- October 13, 2024
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Live music, anyone?
The Ormond Beach Planning Board unanimously recommended approval for a special exception at its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12, that would allow Boot Hill Saloon Outpost to host live outdoor music on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-7 p.m.
The special exception, tentatively scheduled to be reviewed by the City Commission for approval on Feb. 21, also allows the business, located at 1089 N. U.S. 1, to continue its outdoor activities during special events such as Bike Week and Biketoberfest.
This includes allowing itinerant vending of up to 24 vendors, including food trucks.
Karin Gehris has owned the property since 2005, and she told the board that she has experienced a lot of challenges since, including a fire in 2008 that destroyed the building.
“We seem to keep plugging and trying to overcome [challenges],” Gehris said.
In 2020, Boot Hill Saloon Outpost was granted a special exception for itinerant vending during special events and live outdoor music as part of a “three-year probation period,” according to a city memo. It expires on March 3.
This new special exception request will be permanent, per city staff’s recommendation.
The Jan. 12 meeting was also the first for the Planning Board since two new members were appointed, replacing Lori Tolland and Harold Briley, both of whom were elected to the City Commission in November 2022.
The new members are Barry Du Moulin and Troy Railsback, both appointed by the commission at large.
Returning to the board are Mike Scudiero, Alan Jorczak, G.G. Galloway, Doug Thomas and Angeline Shull.
Thomas was again appointed as chair of the volunteer board. Shull was appointed as vice chair.
A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, to discuss an unmanned fiber-optic communication building for MetroNet at 124 S. Yonge St.
The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn at 155 Interchange Blvd.
In March 2022, Indiana-based fiber optic company MetroNet announced an intent to bring fiber optic internet service to homes and businesses in Ormond Beach, Holly Hill and Daytona Beach.
MetroNet announced it will fully fund the project through a private multimillion-dollar investment.
John Anderson Drive from Plaza Drive to River Drive closed on Monday, Jan. 16, for a county project to replace power lines.
The closure will remain in place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 27.
The purchase of the 18.60-acre property at 901 Airport Road, a joint effort between the city of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, and the St. Johns River Water Management District, closed on Jan. 12.
The property, which is near Riverbend Nature Park, was purchased for preservation and recreational uses. According to a city staff report, the land will be jointly owned by the city and the county.
The land cost $770,000.
The Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center recently received new auditorium seats donated by developer Paul Holub, according to the city’s January newsletter.
The seats came from the former Regal Cinema on Williamson Blvd., which had upgraded its seating prior to shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“These new seats will increase the comfort of our guests when visiting the Performing Arts Center for our shows,” the city’s newsletter states.
