- October 11, 2024
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The Florida Department of Transportation has known Nova Road is dangerous for years.
In 2016, FDOT and the city of Ormond Beach held a public meeting to gather input about adding medians in the stretch on Nova Road from Sterthaus Drive to Wilmette Avenue. Seven years later, the road segment remains median-less.
But could safety improvements finally be in the works?
At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, FDOT will hold a community event to discuss transportation solutions for a 3.91 mile segment of Nova Road between Flomich Street in Holly Hill and U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach.
The meeting will be held at The Casements, located at 25 Riverside Drive, where people will be able to view a looping presentation, examine project displays and speak with FDOT project team members. There will also be a virtual option in a webinar format, though it requires advance registration. People may register by visiting bit.ly/44h0jM0.
FDOT stated in a news release that the maintenance project “will rehabilitate the pavement while incorporating proposed safety improvements that can be implemented within the existing right of way.”
A coalition named the Nova Road Coalition was also formed to study the corridor, identify issues and reach out to the community to determine safety improvement solutions. The project is focusing on a half-mile segment of Nova Road from Granada Boulevard to Wilmette Avenue.
The coalition, FDOT stated, “is evaluating a variety of factors including safety, speed management, and pedestrian and bicyclist mobility to identify improvements that can be incorporated into this maintenance project.”
The Ormond Beach Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13, to discuss the proposed development of the Tomoka Oaks golf course. The proposal is coming before the board with a city staff recommendation to deny.
City planning staff cited incompatibility with the existing Tomoka Oaks subdivision, as well as concerns with the proposed buffer and the design of the subdivision, in a city staff report. The report stated that the subdivision“could cause nuisances or have visual impacts on adjoining properties.”
The Planning Board will meet at Calvary Christian Center, located at 1687 W. Granada Blvd., rather than at City Hall.
Initially, the developers were seeking to build 300 homes on the golf course, but a new site plan proposes the construction of 276 single-family homes, with a minimum lot size of 110 feet by 50 feet. The Planning Board will review the developer’s request for a development order. The course is zoned as a Planned Residential Development due to a 2006 attempt to develop about 30 acres of the golf course.
The next Regrow the Loop community workshop will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, at the Ormond Beach Regional Public Library at 30 S. Beach St.
The workshop’s theme is “You Guide to Florida Friendly Landscaping Principles and How to Apply to your Landscape.”
Regrow the Loop is a one-year pilot program aimed at restoring and enhancing the 30-mile Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail. Visit https://www.volusia.org/services/community-services/resource-stewardship/regrow-the-loop.stml.
Through July 27, School Way Café is providing free breakfasts and lunches Mondays through Thursdays at select school sites to youth 18 or younger.
The program is provided through the USDA Summer Food Service Program and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, according to a news release from Volusia County Schools.
Parents or guardians who are interested in the meals and whose children are not participating in school summer programs must place an order for meals 24 hours in advance by contacting the front office of the participating school site.
Local school sites participating are:
