- April 26, 2024
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On June 21, the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a request from the city of Ormond Beach to establish raw water wells within the Hunter’s Ridge Development of Regional Impact.
According to the agenda item summary, the parcels span almost 2,000 acres in size and are located north of Airport Road. The wellfield will be located within a conservation park area in Flagler County’s section of Hunter’s Ridge, to be eventually developed into a passive recreation area.
The city will need to obtain permits from the St. Johns River Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
“The city has planned and designed, and have included in their five-year capital plans, improvements that will further enhance service within Flagler County, including a looped water main and wastewater force mains along Airport Road,” said Joyce Shanahan, Ormond Beach city manager to the commissioners.
The city currently provides water service and wastewater collection to the southern portion of Flagler County.
Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron, who will retire July 2, said helping Ormond find alternate water sources is critical due to the future expansion of Hunter’s Ridge.
“It’s imperative that we seek to provide quality water in advance before we end up into a suboptimal situation,” Cameron said.
A tradesworker for Volusia County’s Facility Management Division was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck a Votran bus on U.S. 92 near Indian Lake Road on Monday, June 28.
Tim Swiger had been with the county since 2000. He was a skilled carpenter who specialized in cabinetry, framing and special projects, a county press release states.
“He was a great person,” said Facility Management Director Jim Corbett. “He always had a smile on his face and was well-liked throughout the county.”
The press release states county officials are unable to comment on the details of the crash due to the ongoing law enforcement investigation.
According to the city’s staff report from June 25, the Site Plan Review Committee met with the property owner of Plantation Oaks regarding a major amendment to the development order.
Some amendments discussed included adding 317 residential lots from a formerly-planned golf course and school site as well as deleting the age restriction for phase 3 and 4, as well as deleting the manufactured home requirement for those phases. The developer, Parker Mynchenberg, had the latter amendments OK’d by the commission for phase 1 in January.
