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The Volusia County Council supports renaming the park to “Reid B. Hughes State Park.”

JARLEENE ALMENAS

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Volusia County Council unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday, Oct. 5, to support changing the name of North Peninsula State Park to honor a “true champion of conservation,” as described in a letter to the Florida Park Service.

The request to rename the park to the “Reid B. Hughes State Park” was brought forward by former County Councilwoman Pat Northey and Clay Henderson, the executive director of Stetson University’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience. Hughes, a local businessman and longtime supporter of environmental efforts, died on July 3. Henderson wrote a letter to Eric Draper, the director of the Florida Park Service, detailing the contributions Hughes made over his lifetime to the three local state parks: Tomoka State Park, Bulow Creek State Park, and North Peninsula State Park, referred in the letter collectively as the “Tomoka Geo-Park.”

Hughes became involved in conservation while working with Walter Boardman in the late 1970s as they worked to limit the Halifax Plantation development. Over the years, their advocacy led to the preservation of almost 6,000 acres for what would become the three state parks, 500 acres of which was obtained in 1984 when Hughes, Boardman and Leonard Wirsig sought to protect land in the north peninsula.

He also campaigned for the protection of the Loop. according to Henderson’s letter.

“For this extraordinary record of conservation, it is altogether appropriate that the Florida State Parks dedicate some portion of the Tomoka Geo-Park to the memory of Reid Hughes,” Henderson wrote. “Both the Tomoka and Bulow names are historic and should not be touched. On the other hand the name ‘North Peninsula’ is merely a handy reference to a local area without any specific historic significance.”

County Councilman Ben Johnson said those who knew Hughes knew he did a lot for the community.

“He always stepped up to the plate,” Johnson said. “He put his money where his mouth was, but more than that, work where it was needed to help this county.”

Photo by Jarleene Almenas North Peninsula State Park is located between A1A and John Anderson Drive.

PLEADING THE FIFTH

5:11 p.m. — Intersection of North U.S. 1 and Wilmette Avenue DUI. Police arrested a 45-yearold Ormond Beach woman who caused rear end car crash while driving under the influence, and then fled the scene on foot.

Officers located the woman in a grassy area in front of local businesses, and when asked what happened, the woman “plead the fifth” and refused to answer questions.

Once at the police department, she claimed “that her father is a cop and will wipe the floor with us,” the report states.

She was taken to jail.

SEPT. 26

GROSS ENCOUNTERS

12 p.m. — 800 block of South Atlantic Avenue Vandalism. Human feces was found on an automated external defibrillator at a local park.

The machine, had been taken from its case, and left on the ground. Police couldn’t determine who removed the machine, as there are no security cameras on the property.

BEWARE OF A MAN IN A RED MUSTANG

7:47 p.m. — Intersection of Harvard Drive and Marvin Road Sex offense. A 26-year-old Ormond Beach woman called police after a man in a red Ford Mustang exposed his genitals to her while on a residential road.

As the victim walked by the stopped vehicle, the man, described to a Caucasian man in his 30s, asked for directions to Ridgewood Avenue, and also asked if she had a boyfriend.

The man exposed himself while he held cash in one hand and offered to pay her to watch him. Several neighbors were made aware of the incident, which occurred in proximity to a high school.

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