- February 11, 2025
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Dwight Selby, the Zone 1 city commissioner for Ormond Beach, spoke about the potential benefits of relocating the historic MacDonald House at the commission meeting March 7.
The way he sees it, there are five options that the city needs to examine:
Selby said if the city agreed on the fourth option, they could move the MacDonald House northwest, which is currently located at 38 E. Granada Boulevard, closer to The Casements. The Ormond Beach Tennis Center would be moved south towards the parking lot that's between St. James Episcopal Church and The Casements, and more parking would be created in its place.
"The primary benefit of relocating is the ability to create a space for the house to be presented properly," Selby said. "Landscaping, sidewalks, etc. Right now the house is really crammed into that space."
Troy Keny, Zone 2 city commissioner, said if they relocated the MacDonald House it wouldn't be eligible for grant funding, and that moving the tennis courts back might actually lose parking rather than gain it.
Marvin and Phyllis Miller recently donated military grade flashlights to the Ormond Beach Police Department.
After years of donations and generosity to Ormond Beach, the Millers are getting the recognition the city commissioners’ believe they deserve. Mayor Bill Partington declared March 7 as a day to honor Marvin and Phyllis Miller for their history of giving back. They’ve raised funds for the St. Jude’s Children’s Hosptial, the Jewish Federation of Voluisa and Flagler Counties, and donated lighted vest to the Ormond Beach Police Department.
Most recently, they donated almost enough military grade flashlights so almost every OBPD officer could have one.
“I told my sons if they ever have a situation with an officer, there is only two words they need to say: 'yes sir,’” Marvin Miller said. “It will keep you out of trouble.”
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