- January 15, 2025
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Six city streets will be getting new speed tables, as part of the city of Ormond Beach’s traffic calming program.
At the March 21 meeting, the City Commission approved the $49,255 purchase of 15 speed tables from TrafficLogix Corporation. According to a city memo, the speed tables will be installed at:
South St. Andrews Drive
South Washington Street (between Tomoka Avenue and Division Avenue)
Ormond Parkway
Neptune Avenue (between North Halifax Drive and John Anderson Drive)
South Perrott Drive
Tomoka Avenue (between South Perrott Drive and U.S. 1)
The city launched its traffic calming program in June 2020 to address citizen concerns about how fast cars were driving in local neighborhoods. According to a city staff memo, in order for a street to be considered for the traffic calming program, a resident must bring a request forward. The city’s engineering department
then evaluates the request and ranks it in comparison with other requests based on traffic volume, speeds and history of crashes.
“I think we’ve seen a lot of success and we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback,” Public Works Director Shawn Finley said. “... And we continue to get requests from people who want [traffic calming measures.]”
The biggest challenge, he said, is stretching the annual $50,000 in the budget for the program, which the city does by having its own staff install the speed tables.
In the past, the city has installed speed tables at Fleming Avenue, Hernandez Avenue and Dix Avenue.
Registration for the city’s Enviro Camp will open online on Saturday, April 1.
There will be no in-person registration for Enviro Camp this year, the city announced in a news release. Additionally, due to the high demand of Enviro Camp, campers may only register for one four-week sessions, though they may select individual weeks from each session.
Enviro Camp is split into two four week sessions. Session one runs June 5-30 and session two runs July 10 to Aug. 4. Camp is held Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Environmental Discovery Center, located at 601 Division Ave., and is open to all Volusia County residents ages 7-10 as of April 1.
The camp costs $115 a week per camper. Visit https://bit.ly/40ooqX4 for registration instructions.
The city held two public meetings — on Wednesday, March 22 and Monday, March 27 — to discuss its proposed impact fee increases.
A new ordinance will be reviewed by the Planning Board on April 13.
Volusia County Schools won the architectural showcase for the designs of Beachside Elementary and Turie T. Small Elementary School at the Florida Educational Facilities Planner Association annual conference on March 2, the district announced in its “Snapshots in Excellence” monthly newsletter.
Beachside Elementary’s new campus opened in January. The school was created as a result of the merger between Osceola and Ortona Elementary.
The Volusia County Council will discuss parking rates at the Ocean Center and its booking model for live entertainment at its upcoming meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 4.
The council will also hear a presentation on the Community Services budget.
