- February 24, 2025
Grow your own veggies
Reservations will soon be accepted for the first Ormond Beach Community Garden located in Central Park at 602 Hammock Lane. Volunteers are working along with the city’s Leisure Services Dept. to build the garden which is slated to open this spring.
Community members can reserve a 4-by-12-foot garden space beginning Feb. 23.
The fee for a Volusia County resident is $30 and $45 for others, for a 12-month season.
Spaces must be reserved in person. The city asks that those interested review the regulations that can be found at the following link: ormondbeach.org/index.aspx?nid=734.
To register, visit the Leisure Services Registration Office at 399 N. U.S. 1 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday; or from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.
Men working at Nova Park
The Nova Community Park paving project is underway and is expected to be completed by June 2. The dirt roads and dirt parking areas of the park will be graded and paved.
Information signs have been posted near the park entrances to the north (Nova Road) and south (Main Trail). Call the engineering department at 676-3269.
Hazardous waste collection announced
The city of Ormond Beach, in partnership with Volusia County Solid Waste, will hold the Annual Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day on Feb. 27 at the Public Works Complex, 501 N. Orchard St. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a statement from the city.
Residents may bring the following items for free disposal: solvents, pesticides, up to 10 fluorescent lamps, auto batteries, motor oil, household chemicals, household batteries, gasoline, pool chemicals and old paint. The city asks residents to not mix chemicals and label if possible.
Call Public Works at 676-3230 or the Volusia County Landfill at 947-2952.
Special garbage pickup
On Feb. 26 and 27, Waste Pro, the city’s waste hauler, will be collect unwanted junk that residents have cluttering up the garage, backyard or closet, according to a statement from the city. Items will be picked up curbside.
Waste Pro will not collect any type of hazardous waste. Call 788-8890.
Partington goes to Washington
City Commissioner Bill Partington and South Daytona Vice-Mayor Brandon Young attended the 2015 FAST Fly-in in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10 and 11 on behalf of Volusia County. The Fly-in is a federal advocacy trip where attendees meet with their congressional delegation to discuss key federal issues.
Partington and Young met with Sen. Bill Nelson and staff from the offices of Rep. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. John Mica.
Topics included long-term transportation planning and funding; tax reform threatening the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds which are used to fund local infrastructure projects; and FEMA funding for disaster relief.
