According to the Ormond Beach Observer edition from 10 years ago this week ...
- The Ormond Beach City Commission was working on a ban on synthetic marijuana.
- Volusia County installed turtle shields along streetlights on State Road A1A to block light that could disorient sea turtle hatchlings.
- The Ormond Beach City Commisiosn directed staff to draft a resolution opposing state Amendment 4, which, had it passed, would have added an additional homestead exemption for first-time buyers, equal to half the median home price in the county.