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Ormond Beach Mayoral and
City Commission Races
Lori Gillooly, Commissioner, Zone 1, and Ed Kelley, Commissioner, Zone 3, have each announced their candidacy for mayor of Ormond Beach. The regular election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Candidates for City Commission are as follows:
Zone 1: Alan Burton, Greg Scull,
and James Stowers
Zone 2: Troy Kent (unopposed)
Zone 3: Rick Boehm, Mike Scudiero
Zone 4: Bill Partington (unopposed)
For more local election information, visit the City's web site at www.ormondbeach.org/
Ormond Beach Budget Calendar
The City of Ormond Beach has scheduled a number of important public meetings to adopt the FY 2010-11 budget and set millage rates for the coming year:
July 12 - Proposed budget submitted to City Commission
July 19 - Operating budget workshop with City Commission and Budget Advisory Board
July 20 - Set tentative millage rates at City Commission meeting
Sept 7 - First public hearing to adopt millage rate
Sept 21 - Second public hearing to adopt millage rate
City Commission Meetings
Have a question or concern about your city government? Tell your City Commission in person. Meetings start at 7:00p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Citizens may address elected officials by filling out a card with the city clerk just prior to the meeting. During time set aside for "Audience Remarks," the mayor will call your name, and you will have three minutes at the podium to ask your question or make your point.
Ormond Beach City Schedule
The meeting schedule for the City is posted on its web site.
City's Weekly Review
A weekly review and update of topics of interest, upcoming meetings, and follow-up items for the City of Ormond Beach is posted on the City's web site. Both current and archived weekly reviews are available.
Main Page ~ Community News
●Upcoming CANDO Meetings to Focus on Candidates and City Issues
8/6/10
CANDO will continue meeting on the third Thursday of the month through November at the Ormond Beach Union Church, 56 North Beach Street. No meeting is scheduled for December. Read more
●County Council Questions Dune Restoration for Ormond's Beachfront Park
7/15/10
An article in today's Daytona Beach News Journal indicates at least one member of the Volusia County Council is questioning whether County or City funds will pay for dune restoration at Ormond's proposed beachfront park. Read the entire article on the News Journal's web site, www.news-journalonline.com/
●Overview of the Beachfront Park Project
by Norman Lane, 7/5/10
We all love the beach; it is one of the things that makes Ormond such a great place to live. But over time, access to the beach has become more difficult because of soft sand, development, and County control of approaches. CANDO believes that everyone should have free, safe, and convenient access to the beach, not just those who stay in condos or hotels or are wealthy enough to own a home there. Read more
●Beachfront Park Referendum, Pro and Con
7/2/10
On August 24 Ormond Beach voters will decide if a $5 million bond issue is approved for a beachfront park at the south end of the City. Read more
●Ormond City Commission Races Set
6/30/10
Qualifying ended with two unopposed commissioners automatically re-elected at noon on June 18. Read more
●"Hometown Democracy" Amendment 4, Pro and Con
6/8/10
A statewide referendum this fall will allow Florida voters to decide if they want a constitutional amendment that would require voter approval of any changes in land use codes proposed by local governments.
Read more
●Ormond Beach Voters to Decide Off-Beach Parking Referendum
5/21/10
At its May 18th meeting, the City Commission approved the following ballot language for a public referendum on August 24th: Read more
●Ormond Beach to Schedule Bond Referendum for Beachfront Park
5/5/10
Ormond Beach City government discussed the idea of buying beachfront land for a public park at its regular public meeting on Tuesday, May 4. Read more
●Hand Avenue Extension, Pro and Con
5/1/10
For more than a decade, the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce and a number of elected members of the City Commission have called for the extension of Hand Avenue. Read more
●CANDO Supports Beachfront Park in Ormond Beach
4/29/10
Ormond Beach is the only eastside Florida city without public beachfront parking. This need was a point of public discussion during the 2006 voter referendum on building heights and is more glaring today as soft-sand issues increasingly preclude parking on the beach in our city. Read more
●Ormond Crossings a Boost?
4/18/10
An anonymous rant in the "Rants and Raves" section of the March 26th issue of Hometown News called for the signatures of residents opposed to Ormond Crossings. Below the rant was a response from City Manager Joyce Shanahan in which she defends the undertaking as a major boost to Ormond Beach. Read more
●Ormond Crossings
by Don Dewar, 4/15/10
When you drive north on U.S. Highway 1 past Nova Road, Tomoka River, Airport Road, Hawaiian Tropic, and just beyond Hull Point on the left-hand side of U.S.1 there is a large expanse of vacant land. This was to have been the new home of a local beer distributor until there were complications. Read more
●Possible Beachside Park for Ormond
4/11/10
Here's a link to an article by Ray Weiss that appeared in the April 11 edition of the News Journal: www.news-journalonline.com/. Another article by Wayne Grant appears in the April 30 edition of Hometown News at myhometownnews.net.
●Hometown Democracy's Amendment 4
3/20/10
CANDO members have voted overwhelmingly to support Florida Hometown Democracy's Amendment 4, a proposal to give Florida citizens a say on growth and development in their towns and cities. For more information on this proposed amendment to Florida's constitution, visit www.floridahometowndemocracy.com.
Related article(s): "Hometown Democracy" Amendment 4, Pro and Con, 6/8/10
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