 2:00pm. With the contents being sold to the highest bidder.

Owner reserves the right to bid. The sale is being held to satisfy a landlord’s lien, in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 83.801-83.809, and will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00227V

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 500 E Court St, Bunnell FL 32110 Storage content sale. In accordance with Florida’s Lien Code, the following self-storage unit will be sold at Auction Alexandra Wahl- 500 E Court st unit 4B, Bunnell FL 32110. The self-storage units generally contain furniture. 3 Dot Realty Management reserves the right to with draw a self-storage unit from the auction at any time. Sale will take place on site on Nov 3rd 9:00 AM-9:30 AM October 20, 27, 2022 22-00225F

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-000674 IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY JOE HOUCHINS, JR Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Billy Joe Houchins, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was April 26, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Building 1, Bunnel, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the per sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Donna Bellitto 300 North 3rd Street Apartment #2 Flagler Beach, Fl 32136

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Andrew P. Cummings Andrew P. Cummings, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 98355 THERREL BAISDEN, LLP 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 2950 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 371-5758 Fax: (305) 371-3178

E-Mail:

ACummings@TherrelBaisden.com

Secondary E-Mail: Probate@TherrelBaisdsen.com LBermudez@TherrelBaisden.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00125G

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc. will sell at public sale at the following vehicles to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.585 of the Florida Statutes on 11/10/2022 at 10 A.M. *Sale will occur where vehicles are located* 1997 Buick VIn#4P67J5Y118605

Amount: $21,231.48, 2017 Dodge VIN#2C3CDZFJ9HH531568 Amount: $23,622.05 At: 7501 S Hwy US 1, Bunnell, FL

Any person(s) claiming any interest(s) in the above vehicles contact: RAINBOW TITLE & LIEN, INC. (954-920-6020)

ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD WITH RE SERVE.. Some vehicles may have been re leased prior to the sale date. Interested Parties must call one day prior to sale October 20, 2022 22-00228F

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA File No.: 2022 CP 000462 Division: Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF PETER WADE MAY, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of PETER WADE MAY, deceased, whose date of death was November 1, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1. Bunnell, FL 32110.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen tative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: s/ Karen Jeanne Chitty Karen Jeanne Chitty 1313 Runaby Lane Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Attorney for Personal Representative: s/ Elan R. Kaney Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0538302 Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00126G

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.2022-CP-000692

Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANK MARZIGLIANO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of FRANK MARZIGLIANO, deceased, whose date of death was August 9, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: COLLEEN MARZIGLIANO 104 Anchorage Drive Flagler Beach, FL 32224 Attorney for Personal Representative: Heather S. Maltby HEATHER@EPPGLAW.COM Florida Bar No. 116571 E.P.P.G. Law of St. Johns, PLLC 200 Malaga Street, Suite 2 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Telephone: 904-875-3774 October 13, 20, 2022 22-00121G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 22-CP-0449 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF RUTH N. BRIDGE Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Ruth N. Bridge, deceased, File Number 22-CP-0449, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was August 22, 2021; that the total value of the estate is $24,340.30 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:

Name Address Barbara Ciatteo 15011 Sandpiper Pre serve Boulevard, Unit 103 Fort Myers, FL 33919

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTAND ING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE DENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this No tice is October 13, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: Barbara Ciatteo 15011 Sandpiper Preserve Boulevard Unit 103 Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Attorney for Person Giving Notice /s/ Lance M. McKinney Lance M. McKinney, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 882992 Osterhout & McKinney, P.A. 3783 Seago Lane Fort Myers, FL 33901 Telephone: (239) 939-4888 Fax: (239) 277-0601

E-Mail: lancem@omplaw.com

Secondary E-Mail: cindyd@omplaw.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00122G

VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

DONALD

DONALD

A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD GLEN SNYDER A/K/A DONALD G. SNYDER A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD GLEN SNYDER A/K/A DONALD G. SNYDER A/K/A DONALD SNYDER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HAYLEY MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLE MARIE CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY M. CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY CHAMBERS A/K/A HAYLEY SNYDER A/K/A HAYLEY VENTURINI; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; STATE OF FLORIDA - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; RICHARD VENTURINI; VOLUSIA COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Defendants.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the

Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 05, 2020, and the Order Reschedul ing Foreclosure Sale entered on September 27, 2022 in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida, the office of Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Circuit Court, shall sell the property situated in Volusia County, Florida, described as: LOTS 69 TO 72, INCLUSIVE, 2ND ADDITION TO GLENWOOD PARK, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO MAP IN MAP BOOK 7, PAGE 63, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

a/k/a 1520 GAUDREY ST, DELAND, FL 32720-1905 at public sale, to the highest and best bid der, for cash, online at www.volusia.real foreclose.com, on November 10, 2022 be ginning at 11:00 AM.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommo dation, please contact Court Administra tion in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724 (386) 257-6096; Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated at St. Petersburg, Florida this 11th. day of October, 2022. eXL Legal, PLLC

Designated Email Address: efiling@exllegal.com 12425 28th Street North, Suite 200 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Telephone No. (727) 536-4911 Attorney for the Plaintiff Isabel López Rivera FL Bar: 1015906 1000004364 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00117I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 10862 CIDL WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS TRUST I, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES D. HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES DEAN HENDERSON, et al Defendants.

