- December 13, 2025
A neighborhood meeting was held on Tuesday, July 26, to discuss the proposed RidgeHaven residential development, a project located north of Addison Drive and east of Plantation Oaks Boulevard.
The applicant, Richard Maugeri, seeks to construct a maximum of 298 units on the 103.45-acre property, to be composed of 202 single family lots and 96 duplex lots.
Attorney Glenn Storch conducted the meeting at The Trails Clubhouse, which was attended by about 15 residents, and said that this project will reduce density as over 1,000 units could have been developed on the property under county’s development guidelines. RidgeHaven was recently annexed into the city of Ormond Beach.
“New projects should not impact neighbors,” Storch said, adding that the goal is to develop the property in a way that is good for the community.
RidgeHaven is going through the city’s permitting process. The applicant is seeking a rezoning to a Planned Residential Development. It will be reviewed by the Planning Board next.
There was not much opposition voiced from the residents who attended the meeting. However, some concerns expressed revolved around displacing wildlife, natural vegetative buffers and stormwater.
Storch said that the project preserves a large wetland at its center, and explained that the retention ponds will also be used for irrigating the community.
RidgeHaven is only proposing one access point, which will be on Plantation Oaks Boulevard. There are two enclaves within the project, as the property owners were not interested in selling their land at this time.
The developer expects homes in RidgeHaven to cost between $300,000 and $600,000. If approved by the City Commission, he hopes to break ground in the first quarter of 2023.
The newly formed group, called “Let’s Create... it” will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, on Zoom.
The group is looking for participants “who are excited about collaborating with diverse entities and interests in the communities and towns of Volusia County and surrounding areas; who are willing to think outside the box; who want to grow and create our communities together with input from all.”
The group will be moderated by Ormond Beach resident Linda Williams. To receive a Zoom invite, email [email protected]
Though City Commission meetings are typically held on the first and third Tuesday of the month, the next meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3.
On the agenda will be the second readings of the ordinance approvals for the upcoming Splash Car Wash at 55 N. Nova Road, the apartment complex at 215 Williamson Blvd.
The city of Ormond Beach has set a maximum tentative total millage rate of 3.846 mills, which while it is 5.8% above the rollback rate, it is 4.58% less than the current tax rate.
The tentative operating tax rate is 3.7610 mills, or $3.7610 per $1,000 of taxable values.
What does that mean for citizens? According to an email by city Finance Director Kelly McGuire, the average homesteaded property owner — whose property has a taxable value of $225,000 — will see a decrease in their tax bill of $6.38.
The rollback rate of 3.5587 mills would bring the city the same dollar amount of tax revenue as it received the previous year.
“Rising inflation makes it difficult to adopt such a rate and continue the high level of service our residents expect,” McGuire said.”
