- August 6, 2026
There are a variety of issues that have plagued Ormond Beach in the past and loom over us for the future, so with this limited space I will speak in generalities and not to one specific issue.
What lacks in our commission now and for many years in the past is diversity. Most commissioners who now sit on the dais have only worked in one field and are not knowledgeable outside their spectrum and this appears at workshops, commission meetings, or just open discussions. Maybe this is why we are digging a hole that is becoming increasingly harder to crawl out of.
Do I have a diverse background? Yes. Eagle Scout, and then commencing into banking, from mailroom to the auditing division, a degree in business administration, former law enforcement officer (federal, county, local), operations manager for a large telecommunications company in New England then Northern and Southern California, 24 years active and reserve with the United States Coast Guard working overseas and major ports, ops manager for a $450 million offshore LNG facility with a $6.1 million yearly operational budget as well as overseeing ship to ship LNG transfers in Argentina so to provide low-cost clean energy to developing pueblos and barrios (communities), two years conducting contractual work for the Department of Justice/FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Port Security.
Within Ormond Beach: two years on the planning board, eight years strengthening the portfolios of our firefighters' pension funds, nine years as president of our HOA and only having to raise fees by $10, and I still serve on the board as director, presenting my restored military jeeps for local functions.
I talked about flooding in 2018 when I ran then, and feel that issue has been kicked down the road. I also fear that, once Avalon Park and Ormond Crossings are established, due to a lack of vision or comprehension, our current commission will fail us.
I just wish to see the cycle of developer, insurance, and other large corporate- backed candidates divorced from our government and more divergent individuals who seek to better our community.
Barry du Moulin
Candidate for Ormond Beach City Commission, Zone 4
