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494 homes near Graham Swamp AdventHealth lights facilities The community, called blue in remembrance of COVID-19 Colbert Landings, would The hospital launched have a density off about ‘Hope Shines On’ week. 1.69 units per acre.

JONATHAN SIMMONS

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A proposal to transform a vacant upland near Graham Swamp off Colbert Lane into a community of up to 494 houses received the Palm Coast City Councils’ initial go-ahead during a March 2 City Council meeting.

The land, owned by developer Geosam Capital and divided into a northern and southern parcel, had been annexed into the city in 2004. The northern parcel initially zoned “Planned Unit Development,” a county designation, was switched to “Master Planned Development,” or MPD, a city designation.

At the March 2 council meeting, engineering firm Gulfstream Design sought the City Council’s permission to convert that MPD zoning to single-family residential, the zoning designation already used for the land’s southern parcel.

The council approved the zoning change with little discussion, and also approved the developer’s request to convert some of the land in the southern parcel to preservation status, bringing the total number of preservation land to 131 acres. No members of the public spoke for or against the proposal.

Together, the two parcels of land comprise over 292 acres, and the density of the development, called “Colbert Landings” in city staff documents, will be about 1.69 units per acre.

It is bordered by the conservation areas of Graham Swamp to the north and west, by mixed use to the east, and by residential land to the south.

The rezoning requests earned the approval of the city’s Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 17.

Image courtesy of the city of Palm Coast Together, the two parcels that make up Colbert Landings could hold up to 494 homes. To mark the one-year anniversary of its first COVID-19 patient, and honor the lives lost and those impacted by the pandemic, AdventHealth is launching a “Hope Shines On” campaign and will light its Central Florida facilities blue nightly this week.

AdventHealth and the organization’s 80,000-plus team members have cared for more than 150,000 COVID-19 patients nationwide, including nearly 90,000 in Central Florida.

Throughout Central Florida, AdventHealth hospital chaplains will also hold moments of remembrance throughout the week to honor the lives lost, and recognize the impact the pandemic has had on team members.

“2020 was an unprecedented year and the pandemic has impacted everyone in some way,” said Greg Ellis, executive director of mission and ministry at AdventHealth Central Florida. “Our hope is that as our community and team members see the blue lights, they stop to take a moment to reflect, pray and find hope that brighter days are ahead.”

Courtesy photo Join the Hope Shines On campaign by sharing inspirational social media posts using #HopeShinesOn.

THANKS TO ADVENTHEALTH

Joe Sullivan, chief professional officer of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Volusia/ Flagler Counties, sent an email to the Observer, expressing thanks to AventHealth. “Throughout the pandemic, the young people we serve ... have sought to uplift frontline health workers at AdventHealth with thank you cards and words of encouragement for their dedication during such a trying time,” Sullivan wrote.

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