- November 14, 2024
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New banners for city light poles are in the works, all with designs to brand the creation of four specific districts within the city’s community redevelopment area.
The districts are uptown, downtown, the bridge and beachside, city staff documents state. The uptown district will be the area from Orchard Street to U.S. 1. The downtown district will be from U.S. 1 to Beach Street. The bridge district will be from Beach Street to John Anderson Drive, and will include the four parks at each corner of the Granada bridge. Finally, the beachside district spans from John Anderson Drive to the beach.
In January 2019, Ormond MainStreet utilized consulting services to develop a new branding strategy for the city, and the CRA master plan update was adopted by the commission in October 2019.
The current banners were installed in 2012 and need to be replaced, according to city documents. The design for each district as recommended by the MainStreet Executive and Design Committees on May 11. Only Commissioner Troy Kent voiced a small issue with the banners, saying he believed the one for uptown was a bit busy. The item still gained unanimous support via approval of the consent agenda.
Installation of the banners could cost between $5,000-$8,000 and will be funded using CRA funds.
Mayor Bill Partington was recently recognized with a 2020 Home Rule Hero award by the Florida league of Cities. This is the sixth year he’s been presented with the recognition.
The award is given to government officials who consistently helped give local perspectives on issues.
“I can only express my deepest condolences to the Floyd family and say the city of Ormond Beach and the entirety of the Ormond Beach Police Department stand in solidarity with those who choose to peacefully protest.”
Bill Partington, Ormond Beach mayor on protests surrounding George Floyd's murder
Now that the Cassen Park floating dock is completed, the City Commission unanimously approved at its June 9 meeting an ordinance on first reading regarding its usage.
The ordinance states that the boat dock is meant for use in day trips to the local amenities, and not for overnight or long-term stays. It also prohibits commercial vessels from using the dock.
Ormond Beach Police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at Ormond Town Square Publix on June 9.
Police reported that the suspect, described as a “light-medium skinned black male” in a press release, asked to speak to a manager at the store that evening. When the manager arrived, the suspect displayed a firearm and demanded he be taken to the cash office. He stole an undisclosed amount of money. Call 676-3518 or 1-888-277-TIPS.
