ORMOND BEACH
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VOLUME 5, NO. 15
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DERBY WIVES PAGE 9A THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016
BATTLE FOR NEW BRITAIN
Could five-story apartments like these be coming to New Britain Avenue? A vote is coming ... PAGE 3A
Ormond Crossings, seen as future of residential growth in city, is sold The new owners hope to move the project forward. WAYNE GRANT NEWS EDITOR
OCLS LLC, which has offices in DeLand, has purchased Tomoka Holdings LLC, owner of Ormond Crossings; and Lake Swamp LLC, the owner of Lake Swamp Wetland Mitigation Bank. The sale occurred Sept. 22. Ormond Crossings has been described by city officials as an important site for future business and residential growth. It contains 3,000 acres of planned mix-use development along North U.S. 1 and Interstate 95. The wetland mitigation bank, also approximately 3,000 acres, is located on adjacent property in Flagler County. The seller was ALLETE Properties LLC, which purchased the property from the Flagler Development Corp. in 2002. “Ormond Crossings is in
a strategic location and has received all of the primary development approvals from the various governmental authorities. We are looking forward to working closely with the city of Ormond Beach staff and officials to move the 3,000-acre mixeduse project ahead,” said Frank Ford, a manager of OCLS LLC. “A majority of the city’s future business and residential growth will occur within Ormond Crossings, and I am excited that a local family group has purchased the property,” said Mayor Bill Partington. The new owner is reviewing the existing development plan and discussing the remaining regulatory approvals for Ormond Crossings with the staff of the city of Ormond Beach and its elected officials, as there are additional regulatory approvals needed for the design of plats, roadways and utilities in preparation of site development, according to a press release from the city.
Tragic conclusion
YOUR TOWN
FIRST IN LINE FOR COBB THEATRES
Emily Blackwood
Howard Carter takes a photo of his wife, Sharon Carter.
The Casements: ready for Christmas Locals enjoy an Ormond Beach tradition.
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Search for a missing woman leads to human remains in Tennessee. PAGE 2A
Cobb Daytona Luxury Theatres opened in One Daytona today to a full house with Ormond Beach residents Beth and Chris Davis first in line. “On a date w Chris Davis at the new Cobb Theatre by the Daytona Speedway,” Beth Davis posted on her Facebook wall. “We are the very first customers thru the doors!” Amenities for the theater include electric recliners and Cobbster’s Kitchen & Bar. After seeing that their date was published on ormondbeachobserver. com, Beth Davis wrote on Facebook, “Just goes to show Chris Davis needs to take me on more dates so it is not ‘newsworthy’ when he does lol.” Visit cobbtheatres. com/daytonaluxury12 for showtimes.