To: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES HENDERSON A/K/A JAMES D. HEN DERSON A/K/A JAMES DEAN HEN DERSON 3209 RIVERHEAD DR DELTONA, FL 32738

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CARRIE J. HENDERSON 3209 RIVERHEAD DR DELTONA, FL 32738

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN; CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property de scribed as follows, to-wit: LOT 14, BLOCK 774, DELTONA LAKES UNIT 32, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE CORDED IN MAP BOOK 27, PAGES 101 THROUGH 118 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to file a copy of your written de fenses, if any, to it on Orlando Deluca, Deluca Law Group, PLLC, 2101 NE 26th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 and file the original with the Clerk of the abovestyled Court on or before NOV 21 2022 30 days from the first publication, otherwise a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on the 7 day of October, 2022 LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton Deputy Clerk DELUCA LAW GROUP PLLC PHONE: (954) 368-1311 | FAX: (954) 200-8649 service@delucalawgroup.com 21-04918-1 October 20, 27, 2022 22-00118I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12348-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY M. SHORTELL Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Mary M. Shortell, deceased, whose date of death was December 23, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Deland, FL 32724.

The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal represen tatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Ronald Shortell 162 Maybrook Road Waterbury, CT 06705

Attorney for Personal Representative: Jones Foster P.A. 505 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1100 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Telephone: (561) 659-3000 Fax: (561) 650-5300

William G. Smith

Florida Bar Number: 0085415

E-Mail: wsmith@jonesfoster.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00114I

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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2022 10462 CIDL WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Plaintiff, v. ANDREW NEAL FERRARI A/K/A ANDREW N. FERRARI A/K/A ANDREW FERRARI; IRA MARSH LAUER; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; EARL W. COLVARD, INC. D/B/A BOULEVARD TIRE CENTER; GERARD SERVICES, INC.; STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 15, 2022, in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida, the office of Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Cir cuit Court, shall sell the property situated in Volusia County, Florida, described as: LOT 13, BLOCK 3, MAP OF BUR WYN PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 6, PAGES 139 AND 140, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. a/k/a 377 W RETTA ST, DE LEON SPRINGS, FL 32130-3080 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.volusia. realforeclose.com, on November 17, 2022, beginning at 11:00 AM.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11826-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF LOLA M. CAPLES Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Lola M. Caples, deceased, whose date of death was June 27, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen tative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Connie L. Thompson 137 Ocean Grove Drive Ormond Beach, Florida 32176

Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871

Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00115I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12424-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA N. MACLEOD a/k/a BARBARA NEHRING MACLEOD Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Barbara N. MacLeod, deceased, whose date of death was August 9, 2022, is pending in the Cir cuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Pro bate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Paul N. Upchurch PO Box 731389 Ormond Beach, Florida 32173

Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821

Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871

Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com October 20, 27, 2022 22-00116I

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NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION OF THE SWI COMMU NITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within the SWI Community Devel opment District (the “District”) located in Volusia County, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing three (3) persons to the District Board of Supervisors.

DATE: November 11, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Cobb Cole Center 149 South Ridgewood Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817. At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be en titled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor.

A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting.

The landowners’ meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for the meeting may be obtained from 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817 or by call ing (407) 723-5900. There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors or staff will participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring spe cial accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (407) 723-5900 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

NOTICES

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO: 2022 11956 PRDL DIVISION: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD L. CUMMINS, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of ED WARD L. CUMMINS, deceased, whose date of death was April 18, 2022, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N Alabama Ave, Deland, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: /s/ Steven W. Cummins Steven W. Cummins 138 Mahin Trl. Versailles, KY 403383

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Elan R. Kaney Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0538302 Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 October 13, 20, 2022 22-00108I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12285 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT DUSTIN HUNTRESS, aka ROBERT D. HUNTRESS Deceased.

The administration of the estate of ROB ERT DUSTIN HUNTRESS, also known as ROBERT D. HUNTRESS, deceased, was found on August 2, 2022, deceased at Home, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, De Land, FL 32721-6043. The names and ad dresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022.

N. ROSEN

Representative 350 W. 24th St. #17A New York, NY 10011

S. Webb

for Personal Representative

Bar No. 73958

of

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12080 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF RACHAEL COOK-MATTES, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of RA CHAEL COOK-MATTES, deceased, whose date of death was June 29, 2022, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022.

NANCY S. RAMSKI Personal Representative 44 Wood Haven Dr Palm Coast, FL 32164

Heidi S. Webb

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958

Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com

Secondary Email: filing@heidiwebb.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00109I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12338 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF VICTOR WILLIAM HARKE, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of VIC TOR WILLIAM HARKE, deceased, whose date of death was found on August 2nd, 2022 is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, De Land, FL 32721-6043. The names and ad dresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022. Signed on this day of, 10/5/2022.

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12232 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JASON DAVID KRAKOWIAK, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of JASON DAVID KRAKOWIAK, deceased, whose date of death was December 29, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad dress of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the per sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF

TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: October 13, 2022.

JYL LYNN KRAKOWIAK Personal Representative 600 Scott Drive Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Heidi S. Webb

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958

Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com

Secondary Email: filing@heidiwebb.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00110I

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE OF ACTION (Formal Notice by Publication) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11293-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH SAVERIO PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH SEVERIO PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH S. PRINCIPE a/k/a JOSEPH PRINCIPE Deceased.

TO: Joseph S. Principe, 927 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Order Authorizing Personal Representa tive to Sell Homestead Real Property and a Petition for Order Authorizing Personal Representative to Sell Real Property have been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are:

Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 10031 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this notice, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court, whose address is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand Florida 32724, either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judg ment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice. The date of first publication of this notice is October 13, 2022.

Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 10031 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com Oct. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 2022 22-00113I

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(386) 257-3332

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13, 20, 2022 22-00111I

HEIDI S. WEBB Personal Representative 140 S. Beach St., Ste. 310 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Heidi S. Webb Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958 Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com

Secondary Email: filing@heidiwebb.com October 13, 20, 2022 22-00112I

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